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Sarah was an abused woman... -- Romans 5:1-5 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
Sarah was an abused woman, physically and psychologically.
Psychotherapist Scott Peck tells the... -- Proverbs 8:22-31 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
Psychotherapist Scott Peck tells the story of a young woman who was one of his patients.
The game-ending buzzer sounded... -- John 16:12-15 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
The game-ending buzzer sounded once again just as Jason hit is heart-stopping jumper from the base l
Henrik Isben's drama, Rosmersholm, is... -- Romans 5:1-5 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
Henrik Isben's drama, Rosmersholm, is a play the critics assume not everyone can appreciate.
One of the most compelling... -- John 16:12-15 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
One of the most compelling religious paintings in the world is Rembrandt's depiction of Jesus' Pr
Dear Doris,I want... -- Romans 5:1-5 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
Dear Doris,
In the short span of... -- John 16:12-15 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
In the short span of just ten years, some 80 million people have read the more than 70 Chicken So
The former bishop had been... -- Revelation 4:1-11 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
The former bishop had been very severe in his demeanor and curt in dismissing most speakers at confe
I built a dining room... -- John 16:12-15 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
I built a dining room hutch for my wife several years ago.
As they started to sing... -- Revelation 4:1-11 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
As they started to sing the pulpit hymn, "Holy, Holy, Holy," John said to his daughter Sally, "This
U.S. News and World... -- Proverbs 8:22-31 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
U.S. News and World Report editorialized on a picture sent from a shuttle flight.
What is faith? What must... -- Revelation 4:1-11 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
What is faith? What must you believe to be saved?
In the 20th century it... -- Proverbs 8:22-31 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
In the 20th century it would be difficult to point to one particular person and call that person a "
If you were invited to... -- Revelation 4:1-11 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
If you were invited to an audience with a king in a great palace, the likes of which you had never b
Sixteen-year-old Lee woke... -- Romans 5:1-5 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
Sixteen-year-old Lee woke up in the hospital with a broken leg, a concussion and multiple laceration
The search for God is... -- John 16:12-15 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
The search for God is one that is taken in many ways.
Harold Kohn was a remarkable... -- Romans 5:1-5 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
Harold Kohn was a remarkable man. He was an artist, pastor, author and counselor.
There is a rather old... -- John 16:12-15 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
There is a rather old story about the preacher who spent hours in preparation for her sermons.
Hope is a strange thing... -- Romans 5:1-5 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
Hope is a strange thing. It does not always come in the way we expect. I have a friend with cancer.
Jesus tells us the real... -- John 16:12-15 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
Jesus tells us the real purpose of the Bible when he says, "He (the Spirit) will glorify me, for he
Is it possible to begin... -- Romans 5:1-5 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
Is it possible to begin with sufferings --plural --and end in hope?
How simple the test, how... -- John 16:12-15 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
How simple the test, how great the consequences when that test has not been applied.
I used to drive by... -- Revelation 4:1-11 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
I used to drive by a peaceful-looking lake in southeastern Minnesota that was surrounded by oak tree
All the texts for this... -- Proverbs 8:22-31 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
All the texts for this Trinity Sunday reflect the unity of God in the purpose of creation and the co
The Trinity is more than... -- Revelation 4:1-11 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
The Trinity is more than a dogma of faith, or a sign of the cross, or a mystery simply accepted.

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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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