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A Children’s Sermon on Luke 19:28-40

April 11, 2025 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

children's sermon on Luke 19:28-40 -- Palm Sunday

Scipione Compagno, Entry of Christ into Jerusalem (CC by MPim studio-SA 4.0 International) Preface for Pastors and Parents This Sunday is Palm Sunday, so I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 19:28-40. That’s the text for the “Liturgy of the Palms” in Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary. Of course many churches will […]

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

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 1:46-55 — The Magnificat

January 24, 2025 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

children's sermon on Luke 1:46-55

Preface for Pastors & Parents This is a children’s sermon on Luke 1:46-55, “The Song of Mary,” also known as the “Magnificat” from the Latin of its first word. No, as I write, this text is not coming up in the lectionary for this Sunday.  It’s never the regular Sunday Gospel, but it does come […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Advent 3, Advent 4, Children's Sermons, Magnificat, The Visitation

My Advent Class on Classic Lectio Divina is BACK!

November 22, 2024 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

classic lectio divina

After a two year hiatus I’m once again offering my online class on classic lectio divina for Advent. Woot! Advent Advent is the four week long ramp up to Christmas. The Church, long long ago, had the insight that we shouldn’t just jump into our celebration of the birth of Jesus, God in the Flesh. […]

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A Children’s Sermon on Mark 14:17-25 — World Communion Sunday

October 5, 2024 by Gary Neal Hansen 4 Comments

children's sermon on Mark 14:17-25 -- World Communion Sunday

Preface for Pastors and Parents This children’s sermon on Mark 14:17-25 is another “bonus” — that is, it goes beyond my primary goal of writing a children’s sermon for every Gospel reading assigned in the Revised Common Lectionary. I’m sending it out just now because, as I write, this Sunday is “World Communion Sunday.” Many […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Children's Sermons, RCL Year B, World Communion Sunday

A Children’s Sermon on Mark 14:3-9 — The Anointing at Bethany

September 5, 2024 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

children's sermon on Mark 14:3-9 -- Anointing at Bethany

Preface for Pastors and Parents This children’s sermon on Mark 14:3-9 is sort of a bonus. My main plan is to do children’s sermons on all the Gospel texts assigned in the Revised Common Lectionary. This text is part of the grand sweeping Passion story assigned for the beginning of Holy Week — Mark 14:1-15:47. […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Children's Sermons, Passion Sunday, RCL Year B, The Anointing at Bethany

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