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EPISODE · Feb 25, 2026 · 4 MIN

Jesus in the Wilderness

from Little Saints, Big Lessons: Children's Sermons from St. Peter's Episcopal Church · host St. Peter's Episcopal Church

In a children’s sermon, the Rev. Madeline Polhill talks with the children about seeing the color purple in church and what it represents: Lent and feelings like sadness and deep thinking. She explains that Lent is the 40 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter and connects it to the Gospel story of Jesus in the wilderness being tempted. Through discussion, she describes the wilderness as an unexpected, wild place—likely a desert—and contrasts the devil’s offer of power, money, and authority with the kind of power Jesus shows: helping people live, love one another, and destroy hate. She reminds the children that God goes with them on the Lenten journey, teaching them how to live and love, and then invites them to sing and continue singing with Mr. Adam.00:00 Welcome and Check In00:04 Purple and Lent00:38 What Lent Is01:08 Jesus in the Wilderness02:15 Temptation and True Power02:58 Lenten Journey and Closing Song

In a children’s sermon, the Rev. Madeline Polhill talks with the children about seeing the color purple in church and what it represents: Lent and feelings like sadness and deep thinking. She explains that Lent is the 40 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter and connects it to the Gospel story of Jesus in the wilderness being tempted. Through discussion, she describes the wilderness as an unexpected, wild place—likely a desert—and contrasts the devil’s offer of power, money, and authority with the kind of power Jesus shows: helping people live, love one another, and destroy hate. She reminds the children that God goes with them on the Lenten journey, teaching them how to live and love, and then invites them to sing and continue singing with Mr. Adam.00:00 Welcome and Check In00:04 Purple and Lent00:38 What Lent Is01:08 Jesus in the Wilderness02:15 Temptation and True Power02:58 Lenten Journey and Closing Song

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In a children’s sermon, the Rev. Madeline Polhill talks with the children about seeing the color purple in church and what it represents: Lent and feelings like sadness and deep thinking. She explains that Lent is the 40 days between Ash Wednesday...

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