1st Sunday of Advent Year C: December 2, 2018 First Reading: Jeremiah 33:14-16 Maple by Lori Nichols (Written for ages 3-5) Comment: Jeremiah tells us that the days are coming when God will keep a promise to God’s people. God is going to cause something good and righteous to...

First Sunday of Advent Year 1: December 2, 2018 Preaching Text:  Habakkuk 1:1-7; 2:1-4; 3:[3b-6], 17-19 Yard Sale by Eve Bunting (Written for ages 3-7) Comment: In Eve Bunting’s Yard Sale, Callie sadly watches as her family’s possessions are sold in a yard sale. Her family has to...

Christ the King/Reign of Christ Sunday Year B: November 25th, 2018 First Reading: 2 Samuel 23:1-7 Old Pig by Margaret Wild (Written for ages 4-6) Comment: Our text says that these are the last words of King David. King David is going to die, but before he does, he remembers where...

Twenty-Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Year 1: November 25, 2018 Preaching Text: Jeremiah 1:4-10; 7:1-11 Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: Jeremiah is commissioned by God to go and speak to God’s people, and he speaks to those entering the Lord’s...

Title: The Bad Seed   Author: Jory John Illustrator: Pete Oswald Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: August 29,2017 ISBN: 978-0-06-246776-8 Audience: 4-8 years old Summary: The main character is a sunflower seed who is behaves badly but eventually decides he doesn’t want...

26th Sunday After Pentecost Year B: November 18th, 2018 First Reading: I Samuel 1:4-20 Harold’s Hungry Eyes by Kevin Waldron (Written for ages 3-6) Comment: Hannah’s desire for a child may be complicated to explain to children, but all of us know what it is to want something...

Twenty-Sixth Sunday After Pentecost Year 1: November 18, 2018 Preaching Text: Isaiah 36:1-3, 13-20; 37:1-7; then 2:1-4 After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) by Dan Santat (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: In our passage, King Hezekiah of Judah is distraught after...

25th Sunday After Pentecost Year B:  November 11th, 2018 First Reading: Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 The Heart and the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: At the beginning of the book of Ruth, Naomi has lost her husband and both her sons. Upon returning to the people...