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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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Sunday: Fourth Sunday in Lent

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: John 9:1-41

Dollar Store Item: None, Playing the game of Telephone

The Take Away: In playing a game of telephone, we learn the importance of going to the source (God through Jesus).

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Matthew 25:1-13

Dollar Store Item: Flashlight, Candle, Baptismal Candle

The Take Away: We are called to let our light shine, so others around us can see the Good News as well.

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Sunday: Third Sunday in Lent

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: John 4:5-42

Dollar Store Item: Jar opener, can opener, reading glasses, a helper.

The Take Away: The Samaritan woman helps Jesus, and Jesus helps her. We get to help Jesus!

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Matthew 22:1-14

Dollar Store Item: A bunch of bananas (maybe some that are over ripe)

The Take Away: We all are welcome to the table.

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Sunday: Second Sunday in Lent

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: John 3:1-17

Dollar Store Item: Map of the World, a Lego Figure, or bag of marbles/rocks

The Take Away: John 3:16 – God loves the entire world… which is as Luther says, “The Gospel in Minature.”

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Matthew 20:1-16

Dollar Store Item: Three unequal pieces of rope

The Take Away: God loves us all the same!!

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Sunday: First Sunday in Lent

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Matthew 4:1-11

Dollar Store Item: Water / Baptismal Water / String Around the Finger / Long rope around the congregation

The Take Away: Led by the Spirit… God is for us. God promises to not let us go, even in tough times.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Matthew 18:15-35

Dollar Store Item: Legos, Toothpicks, a big bag of rocks, or sand.

The Take Away: God’s math is weird, hard, but we have the ultimate tutor! Forgiveness.

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