A Call for Reverend Jimmy
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| 289: A Call for Reverend Jimmy | |
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| Season | 1994 |
| Album | 22: The Changing Times |
| Aired | November 19, 1994 |
| Written by | Marshal Younger |
| Directed by | Paul McCusker |
| Produced by | Unknown |
| Sound Design by | Mark Drury |
| Music by | Unknown |
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Albums: Album 22: The Changing Times
Theme: God's Calling
Scripture:
[edit] Summary
Jimmy Barclay is told he would make a good pastor, so he tries to teach a Sunday School class. Meanwhile Donna Barclay feels awkward when her father starts using her as an example during sermons.
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After one of George Barclay’s sermons one Sunday morning, one of the church members plants the idea in Jimmy’s head that he should become a pastor. Jimmy is intrigued by the idea. When his father asks him to teach a Sunday school class, and Lawrence Hodges tells him he handled a crisis with Donna just like his father would, Jimmy begins to take the idea seriously.
Meanwhile, Donna is getting mad. Her dad keeps using stories about her in his sermons. The stories are humorous and good illustrations, but they are embarrassing to Donna, especially one where George describes how Donna made goo-goo eyes at a boy during an awards ceremony the family attended for Jimmy. Donna is irate.
Jimmy joins Donna’s foul mood when his Sunday school teaching experience is terrible. He is so boring that the kids practically walk out on him during the class.
Later, George and Mary Barclay counsel their children. Jimmy realizes that he doesn’t really want to be a preacher, and George apologizes to Donna for using her so often as a sermon illustration. He promises to ask permission before he tells stories about her in the future. It’s not easy being a preacher’s kid.
[edit] Discussion Questions
- Why did Jimmy think he’d make a good preacher?
- Why did Donna have a problem with George’s stories about her?
- What do you think God wants you to do with your life?
- What’s the best way to find out?
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