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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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Sunday: Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Revised Common Lectionary – Year A
Text: Matthew 25:14-30, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
Dollar Store Item: Any book. However, Sesame Street’s, “The Monster at the End of This Book,” is great for this one!
The Take Away: Endings can seem scary, but in God, we have our hope!
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Narrative Lectionary
Text: Isaiah 9:1-7
Dollar Store Item: Something that reminds you of yourself. For me, it would be candy, or a book, or a deck of playing cards.
The Take Away: Nicknames tell us about a person many times. Isaiah tells us of the coming child who will be the light to the nations. What nick name might we give Jesus?
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Sunday: Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost
Revised Common Lectionary – Year A
Text: Matthew 25:1-13, Amos 5:18-24, Psalm 70
Dollar Store Item: Your Hands/Hide and Seek
The Take Away: We are called to watch for the Lord. What are the ways that we watch for the Lord?
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Narrative Lectionary
Text: Amos 1:1-2; 5:14-15, 21-24
Dollar Store Item: None – Using our hands for Hide and Seek.
The Take Away: We are called to Hide no more, and seek God, asking and acting. How are the ways we see God in this world?
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Sunday: All Saints Sunday
Revised Common Lectionary – Year A
Text: Matthew 5:1-12
Dollar Store Item: Stone, Marble, Stickers
The Take Away: Looking at what the word, “All” means.
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Narrative Lectionary
Text: 1 Kings 19:1-18
Dollar Store Item: Hand Clapper
The Take Away: Finding God, or God finding us, in the pauses, the rests, the in-between moments.
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Sunday: Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost / Reformation Sunday
Revised Common Lectionary – Year A
Text: Jeremiah 31:27-34 or Matthew 22:34-46
Dollar Store Item: Magnetic Drawing Board or Phone with Camera
The Take Away: God forgives our sins, because God forgives out of love and Grace, not because we work for it.
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Narrative Lectionary
Text: 1 Kings 5-15; 8:1-13
Dollar Store Item: Dollhouse Furniture
The Take Away: God lives everywhere, including our hearts.
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Sunday: Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
Revised Common Lectionary – Year A
Text: Matthew 22:15-22
Dollar Store Item: Whoopie Cushion / Riddle / Practical Joke
The Take Away: We are all God’s and everything thing is God’s.
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Narrative Lectionary
Text: 1 Samuel 16:1-13
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The Take Away: Don’t judge a book by its cover. God sees our heart!
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Sunday: Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Revised Common Lectionary – Year A
Text: Philippians 4:1-9
Dollar Store Item: Food/Cake Box
The Take Away: What are ways we rejoice? And how can we remember that rejoicing is a way of finding Joy in and because of God.
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Narrative Lectionary
Text: 1 Samuel 3:1-21
Dollar Store Item: (Ears Tingle) Your ears must be burning. Goosebumps
The Take Away: We are called to listen and watch for how God is active in our midst. God is active through you and me.
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Sunday: Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Revised Common Lectionary – Year A
Text: Matthew 21:33-46
Dollar Store Item: Checkers Game/Flour/A needed item (batteries for example)
The Take Away: Jesus is the core of our lives!
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Narrative Lectionary
Text: Exodus 16:1-18
Dollar Store Item: Some item you want but don’t need
The Take Away: God provides just what is needed! Need vs. Want.
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Sunday: Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Revised Common Lectionary – Year A
Text: Matthew 21:23-32
Dollar Store Item: Frankenstein/Monster Mug
The Take Away: God changes the heart. God can work in everyone. Don’t judge the outward appearance.
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Narrative Lectionary
Text: Exodus 2:23-25; 3:1-15; 4:10-17
Dollar Store Item: Avengers Play Phone (Or your phone with Super Hero picture on it).
The Take Away: God can use us! Even me!
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