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A Children’s Sermon on Luke 10:1-15

Jesus Eats with Sinners and Tax Collectors (public domain)

Preface for Pastors and Parents

Here’s my children’s sermon on Luke 10:1-15. That’s the Gospel reading assigned by the Revised Common Lectionary for the 14th Sunday after Pentecost, aka Proper 19(24) in Year C.

The story contains two lovely parables. I was tempted to go my usual route, which would be to focus entirely on one of the parables, expanding it into a more complete story.

However, I looked at the frame for the story and realized that the little tiny introduction probably raises the issue that kids will find easiest to connect with.

The challenge is that the frame requires a bit of explanation. I mean, kids don’t really know about tax collectors. And honestly, if they know about Pharisees and Scribes it may need some nuance — we do use them as such stereotypes.

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I really don’t want to talk to kids about Judean tax collectors in terms of the occupation of Rome and its corrupt financial system. I want to talk about the fact that nobody liked them. Every kid knows there are kids nobody likes.

And I don’t want to talk about Phaisees in terms of their adherence to the finer points of the law of Moses as interpreted by Rabbinic scholars. I want to describe them for what we see: They are grumpy, judgy people.

You can let me know wether you like those choices in the comments or by email. Meanwhile, enjoy my children’s sermon on Luke 10:1-15.

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 10:1-15

Good morning kids! I am so happy to see you. It is terrific that you are here in worship this morning. And I’m especially glad that you came up to hear the children’s sermon.

I wonder if you’ve ever met someone that no one seemed to like. Maybe in school, or maybe in your neighborhood. Or maybe at scouts or your sports team.

Back in the time of Jesus there was one particular group of people that almost nobody liked. It was people who had the job of collecting taxes for the government.

Now there are lots of reasons people don’t like certain kinds of people.

When I was little, a lot of people didn’t like me because I was too small.

But I knew kids who had a hard time making friends because they were too big.

I knew someone who had a hard time because her skin was too brown.

And I knew someone who had a hard time because his skin was too white.

Some kids have a hard time because other kids don’t like the country their parents come from, or where their family goes to worship.

Honestly there are so many reasons people don’t like other people that it’s kind of crazy.

But in Jesus’ time, pretty much nobody liked tax collectors

Except Jesus. 

Tax Collectors

One day Jesus found a man named Matthew working in his office as a tax collector. 

Jesus went right up to him and said “Hey, you want to come with me? You can be one of my Apostles!”

“That sounds wonderful,” sighed Matthew, “but I can’t.”

“Why not?” asked Jesus.

“Because I’m a tax collector.” Matthew said. “Nobody likes me.”

“I like you,” Jesus said, “Come and follow me. Someday you can write a book about all the things we do together and everyone will think you’re great!” 

And he did. Matthew the tax collector wrote one of the four books in the Bible about the life of Jesus.

Then one day Jesus and his friends were walking down the street. There was a big crowd, because everybody wanted to see Jesus.

But there was one man, a tax collector named Zacchaeus who was so short that he couldn’t see at all. So the tax collector named Zacchaeus climbed up a tree beside the road.

When Jesus looked up, there was Zacchaeus the tax collector! 

Jesus said “Hi, Zacchaeus! Come down from there! I want to eat dinner at your house tonight.”

And that’s what they did. 

Friends

So then, Zacchaeus and Matthew were talking.

“So you’re a tax-collector too?” asked Zacchaeus.

“Yeah!” said Matthew. “At least I used to be. Now I’m working with Jesus full time. You too?”

“Actually, I’m still a tax collector,” said Zacchaeus. “Boy, I was so surprised Jesus wanted to eat at my house. Usually people won’t even talk with me.” 

“I know! Right?” said Matthew.

Well, Matthew and Zacchaeus did know some other people. Other tax collectors of course. So they both told their tax collector friends about Jesus.

“What?” one asked. “You mean Jesus talked with you?”

“What?” another asked. “Jesus ate at your house?”

“Yeah!” said Zacchaeus. “And he’s coming over again tonight. You wanna come?”

“Sure!” said the tax collectors.

So that night Jesus ate with a whole houseful of tax collectors.

Jesus told them stories. They all told Jesus about their lives. And they had a great time together. In fact they had so much fun that people could hear them talking and laughing from way down the street. 

Complaints

While Jesus was talking and laughing with his tax collector friends, there was a knock at the door.

When Zacchaeus opened the door there were some grumpy judgy people outside.

“Jesus!” called the grumpy judgy people. “What do you think you’re doing?!?”

“Hi guys!” said Jesus. “I’m having dinner with some friends. You want to join us?”

“No!” said the grumpy judgy people. “You are eating with tax collectors! We don’t even speak to tax collectors. You should only hang out with good, respectable, cool people!”

“Actually,” said Jesus, “I get to hang out with anyone I want to. Plus, these guys are great. But you know, nobody is ever very nice to them.”

“That’s not the point!” said the grumpy judgy people. “These tax collectors—they’re terrible. They’re losers!”

“They really aren’t losers,” said Jesus. “It’s more like they were lost. I really like them. So I came to find them.”

“What do you mean?” asked the grumpy judgy people.

Jesus said, “let me tell you a story.”

A Story

Once upon a time there was a shepherd. He had a flock of 100 sheep. One night as they came into the sheepfold, the shepherd counted them to make sure they were all safe and sound.

“96, 97, 98, 99— Hey! Where’s Beatrix?!” said the shepherd.

So he closed the gate to keep the 99 sheep safe, and he went out to find his lost sheep. 

He looked everywhere the sheep had been that day. He looked in the pastures. He looked by the lakeshore, He looked along the rocky cliffs. Finally he heard something.

“Baa! Baa! Baa!”

So the shepherd followed the sound and, what do you know? There was his lost sheep!

“Beatrix!” said the shepherd. “I’ve been looking everywhere for you!”  Then he put Beatrix the sheep on his shoulders and carried her home.

He told all the sheep “Our friend Beatrix is back safe and sound!”

He told his own friends, “My sheep was lost but I searched and searched and found her! Isn’t that great?”

And Jesus said, “Then all the people were happy. And all the sheep were happy. And that’s what it feels like in heaven when I find one of my lost sheep.”

Wondering

I wonder how the judgy grumpy people felt when Jesus still wanted to be with the tax collectors?

I wonder if you’ve ever felt like you were lost and alone?

I wonder how Jesus feels about the people in our lives that nobody wants to be around?

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A Children’s Sermon on Luke 12:32-40

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Preface for Pastors and Parents

This children’s sermon on Luke 12:32-40 is a partner to the one I wrote last week on Luke 12:13-21. In the lectionary cycle of Gospel readings, these texts appear on two successive Sundays. The lectionary just sort of skips over Luke 12:22-31, the charming passage about how we should not worry since God takes care of the flowers and the birds and surely will take care of us as well.

I wonder if the people who set up the lectionary were thinking this week’s Gospel “Proper 14(19)” would answer the question that last week left hanging: How can I be “rich with God”?

Last week’s Gospel reading included the story of the rich man who built big new barns to hold his riches, but was not “rich with God.” It doesn’t, however, say how to get that particular form of wealth. I’m going to treat this week’s text as an answer to that question in my my children’s sermon on Luke 12:32-40.

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One odd thing: Jesus is more directive in this text than he usually is. And so, that’s true in this children’s sermon too.

Oh yeah: And here’s a link to my Monday Meditation on this passage from a while back.

