Prelude to the Preacher and the Parent Perhaps the main challenge to writing a children’s sermon on John 14:1-14 is finding a truly child-friendly angle. There are at least three chunks here, each with its own subject matter. They sort of hang together, the way all of Jesus’ long speeches in John hang together — […]
A Children’s Sermon on John 10:1-10 — 4th Sunday of Easter
Here’s a children’s sermon on John 10:1-10 for the Fourth Sunday of Easter — or for any time you’d line to tell the kids a story about one of Jesus’ “I am” sayings. (You can find my “Monday Meditation” on this text right here.) Talking to kids or adults about the “I am” sayings presents an […]
A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 5:38-48
Here’s a children’s sermon on Matthew 5:38-48. As I write, we’re coming up on the 4th Sunday of Lent, but I already have a children’s sermon and a Monday meditation on the Gospel text for that day. So I’m filling in on the Gospel I didn’t write about last time it came around. In fact […]
A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 2:13-23 — 1st Sunday in Christmas Season
This children’s sermon on Matthew 2:13-23 is for a text the lectionary assigned to the first Sunday after Christmas. I missed the opportunity to write on it back then, but I’ve already written on the Sunday coming up as I write. (You can find the children’s sermons for the Second Sunday of Lent in Year […]
A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 11:2-11 — Advent 3
Here you go: a children’s sermon on Matthew 11:2-11. The lectionary brings this text up on the 3rd Sunday of Advent in Year A, but churches might focus on this text at other times too. In any case, I didn’t write on this one back in Advent, and I already posted a children’s sermon for […]
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