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07/08/2025

This week on the Day1 Radio Show and Podcast, Rev. Adam Mixon of Zion Spring Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, invites us into the heart of a familiar parable with fresh eyes.

In his sermon, "Who Is My Neighbor?" Rev. Mixon reflects on what it means to really see one another in a world where isolation and categorization can make strangers of us all. Through the lens of the Good Samaritan, he challenges the Church to move beyond labels and lean into radical compassion.

What does it mean to BE a neighbor today? How might we shed the labels and learn to love each other well?

Listen now to Episode #4190 of the Day1 Radio Show and Podcast:
http://day1.fm/4190

07/07/2025

Pastors and teachers, as you prepare for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, we invite you to draw from these rich sermons and reflections rooted in this week's lectionary texts. Let these voices inspire and support your preaching and teaching ministry.

FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST – JULY 13, 2025

PS: Each Monday at 7am, a new sermon resource from Frederick Buechner is posted here:
https://www.frederickbuechner.com/weeklysermonillustrations

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**AMOS 7:7-17 AND PSALM 82**

🔗 Pushing Boundaries in a Culture of Outrage – Julian DeShazier
https://day1.org/articles/5d9b820ef71918cdf2003f11/on_scripture_pushing_boundaries_in_a_culture_of_outrage_amos_7717_by_julian_deshazier

🔗 A Basket of Summer Fruit: God and the Poor – The Rev. Peter M. Wallace
https://day1.org/articles/5d9b820ef71918cdf2002b45/view

🔗 God Without Godliness – The Rev. Dr. Kenneth L. Samuel
https://day1.org/articles/5d9b820ef71918cdf2003f1e/kenneth_l_samuel_god_without_godliness

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**DEUTERONOMY 30:9-14 AND PSALM 25:1-10**

🔗 Enemies – The Rev. Geoffrey H***e
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/5d9b820ef71918cdf20026f9/enemies

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**COLOSSIANS 1:1-14**

(See Julian DeShazier’s reflection on Amos 7 above, also referencing Colossians.)

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**LUKE 10:25-37**

🔗 Who Is My Neighbor? – The Rev. Steve Yamaguchi
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/5d9b820ef71918cdf20024ae/who_is_my_neighbor

🔗 "Yeah, I Know I’m Just a Drunk!" – The Rev. Jonathan Currier
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/5d9b820ef71918cdf20035da/yeah_i_knowim_just_a_drunk

🔗 Tell Me a Story – The Rev. Christopher Henry
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/5d9b820ef71918cdf2002a69/tell_me_a_story

🔗 Weeping With One Eye – The Rev. Dr. Thomas Lane Butts
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/5d9b820ef71918cdf20025d4/weeping_with_one_eye

🔗 Eye Contact – The Rev. Mike Kinman
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/5d9b820ef71918cdf20026ae/eye_contact

🔗 There Are No Bystanders – The Rev. Canon David W. Lovelace
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/5d9b820ef71918cdf2003eca/there_are_no_bystanders

🔗 Why Did the Samaritan Cross the Road? – The Rev. Dr. Brian Coulter
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/62acab5d6615fb33b80002aa/brian-coulter-why-did-the-samaritan-cross-the-road

🔗 Celebrating the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – The Rev. Dr. Thomas Lane Butts
https://day1.org/articles/5d9b820ef71918cdf2002cdd/dr_thomas_lane_butts_celebrating_the_life_of_dr_martin_luther_king_jr

🔗 Neighbor (Luke 10:25-37) – The Rev. Frederick Buechner
https://day1.org/articles/5d9b820ef71918cdf2004312/frederick_buechner_sermon_illustration_neighbor

🔗 King, Haiti, & the Colonized – The Rev. Juan Carlos Huertas
https://day1.org/articles/5d9b820ef71918cdf200295b/king_haiti__the_colonized

07/06/2025

The Day1 Radio Show airs today with a new message from Rev. Dr. Jenny Shultz-Thomas who reminds us: peace doesn’t need a script. Just go with what you DO know.

Listen and hear: https://youtu.be/FNwrshjCzVc

Join us for Day1 Episode 4189 featuring Rev. Dr. Jenny Shultz-Thomas, pastor of Countryside Community Church, UCC and part of the Tri-Faith Initiative in Oma...

07/05/2025

“Does co-location beget community?” That’s the bold question behind the Tri-Faith Initiative in Omaha, where three faiths live and serve side by side.

In this Day1 interview clip, Rev. Dr. Jenny Shultz-Thomas shares how Countryside Community Church—alongside their Jewish and Muslim neighbors—has helped build a sacred space of relationship and peace in the heart of the Midwest.

More here >>> https://day1.fm/4189b

07/03/2025

What happens when a church, a synagogue, and a mosque decide not only to be neighbors—but to become community?

Rev. Dr. Jenny Shultz-Thomas shares her journey with the Tri-Faith Initiative, a bold experiment in shared sacred space and spiritual partnership. From a shared campus in Omaha, Nebraska, a new model of interfaith presence is blooming.

Her story is a reminder that the Church is at its best when it builds love into the geography of our lives.

Read the full blog post:
http://day1.fm/4189b

07/02/2025

“God’s love is wide. Peace is powerful. Grace doesn’t require prerequisites.”

