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Carla, a chemical dependency counselor... -- Jeremiah 26:8-15 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Carla, a chemical dependency counselor, tells the story of a family who asked her to do an intervent
Tell no man, Jesus said... -- Luke 9:28-36 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
"Tell no man," Jesus said often. He knew the secret that what we keep secret controls us.
A prophet is a teacher... -- Jeremiah 26:8-15 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
A prophet is a teacher and a transmitter of truth.
Mike Littlejohn, in writing about... -- Luke 9:28-36 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Mike Littlejohn, in writing about how it feels to wait for a heart transplant in the Carolina Org
Abram asked God for a... -- Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Abram asked God for a sign that he would possess the land.
All of us have times... -- Luke 9:28-36 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
All of us have times that are absolutely euphoric. Times like --
Abram was blessed. He was... -- Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Abram was blessed. He was blessed to be a blessing. That's also why we are blessed.
We often seem to want... -- Luke 13:31-35 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
We often seem to want things to happen to us in a predictable manner and are afraid of the unexpecte
In a collection of The... -- Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
In a collection of The Best Short Poems of 1986-1987, (edited by Ramon Delgado, published by
God is waiting for us... -- Luke 13:31-35 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
God is waiting for us to come home and put his arms around us "just as a hen gathers her chicks unde
Two young boys sat scrunched... -- Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Two young boys sat scrunched over in the shade of a large tree making a "covenant" between themselve
A brush fire swept over... -- Luke 13:31-35 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
A brush fire swept over an area near a farm, causing great alarm.
Hearing reality is always a... -- Jeremiah 26:8-15 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Hearing reality is always a difficult thing.
Simeon predicted that the lot... -- Luke 9:28-36 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Simeon predicted that the lot of the baby he took up in his arms and the mother he blessed would not
Walter Brueggemann in a book... -- Jeremiah 26:8-15 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Walter Brueggemann in a book called, Prophetic Imagination says the "task of prophecy is to e
It's been almost twenty years... -- Luke 9:28-36 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
It's been almost twenty years ago but I still vividly remember traveling through the Rocky Mountains
The Scotsman James Haldane joined... -- Jeremiah 26:8-15 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
The Scotsman James Haldane joined the navy at an early age.
Simeon was apparently a Pharisaic... -- Luke 2:28-36 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Simeon was apparently a Pharisaic quietist who bore the two characteristics of Jewish piety; he was
Many attorneys hesitate to let... -- Jeremiah 26:8-15 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Many attorneys hesitate to let their clients testify in their own defense.
Perhaps one had to be... -- Luke 9:28-36 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Perhaps one had to be there to fully appreciate our Lord's transfiguration.
Our commonwealth in heaven is... -- Philippians 3:17--4:1 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
"Our commonwealth in heaven" is provocative imagery.
There is a cult in... -- Jeremiah 26:8-15 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
There is a cult in India dedicated to robbing temples.
Hear the words of Augustine... -- Philippians 3:17--4:1 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Hear the words of Augustine: "All are aware that we live in the house that is called the Bishop's Ho
Jeremiah's Temple sermon, denouncing the... -- Jeremiah 26:8-15 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Jeremiah's Temple sermon, denouncing the corrupt court of King Jehoiakim, led to cries for his immed
Have you observed in this... -- Jeremiah 26:8-15 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Have you observed in this tenth anniversary of our involvement in Vietnam how programs have been on

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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.

SermonStudio

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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