Lesson: The Ascension – Jesus Goes Back Up to Heaven

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to tell students about how Jesus went back up to Heaven and what will happen when He returns Needed: Bibles, various objects, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: What’s Missing?  Have students close their eyes. While their eyes are closed, take something from the room and put it outside the door where … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Children’s Ministry Lesson: Jesus Appears to His Disciples and Doubting Thomas (John 20:19-31)

doubting Thomas bible lesson for kids

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach students about faith and how Jesus appeared to the doubting disciple in John 20:19-31. Needed: Bibles, a list of statements for a true/false game Lesson Introduction Game: The Unbelievable Divide students into two teams. You’ll read a list of statements, and they have to vote as a team whether they believe each … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Lesson: Don’t Be Afraid of People

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that they will ultimately be held accountable to God, not to other people. Needed: Bibles, a couple of Mad Libs stories, items for an obstacle course, soft balls or paper wads Game: Mad Libs  Have the kids come up with the missing words for a story and, then, read it aloud … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Lesson: Jesus Give Everyone a Chance!

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that God can make anyone a special follower of His. Needed: Bibles, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Finding the Difference Name three items that you can see. Two of them should be the same in a certain way (color, shape, material, etc.) and one should be different … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Lesson: Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man

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

Lesson: Jesus Casts Out Demons

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

“Jesus is the Way” Craft Ideas

Jesus is the way the truth the life

Use these crafts when teaching kids that Jesus Christ is “The Way, the Truth, and the Life.” They work with any John 14:1-14 lesson plan for Sunday School. Download the craft directions, watch our how-to instructions video, and then gather your craft supplies. Jesus is the Key to the Kingdom! Craft Ideas for Jesus, the Way and the Life Jesus … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Lesson: Saul Becomes King

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

Lesson: God Rejects Saul and Chooses David

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

Lesson: David and Goliath

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

Lesson: God Appears to Elijah

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

Lesson: John the Baptist is Born

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about how Luke wrote his gospel and about the obedience of Zechariah during the birth of John the Baptist. Needed: Clue hunt around the church, volunteers to play Zechariah and Elizabeth, Zechariah’s writing tablet, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils, stapler or hole punch and string, optional craft foam Game: … More Children’s Ministry Resources

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson on John the Baptist to teach children about repentance and sharing the good news about Jesus. Needed: good fruit and twigs or leaves Intro Game: Good Fruit Relay Divide students into two teams and have them line up at one side of the room. Give each team a bowl. At the other end of … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Lesson: In the Beginning was the Word

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson on John 1 to teach children about who Jesus is. Needed: Bibles Lesson Ask students, Is Jesus alive right now? Jesus is alive right now. He is alive in Heaven. Jesus went to Heaven after God brought Him back to life from dying on the cross. How old do you think Jesus is? Did … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Lesson: Jesus is Baptized

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about Jesus’ baptism to teach kids the meaning of baptism. Needed: Bibles, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: No, No, Chosen! In this version of Duck, Duck, Goose! students sit in a circle, and one student or leader decides which person they want to choose. Explain that in the Old Testament, … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Lesson: Jesus Turns Water into Wine

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about Jesus’ first miracle to teach kids how Jesus changes us. Needed: Bibles, powdered drink mix or cookie dough ingredients, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Power Up Freeze Tag  Divide the students into two teams. One team is It and tries to tag the members of the other team. When … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Lesson: Jesus Teaches Nicodemus – Born Again

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about Jesus and Nicodemus to teach kids what it means to be born again. Needed: Bibles, a balloon for each student, blankets or sheets or beach towels, various objects Intro Game: Up and Down  Give the students blankets, sheets, or beach towels to hold between them. You can break the students into teams or … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Lesson: Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about Jesus and the Samaritan woman to teach kids about loving people who are different from us and about worshipping God sincerely. Needed: Bibles, a volunteer to play the Samaritan woman (you can read the Samaritan woman’s part if you want), an empty bucket for a prop, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Lesson: Why Do We Study the Bible?

Lesson Why Do We Study the Bible?

What are the Scriptures? Why is it so important for us to study? Includes an object lesson, games, and craft. Needed: For this lesson, you’ll want to gather a children’s fictional story book, Bibles, construction paper, ribbon, markers or crayons, stickers, and hole punches. Intro Game 1: Follow the Leader The Class Teacher chooses a Leader. Students must follow the … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Lesson: Created to Be Like God

What is the Lord like? How does He can we follow His example? Includes a lesson and craft activity. Needed: drawing paper and markers or crayons Intro Craft Activity Give each student a piece of paper and some crayons and instruct them to draw a person as best as they can. When finished, allow students to show their drawings to … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Lesson: Helping to Build the First Church

Teach students about the Tabernacle and about Jesus’ sacrifice for us. Includes a teaching guide, 2 games, and a craft. Note: This lesson could be divided into three lessons if you wish: Building the First Church, Bring Our Offerings, and What They Did at the First Church Needed: paper, crayons or markers, offering plate, supply of coins, (optional: soft play … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Lesson: Following God’s Lead

What does it mean to follow the Lord? Includes a lesson, 2 games, and a prayer exercise. Needed: newspaper or current events magazine Intro Game: Simon Says Students follow your commands and motion when you say, “Simon says” first. If you don’t say, “Simon says” before the command, and they do it anyway, they’re out. If they follow a motion … More Children’s Ministry Resources