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A Children’s Sermon on Mark 14:3-9 — The Anointing at Bethany

September 5, 2024 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

children's sermon on Mark 14:3-9 -- Anointing at Bethany

Preface for Pastors and Parents This children’s sermon on Mark 14:3-9 is sort of a bonus. My main plan is to do children’s sermons on all the Gospel texts assigned in the Revised Common Lectionary. This text is part of the grand sweeping Passion story assigned for the beginning of Holy Week — Mark 14:1-15:47. […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Children's Sermons, Passion Sunday, RCL Year B, The Anointing at Bethany

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: Children's Sermons, Lent 5, RCL Year C, The Anointing at Bethany

Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, 5th Sunday of Lent, John 12:1-8

April 1, 2019 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

John 12:1-8

When I saw that the Gospel for the 5th Sunday of Lent in the lectionary’s “Year C” was “the anointing at Bethany,” I expected the text to be Luke 7:36-50. Year C is anchored by the Gospel of Luke. But there it was in the list: John 12:1-8. I’m not privy to what the committee […]

Filed Under: Church Year, Monday Meditation Tagged With: 5th Sunday of Lent, John 12:1-8, RCL Year C, The Anointing at Bethany

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