Sixth Sunday of Easter Year 4: May 6, 2018 Preaching Text: Philippians 1:1-18a The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld (Written for ages 3-7) Comment: In this text, Paul is writing the Philippian community from prison, commending them on the ways they have been a friend to him in...

Fifth Sunday of Easter Year B: April 29, 2018 First Reading: Acts 8:26-40 Ask Me by Bernard Waber (Written for ages 4-7) Comment: In the dialogue between Phillip and the eunuch, questions abound! Phillip asks the eunuch if he understands what he is reading, and the eunuch asks...

Fifth Sunday of Easter Year 4: April 29, 2018 Preaching Text: Acts 17:16-31 Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: In his commentary on this text, professor O. Wesley Allen Jr. notes that while Paul calls out idolatry, he does not condemn those to whom he...

Fourth Sunday of Easter Year B: April 22, 2018 First Reading: Acts 4:5-12 Bear Feels Sick by Karma Wilson (Written for ages 3-7) Comment: Peter explains to the authorities that he was filled with the Holy Spirit and empowered by Jesus to “do a good deed” to “someone who w...

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 B: April 15, 2018 First Reading: Acts 3:12-19 Crazy Hair Day by Barney Saltzberg (Written for ages 5-8) Comment: In his speech, Peter rebukes his listeners for the mistakes they have made, namely their rejection of Jesus. Yet, Peter does not stop...

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 B: April 8, 2018 First Reading: Acts 4:32-35 Green Green, A Community Gardening Story by Marie Lamba and Baldev Lamba (Written for ages 2 – 5) Comment: In this text, the author writes of the early church, specifically of how early Christians shared...