Preface for Parents and Pastors I love the stories of Jesus’ resurrection appearances, and especially the two related to “doubting Thomas.” But writing a children’s sermon on John 20:19-31 could go a couple different ways. That’s because there are two separate but related resurrection appearances here: Jesus appears to the Apostles, without Thomas, on Easter […]
A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 28:1-10 — Easter
This particular sermon is written with two particular bits of cultural context in the background. It is for Easter, so you might think a children’s sermon on Matthew 28:1-10 would be easy picking. However… 1. Our culture, both the Protestant and Catholic sides of Western Christianity, doesn’t really have a good grasp on the importance […]
A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 21:1-11 — Palm Sunday
In writing a children’s sermon on Matthew 21:1-11 — Palm Sunday — I try to emphasize both what is unique to Matthew’s version and what kids can connect with. (You can find my regular Monday Meditation on this text through this link.) If you are a regular reader of my children’s sermons you will have […]
A Children’s Sermon on John 11:1-45 — The Raising of Lazarus
Here’s a children’s sermon on John 11:1-45. This is the fourth lectionary Gospel in a row that is a very long encounter with Christ from John. However writing a children’s sermon on John 11:1-45 the Raising of Lazarus is much easier than it was on Nicodemus, the woman at the well, or the healing of […]
A Children’s Sermon on John 9:1-41 — Jesus Heals a Man Blind from Birth
The story of the healing of the man born blind is another very long one. That adds to the challenge of basing a children’s sermon on John 9:1-41. It isn’t that the content is complex or obscure. It s just that the one story has about six different scenes. With a Gospel text, I often […]
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