Use a whisk in this children's sermon about Jonah to teach children about repentance and how God is just and merciful.

Kids have a lot to distraction them from God. Video games, school, home life are just a few of those common distractions. Actually, in some cases, kids Bible Object Lessons for Kids Keeping God First Object Lesson (Matthew 22:37)

After creation God rested with His beloved creation in the garden of pleasure (Eden). Click to read more… This craft is a great visual to teach children that Sabbath begins and ends at sunset. Talk to your children/class about special things they can do to welcome and end Sabbath. Materials & Equipment Printer Paper Colouring ... Read more

I used this idea in an assembly yesterday, focussing on people we trust and what it means to trust God. This would work really well if you are exploring miracle stories or stories about trust. Suitable verses to use with it might be: Joshua 1:9: Remember, I commanded you to be strong and brave. Don’t be afraid, because the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Psalm 56: 3 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. John 14: 1 Jesus said, “Don’t be troubled. Trust in God, and trust in me I have to admit that this trick is not an original idea. I found the trick in this book: Simple Science Object Talks by Heno Head Jnr and would definitely recommend getting cold of a copy if you can! You will need: A glass of water (about half- 2/3 filled) and an index card. This is what you do: place the index card over the top of the glass, making sure that the whole of the rim is covered by it, and press down. Hold onto the top of the card with one hand and move your other hand down the glass, towards the bottom of it. Carefully flip the glass upside down, making sure you keep holding the card in place. You may get a TINY bit of drip page at this point, but don't panic! Now slowly move your card holding hand out from underneath and the card should stick, holding the water at bay! I love using science in assemblies because it is generally fool-proof, as long as you have a little practice first. I got a teacher in the assembly to sit at the front and asked if they trusted me to turn the glass of water upside down on top of their head? Even if I covered it with the card? They were not too eager! I then performed the science and it went down very well! We talked about the fact that what was holding the card in place was the air pressure pressing upwards (stronger than gravity pressing downwards). Please forgive my scientific explanations- they are not my strong suit! We can't see the air pressure but we know it must be working or the water would drop out. We can't see God but we know that he is there holding us up and supporting us too. The teacher might not have wanted to trust me, but I knew what I was doing and God knows what He is doing! Talk about: What is trust? Who do you trust and why? Have you ever trusted God? When might you need to God? Encourage children to all have a go at he trick, but make sure you have something ready to collect the drips just in case!

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“What must I do to inherit eternal life?” The rich ruler in this story came to Jesus with the wrong question. He thought that somehow if he had enough or did enough or tried enough, he could earn his way into Heaven. Yet he was not willing to do the only thing necessary in putting Christ first. Sometimes we tend to use this story as a sort of warning against the evils of riches, but that’s not entirely the point. Jesus does not say we cannot have nice things. We just don’t want to rely on them for our salvation or happiness. It’s impossible to do anything on our own, but with God anything is possible.

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You might remember that a few months back, I introduced you to my daughter Madison and her new project, Busy Books: Sermon Notes for Kids. For those of you who missed the post, or aren’t aware of how Busy Books are designed, they work on a point system. Kids bring the books to church with them, […]

Just do it…Without Grumbling! Why God wants us to Have Joyful Attitudes But whyyyyyyy? Anyone who works with kids (or people in general, for that Bible Lesson Plans for Kids Lesson: Choosing Joyful Attitudes, Not Grumbling (Philippians 2:14-16 )

Stephen was a leader in the early church. We read about him in the Book of Acts. He was a servant and witness to Jesus, but when the Jewish leadership became angry with him, they stoned him. Paul was among those who wanted him dead.

An object lesson about the offering teaches children about cheerful giving. Here are 10 Bible-based, kid-friendly lessons about generosity and stewardship.

