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It was the annual partners... -- Luke 13:1-9 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
It was the annual partners meeting to evaluate the associate members of the firm to determine who wo
My family and I lived... -- Luke 13:1-9 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
My family and I lived on the Gulf Coast of Texas for a number of years, in an area where fig trees h
The subject of a radio... -- Isaiah 55:1-9 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
The subject of a radio talk show was the condition of the world.
I AM WHO I AM... -- Exodus 3:1-8, 13-15 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
"I AM WHO I AM" "To be or not to be" The name God gives to Moses is the verb, "to be." What be
A college-age fellow was... -- Exodus 3:1-8, 13-15 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
A college-age fellow was minding his own business, studying hard to get into medical school, when he
On fire but not consumed... -- Exodus 3:1-8, 13-15 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
"On fire but not consumed" is the image of the burning bush presented to Moses in his calling to the
YahwehBurn bush, burn... -- Exodus 3:1-8, 13-15 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
YahwehBurn bush, burn!Light our lives with fire!Banish darkness forevermore
In 1993 Pope John Paul... -- 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
In 1993 Pope John Paul II issued an encyclical called "Veritatis Splendor" (Splendor of the Truth).
A marriage and family counselor... -- 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
A marriage and family counselor once told me that there are at least three solutions to every proble
In Reynolds Price's book, A... -- Isaiah 55:1-9 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
In Reynolds Price's book, A Whole New Life, he tells the story of his struggles with cancer of the
Is it possible that God... -- Isaiah 55:1-9 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
Is it possible that God plays the game of hide-and-seek with us?
The world's largest shopping mall... -- Isaiah 55:1-9 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
The world's largest shopping mall is in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, not far from the church I current
There is so much sadness... -- Luke 13:1-9 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
There is so much sadness to report in the news of the day.
Jeremy was highly regarded by... -- 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
Jeremy was highly regarded by the firm with which he had been employed for 20 years, moving up the r
It happened every third time... -- Luke 13:1-S -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
It happened every third time the group of ministers met.
Some years ago I received... -- 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
Some years ago I received a mid-afternoon phone call. A frantic voice shattered my study.
The name God gives to... -- Exodus 3:1-15 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
The name God gives to Moses at the sight of the burning bush, “I Am Who I Am” is a name of life.
Could the United States be... -- 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
Could the United States be headed down a similar path to that of ancient Rome?
J. Coert Rylaarsdam, for many... -- Exodus 3:1-15 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
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Does the rope of discipline... -- 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
Does the rope of discipline provide an external, controlling stranglehold which eventually says to t
Stanley meeting Livingstone in... -- Exodus 3:1-8, 13, 15 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
Stanley meeting Livingstone in the African wild; Romeo sweeping an adolescent Aphrodite called
Someone asked a retired minister... -- Luke 13:1-9 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
Someone asked a retired minister which was the most comforting text in the Bible.
One of the most... -- Exodus 3:1-15 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
One of the most common responses I get, in relationship to God talking to us today, is, "I did
Then there was the man... -- Luke 13:1-9 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
Then there was the man who laughed uproariously at the hot-dogging skier who had crashed into a tree

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A Working Faith -- Luke 13:1-9, Isaiah 55:1-9, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Psalm 63:1-8 -- Carlos Wilton -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
Many of our everyday religious words are notoriously difficult to define, which suggests that we oft

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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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