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A Children’s Sermon on John 7:37-39 — Pentecost

May 30, 2023 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

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This children’s sermon on John 7:37-39 is designed for Pentecost (the text is one of two Gospels to choose from in the Lectionary for Year A), though most congregations will focus on the Acts text (which you can find here). It will be easy to adapt it to another time of year, say, if you […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Children's Sermons, Pentecost, RCL Year A

Pocket Contemplative Podcast

May 18, 2023 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

I was on the Pocket Contemplative Podcast! I wanted to let you know that I was a guest on the “Pocket Contemplative” podcast. The episode dropped this week. I hope you’ll give it a listen. It’s called “The Pocket Contemplative,” and it’s hosted by a lovely guy, Dave Schmelzer. Dave is deeply invested in contemplative […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Uncategorized Tagged With: Pocket Contemplative Podcast, Podcast

A Children’s Sermon on John 17:1-11

May 17, 2023 by Gary Neal Hansen 4 Comments

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Writing a children’s sermon on John 17:1-11 brings the same challenges as many other passages of John’s Gospel. Rather than telling stories, John really likes to present long speeches of Jesus. They are theologically rich, but they are complex and abstract.  No story, complex, and abstract — that’s basically three strikes against any children’s sermon!  […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: 7th Sunday of Easter, Children's Sermons, Prayer, RCL Year A

A Children’s Sermon on John 14:1-14 — “I Am the Way”

May 4, 2023 by Gary Neal Hansen 6 Comments

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Prelude to the Preacher and the Parent Perhaps the main challenge to writing a children’s sermon on John 14:1-14 is finding a truly child-friendly angle.  There are at least three chunks here, each with its own subject matter. They sort of hang together, the way all of Jesus’ long speeches in John hang together — […]

Filed Under: Bible, Ministry Tagged With: 5th Sunday of Easter, Children's Sermons, RCL Year A

A Children’s Sermon on John 10:1-10 — 4th Sunday of Easter

April 27, 2023 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

children's sermon on John 10:1-10

Here’s a children’s sermon on John 10:1-10 for the Fourth Sunday of Easter — or for any time you’d line to tell the kids a story about one of Jesus’ “I am” sayings. (You can find my “Monday Meditation” on this text right here.) Talking to kids or adults about the “I am” sayings presents an […]

Filed Under: Bible, Ministry Tagged With: 4th Sunday of Easter, I am the gate, RCL Year A

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