This week’s lesson was a super fun one for our little ones! The focus was on God’s promises, so we started by talking about a promise that we had learnt a couple of weeks before. We remember that God had made a promise to Noah to save him and his family from the flood and we saw […]

VERSES: Job 1:1-42:17 MEMORY VERSE: Job 1:1 "There was man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job..." BOOK TO REMEMBER: Romans. Write "Romans" on small slips of paper and hand out to the students at the end of class. PRAYER: Pray that we not only have the patience of Job, but the integrity of Job. SPECIAL SONG: Be Patient And Kind (see April - Lesson - Joseph Meets His Brothers Who Hated Him on this blog). Click on orange circle for tune. VISUAL AID: Write "JOB" on whiteboard or chalkboard. List the troubles Job had as you tell the story. LESSON POINTS: In very ancient times, a long, long time ago, there was a man named Job. Although it is spelled like the word "job" which is a chore you would do, this man's name was pronounced "Job" which rhymes with the word "robe." He was a godly man who served God with his whole heart. The Bible calls him "perfect and upright" and a "man of integrity." He lived in a country that we have never heard of before; it was called Uz. He had seven sons and three daughters. He was, also, very rich! He had 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 donkeys, and a great number of servants. He was the most important man in all of the east. But the most important thing about Job was that he loved and served the LORD God. One day, Satan came among the sons of God to present themselves before the LORD. The LORD asked Satan, "From where did you come?" Satan said he had been going back and forth on the earth. The LORD asked Satan if he had considered His servant, Job. The Lord said that there was no man like His servant Job in all of the earth. Satan said that Job only served the LORD because Job was given much, but if all of Job's 'things' were taken away, then he would curse God. God said that everything Job had was now in Satan's power, meaning he could take anything of Job's away from him, but he could not put his hand on Job or hurt him in any way. On another day, all seven of Job's sons and all three of his daughters were eating together in the oldest son's house. While Job was at his house and not with his children, a messenger came up to Job and said that the oxen were plowing in the field and the donkeys were feeding close by. The Sabeans or a nation around Uz stole the animals and killed all of the servants, except the messenger who was telling Job the news. While that messenger was still talking, another messenger came up to Job and told him that fire from the sky had come down and burned up all of Job's sheep and the servants who were watching them. They all died, except the messenger who was telling Job the news. While the second messenger was still talking, there came another messenger up to Job and told him that another nation, the Chaldeans, came up in three groups and stole the camels and killed all of the servants, except the messenger who was telling Job the news. While the third messenger was still talking, there came another messenger up to Job and told him that while his children were eating together in one house that a great wind blew in from the wilderness and struck all four corners of the house and when the roof caved in on them, they all died, except the messenger who was telling Job the news. When all the messengers stopped talking, Job got up, tore his coat, shaved his head, fell down on the ground and worshiped the LORD. Job said that he came into this world with nothing, and he would go out of this world with nothing. The Bible says that in all of the things that happened to Job, he did not sin or say that it was God's fault all the bad things had happened. Another day, Satan came again with the sons of God and the LORD asked Satan, "From where did you come?" Satan again said that he had been going back and forth on the earth. The LORD asked Satan again if he had considered His servant, Job. The Lord said that there was still no man like His servant Job in all of the earth. Satan said that Job only served the LORD because he was healthy, but if