Children’s Sermons are group by year, season and day. Scroll under the Lectionary Year to find multiple resources!
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General Christmas and Advent Resources
Christmas Devotional Resource
Blessings of Christmas Tree
Year A
Advent
Advent 1: Isaiah 2:1-5 (December 1, 2013)
Advent 2: Matthew 3:1-12 (December 4, 2016)
Advent 2: Isaiah 11:1-10 (December 8, 2013)
Advent 3: Isaiah 35:1-10 (December 15, 2013)
Advent 3: Matthew 11: 2-11 (December 11, 2016)
Advent 4: Isaiah 7:10-17 (December 22, 2013)
Advent 4: Matthew 1: 18-25 (December 18, 2016)
Christmas
Christmas Eve/Day: Luke 2:1-20 (December 24 & 25, 2016)
Christmas Eve: Isaiah 9:2-7 (December 24, 2013)
Christmas Day: John 1:1-14 (December 25, 2013)
Christmas 1: Matthew 2: 13-23 (January 1, 2017)
First Sunday in Christmas: Matthew 2:13-23 (December 29, 2014)
Epiphany
Baptism of Our Lord: Matthew 3:13-17 (January 8, 2017)
Epiphany 1: Matthew 3:13-17 (Jan. 12th, 2014)
Epiphany 2: John 1: 29-42 (Jan. 19th, 2014)
Epiphany 3: Matthew 4:12-23 (January 22, 2017)
Epiphany 3: Matthew 4:12-23 (Jan. 26th, 2014)
Epiphany 4: Matthew 5:1-12 (January 29, 2017)
Epiphany 4: Micah 6:8 and Matthew 5:1-12 (Feb. 2, 2014)
Epiphany 5: Matthew 5:13-20 (Feb 9, 2014)
Epiphany 6: Matthew 5:21-37, Deuteronomy 30:15-20 (Feb 16, 2014)
Epiphany 7: Matthew 5:38-48 (February 12, 2017)
Epiphany 7: Matthew 5:38-48 (Feb 23, 2014)
Epiphany 7 Matthew 5:38-48 (2012)
Epiphany 8 Matthew 6:24-34 (2012)
Transfiguration: Exodus 24:12-18; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9 (March 2, 2014)
Transfiguration Sunday Matthew 17:1-9 (includes Exodus and 2 Peter as well) (2012)
Season of Lent
Gospel Children’s Sermons:
Lent 1: Mathew 4:1-11 (March 9, 2014)
Lent 2: John 3: 1-17 (March 16, 2014)
Lent 2 Genesis 12:1-9 (2011)
Lent 3: John 4:1-42 (March 23, 2014)
Lent 3 John 4:5-42
Lent 4: 1 Samuel 16: 1-13 (March 30th, 2014)
Lent 5: John 11:1-44 (April 6, 2014)
Children Sermon Series on the Psalms
Lent 1: Psalm 32 (March 5, 2017)
Lent 2: Psalm 121 (March 12, 2017)
Lent 3: Psalm 95 (March 19, 2017)
Lent 4: Psalm 23 (March 26, 2017)
Lent 5: Psalm 130 (April 2, 2017)
Palm Sunday: Psalm 61 (April 9, 2017)
Palm Sunday: Matthew 21:1-11 (April 13, 2014)
Season of Easter
Easter Sunday: Matthew 28: 1-10 (April 16, 2017)
Easter Sunday: Matthew 28:1-10 (April 20, 2014)
Second Sunday of Easter: John 20:19-31 (April 23, 2017)
Second Sunday of Easter: John 20:19-31 (April 27, 2014)
Third Sunday of Easter: Luke 10: 13-35 (April 30, 2017)
Third Sunday of Easter: Luke 24:13-35 (May 4, 2014)
Easter 3 Luke 24: 13-35 (2012
Fourth Sunday of Easter: 1 Peter 2:19-25 (and John 10:1-10) (May 11, 2014
Fifth Sunday of Easter: John 14: 1-14 (May 18, 2014)
Fifth Sunday of Easter: John 14:1-14 (May 14, 2017)
Sixth Sunday of Easter: John 14: 15-21 (May 25, 2014)
Seventh Sunday of Easter: John 17: 1-11 (June 1st, 2014)
Season Of Pentecost
Pentecost Sunday: Acts 2:1-21 (June 8th,2014)
Pentecost Sunday: Acts 2:1-21 (June 4, 2017)
Pentecost 1/Holy Trinity: Matthew 28:16-20 (June 15, 2014)
Pentecost RCL 10a: Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 (June 11, 2023)
Pentecost 2: Matthew 10:24-39 (June 22, 2014)
Pentecost 3:Matthew 10: 40-42 (June 29th, 2014)
Pentecost 4: Matthew 11:25-30 (July 6, 2014)
Pentecost 5: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 (July 13, 2014)
