Lesson Title: Solomon Tells of Jesus Coming Bible Reference: Psalm 72:1-19 Target Age Group: Preschool Learning Context: Children’s Church Target Time Frame: 1 ½ hour Gospel Connection: Whenever Israel asked for a king, God gave them one even though He knew that it wasn’t what they needed. One really good king was named Solomon. Solomon […]
Preschool Bible Lesson: Elijah Challenges the Prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:16-40)
Lesson Title: Elijah Challenges the Prophets of Baal Bible Reference: 1 Kings 18:16-40 Target Age Group: Preschool Learning Context: Children’s Church Target Time Frame: 1 ½ hour Optional Coloring Page: The story of the Prophet Elijah Gospel Connection: As you read through the Old Testament you will see the Israelites turn from God and then […]
“Elijah Helps a Widow” Preschool Bible Lesson (1 Kings 17:7-24)
Lesson Title: Elijah Helps a Widow Bible Reference: 1 Kings 17:7-24 Target Age Group: Preschool Learning Context: Children’s Church Target Time Frame: 1 ½ hour Gospel Connection: One thing that Christians can always be sure of is that God will take care of them. The Bible teaches that not a flower or bird escapes God’s […]
God Gave Solomon Wisdom (1 Kings 4) Preschool Bible Lesson
Lesson Title: God Gave Solomon Wisdom Bible Reference: 1 Kings 4:29-34; Proverbs 3:5-6 Target Age Group: Preschool Learning Context: Children’s Church Target Time Frame: 1 ½ hour Gospel Connection: God gave Solomon the amazing gift of wisdom. As a result, he became famous for his wisdom and was able to pass it along to us […]
Absalom Rebels Against David: Preschool Sunday School Lesson
Lesson Title: Absalom Rebels Against David Bible Reference: 2 Samuel 15:1-12; 17:1-12; 18:1-18 Target Age Group: Preschool Learning Context: Children’s Church Target Time Frame: 1 ½ hour Gospel Connection: Being David’s son you would think that Absalom would respect his father’s crown and see that God had appointed David to be king. But that’s not the […]
God Forgives David: Preschool Bible Lesson
Lesson Title: God Forgives David Bible Reference: 2 Samuel 12:1–7; Psalm 51:1-12 Target Age Group: Preschool Learning Context: Children’s Church Target Time Frame: 1 ½ hour Gospel Connection: David was a very good king but he was not immune to sin. Whenever David sinned whenever he saw Bathsheba and wanted her as his own. He […]
“David Is Kind to Mephibosheth” Preschool Bible Lesson
Lesson Title: David Is Kind to Mephibosheth Bible Reference: 2 Samuel 9 Target Age Group: Preschool Learning Context: Children’s Church Target Time Frame: 1 ½ hour Gospel Connection: Once David finally became King he did something unprecedented. He reached out to Saul’s family, even though Saul had tried to have him killed. Mephibosheth was the […]
“God Gives Us Wisdom” Preschool Bible Lesson
Lesson Title: God Gives Us Wisdom Bible Reference: 1 Kings 2:1-4; 3:3-28 Target Age Group: Preschool Learning Context: Children’s Church Target Time Frame: 1 ½ hour Gospel Connection: Whenever David passed his crown on to Solomon he had some very important advice to give him: Listen to God. Listening to God helped David be a […]
“Only Worship God” Preschool Bible Lesson
Lesson Title: Only Worship God Bible Reference: 1 Kings 11:1-13 Target Age Group: Preschool Learning Context: Children’s Church Target Time Frame: 1 ½ hour Gospel Connection: God blessed Solomon with unimaginable wisdom, but even that could not keep him from sinning. Solomon lost sight of God’s mercy and began to worship other gods. He divided […]
“Always Obey God” Preschool Bible Lesson 1 Kings 11
Lesson Title: Always Obey God Bible Reference: 1 Kings 11:28-43 Target Age Group: Preschool Learning Context: Children’s Church Target Time Frame: 1 ½ hour Gospel Connection: Even with the gift of wisdom Solomon could not remember to always obey God. His sin had a lasting impact on himself and his family whenever Israel was divided […]
Preschool Lesson: David Trusts God (2 Samuel 5:1-5; Psalm 37)
Lesson Title: David Trusts God Bible Reference: 2 Samuel 5:1-5; Psalm 37 Target Age Group: Preschool Learning Context: Children’s Church Target Time Frame: 1 ½ hour Gospel Connection: David was chosen to be king when he was just a child, but his road to the throne was not easy. Along the way he had to […]
David Spares Saul’s Life (1 Samuel 26:5-25) Preschool Bible Lesson
Once Saul realized that he had lost his favor with God and that David would be king he sought to destroy David. One night Saul set up camp with his army. All of his men slept around him to protect him, but they all fell asleep. David came into the camp and realized that this […]
Nabal & Abigail (1 Samuel 25:1-35) Preschool Bible Lesson
The story of Nabal and his wife, Abigail, takes us to a situation that children are very familiar with: sharing. David’s army lived peaceably beside Nabal and even helped protect his sheep. However, everything went sour whenever David asked Nabal to share some food with his army. Nabal had the resources to help David but […]
Jonathan Warns David (1 Samuel 18:1-5; 19:1-7) Sunday School Lesson
After defeating Goliath, David become a part of the king’s court. Everyone grew to love David which caused King Saul to become more and more jealous. Even though God had anointed David as King, Saul was not quick to give up his crown. He sought to kill David so that he could remain king. Jonathan, […]
David is Chosen as King (1 Samuel 16) Preschool Bible Lesson
After Saul failed to follow God’s directions, God sent Samuel to anoint a new king. Samuel was led to the house of Jesse where he was presented Jesse’s eldest sons. God did not pick any of Jesse’s eldest sons to be the new King. Instead he picked David, the smallest of all his sons. Today […]
Saul Makes A Big Mistake (1 Samuel 13) Preschool Bible Lesson
Israel was so happy to have Saul as their king and Saul reigned for 42 years without any trouble. But then things started to go wrong. Part of the Israelite army attached the Philistines. The Philistines were not people that you wanted to mess with-they were tough. The Philistines decided that they had enough trouble […]
Saul Becomes King (1 Samuel 8) Preschool Bible Lesson
For many years the Israelites were governed by priests and judges before they decided that they wanted to have a king. Other countries had kings and they wanted one as well. God used Samuel to warn the people that it would not be good for them to have a king but they would not listen. […]
God Calls Samuel (1 Samuel 3:1-21) Preschool Bible Lesson
Samuel was the son of Hannah, who prayed that God would give her a son. Once Samuel was old enough Hannah was faithful in taking Samuel to the temple to be raised there. Though Samuel was young he learned that he must always listen to God as God gave him an important message. Today our […]
Preschool Lesson: Jesus is Alive (John 20:1-18)
This is one of the most important lessons that children will ever learn. Easter is not about bunnies and egg hunts, but it is about Jesus rising from the dead. Through this lesson children will learn that Jesus’ tomb was empty and he is alive today. Lesson Title: Jesus is Alive Bible Reference: John 20:1-18 Target […]
Preschool Lesson: Jesus is Tried and Crucified (Luke 19:28-40, 23:1-49)
Today’s lesson covers two events-Jesus’ joyous entry into Jerusalem and His death on the cross. While preschooler’s don’t need to know all the details of how Jesus died at this time, they do need to know that Jesus is really the King and that He died for them. This lesson is taught in two parts […]