This week on the Day1 Radio Show and Podcast, Rev. Dr. Jenny Shultz-Thomas brings a message that speaks to the heart of the Gospel. Preaching from Luke 10, she invites us to rediscover what it means to be sent—not to argue, but to bless. Not to defend, but to embody peace.

As we journey through this 4th Sunday after Pentecost, how are you being called to show up with grace, no strings attached?

📌 See the first comment for more insights and the full sermon!

07/01/2025

This week on the Day1 Radio Show and Podcast, we're joined by Rev. Dr. Jenny Shultz-Thomas, senior minister of Countryside Community Church (UCC) in Omaha, Nebraska.

In her message titled "Shake the Dust, Share Peace," based on Luke 10:1-11, 16-20, Rev. Shultz-Thomas reflects on what it means to be sent—not to win arguments, but to carry peace.

She shares the bold story of her congregation’s partnership in the Tri-Faith Initiative and explores how Jesus’ instructions to the seventy challenge today’s Church to move with courage, grace, and love.

She reminds us: “You don’t need the right shoes, or the right words, or a three-point theological argument. Just go with what you do know: that God’s love is wide. That peace is powerful. That grace doesn’t require prerequisites.”

Listen to Episode #4189 with Rev. Dr. Jenny Shultz-Thomas here:
https://day1.fm/4189
Sermon: "Shake the Dust, Share Peace"
Scripture: Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

How is God calling you to carry peace today?

06/30/2025

Pastors and teachers, as you prepare for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, we invite you to explore these insightful sermons and reflections drawn from this week’s lectionary texts. May they enrich your study and strengthen your ministry.

FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST – JULY 6, 2025

PS: Each Monday at 7am, a new sermon resource from Frederick Buechner is posted here:
https://www.frederickbuechner.com/weeklysermonillustrations

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**2 KINGS 5:1-14 AND PSALM 30**

🔗 What the Mighty Might Learn – The Rev. Dr. Barbara K. Lundblad
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/5d9b820ef71918cdf200245a/what_the_mighty_might_learn

🔗 Moral Leprosy (2 Kings 5:1-14) – Adriene Thorne
https://day1.org/articles/5d9b820ef71918cdf2003f0c/on_scripture_moral_leprosy_2_kings_5114_by_adriene_thorne

🔗 Not for Sale – The Rev. Frederick Buechner
https://day1.org/articles/5d9b820ef71918cdf200420f/weekly_sermon_illustration_not_for_sale

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**ISAIAH 66:10-14 AND PSALM 66:1-9**
(Note: No Day1 resources currently linked to these passages.)

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**GALATIANS 6:(1-6), 7-16**

🔗 If We Do Not Give Up – Lori Claudio
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/5d9b820ef71918cdf20024af/if_we_do_not_give_up

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**LUKE 10:1-11, 16-20**

🔗 Changing Plans – The Rev. J. C. Austin
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/5d9b820ef71918cdf2003568/changing_plans

🔗 “Therefore, Go…” – The Rev. Canon David W. Lovelace
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/5d9b820ef71918cdf2003ec9/therefore_go

🔗 Up Ahead – The Rt. Rev. Robert C. Wright
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/5d9b820ef71918cdf200430a/rob_wright_up_ahead

🔗 Appointed and Sent – The Rev. Dr. R. Leigh Spruill
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/62a73d9e6615fb9f9c00027b/leigh-spruill-appointed-and-sent

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May these reflections equip and encourage you as you bring the Word to life this week.

06/29/2025

The Day1 Radio Show is airing today! Join us for a sermon and conversation with Rev. Dr. Charles Qualls of Franklin Baptist Church that reminds us why our community and connections matter now, more than ever.

Full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0to98507aDU

In this episode of Day1, Rev. Dr. Charles Qualls, senior pastor of Franklin Baptist Church in Franklin, Virginia, shares his sermon "Called to Connection," b...

06/28/2025

"You know, I think anxiety doesn't sell. I think fear doesn't sell."

In this heartfelt interview clip, Rev. Dr. Charles Qualls and Rev. Dr. Katie Givens Kime talk about what it truly means to offer spiritual welcome in a disconnected world. When church isn't about pressure, but presence—what changes?

Watch the full interview clip and explore Day1 Episode 4188 with Rev. Dr. Charles Qualls here: https://day1.fm/4188

06/27/2025

"Us needing them won't sell. I'm convinced of that."

In Episode 4188 of Day1, Rev. Dr. Charles Qualls of Franklin Baptist Church joins Rev. Dr. Katie Givens Kime to explore what true hospitality looks like in the church today. Their message? Be yourself. Be welcoming. Stop leading with anxiety.

Read more in our latest blog post and rediscover the heart of faithful outreach >>> https://day1.fm/4188b

06/26/2025

"There's no substitute for the regular gathering of God's people."

In this short clip from his sermon on Day1 Episode 4188, Rev. Dr. Charles Qualls of Franklin Baptist Church reminds us that community is not a bonus—it’s essential. Especially in a season that calls us to deeper connection, his words resonate with anyone seeking to rediscover the beauty of being present.

Day1 Episode 4188, featuring Rev. Dr. Charles Qualls here: https://day1.fm/4188

Sermon Title: “Called to Connection”
Scripture: 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14
Liturgical Season: 3rd Sunday after Pentecost – Year C