Pentecost 5 Psalm 139 (2011)
Pentecost 6: Romans 8: 12-25 (July 20, 2014)
Pentecost 6 Romans 8:26-39 (2011)
Pentecost 7: Romans 8:26-39 (July 27, 2014)
Pentecost 7 Matthew 14:13-21 (2011)
Pentecost 8: Matthew 14:13-21 (August 3, 2014)
Pentecost 8: Lectionary 18 – Matthew 14:13-21 (August 6, 2017)
Pentecost 8 Romans 10:5-15 (2011)
Pentecost 9: Matthew 14: 22-33 (August 10, 2014
Pentecost 9 Isaiah 56:1-8 (2011)
Pentecost 10: Matthew 15:10-28 (August 17, 2014)
Pentecost 10 Matthew 16:13-20 (2011)
Pentecost 11: Matthew 16:10-20 (August 24, 2014)
Pentecost 11 Matthew 16:21-28 (2011)
Pentecost 12: Matthew 16: 21-28 (August 31st, 2014)
Pentecost 12 Matthew 18:15-20 (September 4, 2011)
Pentecost 13: Matthew 18: 15-25 (September 7, 2014)
Pentecost 13 Matthew 18:21-25 (September 11, 2011)
Pentecost 14: Matthew 18:21-35 (September 14, 2014)
Pentecost 14 Matthew 20:1-16 (September 18, 2011)
Pentecost 15: Matthew 20: 1-16 (September 21, 2014)
Pentecost 15 Matthew 21:23-32 (September 25, 2011)
Pentecost 16: Matthew 21:28-32 (September 28, 2014)
Pentecost 16 Philippians 2 and 3: Theme Grace Lived Out (Oct 2, 2011)
Pentecost 17: Matthew 21:33-46 (October 5, 2014)
Pentecost 17 Matthew 22:1-14 (October 9, 2011)
Pentecost 18: Matthew 22: 1-14 (Oct. 12, 2014)
Pentecost 18 (October 16, 2011)
Pentecost 19: Matthew 22:15-22 (Oct. 19, 2014)
Pentecost 19 Matthew 22:34-46 (October 23, 2011)
Pentecost 20: Matthew 22:34-46 (Oct. 26, 2014)
Pentecost 20 Jeremiah 31:24-37 Reformation Sunday (October 30, 2011)
Pentecost 21: Matthew 5:1-12 (Nov. 2, 2014)
Pentecost 21 Matthew 25:1-13 (November 6, 2011 propers text)
Pentecost 22: Matthew 25:1-13 (Nov. 9, 2014)
Pentecost 22 Matthew 25:14-30 (November 13, 2011)
All Saints Matthew 5:1-12 (November 6, 2011 All Saints Text)
Christ the King: Matthew 25: 31-46 (Nov. 23, 2014)
Reign of Christ Sunday Matthew 25:31-46 (November 20, 2011)
Philippians Children’s Sermon Series Pentecost 14-17
Pentecost 14 Philippians 1:21-30**sermon series
Pentecost 15 Philippians 2:1-13**sermon series
Pentecost 16 Philippians 3:4b-14**sermon series
Pentecost 17 Philippians 4: 1-9**sermon series
Year B
Advent and Christmas
Advent 1 – Mark 13:24-37 (November 30, 2014)
Advent 1: Mark 13:24-37 (November 27, 2011)
Advent 2 – Mark 1: 1-8 (December 7, 2014)
Advent 2: Mark 1:1-8 (December 4, 2011)
Advent 3 – Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 (December 14, 2014)
Advent 3: John 1:6-28 (December 11, 2011)
Advent 4: Luke 1:26-28
Advent 4 – Luke 1:26-38 (December 21, 2014)
Christmas Eve: Luke 2:1-20 (December 24, 2011)
Christmas Day: John 1:1-18 (December 25, 2011)
Christmas 1/New Year’s Day: Luke 2:22-40 (January 1, 2012)
Christmas 1 – Luke 2:22-40 (December 28, 2014)
Christmas 2 – John 1: 1-18 (January 4, 2015)
Season of Epiphany
Baptism of Jesus- Mark 1:4-11 (January 11, 2015)
Baptism of Jesus: Mark 1:4-11 (January 8, 2012)
Epiphany 2: John 1:43-51 (January 15, 2012)
Epiphany 3 Caught in Jesus’ love Mark 1: 14-20 (January 25, 2015)
Epiphany 3: Mark 1:14-20 (January 22, 2012)
Epiphany 4 Mark 1:21-28 (February 1, 2015)
Epiphany 4: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 (January 29, 2012)
Epiphany 5 Mark 1:29-39 (Feb. 8, 2015
Epiphany 5: Isaiah 40:21-31 (with Mark 1:29-39) (February 5, 2012)
Epiphany 6: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (February 12, 2012)
