Lectionary Links:Narrative Lectionary

Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost Year 1: October 21, 2018 Preaching Text: 2 Samuel 11:1-5, 26-27; 12:1-9; Psalm 51:1-9 Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: The story of the hurt David caused to Bathsheba, the destruction he brought

Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost Year 1: October 14, 2018 Preaching Text: Joshua 24:1-15 The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: Joshua tells the people to choose this day whom they will serve: the Lord or other gods. But before he lays out the

Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost Year 1: October 7, 2018 Preaching Text: Exodus 19:3-7; 20:1-17 Bedtime is Canceled by Cece Meng (Written for ages 4-7) Comment: No matter how old we are, it can be hard to remember that sometimes limits come from love—that boundaries,

19th Sunday After Pentecost Year 1: September 30th, 2018 Preaching Text: Exodus 14:5-7, 10-14, 21-29 Brave Enough for Two: A Hoot and Olive Story by Jonathan D. Voss (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: Fear is an undercurrent running through this passage. The Israelites lash out at

18th Sunday after Pentecost Year 1: September 23, 2018 Preaching Text: Genesis 39:1-23 Someday a Tree by Eve Bunting (Written for ages 4-7) Comment: Joseph’s early life was a series of troubles. First, thrown into a well by his own jealous, brothers and sold away by them into

17th Sunday After Pentecost Year 1: September 16, 2018 Preaching Text: Genesis 12:1-9 Walk This World by Jenny Broom (Written for ages 5-8) Comment: In Jenny Broom and Lotta Nieminen’s beautiful book, Walk This World, an unnamed character begins a journey from his home and

16th Sunday After Pentecost Year 1:  September 9th, 2018 Preaching Text: Genesis 6:5-22; 8:6-12; 9:8-17 La La La: A Story of Hope by Kate DiCamillo (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: In the story of Noah and the ark, after the ordeal of the waters rising and covering the earth, they

15th Sunday after Pentecost Year 4: September 2, 2018 Preaching Text: Luke 12:13-34 It’s Not Fair! A Book About Having Enough by Caryn Rivadeneira (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: In this passage, pastor Karl Jacobson suggests that Jesus’ words here to not be afraid show a

14th Sunday after Pentecost Year 4: August 26, 2018 Preaching Text: Mark 10:17-31 Mine by Caryn Rivadeneira (Written for ages 0-3) Comment: Young children (and many adults as well) can identify with the shock and grief the man with many possessions experiences as he walks away