August 10th, 2025 – 9th Sunday after Pentecost

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Sunday: Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year C

Text: Luke 12:32-40, Genesis 15:1-6

Dollar Store Item: Shoe with sand in it, Foam Hand, Sign with a Cheer on it!!

The Take Away: God is for us! God’s promises are more than we can count! God cheers us on, and reminds us that we need not be afraid!

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Revelation 5:1-13

Dollar Store Item: Piece of paper with WE and ME

The Take Away: We worship, all of WE, and not just ME. We are in this all together (accidenty did this for last week’s reading… oops.)

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August 3rd, 2025 – 8th Sunday after Pentecost

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A Big Ask


Sunday: Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year C

Text: Luke 12:13-21

Dollar Store Item: Piece of Paper with Printed “ME” which turned upside down reads “WE”

The Take Away: We hoard what God gives us, and we turn “We” into “Me”… but Grace helps turn it back again.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Revelation 4:1-11

Dollar Store Item: Play set of some kind.

The Take Away: Worship is training, an echo of the kin-dom.

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July 27th, 2025 – 7th Sunday after Pentecost

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A Big Ask


Sunday: Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year C

Text: Luke 11:1-13

Dollar Store Item: Loaf of Bread

The Take Away: Teach the kids a simple table Grace, like the Wordless Prayer. We pray for both ourselves, and to talk to God.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Revelation 1:4-8

Dollar Store Item: Ways to great people. House Warming Gift.

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July 20th, 2025 – 6th Sunday after Pentecost

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Sunday: Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year C

Text: Luke 10:38-42, Colossians 1:15-28

Dollar Store Item: A distraction. A puzzle. A favorite song.

The Take Away: Things can distract us from the goal of loving the world through Jesus. We have examples of faithful music that help remind us the important parts of our Faith – the Love of Jesus.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Jeremiah 33:14-18; 31:31-34

Dollar Store Item: “New Coke” or “Taste’s Better” Something that is new to you.

The Take Away: What does New look like? What does it mean that God is doing a “new” thing. God meets us with Grace, and brings us into a relationship with God. The promise of a new covenant; a new thing.

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July 13th, 2025 – 5th Sunday after Pentecost

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Sunday: Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year C

Text: Colossians 1:1-14, Luke 10:25-37

Dollar Store Item: Name Tag

The Take Away: Epaphras was neighbor and minister to the Colossians. We can be and are a neighbor to everyone we meet. Giving thanks for people around us, and we give thanks for you, the kids. Noticing names.

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Another post on who is my neighbor…

July 10th, 2016 – 8th Sunday after Pentecost


Narrative Lectionary

Text: Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15

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June 27th, 2021 – 5th Sunday after Pentecost

July 6th, 2025 – 4th Sunday after Pentecost

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A Big Ask


Sunday: Forth Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year C

Text: Luke 10:1-11, 16-20; Galatians 6:[1-6] 7-16

Dollar Store Item: Pencils – “See what large letters I write”… a glimpse into what’s going on.

The Take Away: We are better together. Pencils bound together are strong. Christ sends us out in pairs… not alone.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14

Dollar Store Item: A Greeting Card

The Take Away: The Importance of Connecting with One another and how God wants to connect with you and I… through community, through the Bible, and through stories.

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June 29th, 2025 – 3rd Sunday after Pentecost

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Sunday: Third Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year C

Text: Luke 9:51-62

Dollar Store Item: Handheld Mirror.

The Take Away: We are called to look ahead, where Christ is leading us.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Jeremiah 36:1-8, 21-23, 27-31

Dollar Store Item: Frixon Pen

The Take Away: You are loved is scratched out and hard to read. But the Spirit of God can cut through all the “Noise” and make that message readable again!

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June 22nd, 2025 – 2nd Sunday after Pentecost

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Sunday: Second Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year C

Text: Luke 8:26-39

Dollar Store Item: A Map, A magnet of your state, city, area.

The Take Away: We are called to serve God anywhere. And we can start now, right where we are!

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Jeremiah 18:1-11

Dollar Store Item: Air Dry Clay, Playdough, etc.

The Take Away: Each kid is given playdough (at the end of service), and as they create something with the clay, they can remind themselves (or parents can remind them) that they are created beautifully by God.

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June 15th, 2025 – Holy Trinity Sunday

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Sunday: Holy Trinity Sunday

Revised Common Lectionary – Year C

Text: Theme of the Day

Dollar Store Item: A “Thinking” Cap, Sherlock Holmes

The Take Away: We are detectives when we come into church, looking and wondering what is going on. Holy Trinity came about with faithful people of God asking good questions.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Jeremiah 1:1-10; 7:1-11

Dollar Store Item: Baptismal Font

The Take Away: “Don’t be a cry baby! Don’t be such a child!” We are CHILDREN of God, and God, in the waters of baptism claim us as such! We are sent because we are “just a child!”

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June 8th, 2025 – Pentecost Sunday

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A Big Ask


Sunday: Pentecost Sunday

Revised Common Lectionary – Year C

Text: Acts 2:1-21

Dollar Store Item: Orange, Yellow, Red streamers; Pencils; Scotch Tape – “Bubble Storm” blower.

The Take Away: We all make up the body of Christ, through the power of the Spirit. We are sent to share the good news.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Acts 2:1-4; Galatians 4:1-7 [5:16-26]

Dollar Store Item: Orange, Yellow, Red streamers; Pencils; Scotch Tape – “Bubble Storm” blower.

The Take Away: We all make up the body of Christ, through the power of the Spirit. We are sent to share the good news.

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