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A Children’s Sermon on John 15:26-16:15 — The Holy Spirit

May 20, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

children's sermon on John 15:26-16:15 15:

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 […]

Filed Under: Bible, Ministry Tagged With: John 15:26-27, John 16:4b-15, Pentecost, Prayer for Illumination, RCL Year B

Breathe: A Child’s Guide to Ascension, Pentecost and the Growing Time — A new book by Laura Alary

March 18, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: books, Church Year, Reviews Tagged With: Ascension, Laura Alary, Ordinary Time, Pentecost

Pentecost: A Children’s Sermon on Acts 2:1-21

May 29, 2020 by Gary Neal Hansen 6 Comments

A Children’s Sermon on Acts 2:1-21

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 Sermon on Acts 2:1-21, you might want to read the text to them. I think, however, it […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Acts 2:1-21, Children's Sermons, Pentecost

Monday Meditation: RCL Year A, Pentecost, John 7:37-39

May 28, 2020 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Monday Meditation Tagged With: John 7:37-39, Pentecost, RCL Year A

Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, Pentecost, John 14:8-17

June 5, 2019 by Gary Neal Hansen 6 Comments

John 14:8-17

John 14:8-17 is a slightly odd text for Pentecost — until the end it says very little about the coming of the Spirit. But as with all of John 13-17, it is theologically rich. John 14:8-17 It’s a great text on the Trinity and on the purpose of the Incarnation — plus, if you sneak […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Monday Meditation Tagged With: John 14:8-17, Pentecost, RCL Year C, Spirit, Trinity

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