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 12:32-40

Good morning, kids! I’m so glad to see you today in worship. Thanks for coming up to hear the children’s sermon.

Last week in the children’s sermon I told a story that Jesus told. It was about someone who tried to make a lot of money and keep it all for himself. In that story the man died and he found out that he wasn’t so rich any more. He found out that once he was dead his money didn’t really matter much.

Jesus said that man’s problem was that he wasn’t “rich toward God.” But Jesus’ story didn’t explain what being “rich toward God” actually meant.

I think that the people who were listening to Jesus that day were probably wondering how they could become rich toward God. And Jesus went on to say things that answered just that question. Let’s imagine how the conversation went.

Worried

Mary Magdalene came up to Jesus and asked “Can we talk?”

She had Nathaniel with her. Nathaniel could be kind of grumpy.

“Sure,” Jesus said. “What’s up?” 

So they all sat down to talk.

“We wanted to talk,” Mary said, “because we feel kind of worried.”

Jesus looked at them both, his big brown eyes all full of love. “I’m sorry to hear you’re worried. Feeling worried is pretty rotten. What are you worried about?”

“It was that story you told,” said Nathaniel. 

“Which one?” asked Jesus. “You know, I tell a lot of stories.”

“That one about the rich guy who died,” said Nathaniel. “That was a real downer.”

“Ah, that one,” said Jesus. 

“It was confusing,” said Mary. “You said he wasn’t ‘rich toward God,’ and how that was a bad thing. But you never told us what that means.”

“Oh I see!” said Jesus. “I’ve been showing you and telling you how to be rich toward God for a long time. I thought you understood!”

“What do you mean?” Mary asked.

Rich toward God

“That man in the story,” Jesus said, “he was rich only for himself. He saved up all his crops and all his money and tried to keep it for himself. Where do you suppose he kept his heart?”

“Um,” said Nathaniel, rolling his eyes, “In his chest maybe? Like everybody else?”

“Nathaniel,” Jesus said, “I think you know what I mean. When I ask about his heart I’m asking what you think he loved the most.”

“Oh, that’s easy,” Mary said. “He loved his money — and his crops and his barns.”

“I think you’re right,” Jesus said. “How did you know?”

“Well…” Mary said, thinking. “He thought about his money, and he worked to make more, and he built big barns to hold it all. It was like treasure to him.”

“Yeah,” said Nathaniel, “If he was a pirate he would have locked it in a wooden chest and buried it.”

“That’s right,” said Jesus, laughing. “His money and his crops and his barns were his treasure. That’s how you know where someone’s heart is — what they really love. When you find their treasure, that’s where their heart is.”

God’s Treasure

“So maybe,” said Mary, “to be rich toward God means to have our treasure be the things God really loves.”

“That’s a good way to put it,” Jesus said. “Then your heart will be where God’s treasure is. Now what have I tried to show you and tell you about what God really loves?”

They thought for a minute. 

“Well,” said Nathaniel, “you sure love to teach people. I mean you can go on for hours and hours sometimes.”

“Right,” said Jesus, “Good start. I love for people to know about living in God’s Kingdom. What else.”

“When you’ve been teaching a long time,” Mary said, “when they get hungry, you make sure they have food. One time you made food for 5000 people!”

“That’s right,” Jesus said. “I try to give people what they really need when I can.”

“When you can?!?” said Nathaniel. “You give’ people what they need all the time! If you’re not teaching them and feeding them you’re healing them. I can’t count the number of people you’ve healed!”

“Right again,” said Jesus. “And now you know something about being rich toward God. You can love people. Love them by teaching them and feeding them and healing them. Help people get what they really need. Make that your treasure.”

Still Worried

Mary and Nathaniel looked at each other silently for a minute. Then Mary said, “Actually I’m still worried.”

“Me too,” said Nathaniel. 

“Why’s that?” Jesus asked.

“I obviously can’t do that stuff,” said Nathaniel. “I can’t heal people by just saying something or touching them. And I can’t make bread for 5000 people. It’s hopeless.”

“I wonder what you can do?” asked Jesus. “Maybe you could give some money to someone who needs it.”

“How will I know they’ll do the right thing with my money?” he asked.

“Well,” said Jesus, “If you give it to them, it won’t be your money any more. And you’ll know the same way God knows that you’ll do the right thing with what God gives you.”

“How is that?” Nathaniel asked. 

“I wonder.” Jesus said. 

“I don’t have much money,” Mary said. 

Jesus asked, “I wonder what you do have?”

“Well…” Mary said. “We have some extra clothes at home that my sister and brother and I outgrew. And some old toys we don’t use any more. And other stuff I guess.”

“What if you had a yard sale?” asked Jesus. “You could all sell your things and give the money to people who need it. Plus people who need those clothes and things would have them.”

“I guess I could try,” Mary said. “But I’m still worried.”

“O Mary and Nathaniel,” Jesus said gently, “I love you both so much. I feel sometimes like I’m a shepherd and you are my sheep. I just want to take care of you. So as your shepherd, here’s what I say: Don’t be afraid, little flock!Give to the poor. Let your treasure be what God loves. It’s all going to work out really well!”

“So how is that going to work out?” Nathaniel asked. “We will have no clothes and no money because we gave it all away. Then what?”

“Actually God’s plan is to give you the whole Kingdom. You’ll never have too little of anything then. For now, make what God loves your treasure.”

Wondering

I wonder how it worked out when they sold some things and gave the money away?

I wonder how it feels to love what God loves?

I wonder what it might mean that God is giving us the Kingdom?

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A Children’s Sermon on Luke 12:13-21

Dorothea Lange, Mess Hall Line (public domain)

Preface for Pastors and Parents

A children’s sermon on Luke 12:13-21 is more challenging than usual. It’s the Gospel assigned by the Revised Common Lectionary for “Proper 13(18) in Year C. I wrote a “Monday Meditation” on it a while back but this is the first time I’ve done a children’s sermon on it.

It is tough because it is a two-part passage, and because neither part is especially kid-friendly.

First there’s a bit of conversation with Jesus and a couple brothers. Jesus has a clear mission and firm boundaries. He knows what he’s not there to do. He’s not super polite.

Second he gives a parable in response. This too is rather bracing: the story of a rich guy who dies without even thinking of being “rich toward God.”

Also challenging: Jesus doesn’t actually say what being rich toward God even means. I can extrapolate from other core Gospel content. But c’mon, Luke, give us a bit more, okay?

I’m trying to make my children’s sermon on Luke 12:13-21 kid-friendly in my usual ways. Instead of random strangers, I have Jesus talking with lunkhead disciples behaving childishly. And I retell the parable with a few imagined details — which makes me wonder how you will respond.

I had to imagine a way for the rich man to find out that he died without knowing where his wealth went, and that he was not rich toward God. Jesus did something like that in another parable: he pictured Lazarus in Abraham’s embrace in heaven, looking across a chasm to the rich man suffering in Hades. Jesus didn’t say it was going to be exactly like that — but it made a great story.

I’d love to hear whether you think I pulled it off in this children’s sermon on Luke 12:13-21.

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 12:13-21

Good morning, kids! I’m so glad to see you here in worship today. Thanks for coming up to hear the children’s sermon.

I wonder if you’ve ever noticed how much Jesus liked to tell stories. I think telling stories was one of Jesus’ favorite things to do. 

Sometimes when people asked him questions, Jesus wouldn’t really answer. People wanted Jesus to say “Yes!” or “No!” but instead he would say “Let me tell you a story…”

That’s what happens in today’s story from the Gospel of Luke. 

