Lectionary Links:Narrative Lectionary

Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Year 1: February 17th, 2019 Preaching Text: Matthew 13:24-43 Tiptop Cat by Roger Mader (Written for ages 4-7) Comment: In Tiptop Cat, a cat arrives at his new home and his favorite places are the very high balcony and roof, which he deftly explores

Fifth Sunday After Epiphany Year 1: February 10th, 2019 Preaching Text: Matthew 7:1-14, 24-29 Rulers of the Playground by Joseph Kuefler (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: In our Matthew passage, Jesus says that it’s no good calling out the speck in your neighbor’s eye when there is

Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Year 1: February 3, 2019 Preaching Text: Matthew 6:7-21 [25-34] The Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood (Written for ages 4-7) Comment: The premise of The Quiet Book is that quiet things can be just as valuable and important, as noteworthy and varied, as

Third Sunday after Epiphany Year 1: January 27, 2019 Preaching Text: Matthew 5:1-20 The Way Home In the Night by Akiko Miyakoshi (Written for ages 5-6) Comment: In this section of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus offers unusual blessings—he blesses not the most holy, the most

Second Sunday after Epiphany Year 1: January 20, 2019 Preaching Text: Matthew 4:1-17 Doctor De Soto by William Steig (Written for ages 5-8) Comment: After his baptism, Jesus is led by the Spirit into the wilderness, and when he is very vulnerable, he is tempted by the devil.

Jesus’ Baptism Year 1: January 13, 2019 Preaching Text: Matthew 3:1-17 A River by Marc Martin (Written for ages 5-8) Comment: In our passage, John comes to the river Jordan and begins baptizing people, exhorting them to repentance—that is to head toward something new, rather than

Day of Epiphany Year 1: January 6, 2019 Preaching Text: Matthew 2:1-23 Finding Christmas by Lezlie Evans (Written for ages 4-7) Comment: In our Matthew text, magi come to baby Jesus from far away. They intend to worship and pay him homage, and they also bring him gifts. But not

First Sunday of Christmas Year 1: December 30, 2018 Preaching Text: Matthew 1:1-17 A House That Once Was by Julie Fogliano (Written for ages 3-6) Comments: Two children in A House that Once Was come upon an abandoned house in the woods and decide to explore it. From the outside

Christmas Eve Year 1: December 24, 2018 Preaching Text: Luke 2:1-14 Mouse’s Christmas Gift by Mindy Baker (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: The story of Jesus’ birth is a story of people moving and gathering. The Emperor decrees a registration which spurs the movement of all people