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 15:26-16:15 — The Holy Spirit
This is a children’s sermon on John John 15:26-16:15, which includes the Gospel reading for Pentecost in Year B of the lectionary (John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15). In 2020 I did a children’s sermon on Acts 2:1-12, the most important Pentecost text. (If you want to see my grown-ups meditation on this text, here’s a link.) For […]
Breathe: A Child’s Guide to Ascension, Pentecost and the Growing Time — A new book by Laura Alary
Breathe, by Laura Alary My friend Laura Alary has a lovely new book coming out: Breathe: A Child’s Guide to Ascension, Pentecost and the Growing Time (Paraclete Press, 2021). It is designed as a children’s book, but it would be so good for grown-ups too. Don’t miss out just because you don’t have kids around […]
Pentecost: A Children’s Sermon on Acts 2:1-21
Here’s a children’s sermon on Acts 2:1-21, the key text in all three years of the lectionary. The story of the first Christian Pentecost is full of evocative details, just waiting for a storyteller to draw them out. If you want the children to hear only what is explicitly on the page, better than a Children’s […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year A, Pentecost, John 7:37-39
On the day of Pentecost in Year A, the alternate Gospel reading is John 7:37-39. John 7:37-39 I’ve previously written on the primary Gospel reading for the day, John 20:19-23, when it was paired with the story of Jesus’ kind revelation to “doubting Thomas” (once in 2020, and once in 2019). This year, Pentecost happens […]