Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to help students understand the need to do the best thing over the good thing. Needed: Bibles, cookies or other small prizes Intro Activity: Acting It Out Divide students into groups of three or four. Have each group decide on and act out one part of your church service. After each group, briefly discuss … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to show that Jesus proved who He said He was by what He did and that we need to prove we’re His followers by what we do. Needed: Bibles, various snacks or challenges in paper bags, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Eat It! Before class, place various food or beverage items … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that Jesus has the power over death. 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 as … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about the need to have faith in Jesus. Needed: Bibles, Faith vs. Doubt cards, “Faith” slips of paper Intro Game: Faith vs. Doubt Print out or write the words Doubt or Faith on a set of index cards. You should have an equal number of cards that say Faith as Doubt. … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about the importance of telling others about Jesus. Needed: Bibles, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Activity: Christian Story Interview Have students pair up and ask each other the following questions. They’ll then present their partner’s answers as a reporter. They can write the answers down if they want. What … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how God helps us to overcome demonic influences. Needed: Bibles, vinegar, red cabbage juice, yellow ammonia, glass, balls and “basketball hoops” Intro Game #1: Resisting Temptation Divide students into two teams for a slightly modified game of Red Rover. The teams line up facing each other on either side of your … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that we can always have faith and never need to be afraid. It’s from the scripture where Jesus calms the storm. Matthew 8:23-27, Mark 4:35-41, Luke 8:22-25. And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to show kids that they can pray to Jesus even though He’s not physically near. Needed: Bibles, Faith vs. Doubt cards, telephone, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils, “Faith” slips of paper Intro Game: Faith vs. Doubt Print out or write the words Doubt or Faith on a set of index cards. You should … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to help kids think of how Jesus can help them and how they can thank Him. Needed: Bibles, various objects, a picture of someone with leprosy, a ball, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: No! Have the students line up single file behind a line in your play area. Between them and … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids the story of Ehud the judge and the importance of praying to and listening to God. Needed: Playing cards, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils, stapler Intro Game: Bluff! Have kids sit in a circle. Then, pass out a deck of playing cards with the cards face down. Starting with the … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach children how to be brave in the Lord, like Judge Deborah and Jael. Needed: whiteboard or blackboard or paper to write on, index cards with Faith or Fear written on them, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils Intro Activity Tell students, I want to play a game with you today. I … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach children about the Judge Gideon and why we should always thank God for His promises. Needed: soft ball, building blocks or cushions Intro Game: The Moraboofus This is a game to help kids see why it’s silly to be afraid of certain things. You’ll give kids a series of tasks that they … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this Judges children’s Sunday School lesson to tell kids the story of Gideon and God’s power. Needed: a die for each child, a spray bottle with water, a napkin or paper towel Intro Game: What are the Odds? Make a grid on the floor with six rows across and as many columns as you have students. Have the students … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this Judges’ children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids what it means to be a holy follower of God. Needed: a bunch of ordinary things and then something special (an example would be a handful of ordinary pencils and a decorative, sparkly pencil), a collection of riddles for children Intro Activity: Riddles! Tell students three or four riddles to … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this Judges’ children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how they can be strong for God and resist temptation. Needed: drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Resisting Temptation Divide students into two teams for a slightly modified game of Red Rover. The teams line up facing each other on either side of your play area. They link … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this Ruth children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids the importance of believing in the real God. Needed: an index card that’s blank on one side with a clue on the back and cards with 1-5 raindrops on them with clues on the back,paper bags or string for a three-legged race, lots of loose strips of paper and bags … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach students about the calling of Samuel and how God calls each of us. Needed: Bibles, Don’t Say It! / Taboo cards (bought or homemade), a blindfold, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Don’t Say It! Divide students into two teams. In this Taboo-like game, teammates take turns trying to … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson on the birth of Samuel to teach kids about being generous toward God. Needed: Bibles or a volunteer to play Hannah (you can read the Hannah script if you want rather than getting a volunteer), random items, playing cards or Go Fish cards, pennies Intro Activity: How did God Make It? Divide students into … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson from the book of 1 Samuel to teach kids the power of the real God. Needed: Bibles, pictures of various gods pasted to boxes or paper bags and one bag with no picture but a snack or other prize inside Intro Game 1: What’s Under Box #? Before class, print out pictures of various … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about how Israel chose their first king, and how God is the true King. Needed: Bibles, flashlight, craft foam or construction paper, scissors, glue or tape, markers or crayons, stickers or jewel decorations Intro Game: Storytelling Sequence Kids sit in a circle, each telling one sentence of a story. Tell them … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about David to teach children about how God judges us for who we are on the inside. Needed: Bibles, gift bags or wrapped boxes with dirt in them and one plain bag or box with a snack or prize to share Intro Game: Looks Can Be Deceiving part 1 Set out a series of … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about how God helped David defeat Goliath and how He can help us in every situation. Needed: Bibles, a simple musical instrument such as a toy drum or toy keyboard, balls, socks, bucket or trashcan Intro Game 1: Soothing the King Tell kids to line up one side of your play … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about David to teach children about how we should treat our enemies. Needed: Bibles Intro Game: Soothing the King Tell kids to line up one side of your play area. You stand at the other end with a toy musical instrument behind you. Tell them that you’re King Saul. When you say, “Go!” the … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about David to teach children how to minister to others. Needed: Bibles, random items, drawing paper, and crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Pacifying David Choose something around your room. Tell students that you’re going to play a game of tag. The only way to make you stop chasing them is for them to … More Children’s Ministry Resources