The pumpkin prayer is a classic activity for Christian families and Sunday School classes leading up to the Halloween season. Use our printable template and directions to share this object lesson with your kids this October. Prayer Pumpkins Activity Idea Materials needed: pumpkin for carving, carving tools, trash bags, a copy of pumpkin prayer, candle for pumpkin, Bible. Some of … More Children’s Ministry Resources
The dream of my heart isĀ that my children love God and want to tell others about Him. Preparing my students to share their faith with others easily takes work on my part. Waiting for kids to grow up before allowing them to teach is a mistake. Jesus praised his Father for using the foolish things to confound the wise. … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This is the eight Bible lesson in our series based on the Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5. Each particular lesson plan explains a specific character quality that God creates in us through his Spirit. These lessons are designed to accompany the printableĀ Fruit of the Spirit coloring bookĀ from our website.Ā Click hereĀ to see all the lessons in this series. Suggested … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This is the eight Bible lesson in our series based on the Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5. Each particular lesson plan explains a specific character quality that God creates in us through his Spirit. These lessons are designed to accompany the printableĀ Fruit of the Spirit coloring bookĀ from our website.Ā Click hereĀ to see all the lessons in this series. Suggested … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Faith in God is the turnkey to His miracle-working power manifesting in our lives; a truth kids need to understand. And God isnāt just looking to perform the big, showy miracles like parting the Red Sea but the everyday ones too, like crossing the Jordan. Regardless of the need or nature of the miracle, it requires faith to receive it. … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Jesus engaged his audience with object lessons, leading them into life-changing truths. Some examples he used that stand out to me are the tossing of seeds on the ground or even a plain cup of water. Todayās world has no limit on items available for object lessons. At my first ever kidsā ministry conference I learned how to present the … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This is the seventh Bible lesson in our series based on the Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5. Each particular lesson plan explains a specific character quality that God creates in us through his Spirit. These lessons are designed to accompany the printableĀ Fruit of the Spirit coloring bookĀ from our website.Ā Click hereĀ to see all the lessons in this series. Suggested … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Successful Christian living begins with an awareness of sin. Without this unhappy awareness, personal conviction of sins is impossible. Once a child understands that sin separates them from God and that they too have committed sin, they can receive the joyous message that Jesusā blood cleanses our sins away. One good way to demonstrate how this cleansing occurs is through … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This is the sixth Bible lesson in our series based on the Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5. Each particular lesson plan explains a specific character quality that God creates in us through his Spirit. These lessons are designed to accompany the printableĀ Fruit of the Spirit coloring bookĀ from our website.Ā Click hereĀ to see all the lessons in this series. Suggested … More Children’s Ministry Resources
**This is a guest post from Nick Diliberto fromĀ PreteenMinistry.net I recently took my two boys to see the movie, The Avengers. We loved it! In the movie Thor, Black Widow, the Hulk, Hawkeye, Captain America and Iron Man team up to stop the evil Loki from destroying the world. The Avengers is #1 at box office right now and you … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This is the fifth Bible lesson in our series based on the Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5. Each particular lesson plan explains a specific character quality that God creates in us through his Spirit. These lessons are designed to accompany the printable Fruit of the Spirit coloring book from our website. Be sure to scroll down to see … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This is the fourth Bible lesson in our series based on the Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5. Each particular lesson plan explains a specific character quality that God creates in us through his Spirit. These lessons are designed to accompany the printableĀ Fruit of the SpiritĀ coloring book from our website. Click hereĀ to see all the lessons in this series.Ā Click … More Children’s Ministry Resources
āLove one another,ā is the command Jesus gave to us in John 13. He also said that the world would recognize us as his disciples because of this love for one another. Valentineās Day is the perfect occasion for presenting kids with this loving command. Teach kids what this kind of love is and how kids should show this love. … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Let’s make sure God’s Word has the final say about the true meaning of love. Here are our top 10 Bible Verses for Valentine’s Day. Children’s Bible Verses for Valentine’s Day John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Download … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This Bible lesson plan about freedom in Christ follows our new hassle-free format. The basic version makes it easy to teach with very little preparation or outside materials. We’ve also suggested more activities so you can expand the lesson to best fit your ministry setting. Lesson Title: The Tower of Babel Bible Reference: Genesis 11:1-9 Printer Friendly: [print_link] this lesson. … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This free Childrenās Church lesson plan was first written for elementary aged students. It covers the story of the friendship of David and Saul’s son, Jonathan. Use this material in your childrenās church. Be sure to consider your own ministry context and modify it as needed. Weāve tried to include enough activities to allow some choice in your lesson planning. … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This guest lesson was written by Wanda Parker, the founder ofĀ KidTrek. This free Bible lesson will help you teach the story of Jacob using drama and other learning activities. To use this lesson, please download either the printable PDF or Microsoft DOCX files below. Print Friendly PDF file Microsoft DOCX file Objective Aim: God is sovereign in the midst of … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Every week we are diligent to teach our children stories from the Bible and lessons about the character of God, but how often do we step back and put these lessons into the context of the whole Bible?Ā As a child I was regularly taught from the Bible both at church and at home; it was not until I attended … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This is the second lesson from the reign of King Jehoshaphat.Ā It teaches an incredible lesson that when faced with overwhelming odds, God fights for His children who cry out to Him and seek His help.Ā This lesson will help students learn that they can be used by God in times of great difficulty.Ā God can use them to point … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This is the third Bible lesson in our series based on the Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5. Each particular lesson plan explains a specific character quality that God creates in us through his Spirit. These lessons are designed to accompany the printableĀ Fruit of the Spirit coloring book from our website. Click hereĀ to see all the lessons in this … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This Bible lesson continues our series based on the Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5. Each installment will focus on a specific character quality that God creates in us through his Spirit. Children will know joy is a fruit of the Spirit, God is our joy, from His Word comes joy, and our hope for eternity gives us joy.Ā Click … More Children’s Ministry Resources
There is no bigger or better lesson to teach kids than about Godās love. As the Bible tells us, not only is love the primary attribute of God, it is the stuff Heās made of. (1 John 4:8) Yet, in our world today so many children and adults havenāt the vaguest concept of what His love is like. As childrenās … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This free Childrenās Church lesson plan was first written for elementary aged students. It covers the story of Ruth. This material could also be used as the Ruth Bible story lesson for childrenās Sunday school. Be sure to consider your own ministry context and modify it as needed. We’ve tried to include enough activities to allow some choice in your … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This is lesson continues our curriculum for preschoolers about knowing Jesus. Each lesson is based on a passage in the Gospel of Mark. You can read theĀ series introduction for more explanationĀ and links to the other lessons. This particular lesson is from Mark 7:1-20 where Jesus confronts a wrong idea about what makes a person sinful. Preschoolers will know nothing on … More Children’s Ministry Resources