Two Brothers Arguing

One day Jesus was talking with two brothers. The Bible doesn’t say their names. Let’s pretend that it was Peter and Andrew. We know they were brothers. And we know they were with Jesus a lot.

Andrew said “Jesus! You need to help me. Peter is being really mean.”

“Oh” said Jesus, “I’m sorry to hear you’re having an argument.”

“I’m not being mean!” said Peter. “Andrew is being unreasonable.”

Jesus said, “I sure hope you guys can work out your problem.”

“But Jesus,” Andrew said, “I need you to help. You need to make Peter share with me.”

“See,” said Peter, “our grandmother sent us a big box of really cool toys. Some were from when she and grandpa were little. Some were from when our dad was a boy. Now their all mine!”

“I see,” said Jesus. “Well, good luck.” 

“No wait!” said Andrea. “You haven’t heard the whole story. Peter found the box first and now he won’t share with me.”

“It’s only reasonable,” Peter said. “It was addressed to me, and I found it, so it’s mine.”

Andrew stomped his foot. “It was addressed to me too! Its no fair!”

Peter crossed his arms and looked out at the mountains, with a little smile on his face. “Finder’s keepers,” he said.

“Jesus!” said Andrew, “you have to make him share!”

“You guys,” Jesus said, “I think you made a mistake. I might have to make Peter share if I was a judge and you came to my courtroom. But I’m not a judge.”

Then Jesus said, “Let me tell you a story.” 

“What good will that do?” asked Peter and Andrew at the same time.

“I wonder,” Jesus said.

A Story

Once upon a time there was a rich man. 

He had a big farm with lots of fields. He grew lots of vegetables, and lots of wheat. And he had lots of trees that bore lots of beautiful juicy fruit.

All summer long he filled big trucks with what his fields had grown. He drove the trucks to market. 

On the way he went past people who struggled to grow food in tiny rocks fields. 

He drove past people who were waiting in line to apply for jobs. 

He drove past an old neighborhood where the houses were falling down.

Then he got to the market and he sold all the food on his truck. And he drove home with a big bag of money — past the old neighborhood, past the people needing jobs, past the little rocky fields.

When he got home, he put his big bag of money with all his other bags of money. Then he looked out at his fields, all of them still full of grain and vegetables and fruit. 

And he said to himself, “Wow! I’m so rich! My barns are way too small. I’d better tear them down and build some new buildings. I’ll build big new barns for my grain and vegetables and fruit, and I’ll build a strong building with a big lock on the door to keep all my bags of money in.” 

And so he built all those new buildings. And the night they were all done, he died.

Rich with God

Well after he died, he found himself in a long line of people waiting to get into heaven. When he was almost to the front he saw that everyone had to stop to talk to a clerk at a table just outside the gate. 

When the woman right in front of him reached the table, she gave her name. The clerk had a great big book, and he looked up her name. Then he got a huge smile on his face.

“Wow!” said the man at the table. “You sure made a lot of deposits here! You are totally rich with God.”

“I’m not sure what you mean,” the woman said. “I never had much money — not even enough put some in a bank.”

“It’s all in the book,” said the clerk. “Here’s one: You brought meals to a neighbor who was sick. Boy, looks like you did that a bunch of times. Here’s another: You gave some of your kids’ clothes to a family that couldn’t afford to buy any. And it looks like when your friends were having a hard time you were very gentle and kind to them. There’s a whole lot of other deposits written in here. Ma’am, you are rich! Welcome home.”

When the rich man heard all that, he thought “I didn’t do any of that stuff.”

The woman walked on through the gates, looking sort of surprised and confused.

Not So Rich

“Next!” said the clerk at the table. 

The man who had been very rich stepped up. He told the man his name.

The clerk looked in his book. “Oh, there’s your name. Hmm…” he said. “No deposits?”

“Deposits?” asked the rich man. 

“Yes,” the clerk said. “This book tells us what kind of investments you made with God. It looks like you didn’t make any.” 

“There must be a mistake,” the rich man said. “I had a huge farm! I had enormous barns! I had a whole building just to hold my money! What do you mean ‘no investments’?!”

“Sure,” the clerk said, “you did make a lot of money. But then you died. Where’s Your money now?”

“I don’t know, actually,” said the formerly rich man. 

“Oh,” said the clerk, with a worried look on his eyes, “did you think you could bring it with you?”

“I — I don’t know,” said the no longer very rich man.

“Oh well,” said the clerk. “Welcome home.”

And he followed the rich woman through the gate.

Wondering

I wonder why Jesus didn’t just make Peter share the box of toys?

I wonder how the rich man might have become richer with God?

I wonder what you and I can do to be rich with God?

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You are, of course, free to use this children’s sermon, or adapt it as you find most useful. But, if you use it, please do one (or more!) of the following.

You can let me know that you are using it, either in the comments below, or using the contact form above. You can put a little notice in your church bulletin that your children’s sermon is adapted from one published on GaryNealHansen.com.You can support my work over on Patreon. (Just $1 per month brings my children’s sermons straight to your inbox about two minutes after they go live. And every little bit keeps me going…)

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A Children’s Sermon on Luke 11:1-13 — The Lord’s Prayer

Jesus Teaching on Mountain (cc by Sealino-SA 4.0)

Preface for Pastors and Parents

I’m so glad I get to bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 11:1-13! It’s Luke’s version of Jesus teaching his disciples “The Lord’s Prayer.“

(It’s the Gospel reading for Proper 12(17) in Year C of the lectionary, and you can find my Monday Meditation on the passage here.)

Matthew also shows us Jesus teaching the Lord’s Prayer, but the context is different. In Matthew it is part of the “Sermon on the Mount.” In Luke, the disciples see Jesus praying and ask him to teach them how to pray. This is his answer.

The content of the prayer is also slightly different. Matthew’s version is the one we remember, and it’s the one most churches use in worship every Sunday. 

I suspect that he often taught the same things in different contexts. If you really want to get your point across, and have people remember it, of course you bring the topic up more than once. And you might very well phrase it differently at different times. 

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In both Gospels Jesus is quite insistent: when you pray, this is what to say — or what to include, since it really functions as a list of topics. 

Since my book came out ( Kneeling with Giants: Learning to Pray with History’s Best Teachers, InterVarsity, 2012) I’ve done a lot of speaking on prayer in a lot of contexts — churches, retreats, conferences, clergy spiritual formation programs. When the event includes preaching at a worship service, this has always been my text. So it’s really fun to bring the core of it to kids in this children’s sermon on Luke 11:1-13.

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 11:1-13

Good morning, kids! I’m so glad to see you here in worship this morning. Thanks for coming up to hear the children’s sermon. 

This morning our story from the Gospel is about something very familiar. It’s about the Lord’s Prayer. You hear the Lord’s Prayer every time you come here for worship. Each week when we talk to God about all the things we’re grateful for and all the things we need help with, we always end it with the Lord’s Prayer.

This week’s story from the Gospel shows when Jesus taught that prayer to his disciples.

What’s He Doing?

One day, the disciples were looking for Jesus. When they found him he was up on top of a hill, perfectly still.

“Hey there’s Jesus!” said Peter. 

“What’s he doing?” said James. 

“He’s so quiet. I think he’s sleeping,” said John. 

“Maybe we should ask him,” said Andrew. So Andrew went up and tapped Jesus on the shoulder.

Jesus turned and saw them all standing there. He looked very calm and peaceful.

