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A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 11:2-11 — Advent 3

February 27, 2023 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

children's sermon on Matthew 11:2-11

Here you go: a children’s sermon on Matthew 11:2-11. The lectionary brings this text up on the 3rd Sunday of Advent in Year A, but churches might focus on this text at other times too. In any case, I didn’t write on this one back in Advent, and I already posted a children’s sermon for […]

Filed Under: Bible, Ministry Tagged With: Children's Sermons, Lent 3, RCL Year A

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 13:1-9

March 17, 2022 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

children's sermon on Luke 13:1-9

We are coming up to the third Sunday of Lent, so I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 13:1-9. (You can find my regular Monday Meditation on the same text here.) Like last week, this passage has two very different parts. The first half is a snarky conversation between Jesus and some folks who […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Children's Sermons, Lent 3, RCL Year C

A Children’s Sermon on John 4:5-42, The Woman at the Well

March 14, 2020 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

John 4:5-42

There are a couple major challenges to writing a children’s sermon on John 4:5-42, the story of “the woman at the well.” First, the conversation is long and convoluted. It is not confusing, but it keeps taking twists and turns as Jesus tries to redirect her to what matters most for her salvation. It is […]

Filed Under: Bible, Ministry Tagged With: Children's Sermon, John 4:5-42, Lent 3, RCL Year A, Woman at the Well

Monday Meditation: RCL Year A, Lent 3, John 4:5-42

March 13, 2020 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

John 4:5-42

This Sunday’s Gospel, John 4:5-42, is a fantastic encounter with Jesus. Jesus’ conversation with “the woman at the well” is rich and powerful — and extremely long. I’m glad that the compilers of the lectionary didn’t chop it up (like last week when they hacked the end of Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus). It needs to […]

Filed Under: Bible, Monday Meditation Tagged With: John 14:8-17, Lent 3, RCL Year A, Woman at the Well

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