his bone and flesh were touched, then he would curse God. God said that Job had was now in Satan's power, meaning he could do anything to Job, but he could not take Job's life. So Satan struck Job with boils from his head to his toes. Job was in such pain and misery. He took a piece of pottery and scraped his boils and then went and sat in a pile of ashes. They did not have medicines like we have today, but ashes were clean and helped ease the pain a bit. While, in his pain, Job's wife was very discouraging. She said that Job should curse God and die! Is that what Job should have done? NO! Job said she spoke as one of the foolish women. Job asked her if they should only receive good things all the time and not bad? In all that was said during this time, Job did not sin or blame God for his troubles. Job was very patient. Job had three friends who had heard of all the bad times Job was going through and they all came by to visit him at the same time. Job was in such bad condition and looked so badly that his friends did not even know Job until they were very close to him! When they saw Job, they cried, tore their clothes and put dirt on their own heads because they were grieved that Job was going through so much pain and suffering. So the three friends did what many friends would not do. They sat with Job for seven days without saying a word. They gave him comfort by just being there with him because they could tell that he was hurting a great deal. Then Job and his three friends had very long discussions. They talked for a while and listened for a while, they scolded Job because they thought that he must have done something very wrong, but the story of Job teaches that bad things happen to good people. We just must learn to be patient and never blame God. Finally, the LORD talked to Job, Job answered some of God's questions and Job listened to God. Job humbled himself before God and recognized the fact that the LORD could do anything! God was powerful and had--and has--control over all things on the earth and in heaven. In the end, the LORD restored Job's health, his riches, his servants, and Job even had seven more sons and three daughters. The only thing different than in the beginning of the story of Job is that the LORD blessed him with twice as much as he had before! All of Job's friends came to see him and brought him gifts. Everyone brought him a piece of money and an earring of gold. So everything was better for Job in the end compared to the beginning. The Bible mentions that Job's daughters were more beautiful than any in the land. Job lived 140 more years and saw his children, his grandchildren, his great-grandchildren and his great-great-grandchildren grow up. Then Job died being old and full of days. What can we learn from Job? We learn to be very patient and longsuffering. We learn that bad things happen to good people. We learn that through the silence of the scriptures, God never told Job why all of this happened, or at least it was not written in the book of Job. "Older Student" Tips: Discuss what it means, "Bad things happen to good people." Talk about the meaning of "God allows trials to take place." Read 1 Corinthians 10:13. ACTIVITY: Job's Patience Materials needed: 6" x 12" piece of construction paper (any light color), marker, crayons. Hand out paper. Fold paper in thirds, so that the two edges meet in the middle. See picture. On the outside, folded paper, write "Bad Things Happen To Good People Like Job", writing the word "JOB" is beautiful letters. Write "Job 1-42" on the outside of the folded paper. Open up paper completely. Draw two lines down the folds of the paper. In the middle section, write "We need to be patient like Job and never blame God." On right section, write "BEFORE" at the top and then list what Job possessed, for example, write "Rich," "7,000 (draw a sheep)", "3,000 (draw a camel)", "500 yoke of (draw an ox)", "500 (draw a donkey)", and many servants. On left side, write "AFTER" at the top and then list what Job possessed, for example, "very rich", "14,00 sheep", "6,000 camels", "1,000 yoke of oxen", "1,000 donkeys", "many servants", "10 children", "lived 140 more years". Color pictures of animal and decorate the middle section without covering up the words.

