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Third Sunday of Advent Year 1: December 16, 2018 Preaching Text: Isaiah 42:1-9 Tiny, Perfect Things by M. H. Clark (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: In Tiny, Perfect Things, a little girl goes on a walk with her grandfather and they take the time to notice all kinds of tiny,

Second Sunday of Advent Year C:  December 9, 2018 First Reading: Malachi 3:1-4 I’ll Wait Mr. Panda by Steve Antony (Written for ages 3-5) Comment:  In this story, various animals ask Mr. Panda what he is making, and he instructs each one to wait. All of them decide that they

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

4th Sunday In Advent Year B:  December 24, 2017 First Reading:  2 Samuel 7:1-11;16 Where Does God Live? By Holly Bea   (Written for ages 4-10) Comment: On the morning of Christmas eve, the Old Testament reading is the passage of David’s promise to build a house for God.

Fourth Sunday of Advent Year 3: December 24, 2017 Preaching Text: John 1:1-18 Nativity by Cynthia Rylant (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: Christmas Eve is a time to share the story of Jesus’ birth and explore the meaning of the incarnation, the Word made flesh, and what it means

3rd Sunday In Advent Year B:  December 17, 2017 First Reading:  Isaiah 61:1-4,8-11 An Invisible Thread Christmas Story: A True Story Based on the #1 New York Times Bestseller by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: Laura and Maurice are a pair of

Third Sunday of Advent Year 3: December 17, 2017 Preaching Text: Isaiah 55:1-13 Merry Christmas, Davy! by Brigitte Weninger (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: Scholar Walter Bruggeman says that the first verses of this text offer an alternative to the cultural expectations of

2nd Sunday In Advent Year B: December 10, 2017 First Reading:  Isaiah 40:1-11 Ophelia by Ingrid and Dieter Schubert (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: These words from Isaiah 40 are meant to comfort God’s people. They currently are in exile and these words come telling the people

Second Sunday of Advent Year 3: December 10, 2017 Preaching Text: Ezekiel 37:1-14 The Message of the Birds by Kate Westerlund (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: As I read this text, I thought of the images of horrors and hopelessness that we see daily, of broken bodies robbed of

First Sunday of Advent Year 3: December 3, 2017 Preaching Text: Daniel 3:1, [2-7] 8-30 Refuge by Anne Booth (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: Throwing people into a firey furnace as a punishment for remaining true to their faith was certainly not a way of welcoming outsiders. This