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John B. Jamison served as a pastor of United Methodist churches in Illinois for over twenty years. He holds a Master of Divinity from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary as well as a Masters and a Ph.D. in Education. John spent extended time studying in the Holy Land and uses that experience as a source for his sermons and children's sermons. John has written for radio and television, has authored three novels, and is an award-winning children’s book author. When he is not writing, John enjoys painting, gardening, playing the guitar, and spending time with his wife Patricia, their adult daughter, Tricia, and two grandchildren, Ben and Emily.
Proper 10 | Ordinary Time 15 - B
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John Jamison
Object: A pointing finger. You might find one of those large, foam, finger-pointing hands you see at sporting events. For more fun, you might create a hand for each child by (downloading and) printing the included image, pasting it on cardboard or posterboard, and cutting around the image so only the shape of the hand remains. My version assumes you are giving each child a hand to use, so adapt it as you need if you just use one hand.
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Hello, everyone! (Let them respond.) Are you ready for our story today? Excellent! But instead of just telling you the story, I thought it might be fun to play a game instead. Let’s try it and see.
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Hello, everyone! (Let them respond.) Are you ready for our story today? Excellent! But instead of just telling you the story, I thought it might be fun to play a game instead. Let’s try it and see.
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