If you are anywhere near the Southern Tier of New York State the last weekend of January, I hope you’ll stop by the Phelps Mansion Museum (191 Court Street, Binghamton). You can get out of the cold and see some great entertainment: S.T.A.R. (that’s “Southern Tier Actors Read”) is presenting a partly-staged reading of Shakespeare’s […]
A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 7:21-29
Preface for Pastors and Parents This children’s sermon on Matthew 7:21-29 can be used sometime when you are preaching or teaching on the Sermon on the Mount. The passage comes up as the lectionary Gospel only in years when Easter comes particularly late. In most trips through “Year A” it goes unread. That’s too bad, […]
A Children’s Sermon on Luke 20:27-38
Preface for Pastors and Parents A Children’s sermon on Luke 20:27-38 has to make some odd or obscure things plain. It also has to avoid getting into background details that are complicated enough to make kids eyes glaze over. I could get stuck in the weeds if I tried to explain “Levirate marriage.” That’s the […]
A Children’s Sermon on Luke 19:1-10 — Zacchaeus
Preface for Pastors and Parents Writing a children’s sermon on Luke 19:1-10 brings back a very particular memory. Back in seminary, in my very first (actually my only) preaching class this was the text everyone had to use for their very first sermon. He must have gotten so tired of hearing our brilliant insights into […]
A Children’s Sermon on Luke 7:1-10
Preface for Pastors and Parents This is my children’s sermon on Luke 7:1-10. The lectionary has it as the Gospel reading for “Proper 4(9),” which is one of those Sundays that doesn’t always happen. Oh sure, we have 52 Sundays each year, but the lectionary has some extras that sometimes get cut off when Easter […]
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