I’m back with a children’s sermon on Luke 24:36-48, for the 3rd Sunday of Easter. A year ago I was writing a children’s sermon each week here on the old blog, supplementing my “Monday Meditation” on the week’s lectionary Gospel. Well, what with pandemic malaise and a few other issues I slipped out of the […]
A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 14:22-33
There are at least three options when creating a children’s sermon on Matthew 14:22-33. There is the story of Jesus walking on the water. There is the story of Peter trying to walk on the water too. But there is also the story before anybody thinks about walking on water: the story of Jesus seeking […]
A Children’s Sermon on the Parable of the Yeast
While one can make a coherent sermon for grown-ups on Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52, a children’s sermon is a different thing. The passage has five short parables, each telling us something different about what the kingdom of heaven is like. I decided to choose one, and make it a children’s sermon on the parable of the […]
A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23, The Parable of the Sower
I think a children’s sermon on Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23, the famous “parable of the sower” is a ton of fun. The image of God as this farmer… well I’ll show you what I mean in a minute. For kids, the story’s the thing, more than the fairly specific and minute explanation that follows. Jesus left […]
A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 10:40-42
Writing a children’s sermon on Matthew 10:40-42 (which comes up the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost in “Year A” of the Revised Common Lectionary) is kind of challenging. First, the text is really short. Just three verses! Second, it has no narrative action. Stories are far easier than non-narrative texts as a base for a children’s […]
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