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The Set Face -- Luke 9:51-56 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
"He set his face to go to Jerusalem." Looked at in one sense, that is a simple statement about physi
The Misdirected Tears -- Luke 23:26-31 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
Playwright Arthur Miller has a character in one of his plays say, "There are no unimportant tears."1
The Rejected Drug -- Matthew 27:32-37 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
"They offered him wine mixed with myrrh." It was a drug, provided by kind women, maybe the same ones
The Torn Curtain -- Matthew 27:45-54, Mark 15:33-39, Luke 23:44-49 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
Plagued on every side by loss, suffering, and sorrow, righteous Job cried out: "Oh, that I knew wher
The Unused Spices -- Matthew 28:1-10, Mark 16:1-8 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
Spices were important commodities in the ancient world.
The Misplaced Christ -- John 20:1-18 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
The various Gospel accounts of the first Easter bear similarities to each other, but there are also
The Idle Tale -- Matthew 28:1-10, Luke 24:1-12 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
On the tiptoe of expectation is hardly the way to describe the mood of the disciples on the first Ea
The Identifying Scars -- Luke 24:36-43, John 20:24-29 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
On his pilgrimage to the Celestial City, in John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress, Faithful is overta
The Dispelled Doubt -- John 20:19-29 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
In Herman Melville's novel, Moby Dick, the men hunting the sperm whale have failed in their first at
The Propelling Word -- Matthew 28:16-20 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
On Christmas Eve of 1784, about sixty Methodist preachers met in a little church in Baltimore, Maryl
The Wasted Ointment -- Matthew 26:6-13, Luke 7:36-50 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
One of Abraham Lincoln's most famous speeches was his "House Divided" speech in which he declared th
The Sustaining Promise -- Matthew 28:16-20 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
Bishop William R.
The Pointing Table -- Luke 22:7-28, Mark 14:12-26, Matthew 26:17-30 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
Part of Jesus' last night with his disciples was spent gathered around a table.
The Saving Prayer -- Matthew 26:31-35 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
Once during Dietrich Bonhoeffer's pastorate in London in the 1930s, he was told that certain Roman C
The Betraying Kiss -- Matthew 26:47-50 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
On a television program prior to the 2000 presidential election, two female journalists were discuss
The Insulting Bonds -- Matthew 26:47-56, Mark 14:43-50 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
A part of Jesus' mission was "to proclaim release to the captives" (Luke 4:18), yet there came a tim
The Warning Dream -- Matthew 27:11-26 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
When all other voices were urging Pilate to crucify Jesus, one lone voice was raised in his behalf.
The Useless Water -- Matthew 27:11-26 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
The book of Deuteronomy records an interesting provision for a rite of expiation in case of an unsol
The Unwanted Cup -- Matthew 26:36-46, Mark 14:32-42, Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
On the western slopes of the Mount of Olives, just outside Jerusalem, may be seen the lovely Basilic
The Twice-Traveled Road -- Luke 24:13-35 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
Two people, possibly a husband and wife, had been in Jerusalem during that tragic weekend when Jesus

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The Misplaced Christ -- John 20:1-18 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
The various Gospel accounts of the first Easter bear similarities to each other, but there are also
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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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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.

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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.
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Bill Thomas
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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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