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A Children’s Sermon on Luke 3:7-18–Growing Good Fruit

December 9, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen 3 Comments

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For the 3rd Sunday ol Advent I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 3:7-18. That’s right: in Year C the heretofore backward Advent journey to Bethlehem takes a halting step forward on week three. (You can find my regular Monday Meditation on this text through this link.)  Last week we were with John the […]

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

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 3:1-6–Straight Paths

December 3, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen 6 Comments

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Preface for Pastors and Parents For the second Sunday of Advent in Year C of the lectionary, I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 3:1-6. (You can find my regular Monday Meditation on this passage through this link.) In these lectionary readings we’re still nowhere near Bethlehem. The challenge is explaining to kids why […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Advent 2, Children's Sermons, RCL Year C

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 21:25-36

November 25, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen 10 Comments

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CC by Liesel-SA 3.0 unported For the first Sunday of Advent, I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 21:25-36. (If you are looking for my regular “Monday Meditation” on this passage, you can find it through this link.) The folks who put together the Revised Common Lectionary were not thinking about the preachers of […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Advent 1, Children's Sermons, RCL Year C

A Children’s Sermon on John 18:33-37–Christ the King

November 17, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen 4 Comments

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Christ Pantocrator, Cefalu Sicily (cc by Gun Powder Ma-SA 4.0) It is “Christ the king” this Sunday, or “The Reign of Christ,” so I offer you a children’s sermon on John 18:33-37. (You can find my regular Monday Meditation on this text here.) Next week Advent begins—a whole new year for the church. Most of […]

Filed Under: Bible, Ministry Tagged With: Children's Sermons, Christ the King, Proper 29(34), RCL Year B, Reign of Christ

“Praying with Scripture” on The Way Podcast

November 15, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

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My good friend Fr. Dustin Lyon, with whom I used to regularly pray Orthodox vespers on Saturdays, hosted me on his podcast to talk about praying with scripture. Fr. Dustin’s podcast is called “The Way” and it’s hosted with an active group of Orthodox Christian podcasts called “The Ephesus School Network.” On the page with […]

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