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A Children’s Sermon on John 14:23-29 — Four Gifts

May 22, 2025 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

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Preface for Pastors and Parents Here is my children’s sermon on John 14:23-29. This is one of two Gospel readings in the lectionary for the 6th Sunday of Easter in Year C, but the other will wait for another time. John 14 gets used in various pieces at various times. And since John is never […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Children's Sermons, Easter 6, Maundy Thursday, RCL Year C

A Children’s Sermon on John 13:31-35 — A New Commandment

May 15, 2025 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

children's sermon on John 13:31-35

Preface for Pastors and Parents Here’s a children’s sermon on John 13:31-35. It’s part of the passage that recounts the events of Maundy Thursday, so you might use it then. But it’s also the text assigned for the 5th Sunday of Easter in Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary.  I think it is both […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Children's Sermons, Easter 5, Maundy Thursday, RCL Year C

A Children’s Sermon on John 10:22-30 — The Good Shepherd

May 7, 2025 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

Children's sermon on John 10:22-30

Preface for Pastors and Parents  This children’s sermon on John 10:22-30 is for the fourth Sunday of Easter in Year C. Every year the lectionary gives us a little part of John 10 on Easter 4. I think I finally figured out why. (You can see my Monday Meditation on this passage here.) Easter 3 is […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Children's Sermons, Lent 4, RCL Year C, The Good Shepherd

A Children’s Sermon on John 21:1-19 — Easter 3

May 1, 2025 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

children's sermon on John 21:1-19

Preface for Pastors and Parents Here’s a children’s sermon on John 21:1-19 for the 3rd Sunday of Easter in year C. As I said in my Monday Meditation on this passage some years ago, I really love this text. It is full of comedy and drama. And some really cool stuff hinges on fairly simple […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Children's Sermons, Easter 3, RCL Year C

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 24:1-12 — Easter!

April 15, 2025 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

children's sermon on Luke 24:1-12

Preface for Pastors and Parents For Easter I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 24:1-12. That’s one of the two Gospel readings on the lectionary for Easter in year C. I wrote a children’s sermon for the other choice, John 20:1-18, a while back. (You can find it here.) One of the fascinating things […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Children's Sermons, Easter, Myrrhbearing Women, RCL Year C

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