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A Children’s Sermon on John 12:1-8 — The Anointing at Bethany

April 9, 2022 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

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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 […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Lent 5, RCL Year C, The Anointing at Bethany

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 15:11-31 — The Prodigal Son

March 25, 2022 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

children's sermon on Luke 15:11-31

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 […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: 4th Sunday of Lent, Parable of the Prodigal Son, RCL Year C

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 13:1-9

March 17, 2022 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

children's sermon on Luke 13:1-9

We are coming up to the third Sunday of Lent, so I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 13:1-9. (You can find my regular Monday Meditation on the same text here.) Like last week, this passage has two very different parts. The first half is a snarky conversation between Jesus and some folks who […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Lent 3, RCL Year C

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 13:31-35

March 10, 2022 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

children's sermon on Luke 13:31-35

For the second Sunday in Lent, I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 13:31-35. (You can find my regular Monday Meditation on this text here.) The passage has two distinct sections. They do tie together as one scene, but they have different subjects, different literary styles, and very different emotional tones.  The first is passion […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Lent 2, RCL Year C

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 4:1-13 — The Temptation of Christ

March 4, 2022 by Gary Neal Hansen 4 Comments

children's sermon on Luke 4:1-13

This Sunday is the first Sunday of Lent, so I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 4:1-13, the temptation of Christ. I love the story, and hope you’ll read my Monday Meditation on it here from a while back. It’s one of those texts where the details contradict every point I think I recollect […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: RCL Year C, Temptation of Jesus

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