The children’s sermon is a time-honored tradition in many churches. Our free object lessons share the Bible message in a fun and creative way. New PDF object lesson scripts for kids with video every week for your ministry moment. Present these 5-minute children’s sermons in your kid’s church or short ministry moment ideas in the worship service. Click here to see our main children’s ministry index.
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon about the Ten Commandments to teach kids that God’s rules help keep us safe and happy. Scripture: Exodus 20 Needed: two toy cars and anything else you can add to the scene below, such as a toy stop sign or police officer Children’s Sermon Show the children your two toy cars. Act out a scene … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon about the first of the Ten Commandments to teach children that there is only one true God. Scripture: Exodus 20:3 Needed: nothing Children’s Sermon Ask students to point to your pastor or another well-known member of your church. How you know that’s _? What if I said that I’m _? Would you believe me? No, … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon on second of the Ten Commandments to teach kids why we don’t worship idols. Scripture: Exodus 20:4-5 Needed: a picture of Jesus and any object that represents something you use, such as a cooking pan or tool or a piece of firewood Children’s Sermon Tell students about your object and what it helps you do. … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon about the fifth of the Ten Commandments to teach kids that God gave us our parents to help us enjoy His blessings. Scripture: Exodus 20:12 Needed: a list of rules your parents gave you as a child (it’s okay if some of them seem outdated or old-fashioned as it will only add to the amusement … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon about the sixth of the Ten Commandments to teach kids why we shouldn’t harm other people. Scripture: Exodus 20:13 Needed: something you made Children’s Sermon Show students your object and explain how proud you were to make it. Ask, How do you think I would feel if someone destroyed this after I made it? (Lead … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon on Isaac to teach kids how to live at peace with others. Scripture: Genesis 26:12-22 Needed: Three six-sided dice Children’s Sermon Call the students up front and ask for three volunteers from the congregation for a game of Bump. Have the volunteers line up in the center in front of you and the children. Give … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon on the third of the Ten Commandments to show kids how holy God’s name is. Scripture: Exodus 20:7 Needed: nothing Children’s Sermon Tell your students a funny story about something that went wrong, but insert their names in the places where people sometimes take God’s name in vain. You could say something like the following. … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon on Jacob and Esau to teach kids how to ask for forgiveness. Scripture: Genesis 32-33 Needed: an invoice from home (or make your own ) and a gift box (possibly filled with cookies, coloring pages, or other small prizes) Children’s Sermon Show students your invoice and say, This is a bill. Do any of you … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon about the fourth of the Ten Commandments to teach kids why it’s important to keep the Sabbath. Scripture: Exodus 20:8-11 Needed: six objects that are the same and one that is different, such as six plain pencils and one with a colorful pattern Children’s Sermon Show students your seven objects and ask, Which of these … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon on Joseph and his brothers to teach kids how God always works things out for good. Scripture: Genesis 37-50 Needed: a picture of people helping each during a natural disaster and a picture of people helping each other after a natural disaster Children’s Sermon Recall any recent or historically significant natural disaster. Talk about how … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon about the birth of Moses to help kids think about the purpose God has for them. Scripture: Exodus 1:22-2:10 Needed: something that might have been thrown away or something that’s been recycled, such as an item you picked up from a thrift store or a garage sale, or some reclaimed material that you’re using for … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon about God talking to Moses from out of the burning bush to show them that God forgives us for our mistakes. Scripture: Exodus 2:11-4:17 Needed: something that was broken that you fixed or a pet or a picture of a pet that made a mistake but you forgave Children’s Sermon If your object is an … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon on Noah and his sons to teach kids how to be gracious toward others when they make a mistake. Scripture: Genesis 9:20-23, 1 Peter 4:8 Love Covers a Multitude of Sins Object Lesson Supplies Needed: a blanket Children’s Sermon: Love Covers Sin and Forgives Others Ask students, do you know anyone who ever did something … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon about God giving Moses the Ten Commandments to teach kids how all of Scripture is directly inspired by the Lord. Scripture: Exodus 19-31 Needed: a notebook and something to write with Children’s Sermon (Summarize Exodus 19-31 with the following story.) Say, After God used Moses to bring the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, God … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon about the golden calf to teach kids how to be loyal to God. Scripture: Exodus 32 Needed: 13 coins Children’s Sermon Flip a coin in the air and explain how some people use a flip of a coin to help them make decisions. Then, pretend to let it make decisions for you. Examples could include … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon on the Passover to teach kids about how God saved the Israelites and how He saves us. Scripture: Exodus 4:18-14:31 Needed: Items that you want to sort through to keep or get rid of, stickers or some way of marking what you want to keep Children’s Sermon Show children your collection of items. Explain that … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon on the life of Moses to show kids how he points to Jesus. Scripture: Exodus 1:22-2:10 Needed: two things that are the same but different sizes, such as two screwdrivers or wrenches, two pots, two glasses, etc. Children’s Sermon Show the children the smaller of your two objects. Tell them a story about how you … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon on Noah’s Ark and the Flood to teach kids that God always gives us hope. Scripture: Genesis 9:12-16 Needed: Picture of a rainbow Children’s Sermon Ask students, How many of you have ever had a bad day? What kinds of things can happen to make it a bad day? When you have a bad day, … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon about the manna God gave the Israelites to teach kids about Jesus, the bread of life, that He gives to all of us. Scripture: Exodus 15:22-16:36 Needed: enough bread for every child to have a piece Children’s Sermon Give each child a small piece of bread and tell them to hold it while you tell … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon on the Tower of Babel to teach kids how to be humble and give glory to God. Scripture: Genesis 11:1-9 Needed: instruction cards printed in different languages (provided at the end of this children’s sermon) Children’s Sermon Hand out the instruction cards and tell students to form a line based on the number on their … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon on the book of Job to teach kids how to trust God through the good and bad times in life. Scripture: The Book Job Needed: picture of a road with mountains and valleys Children’s Sermon Ask students, How many of you are happy all the time? How many of you are sad all the time? … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon on the call of Abram to teach kids how to follow God in their daily life. Scripture: Genesis 12:1-9 Needed: nothing Children’s Sermon Tell students that you’re going to play a game called Follow the Leader. Instruct them all to line up behind you and do exactly what you do as you lead them around … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon on generosity to teach kids how to put peace first. Scripture: Genesis 13:5-17 Needed: two gift boxes and a hidden prize (One gift box might have a quarter in it while the other has a cookie or other type of snack. The hidden prize could be a box of cookies or snacks.) Children’s Sermon Ask … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Purpose: Use this children’s sermon on Abraham’s faith to teach kids how to have a right relationship with God. Scripture: Genesis 15:1-6 Needed: picture of an elderly man and woman Children’s Sermon Ask students, How many of you have grandmothers? When is your grandmother going to have her next baby? Grandmothers don’t usually have babies, do they? Their bodies are … More Children’s Ministry Resources