Preface for Parents and Pastors Here’s a children’s sermon on Mark 3:20-35, the Gospel assigned by the lectionary for “Proper 5(10).” This year that is the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost. (By the way, I always call these “children’s sermons,” but by clipping off the first paragraph or so they can magically become “bedtime stories.” If […]
A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 — Proper 5(10)
Marinus van Reymerswaele, The Calling of Matthew (public domain) Writing a children’s sermon on Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26, the text for “Proper 5(10),” which is the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost this year, requires one to make choices. There are really four separate stories here: Jesus calls Matthew the tax collector. Jesus eats with “sinners.” Jesus heals […]