Posts with the tag “sunday-school”

God has invited us to spend time with him and talk with him. This is called prayer! We can talk to God no matter what day it is, or what time it is. And God is listening to you no matter where you ar...  Read More

This fall our children's classes will be exploring the Lord's Prayer and learning about prayer in our own lives. We also use our bodies to pray by learning the Lord's prayer in sign language and explo...  Read More

A follower of Jesus named John wrote down an amazing vision or dream he had of Heaven. He saw Jesus as the King on the Throne and heard all of creation worshipping God. What an incredible future that ...  Read More

Of all the people who kept the rules, Saul was the best. One day, Saul met Jesus in a bright light on the road to Damascus. It was so bright that Saul went blind. A friend prayed for Saul and he could...  Read More

The disciples are waiting in Jerusalem, just like Jesus told them to. But what are they waiting for? Suddenly something begins to happen... The helper Jesus had promised had come, and the disciple kne...  Read More

Jesus has risen from the dead! Now it is time for him to go back to heaven. But he promises that even though they will not be able to see him anymore, he will be with them all the time. Jesus loves th...  Read More

God loved the world so much that he became human to carry out his own rescue plan. Jesus came to earth as a servant and to give his life for the whole world. But he is God, and even death can't keep h...  Read More

Jesus had been warning his disciples that he was going to die. This was part of the great rescue plan that God had been telling his people since everything went wrong in the garden of Eden. Jesus cou...  Read More

Jesus has gone into the garden to pray. Everything that was written about him -- all that had God had been telling his people through the long years -- it was all about to come true! ...  Read More

The disciples don't know it yet, but it is the night before Jesus is taken from them. They are celebrating their last supper together. Jesus teaches them the most important lesson ever. Will they unde...  Read More

During Lent we are spending time in the Gospel of Mark. We focused our attention on Mark 1:1-13. Mark introduces Jesus into the story as Jesus is baptized by John in the Jordan River. There is no exp...  Read More

Jesus was invited to dinner with some very important people. Suddenly a woman came and interrupted the meal. The woman wanted to show Jesus how much she loved him. What would Jesus do when the importa...  Read More

Jesus tells a story about a son who wants to live on his own, and not have to follow the rules of his father. After he wastes all his money and the son wants to go home, how his father will respond?...  Read More

No one liked Zacchaeus at all. It was not because he was short. And it was not because he had a funny name. No one like him because he would steal from people and cheat them. But one day Jesus came to...  Read More

Lent begins on March 2 with Ash Wednesday. This is a time when we think about Christ's death and resurrection; and that we, also, have died to sin and evil and begun new life in Christ. During Lent, w...  Read More

Jesus friends were busy arguing over which one of them was the best, but Jesus had an important lesson for them to learn.... and the little children would help teach them about God!...  Read More

Jesus like to tell interesting stories to help people understand what he was teaching them about God. One day Jesus told about a farmer, a fisherman and some buried treasure. What did these stories te...  Read More

People loved to listen to Jesus teach for hours and hours. This time Jesus talked with them all day. It was now dinner time and Jesus tells his disciples that they should feed the people. What?!? Ther...  Read More

Jesus and his disciples take a break from the crowds to cross over to the other side of the lake. But when a huge storm hits their little boat, Jesus is taking a nap. Do the disciples trust Jesus to t...  Read More

Jesus saw all the people surrounding him and his heart was filled with love. He sat then all down around him and began to share with them. He came into the world to sing a wonderful song of God's love...  Read More

Stories often begin with a call to adventure where something happens that requires the hero to take action. But what happens when they refuse, or when they fail in their trials? How does understanding...  Read More

How to Pray | Jesus Storybook Bible One day, Jesus taught the people how to pray. "When you pray," he said, "you don't need to use lots of words, and you don't need to be clever or important." Learn ...  Read More

A little girl and a poor frail lady | Jesus Storybook Bible Jairus' daughter was very sick. He knew Jesus could heal her, but they would need to hurry. What happens when Jesus is interrupted along the...  Read More

Let's Go! | Jesus Storybook Bible | Jesus is preparing for his big rescue plan. He's going to need some helpers. Who will God choose?...  Read More

Introduction to the Bible - Episode 4: Ancient Jewish Meditation Literature by the Bible Project | We each read the Bible through the context of our time and culture, but we can also learn to read Je...  Read More

Heaven breaks through | Jesus Storybook Bible | John was born about the same time as Jesus by a miracle. God had a special plan for his life. So how did he end up in the desert, wearing camel skins an...  Read More

The King of all kings | Jesus Storybook Bible | The star announcing Jesus' birth was shining all over the world. Wealthy men in the East saw it and knew what it meant... a new, long-awaited King had b...  Read More

May 9: Read or watch the story The Light of the Whole World | Jesus Storybook Bible | page 184 Talk about these questions:Who were the first people God told about Jesus?Who got to give them God's good...  Read More

He's Here!  | Jesus Storybook Bible | It is finally time! All of history has been working up to this big event. God is fullfilling his promise from the beginning of time. He is coming; Emmanuel is her...  Read More

Get Ready! | Jesus Storybook Bible | God's people have been captive in Babylon for many years, but now it is time to go home. They had forgotten the teaching of Moses and who God had called them to ...  Read More

Introduction to the Bible - Episode 2: The Story of the Bible and Episode 3: Literary Styles in the Bible by the Bible Project | When we met earlier in November, we talked about the Bible as a collect...  Read More

Operation “No More Tears!” | Jesus Storybook Bible | This story comes from the writings and prophecies of Isaiah the prophet. God showed him the Secret Rescue Plan! And he is sharing it with us, too....  Read More

The Young Hero and the Horrible Giant | Jesus Storybook Bible | God's people are facing their worst fear - a giant named Goliath. He wants to fight in one-on-one combat, but the Israelites are too afr...  Read More

Introduction to the Bible - Episode 1: What is the Bible? by the Bible Project We are so excited to be meeting for youth Sunday school in-person again. We will spend the next two months looking at the...  Read More

The Teeny, Weenie . . . True King | Jesus Storybook Bible -- Who is the king of Israel? God wanted to be their king, their protector, their rescuer, but they wanted to be like all the other nations a...  Read More

Moses & the Red Sea | Jesus Storybook Bible -- Israel has escaped from slavery and are rejoicing in God's provision, but what happens when they become trapped between an attacking army and a sea they...  Read More

God to the Rescue! | Jesus Storybook Bible -- God's rescue from Slavery (the Exodus), was the most important story in Israel's history. They retell this event every year at Passover to always remembe...  Read More

The Forgiving Prince | Jesus Storybook Bible -- Joseph had a very hard life after he was sold to slavery in Egypt. He worked diligently as a slave. It was many years before he finally understood God's...  Read More

Son of Laughter | Jesus Storybook Bible -- God made an impossible promise to Abraham and Sarah. What was impossible about this promise, something only God could do?...  Read More

The world is completely broken and everything has gone wrong with creation; all the pain, hate and suffering keep getting worse. But God still has a plan for the broken world. In the middle of the des...  Read More