Colossians

Kids Bible lessons and ministry resources that teach from the New Testament book of Colossians.

Clothed in Christ: Bible Craft Activities from Colossians 3:1-14

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New Outfits! Craft Ideas for “Putting on Christ” On our own, we tend towards selfish and sinful behavior, which ultimately leads to sorrow and destruction. In Jesus, though, we have the opportunity to trade our sins for joy, and gain a new and better life! These crafts remind children that we can “clothe with Christ” by focusing on Him, giving Him our sinful trouble, and trusting in His love and grace. A homemade paper doll set provides

Put on the New Self: Colossians 3:1-14 Children’s Sermon Message

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Use this free children’s sermon to teach about putting on Christ from Colossians 3:1-14 in your Sunday School or Kid Church. Download our teaching notes below, gather your object lesson supplies, and watch the demonstration video below as you prepare to teach. Law/Gospel Theme: We know that we make mistakes and daily sin much. Our sinful and selfish desires pull us with temptation to do wrong. However, we are no longer slaves to evil. In Christ Jesus,

“All People Matter to God” Bible Lesson on Made in the Image of God

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All people matter to God – this is an important truth for kids to know. Use this lesson to teach about the value of all people because they are made in the image of God. This teaching plan is ideal for children’s church, Sunday school, or home Bible study. “God’s Masterpieces: Made in His Image” Bible Lesson for Kids on the Value of All People Theme: Our Human Nature and Our Sin Memory Verse: “Every good and

Lesson on Colossians 1:11-20 Image of the Invisible God

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What does God look like? This is a concept that may come up often for some youngsters. Children do not always grasp the concept of intangible things and sometimes struggle with thinking of God as a real present entity, since He is unseen. Children are great with imagining, but it’s important to impart that God is not imaginary, even though He is invisible. This Colossians 1:11-20 lesson takes a look at a passage that emphasizes Christ as

“Colossians” Bible Book Coloring Page

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This free coloring page is based on the Book of Colossians. 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 Colossians 2:6. So walk in him, rooted and built up in him. We will add a series index one we have several books online. For now you can follow our progress

Filling Up With Goodness (Colossians 3:16) Sunday School Lesson

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Lesson Title: Filling Up With Goodness (Colossians 3:16) Bible Reference: Colossians 3:16 Target Age Group: Elementary Learning Context: Sunday School Target Time Frame: 1 hour Gospel Connection: In Colossians 3 Paul writes to the church and encourages them to live together in peace.  One way to make sure that you are at peace with the people around you is by filling yourself with good things, such as God’s word.  Through this lesson children will learn that in

Object Lesson: A Garden of Gratitude to Cultivate Thanks (Colossians 4:2)

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It is no secret that kids tend to have a short-sighted and egotistical view of things, easily impatient and frustrated when results do not immediately appear. We encourage verbal gratitude at Thanksgiving time and for gifts, but do not always extend that attitude to daily life. Young and older children (and even adults!) can often use an extra little reminder to be thankful and to appreciate all that God has bestowed. Here is a simple and adaptable

"Put Off – Put On" Coloring Page from Colossians 3

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This free Bible coloring page pulls from the concepts of the new self in Colossians 3. Here is how Mandy describes the illustration. We’ve been working hard on the “put off” / “put on” concept with our kiddos. Thought this might be a good sheet/activity set. Kids could color the blocks, cut them out and paste in the “trash” or the put on side of the pages accordingly. First page (PDF or JPEG) Second page (PDF or