It is now time to celebrate the festival of Pentecost. This marks the end of the main Narrative Lectionary calendar as well as the beginning of summer, at least church-wise. What are we celebrating? In a word: a gift. What … Continue reading
Last week, we read about the apostle Paul’s visit to the city of Thessalonica and his later letter to the church there. This week, we follow Paul as he heads south to the city of Corinth. The passage in Acts … Continue reading
Bible Reading: Acts 18:1-4; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Free Resources: Prayer Tent (Kids 3rd-6th, NL) Unit Theme (April 19—May 10): God Works through Us The Point: We are united together by the power of God in Jesus Christ. In this time … Continue reading
The reading assigned for Sunday, May 3, 2020, is actually two readings. First up we have the apostle Paul’s first visit to a city called Thessalonica (which is currently called Thessaloniki in the country of Greece). The second is from … Continue reading
Bible Reading: Acts 17:1-9; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Free Resources: Comparing Stories (Cross+Gen Education, NL) Unit Theme (April 19—May 10): God Works through Us The Point: We are called to be examples of God’s love to those around us. The Holy … Continue reading
The season of Easter continues, and so do the extraordinary struggles we are facing. On this coming Sunday (April 26th if your congregation is sticking with the “standard” lectionary schedule), we are continuing with another reading from the Book of … Continue reading
Bible Reading: Acts 3:1-10 Free Resources: Beautiful Prayer Lists (Youth, NL) Unit Theme (April 19—May 10): God Works through Us The Point: What we do has the power to touch others with God’s love. As we are continuing through the … Continue reading
Bible Reading: Acts 1:1-14 Free Resources: We Lift Our Praises to You (Kids PK-2nd, NL) Unit Theme (April 19—May 10): God Works through Us The Point: Jesus sends us to spread the good news everywhere! Alleluia! We are through with … Continue reading
Bible Readings: Acts 13:1-3; 14:8-18 Free Resource: Picture This (Kids 3rd-6th) Unit Theme (May 5–May 19): Called to Share In the Narrative Lectionary, the end is nigh. The main lectionary ends with Pentecost, a mere five weeks away (or four, … Continue reading
Bible Readings: Acts 10:1-17, 34-48 Free Resource: Rooftop Prayer (Kids PK-2nd) Unit Theme (May 5–May 19): Called to Share As we are continuing in the Easter season, we now encounter a story that exemplifies the Great Commission. God calls us … Continue reading