Login / Signup

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Hold down Ctrl (Windows) / Command (Mac) for multiple selections (scroll list to see all options)

Children's Activity

Commentary

Children's bulletin

Children's Liturgy and Story

Children's sermon

Children's Story

Devotional

Drama

Illustration

The Immediate Word

How's Your Iq? -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20, Galatians 6:(1-6) 7-16, 2 Kings 5:1-14, Psalm 30 -- Barbara Jurgensen, Stephen P. McCutchan, Thom M. Shuman -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C -- 2007
According to Robert Fulghum's best-seller, everything we need to know we learned in kindergarten.

Emphasis Preaching Journal

Augustine was tutoring young clerics... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C -- 2001
Augustine was tutoring young clerics to go into the world to start churches and preach the gospel.
One of the most difficult... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C -- 2001
One of the most difficult decisions we face is when it's time to move on, give up or acknowledge def
The Parliament building in Ottawa... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C -- 2001
The Parliament building in Ottawa, capital of Canada, has a chapel in its Peace Tower.
Every town and place includes... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C -- 1998
Every town and place includes a Salvation Army-type alcoholic rehabilitation center in the "Bowery"
While watching television one evening... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C -- 1998
While watching television one evening and engaging in channel surfing, a viewer's eyes and attention
Let's face it, we are... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C -- 1998
Let's face it, we are generally more interested in what God can do for us rather than what we can do
Churches are often guilty of... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C -- 1998
Churches are often guilty of drifting away from what they ought to be doing.
Occasionally I receive requests from... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C -- 1995
Occasionally I receive requests from our Evangelism Committee to visit a certain person, who, for on
Two missionaries, commissioned to organize... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C -- 1995
Two missionaries, commissioned to organize a new church in a South American country, visited, preach
The director told her this... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C -- 1995
The director told her this morning that he would be unable to attend the board meeting that evening.
The young riders had three... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C -- 1995
The young riders had three basic tasks to complete in the course of their labor: 1) travel light, 2)
Many of the members of... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C
Many of the members of churches are somewhat disdainful of Mormons.
A pastor walked through a... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
A pastor walked through a puddle, waited for her shoes to dry, and then scraped the dirt into a pres
The theory of thirds says... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
The theory of thirds says that in any organization, including the church, one-third of the people wi
Thomas a Kempis, in The... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
Thomas a Kempis, in The Imitation of Christ, wrote, "You are not the better because yo
At the opening of the... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
At the opening of the fifth seal in the sixth chapter of the book of Revelation, we are told that Jo
First say 'Peace be to... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C
"First say 'Peace be to this house' ..."
Now that we are in... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C
Now that we are in the midst of the vacation season, we face the annual dilemma of packing our suitc
In his fascinating book, I... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C
In his fascinating book, A Forgotten Glory, James Wakefield Burke has meticulously recorded t
When Jesus stood up in... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C
When Jesus stood up in his hometown synagogue and told the people the kingdom of God was at hand, it
Today, mission societies and Bible... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C
Today, mission societies and Bible translators, such as the Lutheran Bible Translators, work to brin
Trained scuba divers are mindful... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C
Trained scuba divers are mindful of the necessity of the "buddy system." Recreational scuba diving r
One of the chapters in... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C
One of the chapters in Rudolph Giuliani's book Leadership is titled "Surround Yourself with G
I have spent countless hours... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C
I have spent countless hours in hospitals with parishioners who were sick or dying.

Intercession

Prayer

Preaching

Sermon

Stories

Worship

UPCOMING WEEKS
In addition to the lectionary resources there are thousands of non-lectionary, scripture based resources...
Proper 16 | OT 21 | Pentecost 11
30 – Sermons
160+ – Illustrations / Stories
30 – Children's Sermons / Resources
29 – Worship Resources
34 – Commentary / Exegesis
4 – Pastor's Devotions
and more...
Proper 17 | OT 22 | Pentecost 12
29 – Sermons
160+ – Illustrations / Stories
27 – Children's Sermons / Resources
20 – Worship Resources
29 – Commentary / Exegesis
4 – Pastor's Devotions
and more...
Proper 18 | OT 23 | Pentecost 13
34 – Sermons
160+ – Illustrations / Stories
32 – Children's Sermons / Resources
26 – Worship Resources
31 – Commentary / Exegesis
4 – Pastor's Devotions
and more...
Plus thousands of non-lectionary, scripture based resources...

