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 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 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 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
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about what happens when we die. Needed: Bibles, soft balls or paper wads 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 So … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how to make the best decisions. Needed: picture of Adam and Eve in the Garden, a piece of fruit, picture of the Ark of the Covenant, cookies or different levels of prizes Into Game: Good vs. Best For this game show type game, you’ll call on volunteers to come up and … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about the story of David and Bathsheba to teach kids about God’s punishments and forgiveness. Needed: Bibles, soft balls or paper wads, Don’t Say It / Taboo cards Game: Uriah Dodge Ball Divide your play area in half and divide the students into two teams. Give each team an equal number of soft balls … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about the life of Solomon to teach kids to be faithful to God their entire lives. Needed: Bibles, index cards (some with names of various gods written on them and some with “God” written on them), a piece of paper for each group of students with the basic scenario of the two women claiming … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about Rehoboam and Jeroboam to teach kids the importance of humility and unity. Needed: Bibles, Kerplunk or Jenga Intro Game: Kerplunk or Jenga Both of these games require kids to take risks and exercise wisdom. Jenga is an especially simple game that you can make yourself if you want to by cutting up some … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about Elijah to teach kids about how God supplies our needs and answers our prayers. Needed: Bibles, a bowl with some flour in it, bowls and cereal or building blocks, 2 six-sided dice Lesson Say, Last time, we learned about how King Solomon died and his son, Rehoboam, made a big mistake. Does anyone … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about Elijah to teach kids who the real God is. Needed: Bibles Intro Game: Thumb Wrestling Tournament Have students find a partner. When you say, Go!, each pair of students thumb wrestle. The winners of each match pair up with another winner. The losers pair up with another loser. If someone loses twice, they’re … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about Elijah to teach students about the ways God speaks to us. Needed: Bibles, blindfolds, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils Intro Craft: How God Works Give students drawing supplies and ask them to draw their favorite way that God worked in the Bible. It could be a story about God from the … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about Elijah to teach children about respect. Needed: Bibles, strips of paper, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils Intro Activity: Mock Election Announce that you’re going to play a game to decide which student will be the next leader of (your country, your class, your church, or any other organization your kids will … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this Elijah and Elisha children’s Sunday School lesson to teach children about how we can serve God best in this life and how we’re looking forward to going to Heaven one day. Needed: Bibles, blanket or sheet or beach towel, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils, various objects to hide Intro Game: Up and Down Give students blankets, … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about Elisha and his servant to teach children about generosity and helping others. Needed: Bibles, pennies 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 one until all … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about Elisha to teach kids about being merciful to their enemies. Needed: Bibles, soft balls or paper wads, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Spy Among Us! Have students close their eyes. Explain that when you walk among them and tap one student on the shoulder, that student is the Spy. … More Children’s Ministry Resources