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Bible Readings: Genesis 18:1-15; 21:1-7 The Point: God gives us joy when God fulfills promises. Free Resource: The Promise of a Son (Cross+Gen Education) Unit Theme (September 26—September 22): God Creates Family A Family Affair We now move to the … Continue reading
In our fourth and final part of our series on What Is Cross+Gen Ministry?, I have invited Pastor Natalie Gessert Hall to share about cross+gen confirmation. She is the creator of our cross+generational Chosen Together confirmation program. The Path to … Continue reading
Bible Readings: Romans 6:1-14 Free Resource: Sculpting God’s Gifts (Cross+Gen Education) Unit Theme (May 26–June 9): Gifts of God’s Grace As I have mentioned before, sometimes reading Paul makes my head swim. It’s not really Paul’s fault; he is just … Continue reading
Bible Readings: Matthew 28:1-10; 16-20 Free Resource: Bible Improv (Cross+Gen Education) Unit Theme (April 14–April 28): God’s Greatest Promise Hallelujah, Christ is risen! Through the lectionary readings, we have heard and experienced the emotions from the past two weeks: the … Continue reading
Bible Readings: Matthew 20:1-16 Free Resource: Last Will Be First (Cross+Gen Education) Unit Theme (March 6–April 7): The Ways of the Kingdom As we continue our journey through the season of Lent, we also are continuing Jesus’ teachings on how … Continue reading
Bible Readings: Matthew 13:24-45 Free Resource: The Smallest Can Share Great Faith (Cross+Gen Education) Unit Theme (February 17 – March 3): God’s Power The kingdom of heaven is like… a seed? Yeast? Wheat being choked out by weeds? Huh? Jesus, … Continue reading
Bible Readings: Matthew 1:1-17; Matthew 2:1-23 Free Resource: Extra, Extra, Read All About It! (Cross+Gen Education) Unit Theme (December 25 – January 20): God’s Promise of Jesus With Christmas and winter break almost (already) here, I’m covering two Sundays in … Continue reading
Bible Readings: Habakkuk 1:1-7; 2:1-4, 3:[3b-6], 17-19 Free Resource: Waiting Is Hard (Cross+Gen Education) Advent Theme (December 2 – December 23): Faith in God’s Promises This week marks the beginning of Advent, a season of waiting. So, it makes sense … Continue reading
Bible Readings: 1 Kings 3:4-28 Free Resource: Protecting the Vulnerable (Cross+Gen Education) Unit Theme (October 14 – November 4): Living Faithfully in the Promise We continue in the Narrative Lectionary and our theme of Living Faithfully in the Promise. Joshua retold … Continue reading
Bible Readings: Genesis 12:1-9 Free Resource: Blessed to Be a Blessing (Cross+Gen Education) Unit Theme (September 9 – October 7): God’s Promises Bring Hope In the second week of the Narrative Lectionary, we go from global to local, macro … Continue reading