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Sunday: 1st Sunday in Lent

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Matthew 4:1-11

Dollar Store Item: Pepper, Bowl of Water, Dawn Soap, or similar.

The Take Away: At the end of the temptations, Jesus has had enough and Satan departs from Jesus!

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Narrative Lectionary – Repost from 2022

Text: John 11:1-44

Dollar Store Item: Play Handcuffs, Rope, Roll of Toilet Paper

The Take Away: We are called to help unbind people, with the Good News of new life and Grace.

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Sunday: Transfiguration Sunday

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Matthew 17:1-9

Dollar Store Item: Bandaids, Oatmeal, Rain Poncho, Camping Stuff, Flashlight, Fashion Magazine

The Take Away: Wondering what it would be like to hike a mountain with Jesus, what are things you would take with you? And Jesus is transformed in front of the disciples. I wonder what he looked like?

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: John 9:1-41

Dollar Store Item: Papercups and String for a game of telephone.

The Take Away: Lots of conversation happening trying to figure out about the man that has been healed, and Jesus who did the healing. We can go directly to God to have conversations. I wonder why they went round and round?

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Sunday: Fifth Sunday after Epiphany

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Matthew 5:13-20

Dollar Store Item: Candle / Baptismal Candle / Flashlight

The Take Away: We hear these words when someone is baptized, and sent into the world to bring the light of Christ. A single light can shatter the darkness

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: John 4:46-54

Dollar Store Item: Band-Aid / First Aid Kit / a Wonder Question

The Take Away: Jesus responds with Grace, even in the midst of interupton and teaching.

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Sunday: Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Matthew 5:1-12

Dollar Store Item: Posterboard or paper with WE vs ME, Old Lutheran’ “Saint and Sinner” graphic.

The Take Away: The Beatitudes turn what we think about how we get God’s love on it’s head. God loves us. Period.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: John 4:1-42

Dollar Store Item: Water Jug, Someting you need, Something you will leave behind.

The Take Away: The woman leaves the water jug behind because Jesus has taken care of her thirst, her need, her worry.

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Sunday: Third Sunday after Epiphany

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Matthew 4:12-23

Dollar Store Item: Cell Phone, Tissue/Kleenex, Cooking Play Set, Basket Ball

The Take Away: Jesus calls us in our daily lives, and uses the gifts we already have!

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: John 3:1-21

Dollar Store Item: None

The Take Away: We will have “all” the congregation stand up as people who are loved by God… including the kids.

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Sunday: Second Sunday after Epiphany

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: John 1:29-42

Dollar Store Item: Water, Piece of paper, Name tags, Greeting Card

The Take Away: Jesus changes us daily!

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: John 2:13-25

Dollar Store Item: Magic Eraser, Tiny Mop (??)

The Take Away: We are the temple of the Spirit, and Jesus cleans our hearts!

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

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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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Narrative Lectionary

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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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