New & Featured This Week

CSSPlus

John Jamison
Object: This message is a role play. You can do this with only two children playing the parts of the two women, but if you have more children, you could have two more playing the parts of the children, another playing the part of the synagogue leader, and another playing the part of the country’s leader. You can also add any other roles you might want to add to make it interesting. Also, I have created places for your characters to speak, but you can add more of those to make it all more fun and memorable.

* * *

The Immediate Word

Mary Austin
Dean Feldmeyer
Christopher Keating
Nazish Naseem
Thomas Willadsen
George Reed
Katy Stenta
For August 24, 2025:

Emphasis Preaching Journal

Wayne Brouwer
C. Knight Aldrich, a medical doctor and the first chairperson of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago (1955-1964), was a keen analyst of the motivations for our behaviors. He worked with the social services agencies of Chicago for a time, particularly spending hours with teenagers who had been arrested for shoplifting or other theft. Aldrich interviewed them to find out how they had come to this. He also talked with the parents, attempting to discover how they had handled the problem from the first time they knew about it.
Mark Ellingsen
Bill Thomas
Frank Ramirez
Jeremiah 1:4-10 and Psalm 77:1-6

StoryShare

Peter Andrew Smith
“We have questions about your conduct as our pastor,” Carl announced as soon as Pastor John sat down at the hastily called board meeting. “We have received complaints about you from the congregation.”

“Complaints?” Pastor John frowned. “From whom and about what?”

“Mrs. Finnigan saw you coming out of what she politely described as ‘A Gentleman’s Club’ last Thursday night when she was driving downtown.” Bruce scowled. “Do you deny this?”

“Not at all,” Pastor John said. “I did have to go to that place on Thursday evening.”

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:
Jesus was aware of people's deepest needs and what prompted their actions. In our worship today let us consider how we can discover people's deepest needs and the motives for their actions.

Invitation to Confession:
Jesus, sometimes we see only the surface and condemn without real understanding.
Lord, have mercy.
Jesus, sometimes we are afraid to get sufficiently close to other people to see their inner needs.
Christ, have mercy.

SermonStudio

James Evans
(See Epiphany 4/Ordinary Time 4, Cycle C, for an alternative approach.)

The old saying, "experience is the best teacher," could serve as a subtitle for this psalm. Written as a prayer for help in a time of distress or oppression, the psalm subtly hints at a recognition and awareness that only comes with time. There is a track record, so to speak, that the psalmist is aware of: God's record of dependability. Based on God's proven record of saving power and grace, the psalmist is able to pray for salvation, but at the same time celebrate the certainty of its arrival.
Lee Ann Dunlap
Carrie's1 high school guidance counselor noticed she had been acting out a bit in school recently. She had appeared depressed and had been having some authority issues over rules and such. The guidance counselor set Carrie up with a local pastor who had been volunteering a few hours each Friday after a teen suicide a few months before. Most of the other students who came to see the pastor just needed someone to listen to their usual teen issues and heartaches. But, shortly into their time together, Carrie began to open up about some real grown-up problems.
Kirk R. Webster
It's a typical Sunday morning at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church in Orlando, Florida. The people file in and sit down in plush pews. Their attention is drawn to the chancel where they see choir members calmly seated, robed in dark blue and white. The mahogany altar table is draped with a silk parament. Two bronze candleholders stand guard at the table edges.
R. Robert Cueni
As was his custom, Jesus went that Sabbath morning to the synagogue for worship. As he was preaching and teaching, he happened to glance toward the fringe of the crowd where he saw a very crippled woman. She was bent over and was unable to stand up straight. When he inquired, Jesus was told the woman had been that way for eighteen years.
John H. Will
Call to Worship
Indeed, this is a day of rest and gladness.
This is God's Sabbath, created for our reflection and renewal.
Let us then not profane it, but keep it holy.
We do this as we honor God and commit ourselves to the well--being of God's creation.
Each of us individually needs a personal rejuvenation of spirit.
Together we seek a strengthening of community, a community that continues to build itself in love.
So do we come as one people to worship God, our Maker and our Sustainer.

Special Occasion

Wildcard SSL