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A Children’s Sermon on Luke 16:19-31

September 20, 2022 by Gary Neal Hansen 6 Comments

children's sermon on Luke 16:19-31

A children’s sermon on Luke 16:19-31, eh? Easy? Hard? Probably on the hard side. It’s a parable with a good story line, and that removes some challenges. But though it’s a familiar story, it presents some obstacles when it comes to finding and focusing on a kid-sized message.  (I have a longer-than-usual intro here, because […]

Filed Under: Bible, Ministry Tagged With: Lazarus and Dives, Proper 21(26), RCL Year C

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 16:1-13

September 16, 2022 by Gary Neal Hansen 4 Comments

children's sermon on Luke 16:1-13

Writing a children’s sermon on Luke 16:1-13 ought to be easy, right? I mean, it’s a parable. Jesus tells a story. I love the parables!  But then I look and see what kind of parable of is. Parables almost always contain some twists once you dig in to them. But this one? My oh my. […]

Filed Under: Bible, Ministry Tagged With: Proper 20(25), RCL Year C

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 14:25-33

September 2, 2022 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

My, how nice it is to be back with you, writing a children’s sermon on Luke 14:25-33! I’ve been away for a few months due to a short-term pastoral assignment and a family move. Now we’re settled (sort of) and I’m back in action. If you had come to depend on my children’s sermons, please […]

Filed Under: Bible, Ministry Tagged With: 13th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 18(23), RCL Year C

A Children’s Sermon on John 12:1-8 — The Anointing at Bethany

April 9, 2022 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

children's sermon on John 12:1-8

Here’s my children’s sermon on John 12:1-8, “The Anointing at Bethany.” I wrote it for the fifth Sunday on Lent, but it might work quite well as a Thanksgiving children’s sermon. (You can find my regular Monday Meditation on the same text here.)  The Lectionary is mostly in Luke for Year C, but for the […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Lent 5, RCL Year C, The Anointing at Bethany

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 15:11-31 — The Prodigal Son

March 25, 2022 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

children's sermon on Luke 15:11-31

For the 4th Sunday in Lent I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 15:11-31. (You can find my regular “Monday Meditation” on this text here.)  The lectionary reading is actually Luke 15:1-3, 11b-31, but I’m skipping the first three verses. They place the story in a larger scene, but I want to focus just […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: 4th Sunday of Lent, Parable of the Prodigal Son, RCL Year C

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