Writing a children’s sermon on Luke 16:1-13 ought to be easy, right? I mean, it’s a parable. Jesus tells a story. I love the parables! But then I look and see what kind of parable of is. Parables almost always contain some twists once you dig in to them. But this one? My oh my. […]
A Children’s Sermon on Luke 14:25-33
My, how nice it is to be back with you, writing a children’s sermon on Luke 14:25-33! I’ve been away for a few months due to a short-term pastoral assignment and a family move. Now we’re settled (sort of) and I’m back in action. If you had come to depend on my children’s sermons, please […]
A Children’s Sermon on John 12:1-8 — The Anointing at Bethany
Here’s my children’s sermon on John 12:1-8, “The Anointing at Bethany.” I wrote it for the fifth Sunday on Lent, but it might work quite well as a Thanksgiving children’s sermon. (You can find my regular Monday Meditation on the same text here.) The Lectionary is mostly in Luke for Year C, but for the […]
Blessed Are the Peacemakers — A Sermon
This week I preached on one of the Beatitudes: Blessed are the Peacemakers. I thought I’d share it with you. If you’ve come here looking for my children’s sermons these last two weeks, I’m sorry to say they were not to be found. It’s a very complicated season in my life, one of the larger […]
A Children’s Sermon on Luke 15:11-31 — The Prodigal Son
For the 4th Sunday in Lent I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 15:11-31. (You can find my regular “Monday Meditation” on this text here.) The lectionary reading is actually Luke 15:1-3, 11b-31, but I’m skipping the first three verses. They place the story in a larger scene, but I want to focus just […]
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