Preface for Pastors and Parents Here’s a children’s sermon on John 13:31-35. It’s part of the passage that recounts the events of Maundy Thursday, so you might use it then. But it’s also the text assigned for the 5th Sunday of Easter in Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary. I think it is both […]
A Children’s Sermon on John 15:1-8 — The Vine and the Branches
Vineyard, CC by björn hornemann 2.0 Generic Preface for Parents and Pastors I’m bringing you this children’s sermon on John 15:1-8 because it is the Gospel assigned for the 5th Sunday after Easter in Year B of the lectionary. Why this text is assigned in the season of Easter is a bit of a mystery […]
Monday Meditation — RCL Year B, 5th Sunday of Easter, John 15:1-8
I find it surprising that the Revised Common Lectionary’s cycle of Gospel texts in Easter season includes so little that is explicitly on the Resurrection. Last week there was, at least, the passing reference to Jesus taking his life up again after laying it down for his sheep. John 15:1-8 This week? Nothing. At least […]