Transfiguration Mark 9:2-9 (Feb. 15, 2015)
Transfiguration – Buring the Alleluia (February 19, 2012)
Season of Lent
Lent 1 Mark 1: 9-15 (Feb. 22, 2015)
Lent 2 Romans 4:13-25 (March 1, 2015)
Lent 2: Mark 8: 31-38 (March 4, 2012)
Lent 3: John 2:13-25 (March 11, 2012)
Lent 4 John 3:14-21 (March 15, 2015)
Lent 4: John 3:14-21 (March 18, 2012)
Lent 5 John 12: 20-33 (March 22, 2015)
Lent 5: John 12:20-33 or Jeremiah 31:31-34 (March 25, 2012)
Holy Week
Palm Sunday: Mark11:1-11-or-John 12:12-16 (April 1, 2012)
Maundy Thursday: John 13:1-17 (April 5, 2012)
Easter Sunday: Mark16:1-8-or-John 20:1-18 (April 8, 2012)
Easter Sunday: Alleluia option
Easter Sunday: Mark 16:1-8 (April 5, 2015)
Season of Easter
Second Sunday of Easter: John 20:19-31 (April 12, 2015)
Easter 2 John 20:19-31 (April 15, 2012)
Third Sunday of Easter: Luke 24: 36b-48 (April 19, 2015)
Easter 3 Luke 24: 36b-48 (April 22, 2012)
Fourth Sunday of Easter: John 10:11-18 (April 26, 2015)
Easter 4 John 10:11-18 (April 29, 2012)
Fifth Sunday of Easter: John 15:1-8 (May 3, 2015)
Easter 5 1 John 4:7-21 (May 6, 2012)
Sixth Sunday of Easter: John 15: 9-17 (May 10th, 2015)
Easter 6 John 15:9-17 (May 13, 2012)
Ascension of Our Lord Luke 24:44-53 (May 17 -or- May 20 2012)
Seventh Sunday of Easter: John 17:6-19 (May 17th, 2015)
Easter 7 John 17:6-19 (May 20, 2012)
Season of Pentecost
Pentecost: Acts 2: 1-21 (May 24th, 2015
Day of Pentecost Acts 2:1-21 (May 27, 2012)
Holy Trinity Sunday: John 3: 1-17 ( May 31st, 2015)
Pentecost 1B John 3:1-21 (June 3, 2012)
Pentecost 2B: Mark 3:20-35 (June 7, 2015)
Pentecost 2B Mark 3:20-35 (June 10, 2012)
Pentecost 3B: Mark 4:26-34 (June 14, 2015)
Pentecost 3B 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 (June 17, 2012)
Pentecost 4B: Mark 4: 35-41 (June 21, 2015)
Pentecost 4B (June 24, 2012)
Pentecost 5B: Mark 5:21-43 (June 28, 2015)
Pentecost 5B (July 1, 2012)
Pentecost 6B: Mark 6:1-13 (July 5, 2015)
Pentecost 6B Mark 6:1-13 (July 8, 2012)
Pentecost 7B: Ephesians 1: 3-14 (July 12, 2015)
Pentecost 7B Ephesians 1:3-14 (July 15, 2012)
Pentecost 8B Ephesians 2:11-22 (July 22, 2012)
Pentecost 9B: John 6:1-21 (July 26, 2015)
Pentecost 9B Ephesians 3:14-21 (July 29, 2012)
Pentecost 10B Ephesians 4:1-16 (Aug 5, 2012)
Pentecost 11B: John 6: 35-51 (Aug. 9th, 2015)
Pentecost 11B John 6: 35, 41-51 (Aug 12, 2012)
Pentecost 12B: John 6:51-58 (Aug. 16th, 2015)
Pentecost 12B John 6:51-58 (Aug 19, 2012)
Pentecost 13B: John 6: 56-69 (August 23, 2015)
Pentecost 13B Ephesians 6 (Aug 26, 2012)
Pentecost 14B: Mark 7:1-8 (August 30, 2015)
Pentecost 14B James 1:17-27 (Sept 2, 2012)
Pentecost 15B: Mark 7:24-37 (September 6, 2015)
Pentecost 15B James 2:1-17 (Sept 9, 2012)
Pentecost 16B: Mark 8: 27-38 (September 13, 2015)
Pentecost 16B James 3:1-12 (Sept 16, 2012)
Pentecost 17B Mark 9:30-37 (Sept 23, 2012)
Pentecost 18B: Mark 9:38-50 (September 27, 2015)
Pentecost 18B Mark 9:38-50 (Sept 30, 2012)
Pentecost 19B: Mark 10: 2-16, Genesis 2: 18-24 (October 4, 2015)
Pentecost 19B Mark 10:1-16 (Oct. 7, 2012)
Pentecost 20B: Mark 10:17-31 (October 11, 2015)
Pentecost 20B Hebrews 4: 12-16 and Mark 10:17-31 (October 14, 2012)
Pentecost 21B: Mark 10:35-45 (October 18, 2015)
Pentecost 21B Mark 10:35-45 (October 21, 2012)
Reformation : Mark 11: 46-52 (October 25, 2015)
Reformation Sunday John 8:31-36 (October 28, 2012)
