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Sunday: Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year B

Text:John 6:1-21

Dollar Store Item: Roll of thread.

The Take Away: God promises abundance of love, and compassion.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Ruth 2:1-23

Dollar Store Item: A sticker/star/mark to signal something special. Something that shows kindness.

The Take Away: God uses us through acts of kindness.

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Sunday: Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year B

Text: Ephesians 2:11-22

Dollar Store Item: Badge Reel or Nothing (Talking about Playing a School Yard Game)

The Take Away: We are drawn near to Christ because of Christ’s love.

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Here is a link to the DSCS from 2015, that focuses on the Gospel Lesson:

https://dskidsermons.com/2015/06/18/july-19th-2015-eighth-sunday-after-pentecost/

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Ruth 1:1-22

Dollar Store Item: Rope, Ribbon or holding hands.

The Take Away: We are linked to one another by God’s love.

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Sunday: Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year B

Text: Ephesians 1:3-14

Dollar Store Item: Sticker that will be used as a seal.

The Take Away: We are marked with the love of Christ, in the Holy Spirit, and God claims us!

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: 1 John 4:7-21

Dollar Store Item: Hot Chocolate Mix

The Take Away: Love is action, based in Jesus Christ. Jesus is God, and in Jesus we see God.

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Sunday: Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year B

Text: 2 Corinthians 12:2-10

Dollar Store Item: Rewards, Trophy or Certificates

The Take Away: God’s Grace makes us enough!

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Narrative Lectionary

Text:1 John 4:1-6

Dollar Store Item: Hot Chocolate Mix

The Take Away: Love is action, based in Jesus Christ. Jesus is God, and in Jesus we see God.

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Sunday: Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year B

Text: Mark 5:21-43

Dollar Store Item: A Question Mark

The Take Away: God allows and welcomes our questions!

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: 1 John 1:5–2:2

Dollar Store Item: A Game with Dice.

The Take Away: We say we do something, and do something else, is sinning. Saying what we have done wrong, and being forgiven for that, is an act of God.

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Sunday: Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year B

Text: Mark 4:35-41,Job 38:1-11

Dollar Store Item: Bug or snake or something that makes you afraid.

The Take Away: Give our fears over to God.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: 1 John 1:1-4

Dollar Store Item: Play Dough

The Take Away: Jesus Christ was real, and in the flesh. Disciples could see him, and touch him. We see Jesus in each other.

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Summer of Support

If you have thought about supporting DSCS in the past, would you consider doing so now with a one time donation? If you have supported DSCS in the past, I am very grateful and thank you from the bottom of my heart. The support of DSCS through prayers, sharing the posts with fellow pastors and youth workers, as well as financially, is the only way this site and my ministry continues. Thank you.

There are folks that give five dollars, and when they do, I recieve a note from them that says, “I wish I could give more.” Please, any donation to the DSCS is appreciated. I can’t stress that enough. Thank you!

Beyond that, I am so thankful every time I hear, “I don’t use the sermons as they are written, but it gives me an idea of what I want to do.” I love it when folks use the sermons as I present them, and I also love that people are adapting the idea. This is truly an amazing God thing.

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If you can, please donate. Paypal makes it easy to use their site, even if you don’t have a paypal account. Link is at the bottom of this post. Would you share the DSCS page with pastors, children ministers and youth workers that might not know of the DSCS? That is how the DSCS continues. And continue to pray for those who hear the Good News of Grace through any means that God gives to us.

Our God is an amazing God!

~ John Stevens

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Sunday: Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year B

Text: Ezekiel 17:22-24 and Mark 4:26-34

Dollar Store Item: Brain-Teaser/Puzzle

The Take Away: God is in control, even though life is difficult sometimes. God can bring good out of the bad, or things that seem without hope.

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Here is a second idea and take away:

The Take Away: God is in control, and we are surprised by God’s actions. Surprised by Joy!

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Exodus 20:17

Dollar Store Item: Brain-Teaser Puzzle

The Take Away: It is hard to figure out the difference between Need and a Want. We want things that our neighbor has, but God gives us what we need. Everything belongs to God.

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Sunday: Third Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year B

Text: Mark 3:20-35 and 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1

Dollar Store Item: Strange Glasses

The Take Away: People who know Jesus, think he is acting strange. When we treat everyone like Jesus treats us, with Love and Grace, people might think we are acting strange.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Exodus 20:12-16

Dollar Store Item: Strange Glasses

The Take Away: These commands change how we see one another, and ultimately how we are to treat and live with each other.

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Sunday: Second Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year B

Text: 2 Corinthians 4:5-12

Dollar Store Item: Night Light activated by light sensor.

The Take Away: God promises us to shine light into our darkness/to be with us when we are sad. This can happen through you and me!

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Exodus 20:3 – 11

Dollar Store Item: Night Light activated by light Sensor.

The Take Away: God gives us a better way to see that God is our God and wants to know us!

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