Lesson:
SCRIPTURE: JOHN 3
STORY POINT: Jesus taught that anyone who believes in Him will have life with God forever.
CHRIST CONNECTION: Jesus is God’s one and only Son. God sent Jesus into the world to rescue people from sin. Everyone who believes in Jesus will live with Him forever.
KEY PASSAGE: You know that He appeared in order to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin. -1 John 3:5
BIG PICTURE QUESTION: Did Jesus ever sin? No, Jesus never sinned.
TEACHING STYLE: Play, community building, interactive learning through Bible story telling, activities and song, help build a safe and fun environment for our Early Childhood kids to learn about God's love and His Word. Active learning connects individual stories to the broader "Big Picture" of God's redemptive story. As our littles have gotten older, the stories become longer, their interaction with the Gospel goes deeper, questions are asked and answered, vocabulary grows and Gospel seeds continue to be sown in their hearts.
STORY POINT: Jesus taught that anyone who believes in Him will have life with God forever.
CHRIST CONNECTION: Jesus is God’s one and only Son. God sent Jesus into the world to rescue people from sin. Everyone who believes in Jesus will live with Him forever.
KEY PASSAGE: You know that He appeared in order to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin. -1 John 3:5
BIG PICTURE QUESTION: Did Jesus ever sin? No, Jesus never sinned.
TEACHING STYLE: Play, community building, interactive learning through Bible story telling, activities and song, help build a safe and fun environment for our Early Childhood kids to learn about God's love and His Word. Active learning connects individual stories to the broader "Big Picture" of God's redemptive story. As our littles have gotten older, the stories become longer, their interaction with the Gospel goes deeper, questions are asked and answered, vocabulary grows and Gospel seeds continue to be sown in their hearts.
JOHN 3:16 CRAFT
Directions:
Hand out one globe and heart to each child. Have them color the items, then give them a glue stick to glue the heart onto the blank side of the hand on the right. Show them how they can open and close the hands like they are giving the world a big hug.
Say:
The heart on our craft says … God loved the world so much that He sent Jesus. See the cross, the cross reminds us of Jesus. Jesus taught that whoever believes in Him will have eternal life.
Hand out one globe and heart to each child. Have them color the items, then give them a glue stick to glue the heart onto the blank side of the hand on the right. Show them how they can open and close the hands like they are giving the world a big hug.
Say:
The heart on our craft says … God loved the world so much that He sent Jesus. See the cross, the cross reminds us of Jesus. Jesus taught that whoever believes in Him will have eternal life.
DAY AND NIGHT
Directions:
Lay the Day/Night circle on the ground and then have the kids take turns drawing cards from the bag and placing them in a line next to either day or night.
Say:
There are certain things we do in the daytime and other things we do at nighttime. In today’s Bible story, Nicodemus went to see Jesus at night. He did not want other religious leaders to see him talking to Jesus. When Jesus was with Nicodemus, He taught Nicodemus about God’s great plan to rescue people from sin. Jesus taught that anyone who believes in Him will have life with God forever.
Lay the Day/Night circle on the ground and then have the kids take turns drawing cards from the bag and placing them in a line next to either day or night.
Say:
There are certain things we do in the daytime and other things we do at nighttime. In today’s Bible story, Nicodemus went to see Jesus at night. He did not want other religious leaders to see him talking to Jesus. When Jesus was with Nicodemus, He taught Nicodemus about God’s great plan to rescue people from sin. Jesus taught that anyone who believes in Him will have life with God forever.
WORLD TOSS
Directions:
Toss the world balls into the bin with the cross on it.
Say:
The cross reminds me of Jesus. God loves everyone in the world so much He sent Jesus into the world to rescue people from sin. Jesus taught that anyone who believes in Him will have life with God forever.
Toss the world balls into the bin with the cross on it.
Say:
The cross reminds me of Jesus. God loves everyone in the world so much He sent Jesus into the world to rescue people from sin. Jesus taught that anyone who believes in Him will have life with God forever.
PASS THE BIBLE
Directions:
Arrange children in a seated circle. While playing worship music, give a child a Bible and encourage her to pass the Bible while the music plays. Stop the music. Invite the child holding the Bible to name one thing that she remembers from the Bible story, or ask a specific question. Resume playing the music and lead children to continue passing the Bible.
Say:
You did a great job talking about today’s Bible story! Nicodemus went to visit Jesus at night. Nicodemus studied God’s law and tried very hard to obey it, but he wanted to know more about Jesus. Jesus spoke to Nicodemus. Jesus taught that anyone who believes in Him will have life with God forever.
Arrange children in a seated circle. While playing worship music, give a child a Bible and encourage her to pass the Bible while the music plays. Stop the music. Invite the child holding the Bible to name one thing that she remembers from the Bible story, or ask a specific question. Resume playing the music and lead children to continue passing the Bible.
Say:
You did a great job talking about today’s Bible story! Nicodemus went to visit Jesus at night. Nicodemus studied God’s law and tried very hard to obey it, but he wanted to know more about Jesus. Jesus spoke to Nicodemus. Jesus taught that anyone who believes in Him will have life with God forever.
WATER THE FLOWERS
Directions:
For Go & Serve Saturday we planted flowers outside the Early Childhood classroom. There are mini watering cans you can use to take the kids outside and water the flowers. This is an ongoing activity for the season. There is a hose outside by the flowers you can use to fill up the cans. (It’s also nice to do this ahead of time if you want.)
For Go & Serve Saturday we planted flowers outside the Early Childhood classroom. There are mini watering cans you can use to take the kids outside and water the flowers. This is an ongoing activity for the season. There is a hose outside by the flowers you can use to fill up the cans. (It’s also nice to do this ahead of time if you want.)