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A Children’s Sermon on Mathew 3:1-12 — Advent 2

November 30, 2022 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

children's sermon on Matthew 3:1-12

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 for the celebration of Jesus’ […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Advent 2, Children's Sermons, RCL Year A

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, Children's Sermons, RCL Year C

Monday Meditation: RCL Year A, Advent 2, Matthew 3:1-12

December 5, 2019 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Monday Meditation Tagged With: Advent 1, Advent 2, John the Baptist, Matthew 3:1-12, RCL Year A

Advent 2: Thinking About John the Baptist (Heidelberg Catechism Q. 69)

December 10, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

On the second Sunday of Advent we continue to back our way toward Bethlehem. On Advent 1 we looked forward to the return of Christ. This week’s Gospel readings have us looking at our own experience: we remember our Baptism. John the Baptist greets us in the text, helping everyone prepare for Christ’s coming. He […]

Filed Under: Heidelberg Catechism, Theology Tagged With: Advent, Advent 2, Baptism, Catechism, Forgiveness, Gospel, Heidelberg, heidelberg catechism, John the Baptist, John the Forerunner

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