Marinus van Reymerswaele, The Calling of Matthew (public domain) Writing a children’s sermon on Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26, the text for “Proper 5(10),” which is the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost this year, requires one to make choices. There are really four separate stories here: Jesus calls Matthew the tax collector. Jesus eats with “sinners.” Jesus heals […]
A Children’s Sermon on John 7:37-39 — Pentecost
This children’s sermon on John 7:37-39 is designed for Pentecost (the text is one of two Gospels to choose from in the Lectionary for Year A), though most congregations will focus on the Acts text (which you can find here). It will be easy to adapt it to another time of year, say, if you […]
A Children’s Sermon on John 17:1-11
Writing a children’s sermon on John 17:1-11 brings the same challenges as many other passages of John’s Gospel. Rather than telling stories, John really likes to present long speeches of Jesus. They are theologically rich, but they are complex and abstract. No story, complex, and abstract — that’s basically three strikes against any children’s sermon! […]
A Children’s Sermon on John 14:1-14 — “I Am the Way”
Prelude to the Preacher and the Parent Perhaps the main challenge to writing a children’s sermon on John 14:1-14 is finding a truly child-friendly angle. There are at least three chunks here, each with its own subject matter. They sort of hang together, the way all of Jesus’ long speeches in John hang together — […]
A Children’s Sermon on John 10:1-10 — 4th Sunday of Easter
Here’s a children’s sermon on John 10:1-10 for the Fourth Sunday of Easter — or for any time you’d line to tell the kids a story about one of Jesus’ “I am” sayings. (You can find my “Monday Meditation” on this text right here.) Talking to kids or adults about the “I am” sayings presents an […]
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