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Most hymnbooks include John Mason... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C -- 1998
Most hymnbooks include John Mason Neale's translation of "All Glory, Laud, And Honor," but omit the
Great executives know where they... -- Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
Great executives know where they are headed and are usually very decisive and hard-headed people.
I want them out!br... -- Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
"I want them out!"
The need to be self... -- Hosea 4:1-3, 5:15-6:6 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
The need to be self-sufficient and able to make right decisions is deeply imbedded in the human soul
A close friend and physician... -- Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
A close friend and physician confessed to the problems he incurs with speeding tickets.
William Golding, winner of the... -- Hosea 4:1-3, 5:15-6:6 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
William Golding, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, created a stir back in the 1950s with the
Barbara was hopping mad! The... -- Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
Barbara was hopping mad!
Hosea's poignant words probe Israel's... -- Hosea 4:1-3, 5:15-6:6 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
Hosea's poignant words probe Israel's fickle love of God: "Your love is like a morning cloud, like t
Someone asked John Fitzgerald Kennedy... -- Proverbs 25:6-7 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
Someone asked John Fitzgerald Kennedy why he chose the office of the presidency of the United States
The school system has tried... -- Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
The school system has tried its best not to overtly label Jimmy a "discipline problem," but stories
Throughout history every culture and... -- Proverbs 25:6-7 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
Throughout history every culture and society has had its sages.
This passage tells us about... -- Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
This passage tells us about false gods, but also implied is that we should do away with all falsenes
A number of years ago... -- Proverbs 25:6-7 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
A number of years ago, a movie was made about a college professor who took advantage of his summer b
We need leaders as much... -- Exodus 32:7-11 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
We need leaders as much as Israel in the wilderness needed Moses.
The judge debated about the... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
The judge debated about the sentence.
Every local church pastor knows... -- Exodus 32:7-11; 13-14 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
Every local church pastor knows there is a radical difference between the seminary classroom and lif
In a Kentucky city in... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
In a Kentucky city in the 1950s, one of the most influential and notorious men in the state died aft
How often people have acted... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
How often people have acted ignorantly, believing sincerely that what they were doing was ordained b
According to his own admission... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
According to his own admission, Mark was as bad as they came. He did drugs, smoked and drank.
A swearing, seafaring man who... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
A swearing, seafaring man who found more profit in transporting human slave cargo than material good
From a single sentence of... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
From a single sentence of prayer, Walter C. Smith found in this passage an entire hymn.
There's a story about a... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
There's a story about a runaway boy writing a letter home to his mother.
In my weaker moments, usually... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
In my weaker moments, usually after a particularly stressful meeting in which opinions are argued, I
The words of Jeremiah are... -- Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
The words of Jeremiah are echoed in T. S.
Henri Nouwen tells about a... -- Luke 15:1-10 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
Henri Nouwen tells about a man who meditated by the Ganges River.

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John Jamison
Object: This is a role play activity.

Note: You will need to select six children to play roles in this activity. If you have a smaller group, you might ask some older youth or even adults to play the parts of the two attackers and the man being attacked. I will give suggestions for how they can play their roles, but feel free to help your children make the story as fun and memorable as you can. I have used boys and girls in the various roles, but you can change those however you want to change them.

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The Immediate Word

Dean Feldmeyer
Katy Stenta
Thomas Willadsen
Christopher Keating
George Reed
Mary Austin
Nazish Naseem
For July 13, 2025:
  • Samaritans Among Us by Dean Feldmeyer based on Acts 2:1-21. Samaritans were despised and dismissed by the original audience who first heard Jesus tell this parable. Who are the Samaritans in our lives and how does this parable apply today?
  • Second Thoughts: The Helpers by Katy Stenta based on Amos 7:7-17.

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Frank Ramirez
I say, “You are gods,
    children of the Most High, all of you;
nevertheless, you shall die like mortals
    and fall like any prince….”
(vv. 6-7)

There have been any number of brother-sister acts that achieved a measure of fame. Take the Carpenters, famed for their singing, musicianship, and songwriting skills. Also worthy of mention are John and Joan Cusack who have acted together in over sixteen films.

Emphasis Preaching Journal

Wayne Brouwer
An ancient legend tells of a remote mountain village where people used to send their senior citizens out into the woods to die. The villagers had an eye to the future; they felt that those beyond a certain age would only slow down progress or use up valuable resources to no economically profitable end. Those who reached a certain age weren’t “put out to pasture” or “put out of their misery”; they were simply put out of other people’s way.
Mark Ellingsen
Bill Thomas
Frank Ramirez
Amos 7:7-17 and Psalm 82
The tallest building in the world is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. It is more than 2,700 feet high—over half a mile tall. It has 160 floors and is twice as tall as the Empire State Building in New York City. It is home to the world’s fastest elevator which reaches speeds of forty miles an hour. The Burj Khalifa also hosts the world’s highest outdoor observation deck (on the 124th floor) and the world’s highest swimming pool (on the 76th floor).

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Mabel hummed a familiar hymn tune as she made her way to church. She always enjoyed her Sunday morning walk. It was one of the few times she felt safe to walk alone through the inner city, for she knew nobody would be up at 7.45 in the morning. Today was a particularly beautiful morning, with blue sky, warm sunshine, and the song of a few intrepid blackbirds who still inhabited the city.

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James Evans
Often, a distinction is made between the pastoral or priestly work of the church and the prophetic work. Pastoral care has to do with the care of souls, the offering of comfort in times of loss. The priestly character of pastoral work seeks to mediate the presence of God to those who are hurting.

Schuyler Rhodes
Trusting is never easy. Even in the best of relationships, people step into trust slowly. There is wariness -- questioning -- worry. What happens if trust is betrayed? What if this doesn't work? Sometimes it's like a dance. We step in and out of trust, moving to the rhythms of fear. For many, the routine is achingly familiar. Indeed, it's not easy to trust.
John Jamison
It was back in the days when the railroad was the most common mode of transportation. There were automobiles, and some airplanes, but the steam locomotive was the way most folks traveled and the way that most of the goods were distributed around the country. After dinner, people sat in the drawing room and listened to the radio programs, fading in and out from some faraway location, over the magical broadcasting signal.
Robert Leslie Holmes
Not many tourists to Washington, D.C., look for the Federal Bureau of Standards offices. It's the Capitol and the White House, the Supreme Court Building or the Smithsonian most of us want to see when we go there. Yet, at the Bureau of Standards offices something very important is stored, something that impacts your life and mine every single day. Have you ever bought the materials for a new project? When you did, most likely you purchased so many inches or feet or yards. Or, you stopped to buy gasoline for your car and purchased it at a certain price per gallon.
David O. Bales
I have the two best jobs in the world. I teach social studies at Leon Griffith Junior High School (a fairly small junior high) and I am Sunday School Superintendent at Calvary Presbyterian Church (an enormous church school). Each job is my vocation. I tell people that at school they'll find my room where the halls cross. At church they can look but probably won't find me. I'll be in someone's classroom. At each job I practice what I most deeply believe: it's how you see the world that determines how you respond to it. I'll give you an example, actually, two examples.
Erskine White
O Lord my God! When I in awesome wonder,
Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed,
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!
(Stuart K. Hine)

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