The book of John is perhaps my favorite New Testament book. As my first adult Sunday School teacher used to tell us, “John is the love book.” Almost every chapter reveals the great love that Jesus had for the disciples, the people who ministered to and to everyone who believes in him today. Teach children about the Good Shepherd and build a strong foundation of faith in them. Knowing that Jesus watches over them and the he
This free Bible lesson is based on Matthew 25:1-13 where Jesus tells ‘The Parable of the Ten Virgins”. It is designed for children’s church or Sunday School. Please modify as best fits your ministry. If your church follows the Revised Common Lectionary, this teaching plan would correspond to Year A – 22nd Sunday After Pentecost, Gospel Reading – Matthew 25:1-13. Opening Activity – Ready, Set, Wait! – Decisions Choose 5 volunteers to come forward and pick one of the following. Skydiving Running
This free Bible lesson is based on Matthew 23:1-12 where Jesus teaches about hypocrisy. It is designed for children’s church or Sunday School. Please modify as best fits your ministry. If your church follows the Revised Common Lectionary, this teaching plan would correspond to Year A – 21s Sunday After Pentecost, Gospel Reading – Matthew 23:1-12. Opening Activity – Do as He Says – Not as I do In this variation of Simon Says, the kids will have to pay extra special attention to
The following lesson is from a series in Proverbs created for older students. The students will discover that when making decisions, choosing God’s way leads us on the path of wisdom. We need God for everything including His wisdom and power to make wise choices. Bible Passage: Proverbs 16:25, Matthew 7:13-14, Bible Story Title: Proverbs-Wisdom is choosing God’s way Target Age Group: Ages 9-11(3rd-5th Grade U.S.A.) Target Time Frame: 60 Minutes Original Teaching Context: Sunday School Supply
This free Bible lesson is based on Matthew 22:34-46 where Jesus teaches about “The Greatest Commandment.” It is designed for children’s church or Sunday School. Please modify as best fits your ministry. If your church follows the Revised Common Lectionary, this teaching plan would correspond to Year A – 20th Sunday After Pentecost, Gospel Reading – Matthew 22:34-46. Opening Activity – All About Love – Love MessagesIn this variation of Telephone, the kids will send messages 3 different ways. Phone Call – Have
This free Bible lesson is based on Matthew 22:15-22 on paying the imperial tax to Caesar. It is designed for children’s church or Sunday School. Please modify as best fits your ministry. If your church follows the Revised Common Lectionary, this teaching plan would correspond to Year A – 19th Sunday After Pentecost, Gospel Reading – Matthew 22:15-22. Lesson Opening Activity No Right Answer? – Tricky Questions Supplies – none Divide the class evenly into 2-4 teams. Instruct each team to
This free Bible lesson is based on Matthew 22:1-14 where Jesus tells the parable of the ‘Wedding Banquet”. It is designed for children’s church or Sunday School. Please modify as best fits your ministry. If your church follows the Revised Common Lectionary, this teaching plan would correspond to Year A – 18th Sunday After Pentecost, Gospel Reading – Matthew 22:1-14 Opening Activity – You’re Invited – Party Charades Supplies – paper, writing utensils, small container Before class write each of the
When I first began my work in children’s ministry nearly two decades ago, I had one mission: tell kids that Jesus loved them. Over the years, I have tried my best to stay true to that original mission but my secondary purpose is to help my kids know Jesus more. You see, eventually, they will need to know God themselves and not simply through me or Mom or Dad. Knowing Jesus comes through maturity in the Lord
This free Bible lesson is based on Matthew 21:33-46 where Jesus talks about bearing spiritual fruit. It is designed for children’s church or Sunday School. Please modify as best fits your ministry. If your church follows the Revised Common Lectionary, this teaching plan would correspond to Year A – 17th Sunday After Pentecost, Gospel Reading – Matthew 21:33-46. Opening Activity – Producing Fruit – Favorite Fruit Supplies – blank paper, coloring/writing utensils Ask each child to think of
The following lesson was adapted for a small group of children age 5-10. The students discover that Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous and blameless before God in a time that God had been silent for 400 years. Believers can trust God to keep all His promises and obey Him as they wait for His promises to be fulfilled. Bible Passage: Luke 1:5-25, See also Malachi 3:1-4 Bible Story Title: John the Baptist’s birth is predicted Target Age
This lesson begins a series on the “I AM” statement of Jesus. Children will learn from Exodus 3:1-17 and John 8:54-59 how Jesus identified himself as the same all-powerful God who acted throughout the Old Testament. Throughout this study, kids will learn about the character of Christ and how they can follow him through faith. Series Index – The 7 I AM Statements of Christ You are here – Introduction / Jesus is the Great I AM
Learn about priests and Levites in the Old Testament and pastors and deacons in the New Testament – their duties and how they were chosen. Click here to download This is part of a series of worksheets called “Learn About…” which interpret Bible topics on an elementary school level. Bibles and pencils are needed for each worksheet. These are recommended for second grade and up. Each worksheet has two pages, which we recommend printing back to back.