All Saints: John 11:32-44 (Nov 1, 2015)
All Saints Isaiah 25 and Revelation 21:1-6a (November 4, 2012)
Pentecost 24B. Mark 11:38-44 (Nov 8, 2015)
Pentecost 24B, Mark 12:38-44 (November 11, 2012)
Pentecost 25B: Mark 13: 1-8 (Nov. 15, 2015) Pentecost 25B, Hebrews 10:11-25 (November 18, 2012)
Christ the King year B, John 18:33-37 (November 25, 2012)
Year C
Advent
Blessing of the Christmas Tree
Advent 1: Luke 21: 25-36 (November 29, 2015
Advent 1: Psalm 25 (December 2, 2012)
Advent 2- Luke 1: 68-79 (December 6, 2015)
Advent 2: Luke 1:68-79 (December 9, 2012)
Advent 3-Philippians 4: 4-7 (December 13, 2015)
Advent 3: Isaiah 12:1-6 (December 16, 2012)
Advent 4-Luke 1: 39-56 (December 20, 2015)
Advent 4:Luke 1:46-55 December 23, 2012)
Christmas
Christmas Eve Christmas Stocking Children’s sermon (December 24, 2012)
Christmas Day John 1:1-18 (December 25, 2012)
First Sunday of Christmas: Luke 2:41-52 (December 27, 2015)
Christmas 1:Luke 2:1-20 (December 24, 2012)
First Sunday of Christmas Luke 2:41-52 (December 30, 2012)
Second Sunday of Christmas: John 2:10-18 (January 3, 2016)
Epiphany
Epiphany Matthew 2:1-12 (January 6, 2013)
Baptism of Our Lord Sunday: Luke 3: 15-22 January 10, 2016)
Baptism of Jesus Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 (January 13, 2013)
Second Sunday after Epiphany: John 2:1-11 (January 17, 2016)
Second Sunday after Epiphany John 2:1-11 (January 20, 2013)
Third Sunday after Epiphany: Luke 4: 14-21 (January 24, 2016)
Third Sunday after Epiphany Luke 4:14-21 (January 27, 2013)
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany: Jeremiah 1: 4-10 ( January 31, 2016)
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany John 4:21-30 or 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (February 3, 2013)
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany: Luke 5:1-11 (Feb 10, 2019)
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany” Luke 6:17-26 (Feb 17, 2019)
Seventh Sunday after Epiphany: Luke 6:27-38 (Feb 24, 2019)
Transfiguration Sunday – Luke 9:28-43 (February 7, 2016)
Transfiguration of Our Lord Luke 9:28-36 (February 10, 2013)
Lent
Series One:
Lent 1: Lord’s Prayer Series Luke 4:1-13 February 14, 2016
Lent 2: Lord’s Prayer Series Psalm 27 February 21, 2016
Lent 3: Lord’s Prayer Series Luke 13: 1-9 February 28, 2016
Lent 4: Prodigal Son Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32, March 6, 2016
Series Two:
Lent 1 Temptation of Jesus Luke 4: 1-13 (February 17th, 2013)
Lent 2 Luke 13:31-35 (February 24, 2013)
Lent 3 Luke 13: 1-9 Barren Fig Tree (March 3, 2013)
Lent 4 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 (March 10)
Lent 5 John 12:1-8 (March 17)
Palm Sunday: Luke 19:28-39, March 20, 2016
Palm Sunday John 12:12-16 (March 24)
Season of Easter
Easter Sunday: Luke 24: 1-12, March 27, 2016
Easter Sunday Luke 24:1-12 (March 31)
Easter 2: John 20:19-31, April 3, 2016
Second Sunday of Easter John 20:19-31 (April 7)
Easter 3: John 21: 1-19, April 10, 2016
Third Sunday of Easter John 21:1-19 (April 14)
Easter 4: John 10:22-30, April 17, 2016
Fourth Sunday of Easter Psalm 23 (April 21)
Easter 5: John 13:31-35, April 24, 2016
Fifth Sunday of Easter John 13:31-35 (April 28)
Easter 6: John 14: 23-29 May 1, 2016
Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 16: 9-15 (May 5)
Easter 7: John17:20-26, May 8, 2016
Seventh Sunday of Easter John 17:20-26 (May 12)
