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A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 14:22-33

August 7, 2020 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

children's sermon on Matthew 14:22-33

There are at least three options when creating a children’s sermon on Matthew 14:22-33. There is the story of Jesus walking on the water. There is the story of Peter trying to walk on the water too. But there is also the story before anybody thinks about walking on water: the story of Jesus seeking […]

Filed Under: Bible, Ministry Tagged With: 10th Sunday after Pentecost, Children's Sermons, Matthew 14:22-33, RCL Year A

A Children’s Sermon on the Parable of the Yeast

July 24, 2020 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

A Children's Sermon on the Parable of the Yeast

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 […]

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A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23, The Parable of the Sower

July 10, 2020 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

A Children's Sermon on Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

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 […]

Filed Under: Bible, Ministry Tagged With: 6th Sunday after Pentecost, Children's Sermons, Matthew 13:1-9, Parable of the Sower, RCL Year A

A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 10:40-42

June 26, 2020 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

a children's sermon on Matthew 10:40-42

Writing a children’s sermon on Matthew 10:40-42 (which comes up the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost in “Year A” of the Revised Common Lectionary) is kind of challenging.  First, the text is really short. Just three verses! Second, it has no narrative action. Stories are far easier than non-narrative texts as a base for a children’s […]

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A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 9:35-10:8

June 12, 2020 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

a children's sermon on Matthew 9:35-10:8

On the Second Sunday after Pentecost in Year A, the Gospel reading has two options: one short, one long. I’m sticking with the short one, so this will be a children’s sermon on Matthew 9:35-10:8. I make that choice primarily because it is a tighter, more coherent story. The short version is about Jesus sending […]

Filed Under: Bible, Ministry Tagged With: Children's Sermons, Matthew 9:35-10:8, Mission Trip

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