Jesus said, “Oh, hi you guys. What’s up?” 

“We’ve been looking for you,” said Peter. 

“We were wondering what you were doing” said James. “Were you taking a nap?”

“No,” Jesus said. “I was talking to my dad.”

“Your dad?” John asked. 

“Yeah,” Jesus said, “God. I talk to him all the time. Its called praying.”

“Oh, right!” Andrew said. “When I was a disciple of John the Baptist he taught us to pray his way. Maybe you could teach us to pray your way. What do you think?”

The Lord’s Prayer

“Sure,” said Jesus. “When you pray, here’s what to say.”

Father, may your name be revered as holy.
    May your kingdom come.
Give us each day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins,
        for we ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us.
And do not bring us to the time of trial. (Luke 11:2-4 NRSVUE)

“That’s the main stuff.”

“Oh yeah,” said John. “You were teaching that the other day, to the whole crowd. Wasn’t there a bit more that time?”

Jesus said, “That’s right. I was also saying to pray ‘Your will be done on earth as in heaven’ and ‘lead us not into temptation.” And to end the prayer, ‘For the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.’

“That’s a cool prayer,” said Peter. “There’s just one problem.”

“What’s that?” Jesus asked. 

Peter said, “I don’t know what it means,”

“Ah,” said Jesus. “Good point. Let me explain. It’s not just a prayer to memorize and say over and over. It’s really a list of the things you should always remember to talk with God about.”

Piece by Piece — about God

“Okay,” said John, “why should we start by saying ‘Our Father in heaven’?”

Jesus said, “When you pray remember God loves you so much he adopted you as his very own child, and give thanks.”

Peter said, “Why do we pray for God’s name to be made holy? Isn’t God’s name already holy?”

Jesus said “Now that you’re in God’s family, you carry his name. Pray that you can live in ways that help people see God’s goodness and love—so they will know God’s name is holy.” 

James said “Why do you say ‘your Kingdom come?’”

Jesus said, “Ask God to help more and more people belong to him in his Kingdom. And pray that people will live under God’s law of love and justice.”

Andrew asked, “Why do we pray for God’s will to be done?”

Jesus said, “You’ll be praying for God to help all kinds of people. It can be confusing to know what to ask God to do. God’s will is always the very best thing. So ask God to do that.”

“But how do we know what God’s will is?” asked Andrew.

Jesus said, “Remember what I’ve shown you. I heal the sick. I feed the hungry. I welcome strangers. Start with those things.”

Bit by bit—About Us

Peter was looking confused. He said, “But all that stuff is about God — God’s name, God’s kingdom, God’s will. Can’t we pray for ourselves?”

Jesus smiled. “That’s a really good question Do you remember the next line of my prayer?”

“Yeah,” Peter said. “You said ‘Give us today our daily bread.’”

“Right,” said Jesus. “You should ask God for the food you’ll eat when you are hungry today.”

“What about other stuff?” Peter asked.

“Of course,” said Jesus. “You can talk to God about anything. And for sure God wants you to ask for the things you really truly need.”

Andrew asked, “What about the next part? You said to pray to God to forgive us our sins.”

“Yes,” Jesus said. “You should ask God to forgive you just the way you have forgiven other people.”

“Wait a minute!” Peter said. “My brother Andrew did some really mean things to me when I was a kid, I don’t know if I can forgive him!”

“Well,” said Jesus, “forgiving someone just means you decide not to punish them. Try that.”

“Alright,” Peter said. “But I don’t think that it’s going to make everything okay between us.”

“You’re probably right,” said Jesus. “At least not right away.”

John said “And what about that last thing? You said to pray that God won’t lead us into temptation. Why do we have to pray for that?”

Jesus said, “Sometimes you really want to do things God told you not to do. So ask for God to help you stay out of trouble. Everyone needs help to do the right thing.”

The Ending

Peter said, “So that’s it? We just talk to God about all those things?”

“Yep,” said Jesus. 

“But how do I know God hears me?” Peter asked. 

“First trust me,” said Jesus, “because I told you God wants to hear from you about all these things. And finish by reminding yourself that God really can do what you asked.”

“How do I do that?” Peter asked.

Jesus said, “It’s the last part of my prayer. You say ‘for the Kingdom and the power and the glory are yours, now and forever.’ That means ‘You can do it!’ Then say ‘Amen!’ That means ‘It’s true!’”

Wondering 

I wonder if you ever talk to God? 

I wonder if it’s hard to believe God wants to hear from you? 

I wonder which part of the Lord’s Prayer you would like to talk to God about today?

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A Children’s Sermon on Luke 10:38-42 — Mary and Martha

Otto van Veen (1556-1629) – Christ in the House of Mary and Martha (public domain)

Preface for Pastors and Parents

Here, just in time, is my brand new children’s sermon on Luke 10:38-42. As I say in my Monday Meditation on this text from some time back, the main way this passage has been interpreted for many centuries was about different ways of life–very different kinds of discipleship.

Martha was taken to represent “the active life,” which is what most of us are called to. You know: spouses and parents, people who have jobs in the world, people who live out their faith in practical love within society.

Mary was taken to represent “the contemplative life,” meaning the special calling of a few to lives of prayer. Usually they lived out their days in monasteries and convents. They often still saw their lives as being of loving service to others, but it was showing love by praying for others, and for all the world God loves so much.

These days, at least in the Protestant world, we slice it a little differently. Protestants don’t generally have the option of a contemplative life in a monastic community. In fact, back in the Reformation some of our main teachers made a point of ruling that out. Whether that was a good thing for us in the long run is a genuine question, in my opinion, but that’s how it’s set up now.

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So we have tended to look at this passage as two examples applicable to us all. We all need to love God by loving neighbors in practical ways, like Martha. But we all really do need to do like Mary, and sit at Jesus’ feet and learn. That’s the disciple’s calling too. 

And that’s probably a more accessible message for kids who are not likely at the point of thinking about a life of contemplative prayer. So that’s where I go in my children’s sermon on Luke 10:38-42.

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 10:38-42

Good morning, kids! I am so glad to see you this morning. Thanks for coming to worship. And thanks especially for coming up to hear the children’s sermon.

Hungry Disciples

One day Jesus was out with his twelve very good friends. It had been a busy day. Jesus had taught people about the Kingdom of God. Jesus had healed people who were sick. Jesus had answered questions—and he’d asked a lot of questions of his own. 

The twelve friends had been helping out every way they could. But now it was evening. Now they were hungry.

“Jesus,” said Peter. “Do you think you could maybe make us some more of that miracle bread? Like when you fed 5000 people? Our tummies are rumbling.”

“No need for miracle bread!” Jesus said. “That town up ahead is Bethany. That’s where my friends Mary and Martha live. I’m sure we can eat at their place.” 

“Um, Jesus?” said Peter. “Are you sure it’s okay? I mean, there are thirteen of us all together, and they don’t know we’re coming.” 

“It’ll be fine!” said Jesus. “Mary and Martha love me! They said I could come by any time.”

At Mary and Martha’s Door

When they got to Mary and Martha’s house Jesus knocked on the door.

Martha opened it up and when she saw Jesus her face lit up in a huge smile. She gave Jesus a big hug.

“Surprise!” Jesus said with a grin. “We came for dinner!”

