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A rather skeptical young man... -- Hebrews 4:14-16 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
A rather skeptical young man moved into the little village.
There is a story about... -- Hebrews 4:14-16 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
There is a story about a man in India who converted to Christianity.
The only one who knows... -- Hebrews 4:14-16 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
The only one who knows the temptation to sin in its full intensity is the one who has not sinned.
Although he was a son... -- Hebrews 5:1-10 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
"Although he was a son, he learned obedience."
In the 1980 Olympic Winter... -- Hebrews 5:1-10 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
In the 1980 Olympic Winter Games Bob Johnson was the coach of the American Hockey Team.
During the Black Hawk Indian... -- Hebrews 5:1-10 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
During the Black Hawk Indian War, Abraham Lincoln fought as a captain.
Two ministers, one relatively new... -- Isaiah 23:7-12 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
Two ministers, one relatively new to pastoral ministry and one showing the scars of decades in the p
This somber address to the... -- Isaiah 23:7-12 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
This somber address to the city of Tyre reminds readers that in and through the natural forces of de
Many of us remember the... -- Isaiah 23:7-12 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
Many of us remember the day when the USSR placed a grapefruit-sized satellite in orbit called Sputni
He has shaken the kingdoms... -- Isaiah 23:7-12 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
"He has shaken the kingdoms ..." Or, he will shake them. So says Isaiah.
In 1887, Lord Acton said... -- Mark 10:35-45 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
In 1887, Lord Acton said, "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Sixteen y
An old American story has... -- Mark 10:35-45 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
An old American story has been told and re-told about an incident in the Revolutionary War when a co
Pride has a very high... -- Mark 10:35-45 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
Pride has a very high price and humility a great reward.
Many years ago I heard... -- Mark 10:35-45 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
Many years ago I heard a great deal about the great Dwight L. Moody.
There is a discipline called... -- Hebrews 4:14-16 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
There is a discipline called "centering prayer" whereby we may draw near to the throne of grace.
An eager elderly woman was... -- Hebrews 4:14-16 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
An eager elderly woman was sitting directly behind the driver on a Detroit sight-seeing bus.
In one play about Joan... -- Hebrews 4:14-16 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
In one play about Joan of Arc the wicked judges plan a trap for her: "Let's ask her if she's in a st
Three children begged for a... -- Hebrews 4:14-16 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
Three children begged for a pet hamster.
The scene is a double... -- Isaiah 53:10-12 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
The scene is a double room in a hospital.
The female hornbill of east... -- Isaiah 53:10-12 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
The female hornbill of east and south Africa is an unusual bird.
Suffering. No mentally healthy person... -- Isaiah 53:10-12 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
Suffering.
There is the old joke... -- Isaiah 53:10-12 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
There is the old joke about Tonto and the Lone Ranger: One day Tonto and the Lone Ranger are surroun

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When Jesus Says "no" -- Mark 10:35-45 -- Carlos Wilton -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B
Dear Fellow Preacher,
Hey! What's The Deal? -- Job 38:1-7 (34-41), Hebrews 5:1-10, Mark 10:35-45, Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c -- Scott Suskovic, Thom M. Shuman -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B
Although Jesus was God's only begotten Son he was not spared the endurance of pain, agony, suffering

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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.

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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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