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Sunday: Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost or Reformation Sunday

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Matthew 22:34-46; Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18; Romans 3:19-28; John 8:31-36

Dollar Store Item: BOGO Item; Play Pair of Handcuffs; Heart Stickers

The Take Away: Grace is a free gift.. We don’t have to buy one to get one; We have been set free, though we can forget to act like it. We are free to share God’s love to our neighbor, and in loving our neighbor, we are loving God.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: 2 Samuel 11:1-5, 26-27; 12:1-9; Psalm 51:1-9

Dollar Store Item: Fishing Game, catching prizes.

The Take Away: Nathan goes fishing, and David is caught. We hear in Psalm 51 David’s plea.. “Have Mercy on Me!” And God does.

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Sunday: Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Matthew 22:15-22, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Dollar Store Item: Halloween Costume; Globe, picture from the James Webb Telescope

The Take Away: We are called to be imitators of Christ; The Entire World, the Entire Universe, the Entire Galaxy is God’s.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Joshua 24:1-15

Dollar Store Item: First book of a series; The Bible (Book of Faith); A map of the geneology of your family; a history of your congregation.

The Take Away: We hear the story of how God has been acting throughout the ages, and how God is working through us now.

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Sunday: Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Philippians 4:1-9, Matthew 22:1-14

Dollar Store Item: Repeat Joke; Repeat yourself a couple of times; Halloween Costume.

The Take Away: God’s Grace and Love is so important, Paul repeats himself. We are called repeat love again and again. And God invites us to the party!!

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Exodus 19:3-7; 20:1-17

Dollar Store Item: “New and Improved” – A Better Way!

The Take Away: God gives God’s people a better way of living. With God and with Neighbors.

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Sunday: Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Matthew 21:33-46, Isaiah 5:1-7, Psalm 80:7-15

Dollar Store Item: Piece of rope/twine and scissors; or Checkers or Chess; a Puzzle Piece; or a A needed item (batteries for example)

The Take Away: God, in Christ, has protected and restores the vine. Christ restores you and me, through forgiveness, love, and God’s Grace found in the cross, and the empty tomb. Jesus is the cornerstore, or the core of our life, the needed one!

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Exodus 14:5-7, 10-14, 21-29

Dollar Store Item: Bunch of Tasty stuff that you complain about.

The Take Away: God loves us and frees us, even when we complain.

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Sunday: Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Matthew 21:23-32

Dollar Store Item: Things that need to be changed. A Diaper. A dollar bill (for quarters), Laws – Segregation Laws. Our minds.

The Take Away: Changing direction is holy. Listening to God’s voice, and responding is a good thing.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Genesis 39:1-23

Dollar Store Item: Sign with “GODISNOWHERE” written on it. Or Neon Star Bursts.

The Take Away: God is here with us.

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Sunday: Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Matthew 20:1-16

Dollar Store Item: Boomerang Illusion, Shortest Straw

The Take Away: God’s Grace is amazing, and can seem unfair; There are those who are afraid that they won’t be ‘picked’. God loves us all equally!!!

Boomerang File: https://dskidsermons.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/boomerang.pdf

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Genesis 12:1-9

Dollar Store Item: A smaller bowl inside a bigger bowl. Stickers.

The Take Away: We are blessed, loved, so we can bless and love others!

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Sunday: Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Matthew 18:21-35

Dollar Store Item: Spool of Thread, Toilet Paper, Paper Towel. A lot of items that you can’t hold yourself. Canned food items that you ask your congregation to bring. The Baptismal Font.

The Take Away: We are called to forgive, out of a response to God’s love and forgiveness. — And we are gonna need some help!! The Baptismal font reminds us of the promise God made to us, and we make to the baptized… and we remember that promise again and again. Remembering that God claims us again and again… again.. and again.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Genesis 6:5-22; 8:6-12; 9:8-17

Dollar Store Item: A box with a promise/Guarantee Card/Joker from a deck of cards. A large ball of twine, or rope. Baptismal Font.

The Take Away: The Rainbow reminds us that God made a promise to us. The baptismal font reminds us that God mades a promise to us, and we make a promise to the newly baptized.

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Sunday: Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Matthew 18:15-20

Dollar Store Item: Rubberband, BBQ Twine, Cups and String (Phone), Game of Telephone

The Take Away: Saying “I’m Sorry. Please forgive me,” are close to magic words of healing. We are called to talk to one another!

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Exodus 20:17

Dollar Store Item: Nothing.

The Take Away: You will really “want” an adult’s pair of shoes. So much so that you will try and “trick them” into giving them to you. An in that, relationships can be harmed.

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Sunday: Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Matthew 16:21-28, Romans 12:9-21

Dollar Store Item: None. Playing “Follow the Leader”

The Take Away: It is hard to follow Jesus when you are in front, and trying to control the steps. “Jesus first!”

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Exodus 20:12-16

Dollar Store Item: Mirror. Left Turn Sign.

The Take Away: God gives us a better way to love our neighbors. “Think best about your neighbor!”

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One Way Arrow:

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Sunday: Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Matthew 16:13-20, Romans 12:1-8

Dollar Store Item: Jenga Building Blocks

The Take Away: Our Faith is built upon the solid foundation of Jesus, and we all make up this faith, the Body of Jesus!

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Exodus 20:3-11

Dollar Store Item: A favorite prayer; a favorite hymn or song; a prayer practice (Labyrinth or Prayer Beads, etc). Or None. Excercise Equipment.

The Take Away: The first part of the 10 Commandments set the stage for the other 7. God and then Neighbor. Both/And. Loving God helps us love neighbor, and in loving neighbor, we are loving God. Learning the first 3 commandments help us excercise and get ready to live out the next 7.

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