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Hagar Children’s Message (Genesis 21:8–21)

Hagar Children’s Message (Genesis 21:8–21)

Hagar Children’s Message (Genesis 21:8–21)Linda Furtado
Published on: 2026/06/18

A children’s sermon script on Hagar and Ishmael (Genesis 21:8–21) with motions and participation cues.

Liturgy and LectionaryChildren & Youth MinistryScripture ReflectionChildren's SermonsWorship ResourcesBible Stories
Closing/Sending Forth: For a Closing or Dying Church

Closing/Sending Forth: For a Closing or Dying Church

Closing/Sending Forth: For a Closing or Dying ChurchLinda Furtado
Published on: 2026/05/29

We Are More Than What Is In Front Of Us is a sermonic sending forth for Christmas Day (Year B, Revised Common Lectionary), written for Discipleship Ministries (UMC) as part of “Millennial/Centennial Voices from the Africana Diaspora.” Inspired by Isaiah 52:7–10, it calls the church beyond nostalgia and decline, urging faithful courage, embodied witness, and renewed participation in God’s kingdom work in the world.

Liturgy and Lectionary
Thank God for Mothers | A Poem for Worship

Thank God for Mothers | A Poem for Worship

Thank God for Mothers | A Poem for WorshipLinda Furtado
Published on: 2026/05/10

A Mother’s Day liturgy poem inspired by Mary and Elizabeth (Luke 1:26–28) and God’s favor.

Liturgy and LectionaryPoetry
From Back Pew to Front Row: Designing Church Music and Space for Kids in Worship

From Back Pew to Front Row: Designing Church Music and Space for Kids in Worship

From Back Pew to Front Row: Designing Church Music and Space for Kids in WorshipLinda Furtado
Published on: 2026/05/08

A calm, practical guide to youth-inclusive worship—keys, unison, playful teaching, inclusive space,

Worship LeadershipChildren & Youth MinistryChurch MusicInclusion & NeurodiversityFaith FormationPractical Theology
Death, Grief, and What a Name Can Hold

Death, Grief, and What a Name Can Hold

Death, Grief, and What a Name Can HoldLinda Furtado
Published on: 2026/05/04

Ecclesiastes 7:1-4 on death, grief, and the wisdom found in the house of mourning.

Prayer ChallengePersonal Reflections
Happy Enough to Move by Faith

Happy Enough to Move by Faith

Happy Enough to Move by FaithLinda Furtado
Published on: 2026/04/21

A reflective meditation on Psalm 1:3 and Psalm 84:5–6 (CEB), exploring what it means to be replanted by streams of water. This post traces the slow courage of moving by faith, the ache of uprooting without proof, and the hope of becoming truly happy as God nurtures new growth.

Prayer ChallengePersonal Reflections

Practical and invitational formation for steady growth.

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