While one can make a coherent sermon for grown-ups on Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52, a children’s sermon is a different thing. The passage has five short parables, each telling us something different about what the kingdom of heaven is like. I decided to choose one, and make it a children’s sermon on the parable of the […]
Parables of the Kingdom –Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
Yeast. CC by www.yourbestdigs.com/reviews/best-bread-machine/ 2.0 On the 8th Sunday after Pentecost in Year A the lectionary Gospel is our third chunk of Matthew 13 — Parables of the Kingdom. Actually it’s two chunks again: Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52. The first little piece is part of what got left out in the middle of last week’s reading. […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year A, 7th Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 11 (16) — Matthew 13:24-30 36-43
For the 7th Sunday after Pentecost in Year A, the Revised Common Lectionary assigns two portions of Matthew 13. We read Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 because these are two halves of the same story. Last week we had the parable of the sower and Jesus’ later explanation. This week we have the somewhat less famous parable […]
A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23, The Parable of the Sower
I think a children’s sermon on Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23, the famous “parable of the sower” is a ton of fun. The image of God as this farmer… well I’ll show you what I mean in a minute. For kids, the story’s the thing, more than the fairly specific and minute explanation that follows. Jesus left […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year A, 6th Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 10 (15) — Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
In Year A, the Revised Common Lectionary skips Matthew 12 entirely, then takes a three week journey through Matthew 13. This Sunday is the first of those three, giving us Matthew 13:1-9 18-23. It’s one of my favorite parables: The parable of the sower. Or the parable of the soils. You decide. Matthew 13:1-9 18-23 […]
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