Writing a children’s sermon on Matthew 21:23-32 brings a particular challenge, even if it’s a familiar one. How to find a kid-friendly facet of the text to focus on? There’s a parable in the second half of the passage. Usually I’d gravitate to that, especially since it includes two kids — though we don’t know […]
A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 4:1-11
As with many passages, writing a children’s sermon on Matthew 4:1-11 is made challenging by the sheer amount of weighty detail, and the theological puzzles. Do I discuss all three temptations? Complicated. Do I try to explain the concept of temptation? Pretty vague. Do I discuss the paradox of God in the flesh experiencing temptation […]