Lectionary Links:Narrative Lectionary

Fourth Sunday of Easter Year 4: April 22, 2018 Preaching Text: Acts 16:16-31 What Happens Next by Susan Hughes (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: In her commentary on this text, Professor Mitzi J. Smith focuses on the first few verses, not likely where we’d tend to pause and

Third Sunday of Easter Year 4: April 15, 2018 Preaching Text: Acts 9:1-19a Bow-Wow-Meow by Bianca Lacasa (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: Paul had persecuted others for their beliefs that Jesus was the Messiah. On the road to Damascus, Paul has an experience that changes his

Second Sunday of Easter Year 4: April 8, 2018 Preaching Text: John 20:1-18 Uni the Unicorn and the Dream Come True by Amy Krouse Rosenthal (Written for ages 4-8) Comment:. Thomas and his skepticism would have fit in well in our current age. We find ourselves questioning all types

Easter Sunday Year 4: April 1, 2018 Preaching Text: John 20:1-18 The Digger and the Flower by Joseph Kuefler (Written for ages 3-7) Comment: Christ is Risen! Today is a day for sharing stories of resurrection, hope, and new life. This week’s text highlights Jesus’ appearance to

Palm/Passion Sunday Year 4: March 25, 2018 Preaching Text: John 12:12-27; 19:16b-22 The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill (Written for ages 10+) Comment: In this text, Bishop Craig A. Satterlee explores the way so many of us place our expectations upon Jesus. When we

Fifth Sunday in Lent Year 4: March 18, 2018 Preaching Text: John 19:1-16a 7 Ate 9: The Untold Story by Tara Lazar (Written for ages 5-6) Comment: This week continues Jesus’ trial before Pilate. Like Pilate, the private “I” in 7 Ate 9 is also seeking the truth after 6 accuses 7 of

Fourth Sunday in Lent Year 4: March 11, 2018 Preaching Text: John 18:28-40 Muddle & Mo by Nikki Slade Robinson (Written for ages 3-6) Comment: This text presents different lenses in how people saw and attempted to understand Jesus’ identity. Who is Jesus? A criminal, a king,

Third Sunday in Lent Year 4: March 4, 2018 Preaching Text: John 18:12-27 Loretta: Ace Pinky Scout by Keith Graves (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: To fully encounter Peter’s experience in this text, we must hold it in relationship to what happened before and will happen after his

Second Sunday in Lent Year 4: February 25, 2018 Preaching Text: John 13:1-17 I’m My Own Dog by David Ezra Stein (Written for ages 4-7) Comment: In this text, Jesus turns the disciple’s understanding of leadership upside-down. He is calling them to view leadership through the lens