Preface for Pastors and Parents This is my children’s sermon on Luke 17:11-19, which is the Gospel reading for “Proper 23(28)” in Year C of the lectionary. It is a story that is at once simple and mysterious; plain and enigmatic. Ten people with leprosy approach Jesus. Jesus tells them to present themselves to the […]
A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 22:1-14 — The Wedding Banquet
Preface for Pastors and Parents The writer of a children’s sermon on Matthew 22:1-14 must tread with care. The challenge? In a straightforward reading of this story, God does not come off too well. It is Matthew’s version, not Luke’s, that has all the troubling bits. Frankly it’s a bit over the top. Sometimes I […]
A Children’s Sermon on Mark 10:17-31
Writing this children’s sermon on Mark 10:17-31 was really interesting. Unlike so many lectionary selections, it hangs together as an exploration of a single theme. The challenge is that the theme is pretty grown up. (You can see what I wrote about it for grown-ups in my Monday Meditation on this text here.) I don’t […]
The Wedding Banquet — Matthew 22:1-14
The Wedding Banquet: The Musical This Sunday’s Gospel (Matthew 22:1-14) is known as “the parable of the wedding banquet.” It lives in my memory, and perhaps in yours as well, in the cheerful lyrics of the Sunday School song sung by happy little Lego figures in the video below. My wife and I actually used […]