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A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 28:1-10 — Easter

April 9, 2020 by Gary Neal Hansen 8 Comments

Matthew 28:1-10

This particular sermon is written with two particular bits of cultural context in the background. It is for Easter, so you might think a children’s sermon on Matthew 28:1-10 would be easy picking. However… 1. Our culture, both the Protestant and Catholic sides of Western Christianity, doesn’t really have a good grasp on the importance […]

Filed Under: Bible, Ministry, Worship Tagged With: Children's Sermon, Easter, Matthew 28:1-10, RCL Year A

Monday Meditation: RCL Year A, Easter Sunday, Matthew 28:1-10

April 9, 2020 by Gary Neal Hansen 4 Comments

Matthew 28:1-10

Sunday is Easter for those of us in the Western form of Christianity. My Orthodox friends have to wait a week longer. I pray for you that the day is full of joy. And I pray that it is full of hope. These are the great gifts of Easter: joy and hope. As I’ve noted […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Monday Meditation Tagged With: Easter, Matthew 28:1-10, RCL Year A, resurrection

A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 21:1-11 — Palm Sunday

April 3, 2020 by Gary Neal Hansen 5 Comments

a children's sermon on Matthew 21:1-11 -- Palm Sunday

In writing a children’s sermon on Matthew 21:1-11 — Palm Sunday — I try to emphasize both what is unique to Matthew’s version and what kids can connect with. (You can find my regular Monday Meditation on this text through this link.) If you are a regular reader of my children’s sermons you will have […]

Filed Under: Church Year, Ministry, Worship Tagged With: Children's Sermons, Liturgy of the Palms, Matthew 21:1-11, Palm Sunday, RCL Year A, Triumphal Entry

Monday Meditation: RCL Year A, Lent 6 (Palm Sunday), Matthew 21:1-11

April 3, 2020 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

Matthew 21:1-11

This Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week. Amazing, and disorienting in the season of the pandemic, when I’ve been unable to participate in public worship services through most of Lent. My lenten journey has been mostly quiet, private, and inward. The fact that you, dear reader, join me in these blog posts is a […]

Filed Under: Church Year, Monday Meditation Tagged With: Liturgy of the Palms, Matthew 21:1-11, Palm Sunday, RCL Year A, Triumphal Entry

A Children’s Sermon on John 11:1-45 — The Raising of Lazarus

March 27, 2020 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

children's sermon on John 11:1-45

Here’s a children’s sermon on John 11:1-45. This is the fourth lectionary Gospel in a row that is a very long encounter with Christ from John. However writing a children’s sermon on John 11:1-45 the Raising of Lazarus is much easier than it was on Nicodemus, the woman at the well, or the healing of […]

Filed Under: Bible, Ministry Tagged With: 5th Sunday of Lent, Children's Sermon, Grief, John 11:1-45, Raising of Lazarus, RCL Year A

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