Season of Pentecost
Pentecost Sunday Acts 2:1-21 (May 19)
Pentecost: Acts 2, May 15, 2016
Trinity Sunday May 22, 2016
Holy Trinity Sunday, Romans 5:1-5 (May 26, 2013)
Pentecost 2: Luke 7:1-10, May 29, 2016
Second Sunday After Pentecost, Luke 7:1-10 (June 2)
Pentecost 3: Luke 7:11-17, June 5, 2016
Third Sunday After Pentecost, Luke 7:11-17 (June 9)
Pentecost 4: Luke 7: 36-8:3 June 12, 2016
Fourth Sunday After Pentecost, Luke 7:36-8:3 (June 16)
Pentecost 5: Galatians 3:23-29, June 19, 2016
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Luke 8: 26-39 (June 23)
Pentecost 6: Luke 9:51-62, June 26, 2016
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Galatians 5: 1, 13-25 (June 30)
Pentecost 7: Luke 10: 1-11,16-20 July 3, 2016
Seventh Sunday After Pentecost, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 (July 7)
Pentecost 4: Luke 10: 1-11, 16-20 (July 7, 2019)
Lectionary 14 – Luke 10:1-11, 16-20, July 6, 2019
Pentecost 7: Luke 10: 1-11,16-20 July 3, 2016
Seventh Sunday After Pentecost, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 (July 7)
Pentecost 8: Luke 10:25-37, July 10, 2016
Eighth Sunday After Pentecost, Luke 10:25-37 (July 14)
Pentecost 9: Luke 10:38-42, July 17, 2016
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 10:38-42 (July 21)
Pentecost 6: Luke 38-42, July 21, 2019
Pentecost 10: Luke 11: 1-13, July 24, 2016
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 11: 1-13 (July 28)
Pentecost 11: Luke 12:21-31, July 31, 2016
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 12:13-21 (August 4)
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, Genesis 15:1-5 & Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 (August 11)
Pentecost 13: Luke 12:49-56, August 14, 2016
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Hebrews 11:29-12:2 (August 18)
Pentecost 14: Luke 13:10-17, August 21, 2016
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 13: 10-17 (Aug 25, 2013)
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 14: 1, 7-14 (Sept. 1, 2013)
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 14: 25-33 (Sept. 8th, 2013)
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 15:1-10 (Sept. 15, 2013)
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 16:1-13 (Sept. 22,2013)
Pentecost 19: Luke 16: 19-31, September 25, 2016
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 16:19-31 (Sept. 29, 2013)
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, 2 Timothy 1:1-14 and/or Luke 17:5-10 (Oct. 6)
Pentecost 21: Luke 17:11-19, October 9, 2016
Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 17:11-19 (Oct 13)
Pentecost 22: Luke 18:1-8, October 16, 2016
Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 18:1-8 (Oct 20, 2013)
Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost, Genesis 32:22-32 (Oct. 20, 2013)
Pentecost 23: Luke 18:9-14, October 23, 2016
Pentecost 24: Luke 19:1-10, October 30th, 2016
Reformation Sunday (Oct. 27th)
All Saints: Nov. 6, 2016
All Saints Sunday (Nov. 3rd)
Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 20:27-38(Nov. 10)
Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 21:5-19(Nov. 17)
Pentecost 26: Luke 21:5-19, November 13, 2016
Christ the King: Luke 23:33-43, November 20, 2016
Christ the King Sunday, Luke 23: 33-43
Christmas Eve: Luke 2: 1-20, December 24, 2018