Kids: Joseph helped his family have grain for food. Joseph could have chosen not to help, but he chose to help. Help kids learn that families can love and help one another. This session will lead kids to determine ways to show care and love to their families.

Preschool: All families have disagreements and conflicts. Abram worked to find a way to end the argument between his and Lot’s workers. Emphasize to kids that family members may disagree, but they can work together to get along. Working together and getting along is a way family members show love for one another.

Kids: Paul faced dangers and angry people as he told about Jesus. Missionaries may face dangerous situations as they tell about Jesus. Christians in any community may have challenges as they tell about Jesus. This session will help kids realize that God wants people to tell the good news about Jesus, even when it is difficult.

Preschool: Paul wrote letters to Timothy to remind him of important work. This session will lead kids to think about who helps them know more about Jesus (at church, home, etc.). Also, lead them to think about people in their communities who may need to hear about Jesus.

Aquila and Priscilla worked with Paul to tell about Jesus. Later, the couple encountered Apollos and knew that he needed to know more about Jesus. People need to learn what it means to be a believer in Jesus. Christians need to know what God wants them to do. Listening to other Christians and reading the Bible helps people know how to live as believers.

Paul told the men in Athens about God, the only true God. Christians are commissioned by God to help all people hear the gospel. While not every person can travel to another place, Christians can pray and support missionaries who travel to unreached groups. This session will help kids understand that when someone becomes a Christian, he should tell others about God and Jesus.

Paul and Silas were inprisoned while in Philippi. They knew God was with them and they continued to praise God and tell others about Jesus even in their difficult circumstances. Missionaries rely on God’s Holy Spirit to help them as they work to tell about Jesus. The Holy Spirit also helps people in churches tell about Jesus to the people in their communities.

God said to set apart Saul (Paul) and Barnabas for His special work. This session will lead kids to know that some people today are called by God to leave their homes and go to other places to tell about Jesus. Missionaries may work in their own country or travel to other countries. Help kids know how they can support missionaries to help people all over the world know about Jesus.

Kids: This session will lead kids to understand that the church is more than a building; it's the group of Christians who gather to worship and live for God. Paul heard about the conflicts and disputes in the Corinthian church. He wrote a letter to help them know what to do and how to live together. Christians can trust God to help them know what to do and how to live when they read Scriptures and pray to Him. This session will focus on Paul’s teachings to help the church to show love and glory to God through all they do, especially in ways they resolve conflicts and disunity.

Jesus saw the widow’s “small” gift among the other gifts dropped into the offering boxes. He noted that her gift was all she had. Jesus taught that giving should represent worship and honor to God, reflecting the giver’s heart. Giving offerings is an act of worship. Giving offerings also supports the work of God in the church and around the world. This session will help kids understand that giving money, food, etc. are important parts of worship and working for God. Also, help them understand that offerings include time and talents - other ways to support God’s work.

Kids: Worship is responding to God and what He has done. Isaiah was worshiping and had an experience with God. Isaiah responded and wanted to do whatever God told him to do. When people worship God, they should be open to hearing and learning from Him. This session will help kids understand that worship is more than just coming to church or doing certain things. True worship leads to a response in the worshiper.

Preschool: God told Moses and the people to build the tabernacle. They learned what God said to do, and they did it. They worked together to gather materials and build the tabernacle. This session will lead kids to understand that people in church today listen and learn about God. They work together to do God’s work. These things are a part of worshiping God. 

The church should praise and glorify God in its worship. God calls Christians to worship together corporately. This session will lead kids to think about corporate worship at your church.