Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about the coming judgment and how they can help bring others to Jesus. Needed: Bibles Intro Game: Finding the Difference Name three items that you can see. Two of them should be the same in a certain way (color, shape, material, etc.) and one should be different in that same way. … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how they can mature in Christ and share their belief with other people. Needed: Bibles, seeds, dirt, (optional – planting pots for each student), ping pong balls or small paper wads Lesson Before starting, go outside and clear a small patch of ground of grass, or bring in planting pots for … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that God forgives us if we place our faith in Jesus. Needed: Bibles, a blackboard or whiteboard, two six-sided dice, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Forgiven Much In this game show, you’ll divide your students into two teams. The first student from each team comes forward to answer … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids what it means to be part of the family of God. Needed: Bibles, a roll of paper or poster boards, crayons or markers (optional: pictures of people and the things they invented, a picture of a family) Intro Craft Activity: Family Appreciation Hang a wide section of craft paper or multiple … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids what it means to make a decision for Jesus. Needed: Bibles (optional: something to represent two professional sports teams, such as pictures of their logos, jerseys, or hats) Intro Game: With Me or Against Me In this game of tag, a player’s own teammates can turn against them. Divide the students … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to show kids how Jesus rescues us from Satan’s power. Needed: Bibles, a variety of items Intro Game: Sneaky Stealing! Place a variety of items in the center of your play area. Then, divide the kids into two teams. One team will spread out in your play area and pretend to be sleeping. With … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that Jesus takes our guilt and worry, and gives us His rules in exchange. Needed: Bibles, a scale and various items to weigh, a heavy object (such as bricks or boxes of rocks) Intro Game #1: Doctor, Doctor In this game of Freeze Tag, students will come to you for “healing” … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that only our actions prove whether we’re good or bad. Needed: Bibles, pictures of various types of people, a way to play music for Musical Chairs Intro Game: Good or Bad? Divide students into two teams. Then, name a variety of items and ask if the items are Good, Bad, or … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that they will ultimately be held accountable to God, not to other people. Needed: Bibles, a couple of Mad Libs stories, items for an obstacle course, soft balls or paper wads Game: Mad Libs Have the kids come up with the missing words for a story and, then, read it aloud … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that God can make anyone a special follower of His. Needed: Bibles, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Finding the Difference Name three items that you can see. Two of them should be the same in a certain way (color, shape, material, etc.) and one should be different … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to inspire kids to share their faith with others. Needed: Bibles, a picture of a large ripe farm field 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 … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that we need to change if we want to follow Jesus’ teaching. Needed: Bibles, a rope, an old garment with a hole in it, three large glasses, one small glass, tarps or towels Intro Game: Pulled Apart Divide students into two teams for a modified tug of war. The first team … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about how much Jesus loves us. Needed: Bibles, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: The Life of Jesus Relay Divide students into two or more teams. When you say, “Go!” the first student on each team will perform the first leg of the relay race, traveling to the … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s sermon about Jesus’ saying to teach kids about the spiritual healing Jesus brings to us and the importance to check in with Him every day. Needed: Bibles, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Doctor, Doctor! In this game of Freeze Tag, students will come to you for “healing” to get back in the game. … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson on the calling of Matthew to show kids that Jesus is always ready to give us second chances and that He can change any of us for the better. Needed: Bibles, pennies or playing cards, some type of game cards or soft balls or paper wads, construction paper, scissors, and decorating materials Intro Game: … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids the seriousness of following Jesus. Needed: Bibles, a deck of game cards, a large rock, optional camping supplies, a blindfold Intro Game: Fast Reflexes Lay out a deck of game cards on a table, face up. The cards could be regular playing cards, UNO cards, Go Fish! cards, etc. Students gather … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that Jesus needs to be the most important thing in their lives. Needed: Bibles, different sizes of containers filled with candy, empty reserve containers, paper and writing utensils, Bible trivia questions, Legos or building blocks of some sort Note: The following three games work in a series. You’ll use the same … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to show kids the importance of thanking God and how to do that. Needed: Bibles, a ball 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 … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids the importance of obeying Jesus. Needed: Bibles, a volunteer to play Peter (You can do this yourself if you want.), playing cards of UNO cards or Go Fish! cards Lesson Read Matthew 17:1-9 or summarize it with the following script. Peter: Hi, friends! I’m Peter. I was one of Jesus’ disciples, … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that bad things don’t always happen as a punishment from God and that we need to be faithful to God even when others tell us we shouldn’t or aren’t allowed to. Needed: Bibles, a volunteer to play blind man (You can do this yourself if you want.), blindfolds, writing or drawing … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that God doesn’t usually help us with all of our problems at one time. Needed: Bibles, various items around the room Intro Game #1: Two for Two Divide students into two teams and ask the questions below. The first team to shout the answer gets a point. The team with the … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to be humble in their faith and not to judge anyone. Needed: Bibles, a small ball or paper wad, strips of paper with “Faith” written on them Lesson Intro Game: Dogs and Leftovers Choose one student to be the Master. They turn around with the rest of the students behind them. … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that we never need to be afraid if we have faith in Jesus. Needed: Bibles, kiddie pool or basin, various sinkable and unsinkable objects, Faith vs. Fear cards, playing cards or UNO cards of Go Fish! cards Intro Activity: Will It Float? Fill up a kiddie pool or large basin with … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how Jesus uses what we give Him to help others. Needed: Bibles, strips of paper, snack Intro Game: Delivering the Fish and Loaves Divide students into two or teams for a relay race. Place a pile of paper strips at the other end of the play area in front of each … More Children’s Ministry Resources