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Free Resource: Creation Celebration (Cross+Gen Education Activity) Rally Day is Coming It might be comforting news, anxiety-producing, or neither, but the school/program year is approaching! For some congregations, there’s not much a difference between one Sunday to the next … Continue reading
Free Resource: Far from Home (Cross+Gen Education Activity) Women in the Bible- Heroes of the Faith If you are following the summer series for the Narrative Lectionary, it’s time to start looking at the Book of Ruth. Ruth is one … Continue reading
Bible Readings: Acts 2:1-21; Philippians 4:4-7 Free Resources: The Help of the Holy Spirit (Cross+Gen Education) Unit Theme (April 29 – May 20): Living in Hope This is the last week of the Narrative Lectionary for this year, Sunday being … Continue reading
Bible Readings: John 20:19-31 Free Resources: Believe It or Not (Cross+Gen Education) Unit Theme (April 1 – April 22): Good News Spreads I really think Thomas gets a bad rap. In Scripture, he’s referred to as Thomas the Twin, … Continue reading
Bible Readings: John 10:1-18 (Ash Wednesday), John 11:1-44 (Lent 1) Free Resources: Ashes and Dust (Ash Wednesday) & Follow Me Art (Lent 1) Lenten Theme 1 (February 18—March 4): Following Jesus This week marks the beginning of Lent, with … Continue reading
Bible Readings: John 2:13-25 Free Resources: Build It Up, Tear It Down (Cross+Gen Activity) Unit Theme (December 31—January 21): Encountering the Messiah What is Jesus up to? He challenges the religious leaders to tear down “this temple,” but he … Continue reading
NL Reading: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Free Resource: Bone Snapshots (Cross+Gen Education) Advent Theme (December 3—December 24): God’s Presence Brings Life “Ezekiel connected dem dry bones,” begins the old spiritual. But, the truth of the story is that Ezekiel was only the instrument. … Continue reading
1 Kings 5:1-5; 8:1-13 Free Resource: Group Activity (Cross+Gen Education) Unit Theme (October 15 – November 5): Called by God We move now to the third story in our series of Narrative Lectionary readings “Called by God.” On October … Continue reading
Genesis 27:1-4, 15-23; 28:1-17 Free Resource: Stolen Blessings, Blessed by God (Cross+Gen Education) Unit Theme (Sept. 10 – October 8): God Provides Blessings Our first series of texts in the Year 4 Narrative Lectionary moves through the theme of “God Provides … Continue reading
Revelation 5:1-13 Free Resource- “This Is the Feast” Skit (3rd-6th) For the rest of the summer, those following the Narrative Lectionary’s suggested summer readings have two choices: a four-week series on the sacraments (Baptism and Communion), or a four-week … Continue reading