Salvation is not exclusively reserved for an elite group of people, but God calls all to know and love Him. Everyone is invited to be part of the family of the Lord, which we can rejoice in. We see this illustrated in the story of Peter and Cornelius in Acts 10. These crafts celebrate that story and its truths. A … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use these Sunday School crafts on the theme “Love and Serve Others” inspired by Peter raising Tabitha / Dorcas to life in Acts 9:36-43. These craft ideas are a perfect addition to your Sunday School or Kids Church Bible lesson. In this story, Tabitha is celebrated as a charitable disciple who sewed garments for others. Her death brought about sadness, … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Teach kids about serving God with this Acts 9:36-43 children’s sermon on Peter raising Tabitha (aka Dorcas) back to life. This message encourages children to use their talents to serve God and help others, as He calls us all to do. Sometimes things don’t seem to go our way, but God can and will use all things to His glory … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Third Time’s a Charm…the Second Time. Craft Ideas for Peter’s Reinstatement. Use these simple craft activities in your Sunday School class or children’s ministry when teaching about Jesus restoring Peter in John 21. It is a blessing that God grants us grace and gives us second chances (and sometimes third and fourth and fifth chances!). In the story of Peter … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this Bible craft in your Sunday School class when teaching about the Jesus walking on the water in Matthew 14:22-33. Download the directions below, gather your craft supplies, and watch our demonstration video as you prepare. “Keep Your Eyes on Jesus” Craft Ideas for Jesus and Peter Walking on the Water The story of Jesus walking on water is … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s sermon to teach about the Jesus walking on the water in Matthew 14:22-33. Download the teaching notes below and watch our object lesson demonstration as you prepare to teach. “Jesus Walks on Water”Children’s Sermon on Matthew 14:22-33 Main Objective: Walking on water is a physical impossibility, as well we know. Of course, Jesus is master of the … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how to treat and witness to their enemies. Needed: Bibles, soft balls or paper wads, a picture of Peter on a cross Intro Game: Despite All Obstacles Set up an obstacle course with two mirror paths. Divide the students into two teams. One student from each team runs the obstacle course … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about the importance of praying for other people. Needed: Bibles, soft balls or paper wads, two dice Intro Game: Despite All Obstacles Set up an obstacle course with two mirror paths. Divide the students into two teams. One student from each team runs the obstacle course at a time while … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach students that God loves everyone, and so should we. Needed: Bibles Intro Game: Disciple Tag Choose one student to be It. When they tag someone, that person links hands with them and joins their team. They continue adding people to their team, linking hands with each one until all but one student … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about helping others and the resurrection from the dead. Needed: Bibles, a pile of clothes Lesson Introduction Activity: Acting It Out Divide students into groups of two or three. Give them a few minutes to think of their skit. Then, have each group act out what they think happens when someone … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how helping other people can lead them to Jesus. Needed: Bibles Intro Game: Disciple Tag Choose one student to be It. When they tag someone, that person links hands with them and joins their team. They continue adding people to their team, linking hands with each one until all but one … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about being brave in Christ. Needed: Bibles Intro Game: Resurrection Tag Pick one student to be It. That student is Death. Pick another student to be Jesus. When Death tags someone, they fall down and lie on the ground like they’re dead. Jesus can then come to tag them, and they … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about the power God gives all of us. Needed: Bibles Intro Game: Get Up! Have students lie down on the floor. Sitting is fine if you don’t have enough room for everyone to lie down. When you yell, “Get up!” everyone should get to their feet and jump into the air … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how important it is to love Jesus. Needed: Bibles, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Lesson Explain that this story probably happened a couple of weeks after Jesus rose from the dead. (Read John 21:1-6.) “Afterward Jesus appeared again to His disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way: … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to encourage kids to believe in Jesus for themselves. Needed: Bibles, a large rock, a church figurine or picture (I used a Christmas ornament of a church), playing cards, a tray of sand and a tray of rocks for each student, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Activity: Christian Story Interview Have students … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Even the best Christians mess up, but Jesus is ready to forgive (and use them in His Service). This children’s message from John 21:1-19 teaches those lessons from Peter’s reinstatement. Print the PDF lesson and watch our video example below. Fore more teaching ideas, see our full Jesus Restores Peter Sunday School Lesson. Teaching Example Video — Jesus Forgives Peter … More Children’s Ministry Resources
OBJECTIVE: To teach the children that God’s promises can be trusted. MAIN IDEA: Peter witnessed some special promises coming true. We learn from Peter’s life that God always keeps his promises. TARGET AGES: 9 – 13 Older Elementary. You may need to simplify this lesson when working with younger children. CURRICULUM UNIT: This lesson is part of the Who was … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This free coloring page is based on the Book of 2 Peter. It’s one part of our series of illustrations for each individual book of the Bible. Click here to download the print friendly PDF version. We’ve also uploaded the image in JPEG format. The illustration captures the theme from 2 Peter. We will add a series index one we have several books online. … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This free coloring page is based on the Book of 1 Peter. It’s one part of our series of illustrations for each individual book of the Bible. Click here to download the print friendly PDF version. We’ve also uploaded the image in JPEG format. The illustration captures the theme from 1 Peter. It shows Jesus as the cornerstone of a building. Come to … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Title: Using our Gifts- Stewardship Lesson Scripture: 1 Peter 4:10-11 Target Age Group: 3rd-5th grade Main Point: God (point upwards) gives us gifts (make a shape of a gift box by your chest) so that we may serve others (point to your neighbor) and glorify Him (point upwards). Supplies: Bibles, Index card for each child Lesson Opening: Talking and Listening … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Peter was a charismatic and bold follower of Jesus. His experiences with Christ before the crucifixion were certainly climatic, but after the resurrection Peter’s faith became even stronger as the leader of the early church. In “Peter is Transformed by Jesus” (lesson 4 of the “Forever Changed” series), children will learn that God also wants to use their individual abilities … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Being modern-day Christians, kids today may take for granted how radical it once was for non-Jews to get attention or hear the gospel. But we still at times might consider some things off-limits or “taboo,” or we think some types of people to be better than others. In this story, we see how God transformed Peter’s heart to realize how … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Peter is well-known among Jesus’ disciples as being an outspoken leader, and God used him to lead many people into a relationship with Christ. However, Peter was also an imperfect person who sinned and denied Christ. In, “A New Beginning,” children will learn that God desires repentance and the acceptance of his forgiveness so we can continue serving him. The Lord used Peter … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Fishy Breakfast and a Faithful Friend, Jesus Re-instates Peter Jesus forgives Peter & gives him a mission. Print this free lesson from John 21 to teach kids that God can use them (even when they messed up). Don’t miss our updated John 21 PDF Sunday School Lesson for kids. Kids know (hopefully) that when they make mistakes, parents are quick … More Children’s Ministry Resources