This Moses and the Serpent Bible lesson is available in ESV and KJV, also from the Sunday School Store. Use the link above to download the complete teaching plan in NIV translation. The Final Cure: Lifted Up to Save – Sunday School Lesson: Numbers 21 In this lesson, we consider how God rescues us and is with us. The snake bites and bronze serpent cure of Numbers 21 might seem a little odd, but the passage points
Finding God on the Mountain… Children’s Message on God’s Presence in All Places Main Objective: Mountains are pretty incredible places, and can be inspirational for Christians seeking deeper faith. The Bible contains a lot of significant stories involving mountains, and this message highlights a few of them. God often chose to meet people in special places, and made or renewed covenants there. However, mountains aren’t the only way to grow closer to God. He is everywhere! His
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon about the birth of Moses to help kids think about the purpose God has for them. Scripture: Exodus 1:22-2:10 Needed: something that might have been thrown away or something that’s been recycled, such as an item you picked up from a thrift store or a garage sale, or some reclaimed material that you’re using for a new purpose, or even a pet you rescued as a stray or from an animal shelter
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon about God talking to Moses from out of the burning bush to show them that God forgives us for our mistakes. Scripture: Exodus 2:11-4:17 Needed: something that was broken that you fixed or a pet or a picture of a pet that made a mistake but you forgave Children’s Sermon If your object is an item, describe what it is and how it broke. Ask students what you should do with it.
The Lord saves us and wants us to be thankful for His blessings. Includes a teaching guide, 2 games, and a craft. Needed: drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils, soft play pall Intro Game: Thanks Toss Students stand in a circle and randomly toss a ball back and forth. Whenever someone catches the ball, they have to name one thing they’re thankful for, but it can’t be anything anyone else has said. Lesson Ask students, Have you
Teach students about obeying God and the resurrection of the dead. Includes a lesson and 3 games. Needed: a balloon, a box large enough to put the balloon in Intro Game: Don’t Let it Fall! Gather students in a circle. As you toss a balloon up into the air in the middle of the circle, call one of the student’s names. That student must run to hit the balloon back into the air before it touches the
The Lord always helps us when He asks us to do something. Includes a lesson, class activity, game, and snack idea. Needed: volunteer to play Moses (you can be Moses if you want), long stick for a staff, flashlight, supplies to make a snack (optional: things to burn) Optional Intro Activity Gather a variety of items that will burn or melt, including a twig from a bush. Before lighting each item on fire, ask students what they
How can we listen for God’s direction in our lives? Includes a teaching guide, class activity, game, and craft. Needed: volunteer to play Miriam (you can be Miriam if you want), baby doll, basket, paper to make journals, crayons or colored pencils Intro Activity: Brainstorm Tell students that you want their help to create a new product or solve a problem. First, ask them what product they want to design or what problem they want to solve.
Teach about Moses with this coloring page. “Moses” is the first illustration in our new Bible Heroes Coloring Book. This line art illustration shows the story of Moses for kids. It features the name “Moses” in block letters. Download the PDF coloring page below or click on the large image to directly print the JPEG image. About this Coloring Page This is the first coloring sheet in our Bible Heroes series. Our plan is to alternate male
What is God like? What does God look like? This children’s sermon on Moses and the Burning Bush (Exodus 3:1-15) deals with those questions in a creative object lesson for kids. Download the message notes below and then watch our teaching example. It’s everything you need to prepare for the kids message at church next Sunday. Moses and the Burning Bush Children’s Sermon Object Lesson from Exodus 3:1-15 Children’s Message: A Fiery Bush Who God is and
God saved Moses and the Israelites from slavery and parted the Red Sea. Use this free video Bible story when teaching about the Exodus and God’s power to save. The video is aimed for middle to older elementary but could be used in almost any teaching context. It’s a perfect addition any Sunday School or kids church lesson. Click here to download the video directly from Vimeo. Check out crossroadskidsclub.net for more cool videos. Here’s the story
God made promises to Abraham and Jacob that their descendants would be numerous and that they would be blessed. In this first part of “Who Was Moses?”, children will learn how Moses was a part of God’s continued plan for the Hebrew people and how he delivered them from slavery. This lesson emphasizes the importance of families and the impact they can have on the Kingdom of God. The children will incorporate the lesson through a fun