This worksheet classifies several Old Testament prophets by time period and type of prophecy. Some familiar quotations from the prophets are listed. Finally, John the Baptist is mentioned as a New Testament prophet. Click here to download as a print-friendly PDF document. This is part of a series of worksheets called “Learn About…” which interpret Bible topics on an elementary school level. Bibles and pencils are needed for each worksheet. These are recommended for second grade and
This lesson is inspired by the Gospel Project curriculum we’ve been using at my church. This is an overview of Joel prepared for a small group of students ranging from age 6-10. The focus of the lesson is God’s desire for all people to repent and believe in Jesus to be saved from God’s punishment. Bible Passage: Joel 1-4 Bible Story Title: Joel-Repent and be Restored Target Age Group: Ages 9-11 (3rd-5th Grade U.S.A.) Target Time Frame: 60 Minutes
This free Bible lesson is part 7 of 10 in our Lord’s Prayer study. God wants to satisfy the needs of his children, that’s why we are taught to pray for “our daily bread.” Click here to see the other parts in this 10 lesson plan unit. We value your input to make these lessons more helpful for other readers, leave a comment below with your ideas. Main idea: We rely on God to provide everything we need to
The free Bible lesson is based on the events surrounding David being chosen as King for Israel. It was adapted for older elementary students and helps them discover that God’s power helps believers defeat their enemies. Please modify it to best serve the children you are teaching. Bible Passage: 1 Samuel 16-17 Bible Story Title: Samuel anoints a shepherd boy Target Age Group: Ages 9-11 (3rd-5th Grade U.S.A.) Target Time Frame: 60 Minutes Original Teaching Context: Sunday School Image
This page link to our series of Bible worksheets for each major section in the Scriptures. These are ideal for children learn more about God’s Word in a homeschool or Christian school setting. You can also use them for review and deeper teaching in Sunday School class. For each division, there are two pages with learning activities. Click on the index below for each section. Old Testament The Law History Poetry Major Prophets Minor Prophets New Testament
As students continue a study in Judges they will discover how Gideon responds to God’s call. They will learn that it is important to obey God and trust Him to help us do what He calls us to do. The lesson was prepared for older students and can be adapted for your needs. Bible Passage: Judges 6-8 Bible Story Title: Gideon Responds to God’s Call Target Age Group: Ages 9-11 (3rd-5th Grade U.S.A.) Target Time Frame: 60
So you arrive at church and the Children’s Minister asks you to teach a class for a teacher who got sick just this morning. No problem, right? Just follow the lesson that they had prepared and it’ll be smooth sailing. Wait! If the teacher is home sick, then, most likely, the lesson is home with them. Ok, you can do this. Just breathe. Here are the basics of a lesson so that you can get through the
Our church recently began The Gospel Project for adults and children. The following lesson was inspired by curriculum and their approach of showing how every story relates back to Jesus. The students discover that God blesses those who obey Him by faith. This lesson was adapted for an older elementary class. Bible Passage: Joshua 8 Bible Story Title: The defeat of Ai Target Age Group: Ages 9-11 (3rd-5th Grade U.S.A.) Target Time Frame: 60 Minutes Original Teaching Context: Sunday
Teaching kids the Bible is one thing but teaching them to read, understand and use it correctly is another. I’m constantly amazed at how little our children do know about using a Bible and I accept part of the blame. At the first of every year, I teach a series of “classes” that introduces kids that are new to scripture reading how to navigate the Bible. As someone once said, “You can feed a hungry person fish
We created this free printable as a tool to help children learn about the book of Judges. You can also search our website and find lesson plans another ideas related to the book of Judges. Click on the image to download a print-friendly PDF version. You can also download the JPEG image if you would like to customize the coloring sheet. In one illustration, Mandy has show several of the main themes from the scriptural narrative. We hope you enjoy
We created this free printable as a tool to help children learn about the book of Joshua. You can also search our website for related lesson plans about the book of Joshua. We will add a series index one we have several books online. For now you can follow our progress on this page. Click on the image to download a print-friendly PDF version. You can also download the JPEG image if you would like to customize the coloring sheet. In
We created this free printable as a tool to help children learn about the book of Deuteronomy. Click on the image to download a print-friendly PDF version. You can also download the JPEG image if you would like to customize the coloring sheet. In one illustration, Mandy has show several of the main themes from the scriptural narrative. We hope you enjoy this resource and leave a comment to share how you will use it in your ministry. Bible Book Coloring Pages
