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The gift is free -- Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C
Close your eyes and imagine with me for a moment. Let's
God in love -- John 15:9-17 -- Sixth Sunday of Easter - B
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have any
Beautiful shoes -- Romans 10:5-15 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - A
Good morning, boys and girls. All of you know the story about
Weak and strong -- Matthew 4:1-11 -- First Sunday in Lent - A
Today is the first Sunday in Lent. Who remembers what Lent is?
Love your neighbors -- Romans 13:8-14 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A
Good morning, boys and girls! Did you do anything special this week?
Taking the hard way -- John 6:56-69 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B
Good morning, boys and girls.
Don't fear, only believe -- Mark 5:21-24a, 35-43 -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - B
Good morning, boys and girls. I brought a hiking stick with me
Salt of the earth -- Matthew 5:13-20 -- Epiphany 5 | Ordinary Time 5 - A
Good morning, boys and girls. I brought some salt with me this
Not guilty! -- Romans 5:1-8 -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A
Good morning! I cut this article out of the newspaper to
That's not fair! -- Matthew 20:1-16 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - A
Good morning! I've decided that I will give everybody some
No beginning or end -- 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 -- Second Sunday after Christmas - C
Good morning, boys and girls. I'd like you to sit in a circle today.
Never hungry again -- John 6:25-35 -- Thanksgiving Day - C
br>Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life.
The rock of Jesus -- Matthew 16:13-20 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - A
Good morning, boys and girls.
Be ready! -- Matthew 24:36-44 -- First Sunday of Advent - A
Good morning! Have any of you ever traveled on a big ship?
We all fit! -- 1 Corinthians 12:27-31a
Good morning! I wonder how many of you like to put puzzles
Excuses, excuses -- Hebrews 10:11-14 (15-18) 19-25 -- Proper 28 | Ordinary Time 33 - B
Good morning! I have kind of an unusual question for you
When Jesus comes back -- Matthew 24:36-44 -- First Sunday of Advent - A
Good morning! We just had Thanksgiving ten days ago. They say
Listen to your conscience -- 1 Peter 3:13-22 -- Sixth Sunday of Easter - A
Good morning! We are told to keep our conscience clear. What
The wise men exam -- Matthew 2:1-12 -- Epiphany of the Lord - A
Good morning! I'm going to give you all a test this morning
Truth, not tricks -- 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - A
Good morning! I brought this deck of cards so I could show
Just accept it -- John 20:1-18
Happy Easter, boys and girls! I brought a radio with me today.
How could you forgive? -- Matthew 18:21-35 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
(If you use the crushed flowers, start with this.) Good
Good attitudes lead to smiles -- Romans 8:6-11 -- Fifth Sunday in Lent - A
Good morning, boys and girls. Today we are going to talk about attitudes.
Blessed are those who believe -- John 20:19-31 -- Second Sunday of Easter - C
Good morning! Last Sunday we heard how Jesus was raised from the dead.
Lift it up -- 1 Timothy 2:1-7 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - C
Good morning, boys and girls. Once in a while during church we hear a

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Hello, everyone! (Let them respond.) Are you ready for our story today? (Let them respond.) Excellent! Let’s get started!

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Dean Feldmeyer
George Reed
For June 22, 2025:

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John E. Sumwalt
But now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian,  for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith.  As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is no longer Jew or Greek; there is no longer slave or free; there is no longer male and female, for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. (vv. 25-28)

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Frank Ramirez
Mark Ellingsen
1 Kings 19:1-4 (5-7) 8-15a
Life can be frightening sometimes. Thus it is both comforting but disconcerting to find a giant of faith like Elijah to fear the future. On that matter Martin Luther once claimed:
David Kalas
We’re not far from the 4th of July. And while for so many Americans, it seems that the holiday has become more about long weekends, cookouts, and fireworks shows, the theme of freedom is still there at least in the background. We might take advantage of that, therefore, and give some thought to the theme of freedom as it is revealed in our assigned texts for this week.

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

The madman cried out to Jesus, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?" In our worship today let us explore what Jesus has to do with us and invite him to heal our brokenness.

Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, we often find ourselves thinking, saying and doing things that we quickly regret.
Lord, have mercy.

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Constance Berg
When Jill was five, she began to have headaches. The headaches were so severe she would throw up. Sometimes she would pass out. They usually came once a month. Jill could be playing, resting, or watching television when the headaches would come. Her only warning was a sudden pain in her head, then a blinding light would appear, and she would be rocked with pain. In her teenage years, they became debilitating, causing Jill to be in bed for three days at a time.
Stan Purdum
I'm not sure when the term "burn out" ceased being only a description of what happened to a campfire when you ran out of firewood to a term describing the experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest, usually coming immediately after an extended period of overwork, but the expression seems to fit that later situation, doesn't it? Exhaustion, deep weariness, all used up, nothing more to give, wiped out, burned out -- call it what we will, its symptoms are all too familiar to many of us.
April Yamasaki
In the classic movie, Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews plays a no-nonsense, yet delightful, nanny to two young children. As a nanny to a wealthy family, she is part teacher, part parent, and part disciplinarian. She gets the children up in the morning, puts them to bed at night, supervises their many adventures, and guides them in many ways. While they are in her care, she is responsible for their overall safety and well-being.

Julia Ross Strope
Zoos are no longer in people's good graces.
Religion faces the same problem.
Certain illusions about freedom plague them both.
-- Yann Martel, Life of Pi

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