Greetings Saints!

Thank you for all of your love over the last 10 (TEN… wow) years of the DSCS. I have so much fun doing this ministry and love the fact that I keep hearing from more and more of you.

One of my greatest joys is when I will have folks visit Zion Lutheran because of this site, or when you reach out and we have conversations online. It is Grace upon Grace for me! (I keep these comments and visits in my heart for the rainy day file… you know that file!)

This post could be seen as an annual fund drive for the DSCS if you will. The site is free, and will always be free, and my heart is warmed by the generosity of all the folks that take part in the ministry of DSCS in prayer and donations.

Would you consider making a donation to the DSCS?

Please, would you prayerful consider a donation to the DSCS at this time?

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John Stevens

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Sunday: 6th Sunday of Easter Sunday

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: John 14:15-21

Dollar Store Item: None.

The Take Away: Tell a story about someone who stood up for you (If it is your mom, or someone who is motherly to you, all the better). Someone Who helped you; Who was your advocate. We have a helper; an advocate in the Spirit.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Romans [3:28-30] 5:1-11

Dollar Store Item: Two cups. One full of water. One empty. Pour water from one cup to another.

The Take Away: God fills our hearts with love. So many people help God fill our lives with Love. One of these could possibly be their mom, or someone that is motherly towards them. God pours through us!!

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Sunday: 5th Sunday of Easter Sunday

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: John 14:1-14

Dollar Store Item: Picture of Syblings, or a relative that looks like you… or a picture of someone’s relative, in the congregation.

The Take Away: Jesus has family resemblence to God, and we have a family resemblence to Jesus… because when we love like Jesus, we act like Jesus.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Romans 1:1-17

Dollar Store Item: Baptismal Water (Or as we know it… Water).

The Take Away: Like Paul, in our baptism, we have titles to claim… like, “Beloved of God!!”

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Sunday: 4th Sunday of Easter Sunday

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: John 10:1-10

Dollar Store Item: Voice of a parent, grandparent, someone well known in the church.

The Take Away: We hear the voice of Jesus call us. What does that voice sound like?

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Narrative Lectionary

The Narrative Lectionary is wrong this week… I was in a hurry (or didn’t double check my work), and thought that the reading was the same as the RCL (mirroring last week). But alas, it was not, and the dreaded curse of the drop down menu struck again.

But here is the DSCS for the Narrative Lectionary reading from 2019…

May 12th, 2019 – 4th Sunday of Easter

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Sunday: 3rd Sunday of Easter Sunday

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Luke 24:13-35

Dollar Store Item: Magnify Glass/Cheater Glasses/Reading Sheet/Phone with a Camera

The Take Away: Christ helps us see the world more clearly, and seeing our neighbors in love.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Acts 10:1-17, 34-35

Dollar Store Item: Magnify Glass/Cheater Glasses/Reading Sheet/Phone with a Camera

The Take Away: Christ helps us see the world more clearly, and seeing our neighbors in love.

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Sunday: 2nd Sunday of Easter Sunday

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: John 20:19-31

Dollar Store Item: Easter Egg with stuff in it (maybe enough for all the kids), Foam Craft Sheet, or something that opens.

The Take Away: We are sent into this world, as Jesus opens the doors we keep closed out of fear.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Matthew 28:16-20

Dollar Store Item: Easter Egg with stuff in it (maybe enough for all the kids), Foam Craft Sheet, or something that opens. Guide book for a vacation.

The Take Away: Jesus opens to door for us to go out in the world. Jesus is our guide as we are sent.

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Sunday: Easter Sunday

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Matthew 28:1-10 or John 20:1-18

Dollar Store Item: Double Mint Gum, Rock with Hope written on it, Butterfly Clip, or Disguise Glasses

The Take Away: Christ is Risen! He is Risen, Indeed!!!

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Matthew 28:1-10 or John 20:1-18

Dollar Store Item: Double Mint Gum, Rock with Hope written on it, Butterfly Clip, or Disguise Glasses

The Take Away: Christ is Risen! He is Risen, Indeed!!!

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Sunday: Palm and/or Passion Sunday

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Matthew 21:1-11 or Matthew 26:14–27:66

Dollar Store Item: Chocolate Cross, Bag of Smooth Rocks, Hand-Clappers, or your hand

The Take Away: We go through Passion Sunday to get to the Resurrection, though we don’t want to do it (Chocolate Cross). I wonder would the stones would say if they cried out? (Smooth Rocks), Hosanna!! (Hand Clapper), or Palm Sunday… your palm; waving, working the work of Jesus.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Matthew 27:11-54

Dollar Store Item: Chocolate Cross

The Take Away: We go through Passion Sunday to get to the Resurreciton, though we don’t want to do it!! (Chocolate Cross).

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Sunday: Fifth Sunday in Lent

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: John 11:1-45

Dollar Store Item: Bandaids, First Aid Kit, Emergency Preparedness Kit, Sad Story

The Take Away: God gave us emotions, and crying is a holy act.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Matthew 25:31-46

Dollar Store Item: Puzzle (Where’s Waldo, Find the hidden objects, Hide and Seek), cartoon about finding Jesus.

The Take Away: When looking for Jesus, we find Jesus in everyone. Jesus isn’t that good at hiding.

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