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A Children’s Sermon on Luke 9:28-36–The Transfiguration

February 22, 2022 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

children's sermon on Luke 9:28-36

It’s Transfiguration Sunday this week, so here’s my children’s sermon on Luke 9:28-36. (You can find my regular Monday Meditation on this passage here.)  The lectionary makes the next section of the chapter an optional extended version of the reading. I’m opting not to include it. Since it’s Transfiguration Sunday, the first part is crucial. […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Children's Sermons, Luke 9:28-36, RCL Year C, Transfiguration

The Transfiguration — Mark 9:2-9

February 10, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

Duccio di Buoninsegna – Transfiguration (public domain) This Sunday is “Transfiguration Sunday” in the West, and so in Year B the Revised Common Lectionary gives us Mark 9:2-9. The same text will be one of the options just two weeks from now, on the 2nd Sunday of Lent. The Transfiguration Unlike last week’s Gospel, this […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Monday Meditation Tagged With: Mark 9:2-9, RCL Year B, Transfiguration

A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 17:1-9

February 21, 2020 by Gary Neal Hansen 1 Comment

Matthew 17:1-9

The Transfiguration is about as mysterious a text as you’ll find in the Gospel. That makes preparing a children’s sermon on Matthew 17:1-9 pretty challenging. How do you help kids find something useful in a story that their parents probably find baffling? I’d love to hear your thoughts on this one. And of course you […]

Filed Under: Bible, Ministry Tagged With: Children's Sermons, Lent 2, Matthew 17:1-9, RCL Year A, Transfiguration

Monday Meditation: RCL Year A, Transfiguration, Matthew 17:1-9

February 20, 2020 by Gary Neal Hansen 1 Comment

Matthew 17:1-9

In the Revised Common Lectionary, on the last Sunday before Lent, the Gospel reading is always the Transfiguration. This year, year “A,” we get Matthew’s version. (You can find my children’s sermon on this text through this link.) There are small differences between the accounts. In Mark and Luke, when Peter suggests building homes for […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Monday Meditation, Prayer Tagged With: Lent 2, Matthew 17:1-9, RCL Year A, Transfiguration

Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, Transfiguration, Luke 9:28-36

February 28, 2019 by Gary Neal Hansen 7 Comments

Luke 9:28-36

This Sunday Western Christianity celebrates the “Transfiguration.” The Revised Common Lectionary gives us the story from Luke 9:28-36, because it is “Year C” when Luke’s Gospel is the focus. Just Luke 9:28-36 for Me Please The lectionary includes an optional extension of the reading, Luke 9:37-43a. I’m not going to discuss it. In Luke’s chronology […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Monday Meditation Tagged With: Exodus, Luke 9:28-36, RCL Year C, Transfiguration

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