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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 John 8:1-11 — The Woman Taken in Adultery

April 2, 2025 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

children's sermon on John 8:1-11

Preface for Pastors and Parents Here’s my children’s sermon on John 8:1-11. One of my faithful Patreon supporters emailed to ask if I had written a children’s sermon on John 8:1-11, and I had to say no.  I’ve almost exclusively written them on the Gospel readings in the Revised Common Lectionary. This passage never gets […]

Filed Under: Bible, Ministry Tagged With: Children's Sermons, John 8:1-11

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 6:39-49 — Of Logs and Dust Specks

February 19, 2025 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

children's sermon on Luke 6:39-49

Preface for Pastors and Parents This children’s sermon on Luke 6:39-49 will come in handy in years when the date Easter is later than usual. This text is assigned for the 8th Sunday after Epiphany in Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary. We only get to the 7ᵗʰ Sunday after Epiphany this year before […]

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A Children’s Sermon on Luke 1:68-79 — The Song of Zechariah

February 7, 2025 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

children's sermon on Luke 1:67-79

Preface for Pastors and Parents This children’s sermon on Luke 1:68-79 would be great in Advent if you are not following the lectionary. The lectionary does use the Song of Zechariah, both on the 2ⁿᵈ Sunday of Advent and on “Reign of Christ” Sunday (also known as “Christ the King”) at the very end of […]

Filed Under: Bible, Ministry Tagged With: Advent 2, Children's Sermons, Christ the King, Proper 29(34), RCL Year C, Reign of Christ

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

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