If you find the DSCS helpful and would like to donate, thank you!
You can do so, easily, through PayPal:

Or you can use Venmo if that is easier: @revjohn29

---

or You can buy me a cup of coffee –

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DSKidSermons

---

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

---

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.

Videos:

---

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.

Videos: