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It is the DSCS’ Birthday! 13 years!! Woo Hoo!

Here is a video about that, and if you would like to give a Birthday Gift, the links above are a great way!

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And here is the post from Facebook:

Thinking of the Mary Oliver poem I posted yesterday… mixture of joy and grief.

13 years ago I started creating a community that I didn’t even realize would exist. An idea that had been rolling around in my head, first while serving a church in Blackfoot, Idaho.

I had started a blog I called, “Magic316”… few remember this blog (Andy Arnold being one of them). It was very niche and took magic tricks and put a gospel twist in them (think Lutheran Grace and not “turn or burn” type…). I didn’t teach the tricks, because they were not mine to teach. However, if you performed the trick, this gave you another presentation. As you can imagine, the audience was limited.

So 13 years ago, I posted publically that this new blog, “Dollar Store Children Sermons” was born.

13 years. It is amazing and I am so thankful for all of you who joined in this ride.

And the grief… seeing this first post, and knowning that Jim Drury, and amazing friend and human being, was so supportive of anything I did… not only supportive but vocally so. Love that man, and miss him greatly. Especially in the midst of this time, grieving LaVonne’s death.

Thank you for all who have reached out, posted words of Grace… you mean the world to me.

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Sunday: Baptism of the Lord Sunday

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

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Here is the link the video references:

https://dskidsermons.com/?s=Baptism+of+the+Lord

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Narrative Lectionary

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Here is a link that will pull up all the DSCS springboards that should give you some guidance on this week’s children’s sermon.

https://dskidsermons.com/?s=John+2%3A1-11

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Sunday: Second Sunday of Christmas / Epiphany Sunday

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Matthew 2:1-12 or John 1:[1-9], 10-18

Dollar Store Item: Message in a Bottle

The Take Away: God has been calling people outside the lines for a very very long time. Global Positioning Star… GPS… like a Message in a Bottle, guides us!

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: John 1:35-51

Dollar Store Item: Message in a Bottle

The Take Away: We are called to come and see. Like a message in a bottle, God’s messengers call us to come and see!

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Sunday: First Sunday of Christmas

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Season of the Year

Dollar Store Item: Big Cardboard Gift Tag

The Take Away: We are still in the season of Christmas, and we get to be the gift for the world.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Season of the Year

Dollar Store Item: Big Cardboard Gift Tag

The Take Away: We are still in the season of Christmas, and we get to be the gift for the world.

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Sunday: Christmas Eve

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Luke 2:1-20

Dollar Store Item: Lego base, and a pile of Legos

The Take Away: Shepherds find the Christ Child in the manger.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Luke 2:1-20

Dollar Store Item: Lego base and a pile of Legos

The Take Away: Shepherds find the Christ Child in the manger.

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Link to buy my Advent Devotional in PDF for the congregation:

https://pastorjohnsblessedbeans.com/search?q=Devotion&options%5Bprefix%5D=last

Link to the Worship helps from Western North Dakota:

https://www.wndsynod.org/2025-advent-worship-resource

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Sunday: Fourth Sunday of Advent

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Matthew 1:18-25

Dollar Store Item: Lego base, and a pile of Legos

The Take Away: Joseph saw in a dream what God was up to, and got to say, “Yes” to the Christ Child.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: John 1:1-18

Dollar Store Item: Lego base and a pile of Legos

The Take Away: We have a pile of Legos, and this is but the beginning… and God call us, with the Word made Felsh to make this world a better place! We get to help God.

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Link to buy my Advent Devotional in PDF for the congregation:

https://pastorjohnsblessedbeans.com/search?q=Devotion&options%5Bprefix%5D=last

Link to the Worship helps from Western North Dakota:

https://www.wndsynod.org/2025-advent-worship-resource

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Sunday: Third Sunday of Advent

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Matthew 11:2-11

Dollar Store Item: Lego/Building Block Base, pack of building blocks/Legos

The Take Away: John the Baptist has questions about who Jesus is, and Jesus answers by saying, “What do you see?”

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Isaiah 55:1-13

Dollar Store Item: Building Block Base, pack of building blocks/Legos

The Take Away: We have questions, and God has joyful answers!!

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https://pastorjohnsblessedbeans.com/search?q=Devotion&options%5Bprefix%5D=last

Link to the Worship helps from Western North Dakota:

https://www.wndsynod.org/2025-advent-worship-resource

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Sunday: Second Sunday of Advent

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Matthew 3:1-12

Dollar Store Item: Doo-Dee-Doo, traffic cone, loud speaker

The Take Away: John the Baptist announces the coming of Jesus, and we get to announce the coming of Jesus, through our actions and how we love the stranger!

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Dollar Store Item: Doo-Dee-Doo, Traffic Cone, Loud-Speaker

The Take Away: God says to the bones, “Live,” and God says to us, “Live!!” God’s promise is good!

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Link to buy my Advent Devotional in PDF for the congregation:

https://pastorjohnsblessedbeans.com/search?q=Devotion&options%5Bprefix%5D=last

Link to the Worship helps from Western North Dakota:

https://www.wndsynod.org/2025-advent-worship-resource

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Sunday: First Sunday of Advent

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Isaiah 2:1-5, Psalm 122, Romans 13:11-14, Matthew 24:36-44

Dollar Store Item: Building Block / Lego base plate

The Take Away: In all the stories about preparing for what is to come, we are reminded that through Jesus, our Ground Floor Grace, we have been prepared. The foundational Grace of being loved by God is what all the rest of the coming year is built upon.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Daniel 3:1 [2-7] 8-30

Dollar Store Item: Buildng Block / Lego Base Plate

The Take Away: Our foundation, the Grace of God, helps us to put trust in the God that calls us to love.

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Link to buy my Advent Devotional in PDF for the congregation:

https://pastorjohnsblessedbeans.com/search?q=Devotion&options%5Bprefix%5D=last

Link to the Worship helps from Western North Dakota:

https://www.wndsynod.org/2025-advent-worship-resource

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Sunday: Christ the King / Reign of Christ Sunday

Revised Common Lectionary – Year C

Text: Luke 23:33-43

Dollar Store Item: Empty Envelope

The Take Away: Christ’s love and God’s Grace takes all the sins we have done and gets rid of them.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14

Dollar Store Item: None

The Take Away: Have someone hide in a very obvious place in the sanctuary. Look and you will find!!

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