Before Martha could say anything, Peter stepped forward and said, “Hi Martha! I’m Peter. Remember me? Well, we don’t want to intrude. I mean there are thirteen of us. It’s kind of a lot, really. And we didn’t tell you we were coming. I’m sure we can find dinner somewhere else if it’s too much trou—” 

But Martha interrupted him. “Nonsense, Peter! I love Jesus. I told him to come by any time. And I love cooking dinner for people. Why don’t you all come in and relax. Mary and I will get dinner started.”

And she went back inside calling “Mary! Mary! Guess what? Jesus is here!”

Inside the House

They were just sitting down in the living room when Mary ran. She had a huge smile on her face. She gave Jesus a big hug.

“I can’t believe you’re here! In our house!” she said. “I have so many questions I’ve been wanting to ask you about.” 

So she sat at Jesus’ feet. She asked questions, and listened to Jesus’ answers. All the other disciples sat there too, asking other questions, and listening to Jesus’ answers. 

While they talked, there were a lot of sounds coming from the kitchen. Martha was working on dinner. There were chopping sounds as she cut up vegetables. There were sizzling sounds, as she fried things in a hot pan. There were banging and clanging sounds as pans and bowls were hurried around. 

Eventually, Martha came rushing out to the dining room with plates and things. She glanced out to where Jesus and the others were sitting. She saw her sister, Mary.

An Argument

“Mary!” she yelled. “What are you doing out here! You’re supposed to be helping me!”

“I’m listening to Jesus!” Mary said. But she got up quickly, and came over to Martha. “Be quiet!” Mary said, “You’re interrupting Jesus! He’s trying to teach us. You’re not being respectful!”

“You’re not being respectful!” said Martha. “You should show some respect by helping me make dinner!”

“But I love Jesus!” said Mary. “He’s never come to our house before. I love him so much I want to be close to him, and listen to everything he says.”

“Well,” said Martha, “I love Jesus so much I’m making him a really nice dinner—and for twelve of his friends! It’s a lot of work!”

“Well,” said Mary, “I guess I just love Jesus more than you do. If you loved Jesus as much as I do you’d stop your fussing and pay attention to him!” 

“Well,” said Martha, “if you really loved Jesus you’d do something nice for him like making him dinner! I guess I love Jesus more than you do!”

“No!” said Mary, “I love Jesus more!” 

“No!” said Martha, “I love Jesus more!”

Ways of Loving

Right then Jesus came over and asked, “What’s wrong, my friends?”

Mary said, “I was trying to explain to Martha that I’m sitting and listening to you because I love you.”

Then Martha said, “And I was trying to explain to Mary that I’m making dinner for you because I love you—more than she does, actually.”

“Oh, my friends,” said Jesus, with a sad look in his big brown eyes. “I don’t want you to fight about who loves me more. You each have your own way of showing your love.”

But Martha said, “Don’t you care that she’s making me do all the work? Tell her to help me.” 

“Martha, My friend,” said Jesus, “I can see you’re getting pulled in all directions. But in the long run I do want everybody to listen and learn. I won’t take that away from Mary.”

“But could somebody help me?” pleaded Martha. “Dinner’s almost ready and I only have two hands!”

So a couple of the other disciples got up and helped Martha. And they all had a wonderful dinner.

Wondering

I wonder if you’ve ever shown your love for someone by making something special for them?

I wonder if you’ve ever shown your love for someone by spending time with them and paying attention?

I wonder how you might show love for Jesus?

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A Children’s Sermon on Luke 10:25-37 — The Good Samaritan

Iraqi Girl Smiles, CC by Christiaan Briggs-SA 3.0

Preface for Pastors. and Parents

Perhaps the hardest thing about writing a children’s sermon on Luke 10:25-37, “The Good Samaritan,” is bringing out the inherently political quality of the story. 

(I’ve written on this text both as a Monday Meditation and in a series on the Heidelberg Catechism)

Oh, right, you thought I’d say it is hard because the story is just too familiar. Yes, that’s true. But the cost of the familiarity is we miss the political nature of the story. 

What? You thought sermons, especially children’s sermons, should avoid politics? Well, I’m not one to cram politics, or anything else, in where it doesn’t belong. But if the text is actually about politics, how can I avoid the topic and tell myself I’m being faithful?

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It is the story of the good Samaritan , alter all. It hinges on political hatred. What could be more timely? The hatred between peoples separated by a border, Judea and Samaria, is a political matter. The hard part is telling the story with today’s political divisions in place—instead of the seemingly distant, maybe irrelevant, ancient conflict between Jews and Samaritans. Who will replace the mysterious characters of a Jewish priest and a Levite in 21st century America?

So here I go. let me know in the comments or by email what you think of this children’s sermon on Luke 10:25-37.

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 10:25-37

Good morning kids! I am so glad to see you in worship this morning. You are always welcome here. And so are your friends, actually. And so are the people you don’t like very much. That’s part of what today’s story from the Gospel is about.

A Conversation About The Law

One day Jesus was talking with a man about God’s laws in the Bible.

They agreed that the most important law of all is where it says to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength.

And they agreed that another law was right up there with the most important law: The one where it said to love our neighbors as ourselves. 

But the man asked Jesus a question about that second law. He said, “But Jesus, who exactly is my neighbor? I want to know who I have to love, and who I don’t.”

In the Bible, Jesus told a story to answer the man’s question. But some parts of that story are about things long ago in Jesus’ time. I don’t want to explain those things this morning. Instead I want to imagine how Jesus might have told the story if he were here today in America.

Heres how I think Jesus might have told the story.

A Walk to School

Once upon a time there was a boy about your age. He lived just a few blocks from school so he walked every day instead of taking a bus.

One day he was walking along, wearing a baseball hat that his parents had given him. It was bright red, and it had big words in white letters, saying Make something or other Great Again.

He was on his way to school, with his allowance money in his pocket. and his phone in his backpack.

When he turned the corner just a block from his house, he found three bigger boys standing in his way. He knew just who they were. They were his school’s bullies. They made trouble for everybody.

I hope you never have to deal with bullies, but you can probably guess what happened next. The bullies said really mean things to the boy. Then they started pushing him around. They punched him in the stomach so he could barely breath. They gave him a bloody nose. Then they took his allowance money and stole his phone. They knocked him to the ground and ran away laughing.

People Pass By

For a while the boy just lay there, dirty, bloody, and crying.

Soon, a man in a business suit was coming out of a nearby coffee shop. He didn’t even look at the boy. He walked right by him, got into his fancy car, and drove away. 

Then some girls from his class were walking to school down the same street. They saw him lying there from down the block and stopped.

“Ew gross!” said one. “He’s all dirty and bloody.”

“I know, right?” said another. “He must be homeless. Or on drugs.”

“Yeah,” said the third. “Let’s cross the street here so we dont get too close!”

So they went to the other side and made their way to school.

One Girl Stops

But then another girl came down the block. 

She and her family had just come to this country, from far away in the Middle East. She was a few years older—he was in grade school, but she was in middle school—and she wore a long dress, with long sleeves. She wore a scarf, called a Hijab, over her hair.

When she got close she saw the boy and how hurt he was. 

She knelt down and helped him sit up. 

She took her some tissues from her backpack and cleaned up his bloody nose. 

Then she asked what had happened and listened as he told his story through his tears. 

Finally, she asked where he lived, and she took him home to his parents.

Then she headed off to school—a little bit late, but not in too much trouble.

Jesus’ Question

So Jesus said to the man who asked the question, “You asked who really is your neighbor. What do you think now?”

“What do you mean?” the man asked. 

