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Sunday: Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
Revised Common Lectionary – Year B
Text: Mark 1:29-39
Dollar Store Item: Two paper cups
The Take Away: Prayer, finding time, is necessary to help other people. You can’t pour from an empty cup.
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Narrative Lectionary
Text: John 4:1-42
Dollar Store Item: Two paper cups
The Take Away: Jesus offers us living water.
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Sunday: Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
Revised Common Lectionary – Year B
Text: Psalm 111
Dollar Store Item: Item with great description, or an Advertisement
The Take Away: We have a great God, and we get to tell people and show people and live out God’s love!
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Narrative Lectionary
Text: John 3:1-21
Dollar Store Item: Night Light
The Take Away: Jesus sheds light on the world, bringing hope in the darkness, the scary parts of life.
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Sunday: 3rd Sunday after Epiphany
Revised Common Lectionary – Year B
Text: Mark 1:14-20
Dollar Store Item: Growing Creature
The Take Away: God’s love comes to us immediately!
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Narrative Lectionary
Text: John 2:13-25
Dollar Store Item: Play money, Garage Money Stickers
The Take Away: Christ pays the ultimate price of his death for us! With the Good News of his Resurrection.
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Sunday: 2nd Sunday after Epiphany
Revised Common Lectionary – Year B
Text: John 1:43-51
Dollar Store Item: Play-Doh
The Take Away: We are called, as disciples and we are called, “Good!”
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Narrative Lectionary
Text: John 2:1-11
Dollar Store Item: Bag of Chips, or pretzels, or Pringles, empty.
The Take Away: God can use the ordinary, like you and me!
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Sunday: Baptism of the Lord or Epiphany Sunday
Revised Common Lectionary – Year B
Text: Mark 1:4-11
Dollar Store Item: One of these: Cone, doo dee doo, small fan, deck of cards, glowstick, star stickers.
The Take Away: There is power in God’s voice, and when we are called to use ours. Christ is found in the midst of us!
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Narrative Lectionary
Text: John 1:35-51
Dollar Store Item: Binoculars, Magnifying Glass
The Take Away: As we look for Jesus, Jesus first finds us!
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Sunday: First Sunday of Christmas
Revised Common Lectionary – Year B
Text: Galatians 4:4-7
Dollar Store Item: Gift Box
The Take Away: God’s love of us is gift, and God makes us God’s children in that love.
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Narrative Lectionary
Text: John 1:19-34
Dollar Store Item: Gift Box
The Take Away: We are children of God, because of God’s gift to us, Jesus and God’s Grace.
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Sunday: 4th Sunday of Advent
Revised Common Lectionary – Year B
Text: Luke 1:26-38
Dollar Store Item: None (or Name Tag, Luggage Tag)
The Take Away: God greets us as loved Children, and we get to share that love with everyone!
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Narrative Lectionary
Text: John 1:1-18
Dollar Store Item: Flashlight
The Take Away: We, like John, shine the light on all we meet. We aren’t the light, but are called to direct the Good News of the Light on the world!
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Sunday: 3rd Sunday of Advent
Revised Common Lectionary – Year B
Text: John 1:6-8, 19-28
Dollar Store Item: Flashlight
The Take Away: We, like John, shine the light on all we meet. We aren’t the light, but are called to direct the Good News of the Light on the world!
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Narrative Lectionary
Text: Isaiah 55:1-13
Dollar Store Item: Stuffed animal
The Take Away: The love of God, the Promise of God, the Grace of God brings us comfort.
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Sunday: 2nd Sunday of Advent
Revised Common Lectionary – Year B
Text: Mark 1:1-8
Dollar Store Item: Puzzle, Book, Ingredients for a recipe
The Take Away: We hear the beginning of the story, and we are called to continue the Good News.
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Narrative Lectionary
Text: Ezekiel 37:1-14
Dollar Store Item: Bag of Rocks
The Take Away: God breathes life into you and me!
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Sunday: Christ the King Sunday
Revised Common Lectionary – Year A
Text: Matthew 25:31-46
Dollar Store Item:Graham Crackers
The Take Away: Christ is the Servant King, who doesn’t “lord” over us! We are to treat others as Christ treats us!
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Narrative Lectionary
Text: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14
Dollar Store Item: Word Puzzle book, already solved.
The Take Away: God makes finding God easy. God lets Godself be found!
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