Lectionary Links:Narrative Lectionary

Fifth Sunday of Easter Year 3: May 14, 2017 Preaching Text: Acts 15:1-18 Will You Be My Friend? by Nancy Tafuri (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: In this text some people in the community of believers are hesitant to welcome Gentiles into their community because they are not

Fourth Sunday of Easter Year 3: May 7, 2017 Preaching Text: Acts 8:26-39 I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison (Written for ages 3-7) Comment: Typically when I reflect upon this text, I am drawn to themes of radical welcome and inclusion. There are several suggested books

3rd Sunday of Easter Year 3: April 30, 2017 Preaching Text: Acts 6:1–7:2a, 44-60 Sprout Helps Out by Rosie Winstead (Written for ages 3-5) Comment: When discussing this text with children, focus on the first section, where the first deacons are called to help serve the

Second Sunday of Easter Year 3: April 23, 2017 Preaching Text: Luke 24:13-35 The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: When two disciples of Jesus meet a stranger on the road to Emmaus, they share that they had hoped Jesus would be the one to

Easter Sunday Year 3: April 16, 2017 Preaching Text: Luke 24:1-12 The Day the Stones Walked by T.A. Barron (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: What exactly does it take for a person to believe the unbelievable? This is the question Professor Eric Barreto asks in his commentary on the

Palm Sunday Year 3: April 9, 2017 Preaching Text: Luke 19:29-44 Peace, Baby! by Linda Ashman (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: “If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace,” Jesus says as he weeps over Jerusalem. Even as we celebrate the

5th Sunday in Lent Year 3: April 2, 2017 Preaching Text: Luke 18:31-19:10 Lion vs. Rabbit by Alex Latimer (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: In this season of Lent, Zacchaeus’ story is a great one for highlighting repentance and turning one’s life around. People

4thSunday in Lent Year 3: March 26, 2017 Preaching Text: Luke 16:19-31 Betty Bunny Wants Everything by Michael B. Kaplan (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: In her commentary on this text, Helen Montgomery Debevoise speaks of Abraham’s response to the rich man: “People

3rd Sunday in Lent Year 3: March 19, 2017 Preaching Text: Luke 15:1-32 Evermore Dragon by Barbara Joosse (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: As she reflects on this text, professor Karoline Lewis suggests “[the] time searching, the time stuck in that anxious presence of not knowing