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A Children’s Sermon on Luke 15:11-31 — The Prodigal Son

March 25, 2022 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

children's sermon on Luke 15:11-31

For the 4th Sunday in Lent I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 15:11-31. (You can find my regular “Monday Meditation” on this text here.)  The lectionary reading is actually Luke 15:1-3, 11b-31, but I’m skipping the first three verses. They place the story in a larger scene, but I want to focus just […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: 4th Sunday of Lent, Parable of the Prodigal Son, RCL Year C

Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, 4th Sunday of Lent, Luke 15:1-3, 11-31

March 29, 2019 by Gary Neal Hansen 4 Comments

Luke 15:1-3, 11-39

This Sunday’s Gospel is a very long parable, and one that is much beloved. It has more layers to it than a first reading will find. Luke 15:1-3, 11-31 The one parable has three main characters. Each character has a lot to teach us. In fact, if you think through the story from each of […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Monday Meditation Tagged With: 4th Sunday of Lent, Parable of the Prodigal Son, RCL Year C

Lent: On Repentance

March 23, 2016 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

Repentance

Lent is coming. That means you still have a few days to get ready to take a dive into repentance. Chances are that doesn’t sound like such a great offer. Especially in the Protestant world we have a pretty hard time with repentance. We associate the word “repent” with our lunatic fringe, carrying signs about the […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Vocabulary Tagged With: Lent, Parable of the Prodigal Son, Repentance, Sunday of the Prodigal Son

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