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Elijah had lost all perspective... -- 1 Kings 19:1-4 (5-7) 8-15a -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C -- 1995
Elijah had lost all perspective.
Adela Rogers St. John's novel... -- 1 Kings 17:17-24 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C -- 1995
Adela Rogers St.
Bethany had been writing songs... -- Galatians 1:11-24 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C -- 1995
Bethany had been writing songs since she had begun playing the piano.
I lost my faith in... -- Galatians 1:11-24 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C -- 1995
I lost my faith in my 20s.
Paul was a person with... -- Galatians 1:11-24 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C -- 1995
Paul was a person with four "I's" in his spiritual life: "I want you all to understand ...
A young man once inquired... -- Galatians 1:11-24 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C -- 1995
A young man once inquired of his pastor why he had to go to school in order to become a minister.
Jason and his dad had... -- Luke 8:26-39 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C -- 1995
Jason and his dad had been in the mountains for three days on a back-packing excursion, one they had
Living among the tombs is... -- Luke 8:26-39 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C -- 1995
"Living among the tombs" is an epithet not simply for the antisocial and demon oppressed, but equall
I don't want to go... -- Luke 8:26-39 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C -- 1995
"I don't want to go back," she said to the counselor at the ropes challenge camp.
Ken had been diagnosed... -- Mark 5:21-43 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
Ken had been diagnosed as having AIDS, the dreaded immune deficiency syndrome that means almos
The great truth that we... -- Galatians 3:26-29 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
The great truth that we are all one in Christ Jesus was dramatically illustrated many years ago on t
Without the Ark, the... -- 2 Samuel 6:1-15 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
Without the Ark, the nation of Israel was, as John Baillie put it, "a cut-flower civilization.
Living in our pluralistic and... -- Galatians 3:26-29 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
Living in our pluralistic and democratic society, it is nearly impossible for us to understand the r
Some 10 to 14 million... -- 1 Kings 19:1-4 (5-7) 8-15a -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
Some 10 to 14 million people in the United States, and some 10 to 20 percent of the world's populati
Several years ago, a... -- 2 Samuel 6:1-15 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
Several years ago, a rather staid parishioner, witnessing his first religious dance in church,
John Knox turned dramatically toward... -- Galatlans 3:26-29 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
John Knox turned dramatically toward Mary, Queen of Scots, during a service, and said, "Madam, in th
My favorite children's book is... -- 1 Kings 19:1-4 (5-7) 8-15a -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
My favorite children's book is Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good Very Bad Day by
One of the most... -- 2 Samuel 6:1-15 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
One of the most popular movies in recent years is an action-packed adventure titled, Raider
Many people struggle all their... -- Galatians 3:26-29 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
Many people struggle all their lives with the question of their identity.
God has raised up prophets... -- 1 Kings 19:1-4 (5-7) 8-15a -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
God has raised up prophets in every age and in every country to proclaim "the word of the Lord." Man
When President Franklin D... -- 2 Samuel 6:1-15 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
When President Franklin D.
Some claim that John Bowring... -- Luke 9:18-24 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
Some claim that John Bowring wrote "In the Cross of Christ I Glory" after seeing a bronze cross hang
Sabina Hayes, the daughter of... -- 1 Kings 19:1-4 (5-7) 8-15a -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
Sabina Hayes, the daughter of a Methodist missionary who served in the Belgian Congo prior to the re
Doctors, lawyers, and theologians... -- Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
Doctors, lawyers, and theologians, as well as ordinary men and women, are facing one of the mo
Just as our Lord received... -- Luke 9:18-24 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
Just as our Lord received various answers when he asked his apostles, "Who do men say that I am," th

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Thomas Willadsen
Nazish Naseem
Dean Feldmeyer
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Katy Stenta
George Reed
For July 6, 2025:
  • Who Is My Neighbor? by Tom Willadsen based on 2 Kings 5:1-14, Galatians 6:(1-6) 7-16, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20; Psalm 30.

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John Jamison
Object: This is a role play activity for the children.

Note: You will need an older volunteer to help with this activity. One option would be to find a teenager with some physical ability. If a teen is not available, an adult could be used instead. For simplicity here, I will refer to my older volunteer as “TOM”. You will also need to select three of your younger children to serve as volunteers in the story.

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Mark Ellingsen
2 Kings 5:1-14
Bill Thomas
Frank Ramirez
Mark Ellingsen
Bonnie Bates
2 Kings 5:1-14, Psalm 30
Naaman seeks healing. He travels hoping healing will come to him when he visits the king of Israel. Yet, healing does not come in that way. Rather healing comes through Elishah. Healing comes from believing and being cleansed in the River Jordan. Healing comes through Naaman’s faithfulness and through God’s grace. Psalm 30 also reminds us to seek healing; to seek God and God will heal and restore us. Do we believe that? Do we believe that God can bring healing?

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John E. Sumwalt
But whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off in protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come near.’ (vv. 10-11)

When I visit your church for the first time, consider the possibility that I might be looking for a church home. I am a good-looking old guy, but I have gray hair and I dress down in the summer, so don’t be put off by my cargo shorts and tank top. Talk to me!

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Damien and Ora grinned at each other in excitement. The time had come - at last! They'd been with the Leader for months and months, waiting for this moment. Not that it had felt much like training. They'd simply lived with the Leader, listening to his stories, hearing about the Kingdom, learning to get along really well with all the other people at Mission Headquarters. Now all seventy of them were ready, the spaceship had docked, and the Mission was about to begin. Ora was glad she'd been paired up with Damien again.

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James Evans
Stan Purdum
Carlos Wilton
(See Epiphany 6/Ordinary Time 6, Cycle B, and Easter 3, Cycle C, for alternative approaches.)

Anyone who has ever had the experience of losing a friend because of some conflict or dispute, and then has had the friendship restored because of love and forgiveness, has a unique insight into the meaning of this psalm. Although the poem begins and ends with praise, there is in the middle of the poem a brief moment of confession and contrition that puts the praise portions of the psalm in an entirely different light.

April Yamasaki
A word of encouragement came from an unlikely source the other day in a television interview with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. The former football player, wrestler, and now actor was asked about a low time in his life when he was very discouraged about his career and future.

"How did you make your way back from that?" he was asked.

The Rock replied, "You have to put yourself out there. You have to get out there and fail, and learn from your failures."

Larry D. Powell
In the summer of 1983, I participated in a ministerial exchange program sponsored by my denomination. My assignment was to a circuit of churches on the Isle of Man, a tiny island located in the Irish Sea. The months preceding the exchange included considerable correspondence with the minister on the island with whom I would exchange pastoral duties for six weeks.
Richard E. Gribble, CSC
A wealthy businessman decided to take a walk and eat his lunch at the same time. He strolled by a park. There he purchased a hot dog and a soft drink. As he walked through the park two different "street people" approached him one by one. Each asked, "Can you help me? I am hungry." Each time the businessman looked straight ahead and kept walking. After finishing his lunch, he stopped and bought a chocolate eclair for dessert. As he was about to take the first bite, he was forced to jump out of the way as a young boy raced by on his skateboard. The eclair went flying and landed on the ground.

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