FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY YEAR C: February 3, 2019 First Reading: Jeremiah 1: 4-10 I’d Know You Anywhere, My Love by Nancy Tillman (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: The prophet Jeremiah is reassured by God’s words. God loves Jeremiah, knows him better than he knows himself, and...

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 C: January 27, 2019 First Reading: Nehemiah 8: 1-3, 5-6, 8-10 Remy the Rhino Learns Patience  by Andy McGuire (Written for ages 1-5) Comment: Ezra gathered in front of an assembly of people for what may be one of history’s longest sermons. He read...

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 C: January 20, 2019 First Reading: Isaiah 62:1-5 She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World  by Chelsea Clinton (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: One can practically hear the prophet boldly proclaiming “I will not keep silent” and “I...

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....

BAPTISM OF THE LORD YEAR C: January 13, 2019 First Reading: Isaiah 43:1-7 Hello, Hello by Brendan Wenzel (Written for ages 3-6) Comment: The prophet Isaiah assures readers with good news of God’s steadfast presence among us. God has called us each by name, claims us as God’s own,...

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...