“Well,” said Jesus, “some bullies beat the boy up. Were they his neighbors? A businessman walked by without looking. Was he the boy’s neighbor? Some girls from the boy’s class crossed the street to avoid him. Were they his neighbors? A Muslim immigrant came and helped him. Was she his neighbor? What do you think?”

The man thought about Jesus’ questions for a long time.

“Well,” he said at last, “The only one who loved her neighbor was the Muslim immigrant girl.”

“And that’s what you should do,” said Jesus.

Wondering 

I wonder if it is hard for kids and grown ups to see each other as their neighbors?

I wonder if it is hard for kids to see other kids as their neighbors?

I wonder if it is hard for people who were born here to see immigrants as their neighbors?

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A Children’s Sermon on Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 — The Second Mission Trip

Jesus Sends Out the 70 Disciples (1873), Public Domain

Preface for Pastors and Parents

I’m back, after a few weeks away from writing, with a brand new children’s sermon on Luke 10:1-11, 16-20.

We are in the long post-Pentecost season of the Church year, in what is often called “Ordinary Time.” That means our Gospel readings from the Lectionary are hopping and skipping through Luke 8 to 21.

Why “ordinary time”? We have about half of a year to flesh out with the ordinary business of following Jesus. After Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, and Easter, you get used to texts matching the events surrounding the beginning and end of Jesus’ life, celebrated in the big holy days of the Church year. Now each Sunday we just step into the big middle of the Gospel story. 

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Today we look at the second-ever church mission trip.

Earlier, at the beginning of Chapter 9, Jesus sent the Twelve Apostles on a mission adventure. Interestingly, Luke uses more ink describing this second mission trip than on the one the Apostles’ went on. And his time seventy disciples get sent out. 

It seems like the idea of a mission trip could be familiar to a to a lot of kids. Many churches have mission trips regularly. Even if the children’s sermon crowd is too little to actually go on such a trip, they may know that a sibling or parent went on one. And even if not, the concept isn’t complicated.

Anyway, here we go with a children’s sermon on Luke 10:1-11, 16-20.

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Good morning, kids! I am so glad to see you here in worship this morning. Thanks for coming up to hear the children’s sermon.

I wonder if you’ve ever known someone who went on a mission trip. A mission trip is when a group of people go somewhere to do the kinds of things Jesus liked to do. 

One time I went on a mission trip to help put a new roof on a family’s house on Mexico. Another time I went to help out in a school in India. But mission trips can also go somewhere close by — wherever Jesus sends people, that’s the place to go.

Jesus Sends Seventy

A little while before today’s story from the Gospel, Jesus sent out his twelve very special friends on a mission trip. He called them “Apostles” and that means “People who are sent.” When they got back they told everybody all about it.

It sounded pretty great, going out to do things for Jesus. Now a whole lot of people wanted to go on a mission trip too.

So a bunch of them came to Jesus. They asked Jesus, “Can’t we go on a mission trip too? Peter, James, John and the others got to go. We want to go on a mission trip too!”

Peter came over and said, “No way! Mission trips are just for us Apostles. And we already went.”

Jesus smiled and said, “Actually, I think it’s a great idea! How many of you want to go?”

So they all counted off and told Jesus, “Seventy! Is that too many?”

“No,” said Jesus, “Seventy is a great start. But you should pray that even more will want to go next time.”

“Why is that?” they asked.

Jesus said, “Because God has so much to do in the world. The world is ready—like a wheat field at harvest time.”

Why A Mission Trip?

Someone asked, “But can’t God just do stuff without our help? Why does God want to send people?”

“Oh sure,” Jesus said, “God can do anything. But God likes do do things through people.”

“Why is that?” he asked.

Jesus said, “When God sends people, the people God sends learn to love what God loves. And all the people whom they help learn that that God loves them.”

“Doesn’t God love them even if we don’t go to help them?” they asked.

“Yes, of course,” said Jesus. “But it is a lot easier to believe God really loves you when people are doing loving things to help you.”

Who Goes Where?

Then Peter spoke up again. He said, “Jesus is right. There are lots and lots of towns and villages where people need God’s love. You should split up and go to seventy different places. That’s the most efficient way.”

“Um, Peter?” said Jesus quietly. “That’s not such a good idea.” Then he turned to the seventy people who wanted to go and said, “I think it would be better for each of you to travel with a friend. If you pair up, you can go to thirty five towns and villages.”

“Jesus!” whispered Peter, “Thats not very efficient.”

“Peter,” said Jesus, “Being efficient is not the most important thing. When I go new places I bring all twelve of you with me! It can be scary to go to new places. If they travel in pairs, when one person gets scared, they’ll have a friend to lean on.”

So Jesus got them all paired up. They looked at a map and decided what town or village each pair would go to.

What to Do?

Then one of the women tapped Jesus on the shoulder. “There’s something important you haven’t told us,” she said. “What are we supposed to do when we get there?”

“Great question,” Jesus said. “All these towns are places I’m planning to visit soon. Tell them I’m coming. Tell them the Kingdom of God has come very close to them. Tell them to be ready.”

“But how can we help them get ready?” the woman asked.

“Another good question.” Jesus said. “Just do the kinds of things you’ve seen me do. If people are sick, help them to feel better. And teach them some of the things I’ve told you about the Kingdom of God. Stuff like that.”

How to Pack?

Then someone else asked, “Do you have a packing list? What should we bring?”

Peter blurted out,  “I know the answer!” he said. “You should each carry a bag of money. Plus a big bag of food. And bring some extra sandals, because you’ll be walking a long way. And—“

But Jesus put his hand on Peter’s shoulder and said quietly “Peter, don’t you remember? When I sent the twelve out on their mission trip, I didn’t let you take any of that stuff.”

But Peter whispered “But Jesus! They are going to need money. And their extra shoes!”

“Actually no,” said Jesus. “I don’t want them to take anything. Not even sandals. I want them to learn how to trust. They will learn that God will provide for them through other people.”

Peter said, “Yeah, but I didn’t think these guys would be able to handle that. They don’t look like they know how to trust God to provide for them.” 

Jesus said to Peter, “How will they learn to trust if they don’t even try to trust?”

Where to Stay?

The one who asked about packing spoke up again: “But Jesus, I’m kind of worried. I mean, I’ve never been to this town you’re sending me to. Where will I sleep? What will I eat?”

Then Jesus smiled gently at the man, his big brown eyes all full of love. “It’s a good question,” he said. “But you don’t need to worry. There are wonderful peaceful people everywhere. Find a peaceful person and ask if you can stay with them. Eat whatever they serve you. That’s the polite thing to do. Don’t complain about the food. You’ll be fine.”

“But what if people are mean to us?” asked the worried man.

“Well,” said Jesus, “that can happen too. “If people are mean, just move on. Wipe the dust off your feet and go — but first tell them God’s Kingdom has come very near to them!”

Wondering

I wonder how it felt to be sent out to do what Jesus did?

I wonder how it felt to go to a new town where they didn’t know anyone? 

I wonder how it felt to go with no extra food, or clothes, or money?

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A Children’s Sermon on John 14:23-29 — Four Gifts

The Last Supper, Michael Damaskinos (1530–1593) — Public Domain

Preface for Pastors and Parents

Here is my children’s sermon on John 14:23-29. This is one of two Gospel readings in the lectionary for the 6th Sunday of Easter in Year C, but the other will wait for another time.

John 14 gets used in various pieces at various times. And since John is never any year’s main Gospel, parts appear in different years. When I’ve done all those parts I’ll be able to give them to you as a sort of series. 