Lesson Title: Moses and Elijah Appear with Jesus Bible Reference: Luke 9:28-36 Target Age Group: Preschool Learning Context: Children’s Church Target Time Frame: 1 ½ hour Gospel Connection: The story told in Luke 9:28-36 is very important because it is when God himself affirmed that Jesus was His son. The clouds open up and Elijah and Moses talk to Jesus as if He is God’s son and then God affirms that He is. God speaks and says
Title: The First Nine Plagues Scripture: Exodus 7-11 Target Age Group: 3rd-5th grade Main Point: There is only one true God Supplies: None Lesson Opening: One True God Ask: Have you ever seen God’s power on display? Maybe through a thunderstorm or the crashing waves of the ocean? (Allow time for responses.) Ask: Do you think God wants to share glory with false Gods? (Not a chance.) Say: In our story today we’ll hear about many ways that
Title: God Calls Moses Through the Burning Bush Scripture: Exodus 2:11-4:31 Target Age Group: 3rd-5th grade Main Point: God equips the ones He calls Supplies: Bibles Lesson Opening: Excuses, Excuses Ask: Have you ever made an excuse for why you couldn’t do something? What was your excuse? Ask: Do we ever make excuses to God? Say: Sometimes God asks us to do hard things doesn’t He? And sometimes we might feel like it’s too hard for us
Title: Moses and Pharaoh Scripture: Exodus 5-7:13 Target Age Group: 3rd-5th grade Supplies: Sponge, rock, pan, pitcher of water, white paper, pencils, light and dark-colored crayons Bonus Ideas: Compare this lesson plan with our larger series on Sunday School lessons on the life of Moses. Younger children may enjoy these “Moses Songs” for preschoolers. Lesson Opening Ask: How many of you have been in an airplane? Say: As you’re cruising along at 35,000 feet, are you able
Title: God Saves Baby Moses Scripture: Exodus 1-2:10 Target Age Group: 3rd-5th grade Supplies: Bibles, story sequence sheets, construction paper, glue, scissors Optional: Baby Moses Dot-To-Dot Printable Lesson Opening Ask: What are some examples of times you’ve needed protection? Ask: Who or what protected you? Say: Our main point for our lesson today is: “we can trust God to protect us.” Ask: When has God protected you? What kinds of things does God protect us from? Say: Our
I wanted to study Aaron, Moses, and Joshua with my Wednesday night kids (grades 2nd-5th). These three men were around all at the same time and I wanted to work through them together. The kids in my class know the basics and have heard the Bible stories of Moses and of Jericho, but I don’t think they know much more than that. I thought this was a great way to learn about these three men of Israel.
Reinforce the story of Jochebed putting baby Moses in the basket in the river with this dot-to-dot picture. This is based on the Bible story in Exodus 2:1-9. Click here to download the PDF This is part of a series called Bible Puzzle with a variety of different puzzles. Besides pencils, some need Bibles, crayons, and/or scissors and glue. Some are easier or harder than others. For more ideas, we have a teaching skit about Baby Moses and
This cartoon illustration of “Moses and the Burning Bush” could be used as a teaching illustration for your Bible Lesson about this passage from Exodus 3. In this graphic, there are two speech bubbles for teachers or students to write in the dialog from the Bible story. You can download the print friendly PDF version or PNG image of the full colored picture. We’ve also created a free coloring page based on this same file, pictured below.
This skit was written directly from the NASB version of Exodus 2:1-9. This can be used in a class setting reading from the script or as a full skit in front of an audience with costumes and props. Use it along with your Sunday School or Children’s Church lesson. The more involved the children, the better they will grasp and remember this Bible story. Suggested props would be: baby doll, blanket, basket, bucket with brush, reeds, water
This skit was written directly from the NASB version of Exodus 3. This can be used in a class setting reading from the script or as a full skit in front of an audience with costumes and props. Suggested props would be: sheep, shepherd’s staff, burning bush Characters: Narrator, Moses, God’s voice (someone reading the script from the side) The children are to act it out as it people are saying their lines in the script. The
This skit was written directly from the NASB version of Exodus 2:15-23. This can be used in a class setting reading from the script or as a full skit in front of an audience with costumes and props. Suggested props would be: sand, well, sheep, baby doll Characters: Narrator, Moses, Hebrew slaves (3), Egyptian soldier, Egyptian servant, Zipporah, priests’ daughters (6), shepherds, Reuel The children are to act it out as it people are saying their lines
It is a blessing to teach children the Bible, because their world is so small and they are learning incredible amounts of information daily. The wonder behind the eyes of a child as the Bible is taught can challenge one to approach passages with child-like faith. Like one is reading the story for the first time. I would like to offer a quick bio on different Bible characters starting with Moses. It is easy for those who
