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A Children’s Sermon on Luke 2:41-52

December 23, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen 4 Comments

children's sermon on Luke 2:41-52

For the first Sunday after Christmas (this year the very day after Christmas) I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 2:41-52. (You can find my regular Monday Meditation on this passage here.) As texts for children’s sermons go, I think of this as low-hanging fruit.  It’s a story It’s about a kid—about Jesus, no less, […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: 1st Sunday after Christmas, RCL Year C

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 1:39-55–Mary and Elizabeth

December 17, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

A Children's Sermon on Luke 1:39-55

Here you go: a children’s sermon on Luke 1:39-55 for the 4th Sunday of Advent. (You can find my regular Monday Meditation on this text here. One of my better efforts, actually, so check it out.)  The lectionary has just the initial encounter of Mary with Elizabeth as the text for Sunday. Mary’s song  is […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Advent 4, RCL Year C

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 3:7-18–Growing Good Fruit

December 9, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen 3 Comments

children's sermon on Luke 3:7-18

For the 3rd Sunday ol Advent I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 3:7-18. That’s right: in Year C the heretofore backward Advent journey to Bethlehem takes a halting step forward on week three. (You can find my regular Monday Meditation on this text through this link.)  Last week we were with John the […]

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A Children’s Sermon on Luke 3:1-6–Straight Paths

December 3, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

children's sermon on Luke 3:1-6

For the second Sunday of Advent in Year C of the lectionary, I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 3:1-6. (You can find my regular Monday Meditation on this passage through this link.) In these lectionary readings we’re still nowhere near Bethlehem. The challenge is explaining to kids why we prepare for the birth […]

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

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 21:25-36

November 25, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen 6 Comments

children's sermon on Luke 21:25-36

CC by Liesel-SA 3.0 unported For the first Sunday of Advent, I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 21:25-36. (If you are looking for my regular “Monday Meditation” on this passage, you can find it through this link.) The folks who put together the Revised Common Lectionary were not thinking about the preachers of […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Advent 1, RCL Year C

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