Someday…

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The challenge with this text is that it isn’t a narrative with action. This passage is part of one of Jesus’ long speeches. I’ll have to at least turn it into a conversation to create some interest as a story. 

You can take a look at this Children’s Sermon on John 14:23-29 and let me know what you think.

A Children’s Sermon on John 14:23-29

Good morning kids! I’m so glad to see you this morning. Thank you for coming up to hear the children’s sermon.

Before I begin, I want to wish you a very happy Easter! 

On Good Friday, Jesus died on the cross. But on Easter Sunday he was back alive again. 

Having Jesus back alive again is such amazing good news that every year we celebrate it for seven whole weeks.

Today is the sixth Sunday of Easter.

A Special Dinner

Back before Easter, just before Good Friday, Jesus knew he would die soon. He wanted to have one last special time with his very best friends. 

They had dinner together, and Jesus told his friends lots of things. He wanted them to know that he would be dying soon. He knew they would be sad. But he thought he could find a way to comfort them. 

Here how I picture Jesus telling his friends some of those comforting things.

Some Special Gifts

When Jesus said he was going away—that he was going to die—all of Jesus’ friends were very sad. Some were crying. Some just sat there with their eyes wide and their mouths open. But nobody could say anything.

Jesus looked at them, with his big brown eyes all full of love, and he said, “Oh, you guys, I know you’re sad. I know its hard to think about me dying. But when I’m gone you’ll be getting some very special gifts from God.” 

Gift Number One 

“But Jesus,” said Mary Magdalene, “We don’t want gifts. We just want you! Please stay with us!”

“Mary,” said Jesus, “I have a big surprise for you. In a way I’m going to give you exactly what you asked. After I die and go to be with my Father, we are going to come and make our home with you!”

“With me?” said Mary.

“With all of you!” said Jesus, “My Father and I will live with everyone who tries to do the things I’ve been teaching you.”

“Will we see you?” Asked Mary. “I’m kind of confused, since you said you were going to be gone.”

“No, you won’t see me,” said Jesus. “But I’ll be there. And so will my father. Always,”

“Thank you!” said Mary Magdalene.

Gift Number Two

“That sounds great, Jesus,” said John, “but I’m still kind of worried about something. You know, I was thinking about writing a book about you. I want to call it The Good News.”

“Hey, I’m gonna write a book about Jesus too,” said Matthew. “You’d better say ‘according to John,’ because mine’s gonna be The Good News According to Matthew.”

Jesus smiled and said “That sounds like a great idea, guys! So, what are you worried about?”

“I’m afraid I won’t remember everything,” said John.

“Me too!” said Matthew.

John said. “What if I leave out some important thing you did or said?”

Jesus said, “That reminds me of the second gift I’m going to send you. My Father and I are sending you the Holy Spirit!” 

“What’s that?” said John.

“The Holy Spirit is God,” Jesus. “Just like my father and I are One God, the Spirit is One with us too.”

John still looked doubtful. “How will that help, exactly?”

Jesus said, “One of the Holy Spirit’s jobs is to remind you of all the things I’ve taught you. The Holy Spirit will lead you into the truth.”

“Thanks!” said John and Matthew.

Gift Number Three

“I’m scared of other things,” said Peter. “Just remembering what you taught me may not be enough.”

“Can you tell me what’s worrying you?” Jesus asked.

“Yeah!” said Peter. “You said all kinds of scary things would happen in the world. Wars. Earthquakes. Famines. People being mean to each other. Of course I’m scared!!”

“That reminds me of the third gift that I want to give you,” Jesus said.

“What is it?” Peter asked.

“Peace,” said Jesus. “I’m giving you my very own peace. I want you to be able to have peace no matter how bad things seem around you.”

“But how do I get that peace?” Peter asked.

“You can start by always remembering my first two gifts,” Jesus said. “I am with you, even if you can’t see me. My Father is with you too. And if you forget, the Holy Spirit is with you to remind you.”

“Thanks!” said Peter.

Gift Number Four

“I don’t know,” said Thomas, who always was a little hard to convince. “I don’t know if I can believe in all these invisible gilts.”

“That’s okay,” said Jesus. “My fourth gift is something I’m giving you right now. I’m telling you these things now, before they happen. That way, when they do happen, you can remember and believe.”

“Thanks,” said Thomas. “I guess.”

Wondering 

I wonder whether it ever seems hard for you to believe the things Jesus says?

I wonder if you’ve ever wished you could feel peace when things are upsetting?

I wonder how it feels to hear that Jesus, and his Father, and the Holy Spirit are with you?

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A Children’s Sermon on John 13:31-35 — A New Commandment

Christ Washing Peter’s Feet (fresco) Église Saint-Martin de Vic — Public Domain

Preface for Pastors and Parents

Here’s a children’s sermon on John 13:31-35. It’s part of the passage that recounts the events of Maundy Thursday, so you might use it then. But it’s also the text assigned for the 5 th Sunday of Easter in Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary. 

I think it is both surprising and wise that the lectionary gives us this text a second time, outside of Holy Week.

It’s often a small portion of the congregation that makes it out to a Maundy Thursday service. Plus, many churches don’t even have a Maundy Thursday service. So, if the text wasn’t preached on outside of Holy Week, most people would never hear it. 

And it’s actually a very important text.

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I’m laying aside the first part, about Jesus being glorified, which is pretty challenging stuff theologically. And I’m skipping past the middle part, about Jesus going where none of the disciples can follow, which I don’t think is the most grippy stuff for kids.

Instead I’m focusing my children’s sermon on John 13:31-35 on the really important and evocative bit, the New Commandment. That “mandate” is actually the bit for which “Maundy” Thursday is named. And it is something every kid and grown up needs to consider as carefully as possible.

A Children’s Sermon on John 13:31-35

Good morning, kids! I’m so glad to see you. Thanks for coming up to hear the children’s sermon.

Before I tell you a story, I want to say Happy Easter! Did you know that it is still Easter? The fact that after Jesus died he came back alive again on Easter is such good news, such an amazing thing, that every year we celebrate Easter for seven whole weeks. Today is the 5th Sunday of Easter.

A New Commandment

On the same night as Jesus gave his friends the Lord’s Supper, he told them he wanted to give them something very important. “It’s a commandment,” he said. “A brand new commandment. It’s one that Moses could never have given.”

“Oh, come on,” said Thomas, who always had his doubts about things. “God was talking to Moses face to face. God could give Moses any commandment he wanted to.”

“Well this commandment is different,” Jesus said. 

“Tell us what it is, Jesus,” said Mary, Martha’s sister, who always wanted to learn from Jesus.

“I want you to love one another —”

But then Peter interrupted. Peter was always quicker to talk than he was to listen.

“That’s not a new commandment,” Peter said. “The law of Moses says we are to love our neighbors as ourselves.”

“That’s true,” Jesus said, “but listen all the way to the end. I want you to love each other the same way I’ve loved you.”

How Did Jesus Love?

“That’s kind of confusing,” said Nathaniel, who was always quick to notice problems. “How much do you love us? You never really said.”

Jesus looked at him and smiled. “I didn’t say you should love as much as I love you. It isn’t a command about the amount of love. I said you should love the same way.”

“I think I get it,” said Peter. “Earlier tonight you washed all our feet. That was very loving. I bet you want us to wash each other’s feet.”

“Yes,” said Jesus, “that’s one way I’ve loved you. I was willing to do something kind of gross to help you out. I want you to be willing to help each other, even when it isn’t fun.”

