Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about giving Jesus our best. Needed: Bibles, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils, soft balls or paper wads Intro Game: What to Do with It?  Divide students into groups of two or three. Tell each group to pretend that you gave them $20. Their job is to come up with the … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about the power of Jesus in raising Lazarus (and us) from the dead. Needed: Bibles, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Activity: Acting It Out  Divide students into groups of two or three. Give them a few minutes to think of their skit. Then, have each group act out what … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that serving others is a way of serving Jesus. Needed: Bibles, dice, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Raising the Dice  Divide students into two teams or more teams and give each time a six-sided die. The first student from each team runs up to a table and rolls … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids the importance of using their talents for God. Needed: Bibles, optional: chalkboard or whiteboard or paper to brainstorm ideas Lesson Ask students, What are some things that you’re good at? (Suggestions could include anything from being good at sports to being a good artist to being a good friend. Write at … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to impress upon kids the need to be ready when Jesus returns. Needed: Bibles, a way to play music Intro Game: What Time? Think of a time (example: 12:49 pm) and ask students to guess what time you’re thinking of. Whoever is closest then gets to think of a new time. Continue playing as … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to offer Jesus everything that they have. Needed: Bibles, a $20 bill or higher, two pennies, a lot of pennies and a bucket, cookies or other prizes Intro Game #1: Trading All We Have  Scatter wads of paper all over the floor. Then, show students a cookie or some other sort … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids what it will be like when Jesus comes again. Needed: Bibles, a balloon Intro Game: Don’t Let it Fall!  Gather students in a circle. As you toss a balloon up into the air in the middle of the circle, call one of the student’s names. That student must run to hit … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to be grateful and honor God for the gifts He gives us. Needed: Bibles, fruit or paper wads, paper wads, soft balls Intro Game #1 – Gathering the Harvest  Divide students into two teams and have them line up at one side of the room. Give each team a bowl. At … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to obey the Lord both in word and in action. Needed: Bibles , Uno cards or Go Fish! cards or playing cards Intro Game: Listening to God  Have students line up at one side of the room. The teacher gives instructions, saying “God Says” as in “Simon Says.” Make the motions … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how to be a good influence on others. Needed: Bibles, pennies or playing cards, something small to show children Intro Game: Tax Collector Tag  Give each student two pennies or two playing cards. Then, choose 2-4 students to be Collectors. The Collectors are It. Their goal is to collect as many … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to serve others. Needed: Bibles, various items, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Good and Faithful Servant  Tell the students that you’re going to play a game in which you’re the Master, and they’re your servants. You’re going to name something you want, and they have 15 seconds to … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to keep God as the most important thing in their lives. Needed: Bibles, soft balls or paper wads, pennies Intro Game: Rotating Firsts  Divide the students into two teams and play dodge ball with soft play balls or wads of waste paper. After 30 seconds, name one of the balls as … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids the importance of following the Bible and telling other people about God. Needed: Bibles Intro Activity: Acting It Out  Divide students into groups of two or three. Give them a few minutes to think of their skit. Then, have each group act out what they think happens when someone dies. Lesson … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to forgive others. Needed: Bibles, Bible trivia questions, Forgiveness vs. Judgment cards 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 a question. You’ll read the question, and listen for both of their answers. They … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how to confront and forgive others. Needed: Bibles, soft balls or paper wads Intro Game: Don’t Hit Dodgeball  Divide students into two teams. They stand at opposite sides of your play area. Their goal is to not hit the other team while making the other team hit them. If someone throws … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about how Jesus cares for them. Needed: Bibles Intro Game: Following the Shepherd  Have students get down on all fours and close their eyes. They are the Sheep. The leader is the Shepherd. The Shepherd moves around the room, calling the Sheep, and they must do their best to follow. The … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how to work together with God instead of opposing Him. Needed: Bibles 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 other side of … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to encourage kids to believe in Jesus for themselves. Needed: Bibles, a large rock, a church figurine or picture (I used a Christmas ornament of a church), playing cards, a tray of sand and a tray of rocks for each student, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Activity: Christian Story Interview  Have students … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how Jesus cares for us and how we should follow Him. Needed: Bibles Intro Game: The Wolves and the Shepherd  Divide students into two teams. Draw a line halfway between your play area. For the first round, Team A is the Wolves, and Team B is the Sheep. Choose one student … More Children’s Ministry Resources