Children & Youth Ministry Bible Lessons
For Sunday school, kids' church, midweek programming, and
Bible clubs too! We provide teacher-friendly curriculum that is easy to prepare and versatile for
Children's church and multiple-aged Christian classes.
Subscribe to get FREE ideas and encouragements
sent to your email! Learn
More
" . . . be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain" 1 CO 15:58.
The Gospel for Kids
In a Nutshell
New International Version
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."
King James Version
John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world, that he
gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life."
Lesson One Overview
Objective: To help
children understand and memorize John 3:16, "the
gospel in a nutshell." There is enough material from each lesson to fill approximately 30 minutes per class period.
(For K-5th grade)
The word gospel means, "Good News." When
people hear the word gospel, they often think of the first four books of the
Bible in the New
Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. These four books are
known as "the Gospels." They're called this because they contain some
really good news about our Savior, Jesus! But the gospel message is more than Jesus dying on a cross and rising from
the dead to forgive our sins; it is that, but it is
much more than that! The Gospel is an Old Testament* promise that God would
reclaim, restore, and push back the curse of sin and death, in order to establish his
rule and reign on earth, as it is in heaven. We live in the already
and not yet of God's Kingdom rule. As God's children, we wait with expectant hope for Jesus to
return to Earth someday to establish a new Heaven and a New Earth.
Get
all the John 3:16 Bible lessons.
Icebreaker Game
And This Is ________________.
Teacher and children sit in a circle. Ask children to think of one fact about themselves (favorite color, food, activity, where they attend school, etc.). Teacher begins by saying his or her name and one fact about him or her self. Play proceeds clockwise with next person saying his or her name, one fact about him or her self, and then says, "And this is ________" and completes the sentence by saying the previous person's name and fact. Play proceeds with everyone saying his or her name, a fact about themselves, and repeating the previous person's name and fact.
Optional: To make it more challenging, have each consecutive person say all the previous names and facts. If you have a large class, you might want to divide the group.
For more fun game ideas, check out Bible Games Explosion.
Bible Skit
Take Two Pills and Call Me In the Morning
Focus: All Scripture is God-breathed and useful . . . 2 Timothy 3:16-17
(Remove one medicine bottle after the other and tell children what they're used for, e.g.
headache, high blood pressure, low blood pressure, sore feet, water retention, etc.)
These are all great medicines. A lot of time and money went into developing them to
help people feel better. We can admire them and think how wonderful it is to have these
great medicines. We can line them up neatly on our medicine cabinet shelves and admire the nice colors! But,
there's one thing that people have to do to get the health benefit from all these pills. What do you suppose that is? (Receive answers) Yes, take
them! The bottles need to be opened, the directions followed, and the pills swallowed! If
we don't open them up, follow the directions, and take them into our bodies, they will
never help us!
Sometimes we treat our Bibles like unopened medicine bottles. Unless we open them,
read them, and take God's Word into our lives by following the directions, we will never
benefit from it! Let's read what the Bible has to say about this.
(Remove Bible from bag and read 2 Timothy 3:16-17 from a child-friendly Bible.)
These verses tell us that God breathed life into the words of the Bible. This means they
are his words to us. The Bible is useful for teaching what is true, for correcting our
mistakes, for making our lives complete, and training us to do what is right.
God's Word gets us ready to do every good thing! We are to take the Bible off of
our bookshelves, and then read and obey it! God's Word is great medicine for our lives!
(Close in prayer.)
Click to sample more skits from, "It's in the Bag - 52 Bible Talks for Children's Ministry."
Prayer Journal
For Christian Women
My Prayer Journal - Each of the 24 prayer sections contain an inspirational Bible verse from Psalm 119 to meditate upon before praying, a "Prayer Priorities" section to record urgent prayers, a larger section to write prayers for family, friends, and leadership, etc., and a "Gratitude & Praise" section to journal prayers of thanksgiving. When prayers are answered, mark through them with a highlighter pen; it's an encouragement to see God's answers and a motivation to keep praying!
A meaningful gift idea for the important women in your life! Great
for Mother's Day, Bible study teachers, wives, daughters, and
girlfriends. Conveniently sized at 6" x 9", with a minimalist design interior.
Learn
more.
Sermon Notes Journal
Faith Comes By Hearing . . .Prayer Journals | Sermon Notes | 52 Week Planner & More
Use our journals and planners to encourage your faith-walk and to plan your day. They're a great idea for Christian gift-giving too! Learn more.
"Sermon Notes - Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God." A 25 week guide for taking Sermon Notes. Each week there's a place to record the date, title, and speaker, with three pages for note-taking, and an additional page to record a life application and personalized prayer. Taking Sermon Notes Promotes: active listening, keeps the mind focused on the message, can be used as a home-study reference, and may even promote message retention. This sermon notebook is a great Christian gift for Mother's Day, Student gifts, and for Holidays and Holy Days. Learn more!
Site Map
Where will you spend eternity? Are you going to heaven?
Adult Bible Study Guides and Notebooks
Bible Lesson Plans and Sunday School Curriculum
Bible Games for Kids
Sunday School
Bible Skits & Christian Dramas
Christian Crafts for Sunday School
Classroom Bible
Posters
Devotional Videos
Holidays
& Holy Day Ideas for Children's Ministry
Scripture Graphics
Vacation Bible
School Programs
Social Media
Etsy
Facebook
Instagram
LinkedIN
Pinterest
Twitter
YouTube
Featured Videos
Ministry Partners
Pastoral Resources
Search on: AOL -
Bing -
DuckDuckGo -
Google -
Yahoo