Healing

“Oh, but you’ve done so much more than that!” said Mary Magdalene. “For so long I was kind of crazy in my mind. But you made the demons go away. You healed me.”

“That’s right, Mary,” Jesus said. “I healed you as a way of loving you.”

“But I could never do that,” said Nathaniel. “I don’t know how to heal people.”

“Maybe someday you could learn,” said Jesus. “Meanwhile, if one of you is sick, you could bring them some soup. That might help them feel better.”

“Or help them find a doctor!” said Luke, who actually was a doctor.

Feeding, Teaching, Welcoming

“You loved us in other ways too, Jesus,” said Andrew. “When we were hungry you gave us food. You fed the whole crowd of 5000 people who came to hear you teach!”

“And that’s another way you loved us,” said Mary, Martha’s sister. “You taught us so many things.”

“Maybe you could do those things to love each other,” said Jesus. “When someone is hungry, you could feed them. When someone doesn’t know about the Kingdom of Heaven, you could teach them — like I did.”

“When I was a tax collector I didn’t have any friends,” said Matthew Levi. “You brought me in and made me part of the group. That meant a lot to me.”

“Jesus did that for all kinds of people,” said John. “Even foreigners from Samaria.”

“Even people with leprosy!” said Mary.

“Maybe you could show love by being friends with new people,” said Jesus, “like I did.”

Planting

They were all quiet for a bit while they thought about how Jesus had loved them. Finally Peter spoke up.

“You know, Jesus,” he said, “I don’t know the word for it, but the biggest way you loved me is helping me to be someone new.”

“What do you mean?” asked Jesus.

“Well,” he said, “when I met you, I was a fisherman. I figured I’d always b a fisherman. I’d go out to fish and I’d come home. Every day. But you helped me see that I could be something different. Now you say I’m an ‘Apostle’ with all these others. You make us all believe we can change the world. It’s like you planted a little seed inside me, and now it’s grown into something big.”

“And you can do that for others, too,” said Jesus. “You can love them by planting that little seed, and helping it grow. Then other people can help change the world too.”

“But how can I do that?” asked Peter. “I don’t know what the seed is!”

“Didn’t I tell you, Peter?” asked Jesus. “The kingdom of heaven is like a seed…”

Wondering

I wonder what it felt like for those disciples to try to love the way they Jesus loved them?

I wonder how many ways they found to love other people?

I wonder if you’ve ever thought about how Jesus loves you?

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A Children’s Sermon on John 10:22-30 — The Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd, Callixitus Catacomb, ca 300 (public domain)

Preface for Pastors and Parents 

This children’s sermon on John 10:22-30 is for the fourth Sunday of Easter in Year C. Every year the lectionary gives us a little part of John 10 on Easter 4. I think I finally figured out why. (You can see my Monday Meditation on this passage here.)

Easter 3 is always John 21:1-19, where Jesus tells Peter three times to feed his sheep. It is Peter’s call to be a pastor — a shepherd of Jesus’ flock.

Well what’s the next logical thing to talk about? (Or at least what tangentially connects on the topic of sheep and shepherds?) 

John 10! It’s all about Jesus being “The Good Shepherd” and us being his sheep. 

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It takes three years to deal with the whole passage. This may not lead to a clear awareness of the text as a whole. Chances are nobody goes to church thinking “Hey, about a year ago the pastor preached on John 10.:1-18. I wonder what comes after that?”

Anyway, this scene continues the theme of the chapter, but it starts on a new occasion, making it easier to deal with it on its own.

In today’s passage, Jesus alludes to things from other parts of John’s Gospel. So to make it clear to kids I’ll need to make some of that explicit– hopefully without cluttering it up and making my children’s sermon on John 10:22-30 confusing. It sort of fits with this particular story, since I just retell it my own way, rather than focusing in on one key thing. You can let me know if you think it works.

A Children’s Sermon on John 10:22-30

Good morning kids! I’m so glad to see you this morning. Thanks for coming up to hear the children’s sermon.

Before I begin, let me say “Happy Easter!” Today is the fourth Sunday of Easter. We spend whole seven weeks in Easter, celebrating that after Jesus died on the cross he came back to us, alive again. 

Our story from the Gospel this morning comes long before Easter. Jesus was in Jerusalem for a big celebration. 

In Jerusalem

As Jesus walked around in the Temple some people who were not his disciples came up to talk with him.

“Hey Jesus,” the leader of the group said. “When is the big reveal?”

“What do you mean?” asked Jesus. “What ‘big reveal’ are you talking about?”

“Well,” someone said, “Some people think you’re the Messiah. Some people think you’re not. When are you going to tell us?”

“Yeah,” said another. “Can’t you just be clear about it?”

“Actually you guys,” Jesus said “I really have told you. I told you in my words. And I told you in my actions. You just didn’t believe me.”

Jesus’ Words

“Oh, come on,” the leader said, “When did you ever tell us whether you were the Messiah or not?”

And Jesus said, “When I was talking to a Samaritan woman by a well, she asked about the Messiah. I said to her, ‘I who speak to you am he!’ That seems pretty clear.” 

“Just that one time?” someone asked. “And way up in Samaria?” 

“Everyone was talking about it,” Jesus said. “Plus when I healed a blind man, I told him that I’m the one the Bible calls the ‘Son of Man.’ Then there were all the times I said God is my Father and I’m  God’s Son. I’ve told you that Moses wrote about me in the Bible. And I told you I’m the Bread of Life, and I’m the Light of the world, and before Abraham was I am, and I’m the door of the sheep, and I’m the good shepherd. How many ways do I have to say it?”

Jesus’ Actions

“Okay, fine,” said the leader. “So you said all these things. I guess we forget. But what do you mean that you told us in your actions?”

“Well,” said Jesus, “first I turned big jugs of foot-washing water into wine at a wedding. Then I healed the dying son of an official in that same town without even going to his house. Then I healed a paralyzed man by the pool of Siloam. Then another time I fed a crowd of 5000 people with just fire loaves of bread.”

At this point Andrew tapped him on the shoulder and whispered something in Jesus’ ear.

“Right,” said Jesus. “And two little fish, all brought by a little boy. Then I walked on water. Then I healed a man who was born blind. Should I go on?”

“So how does that stuff prove you are the Messiah?” said the leader.

“I didn’t say anything about it proving I’m the Messiah,” Jesus said. “But those are the kind of things the Prophets said the Messiah would do. Those things testify about whether I’m the Messiah or not.”

Sheep and their Shepherd.

“Look,” said Jesus, “I can see you don’t believe I’m the Messiah. That’s okay. It just means you aren’t my sheep.”

“We aren’t sheep at all,” said the leader. “We’re people.”

“It’s a word picture,” said Jesus. “I told you I’m the Good Shepherd. God has given me lots of people — like a whole big flock of sheep. There are more all the time.”

“So you don’t think we are your sheep?” said the leader.

“Nope,” said Jesus. “At least not yet. Since I’m the Shepherd, my sheep recognize my voice when I call. They come and follow me. I keep them safe, they belong to God and God is super strong. Nobody could ever snatch them away from my Father.”

“There you go talking about God as your father again,” they complained. 

“Of course I talk about my father!” said Jesus. “My father and I love each other! We totally agree. You could just say that the Father and I are really one.”

Wondering

I wonder if any of those people who questioned Jesus ever heard the Good Shepherd’s voice and followed him? 

I wonder which you like better: the things Jesus said or the things Jesus did? 

I wonder if you’ve ever heard the Good Shepherd calling?

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