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 […]
A Children’s Sermon on Mark 1:1-8 — Advent 2
Preface for Pastors and Parents This Sunday is Advent 2 of Lectionary Year B, so I bring you a children’s sermon on Mark 1:1-8. I have long thought that it’s a cool text—at least ever since I started taking Mark’s Gospel more seriously. That was a change for me, sparked by a great theatrical performance. […]
A Children’s Sermon on Mathew 3:1-12 — Advent 2
Preface for Pastors and Parents For the Second Sunday of Advent I bring you a children’s sermon on Matthew 3:1-12. (You can find my regular Monday Meditation on this text through this link.) The lectionary gospel readings always take us on a backward journey to Bethlehem. I mean, we all know this is about preparing […]
A Children’s Sermon on Luke 3:1-6–Straight Paths
Preface for Pastors and Parents 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 […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year A, Advent 2, Matthew 3:1-12
Locusts & Honey. Mmm… It’s easy to get sidetracked by the odd details about John the Baptist: He wore that stylish camel’s hair jacket with a nice leather belt. And he ate a high protein diet featuring insects — and like the kid’s poem about keeping peas on one’s knife, John improved their taste with […]