In today’s blog post, I have put together a great discussion starter for your Ten Commandments Sunday school lessons. The following discussions will help children understand and remember the Ten Commandments better by naming things that each exemplifies. For older classes with more thought and longer attention spans, you can discuss all of the […]
Sometimes Getting Mad is Okay: Sunday School Lesson
Jesus overturning the money changer’s tables at the temple provides an opportunity to teach some tricky but necessary concepts about anger. Obviously Jesus was correct to get angry; pose that next to the fact that kids are taught all day long at school that demonstrating anger is dangerous and in most cases intolerable. This Sunday […]
Bible Snack: Back-to-School Cupcakes
Bible Snack: Back-to-School Cupcakes The way students are pressured to make great grades these days can be confusing for them. Children can come to equate good grades with Godliness, when in fact some very spiritual kids may simply not have gifts in academia. Therefore, the cupcake-with-blackboard snack can help you remind them that their foremost […]
Sunday School Lesson: Parable of the Lost Sheep “God Forgives – Yeah, Even YOU”
Parable of the Lost Sheep: God Forgives – Yeah, Even YOU! Sunday School Lesson Capsule Many people fail to pray because they feel guilty about something or they simply feel unworthy of God’s time. Kids can do this as well! This Sunday school lesson using building blocks will reinforce the notion that God is like […]
Fourth of July Idea Starter: The Importance of Freedom; Our Freedom in Christ
Fourth of July Idea Starter: The Importance of Freedom; Our Freedom in Christ Applying Biblical truths to the independence we celebrate on Fourth of July can be a bit challenging for some. Many teachers think with ease of the correlation between America’s freedom and Christians’ freedom in Christ. But ideas for teaching this are not […]
Children’s Church Idea Starter: Make the Best of Summer Part of Your Class
Children’s Church Idea Starter: Make the Best of Summer Part of Your Class For most any kid, summer is the favorite season of the year. Kids expect to have fun in summers, and you can help meet that expectation in children’s church and show that God loves summer fun also. So much of God’s creation […]
Lesson About Genesis 24: Isaac and Rebekah
Today, I’m going to share with you another great Sunday school lesson about the Bible story of Isaac and Rebekah. Before jumping in, read Genesis 24 with your students. Sunday School Lesson: “God Leads The Way” Sunday School Lesson Materials: – two different types of candy bar – one box of raisins – two metal […]
April Showers Bring May Flowers
The scriptures contain surprisingly little about the changing of seasons, and even the great blooms of spring. This is because the Testaments were written in places that were dry and often barren – not the like paradises of the South Pacific! Still, spring provides a lot of fodder for teaching Sunday school lessons about God’s […]
Let’s Sing a Song (or 2) About Easter!
Younger children remember stories better when they learn about them in a song. This Easter, your children can know, understand and then share the story of Jesus’ resurrection by singing an Easter song (or 2)! Easter Song #1: Let’s Sing a Song About Easter Tune: Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam Let’s sing a song […]