Bible Readings: Matthew 5:1-20 Free Resource: The Great Reversal (Youth) Unit Theme (January 27 – February 10): Learning to Follow Repentance: Changing Priorities Jesus’ first proclamation in both the Gospels of Matthew and Mark is about the kingdom of heaven … Continue reading
Bible Readings: Isaiah 36:1-3, 13-20; 37:1-7; 2:1-4 Free Resource: In Days to Come (Youth) Unit Theme (November 11 – November 25): God’s Plan for Peace As I am writing this post on Election Day (US), I’m reminded about how important … Continue reading
Bible Readings: Exodus 19:3-7; 20:1-17 Free Resource: Discussion Guide (Youth) Unit Theme (September 9 – October 7): God’s Promises Bring Hope The Narrative Lectionary reading for October 7th concludes our first series connected with the theme, “God’s Promises Bring Hope.” … Continue reading
Free Resource: The Story of Our Lives (Youth Activity) Illiteracy, Literacy, and Fluency I am not a language expert. Nerd, yes, expert, no. As a Classical Studies major in college, I studied Latin and Ancient Greek. However, I barely reached … Continue reading
Bible Readings: Acts 9:1-19 Free Resources: Walk It Out (Youth) Unit Theme (April 1 – April 22): Good News Spreads For the remainder of the season of Easter, we turn to Paul* as the focal character of our readings. … Continue reading
Bible Readings: John 13:1-17 Free Resources: Not One Is Greater (Youth Game) Lenten Theme 1 (February 18—March 4): Following Jesus For this Second Sunday of Lent, we’ve skipped past Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem in chapter 12 (an event we will … Continue reading
Bible Readings: John 2:1-11 Free Resources: Water into Wine (Experiment) Unit Theme (December 31—January 21): Encountering the Messiah As we move further into the season of Epiphany, we see the glory of Jesus revealed more and more. Here we come … Continue reading
Exodus 16:1-18 Free Resource: Praise Beats Complaints (Youth) 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 Blessings” in our Living … Continue reading
Acts 6:1—7:2a, 44-60 Free Download (Youth Activity) As we journey through the Season of Easter, the Narrative Lectionary moves now from the Gospel of Luke, to the Acts of the Apostles. Skipping the Pentecost story for the time being (to … Continue reading