Last weekend, I was at Lake Pointe Church in the Dallas area. They have a really cool children's ministry area. Take a look at these pictures for inspiration.

Use the Jesus Heals On The Sabbath Group Group Activities as a fun activity for your next children's sermon.

King Josiah Preschool Bible lesson. Free printable worksheets, coloring pages, crafts and more. Learn about the young king who loved God's word.

These 20 Activities and Lessons that Teach Obedience to Kids will help equip you to teach kids to obey. This is part of my character building series, a great resource for parents and teachers everywhere. The word “obey” has gotten a bad wrap over the years. Before you jump into this post and all it...Read More

Lesson: Jesus gives life (Luke 8:40-56; Mark 5:21-42) 1. Story: Tell the story of Jesus raising Jairus' daughter from Luke 8:40-56 and Mark 5:21-42. Last week we learned about a woman who had been bleeding for 12 years. When she touched Jesus, He was actually on His way to see a little girl. This little girl was 12 years old, and she was very sick. Her father’s name was Jairus. He was a synagogue leader — a ruler of the synagogue. Even though he was an important man, when his daughter was sick, he knew that only Jesus could help. So the moment Jesus got off the boat, Jairus fell at his feet and pleaded earnestly with him. “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” Jairus knew that Jesus had the power to heal his daughter, and he believed that she will be healed. This is called faith. Jesus went with him. Along the way, He was “interrupted” by the woman who was bleeding for 12 years. For Jairus, it must have an anxious time because Jesus stopped to talk to the woman while his daughter was dying. But perhaps his faith was strengthened when he heard the woman’s testimony. Then some people came from Jairus house and said, “You daughter is dead. Why bother the teacher anymore?” To these people, Jesus was just a “teacher”. Jesus assured Jairus, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” Jesus brought Peter, James and John with him to Jairus’ house. At the house, there were many people crying and wailing loudly. Jesus said, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.” But the people laughed at him. Jesus put the people out of the house, leaving only his disciples and Jairus and his wife. They went into the room where the girl was lying. Taking her by the hand, Jesus said to her, “Talitha Koum!” (which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!” Immediately, the girl stood up and began to walk around. Jesus told those present not to let anyone know about this and to give the girl something to eat. 2. Lesson: Like the woman who was bleeding for 12 years, Jairus also spoke out in faith when he said, “Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” When the woman who was bleeding interrupted Jesus, when the people from Jairus’ house told him that his daughter was dead, when the wailers and mourners were crying in the house … despite these circumstances, Jesus still called Jairus to believe in Him. When all hope seems gone, no matter what we are going through, we can continue to speak in faith and believe in Jesus. We can hear what Jesus said, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” Jesus is Lord over everything, even death! Let’s pray: Thank you Jesus that when we are faced with difficult situations, You are there with us. When things seem hopeless, You call us not to fear and to believe in You. Help us to learn to trust You more each day and to speak life and faith, according to Your promises. In Your name, I pray Amen. 3. Activity ideas: Worksheets: Crossword Word Search Craft: Girl Finger Puppet Print out drawing on card/paper. Get kids to colour. Help them to cut out the holes for the fingers to go through as the girl’s legs.

For our lesson on the Beatitudes this month, we started by having kids & parents brainstorm at their tables about the things they thought pe...

These 100 theme night ideas, grouped by subject, will provide you with fun activities and lessons—whether you meet outside, in church or online.

With Lent and Easter just around the bend, I thought it was a great time to re-share my friend's Prayer Hands with a free printable. It's a simple way to remind your kids of what is important and remind them of all that they have to be thankful for, not only during this time of

Check out these Bible games that kids will love in your Sunday school, midweek program, children's church, or even at home.

Children's Church, Sunday School, or Wednesday night service need some help? Learn how to structure your class in 6 steps to give you less stress!

Complete interactive lesson on the Satan's temptation of Jesus in the wilderness. Includes links for flashcards, object lesson and sword practice application activity.

Mary and Martha were devastated when their brother Lazareth died. But, they were not the only ones crying. “Jesus wept.” Jn 11:35 Jesus knew Lazareth was about to wake from his “sleep”, so why did Jesus cry? I won’t pretend to have “the” answer. But I wonder if He wept seeing the result of sin ... Read more

This set of coloring pages form a printable mini-book that children can use to memorize Matthew 7:7-8. Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you Coloring Pages "Ask, Seek, Knock" Coloring Pages from Matthew 7:7-8

These Joseph activities can be used in Christian Preschool programs and Sunday schools. Joseph & the Coat Sequencing Print these story sequencing

Games to play with youngsters when teaching the story of Cain (and Abel) as found in Genesis 4.

Two interactive worksheets to help pre-K students understand the Bible story from Genesis 30:25 - 31:55, in which Jacob flees from Laban. These are the perfect companion to Sunday school or home school faith lessons.

This week in Sabbath school our children are learning about the incredible conversion of Paul – once known as Saul. This craft shows the stages of Saul’s anger towards Christians, then his blindness, and lastly, with his name change to Paul, his kind eyes. Materials & Equipment Printer Paper Colouring Tools Scissors Craft knife (adults ... Read more

Free printable preschool Bible lesson. In Luke 19:1-10, Jesus changed the life of a tax collector named Zacchaeus. Coloring pages, crafts, worksheets, game, activities and more.

Here's a fun and easy Raising of Lazarus game to play in your Sunday School class or with your kids at home, all you need is some toilet paper and some willing volunteers.