Saul’s Sunday School — printable pack

God Made Everything — activity sheet

Memory verse: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1)

Craft: Creation hand-print book

1. Trace six hands on paper and cut them out.
2. On each hand draw one thing God made that day.
3. Stack them in order and staple one edge.

Day seven is an empty hand — rest with it.

God Made Everything — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• God made things just by speaking. His words are powerful.
• God made people on purpose, and called them good.
• You are part of God’s good world.

The text it comes from

• “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” — Genesis 1:1 (WEB)
• “God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.” — Genesis 1:31 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw your favourite thing God made.
• Colour the sun yellow and the sea blue.
• Draw yourself in God’s garden.

Pray together

“Dear God, You made the light and me. Thank You for Your good world. When I see a tree or a star, help me remember You made it. Amen.”

Lights in the Sky — activity sheet

Memory verse: “He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.” (Psalm 147:4)

Craft: Star jar

1. Cut stars from paper.
2. Put them in a clean jar with a tea-light (an adult holds it).
3. Write “God knows my name” on a strip and stick it on the jar.

Use a battery light, not a flame.

Lights in the Sky — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• The stars are called “signs” — they remind us of God.
• God numbered the days for us.

The text it comes from

• “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate between the day and the night, and let them be for signs.” — Genesis 1:14 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw lines between the dots to make a constellation.
• Label it with your own name.
• Colour the night sky dark blue and leave the stars white.

Pray together

“God, You name every star. Please know my name too. Thank You. Amen.”

The First Garden — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Yahweh God planted a garden eastward in Eden.” (Genesis 2:8)

Craft: Garden in a shoebox

1. Line a box with green paper.
2. Make trees from pipe cleaners and paper leaves.
3. Add a river from foil and small animals.

Keep it on a windowsill as a reminder that God gives good things.

The First Garden — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• God gives good things freely.
• God wants to walk with us, like a friend.
• One rule was there to protect them, not to trick them.

The text it comes from

• “Yahweh God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.” — Genesis 2:8 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Colour four rivers blue.
• Draw two animals you would like in the garden.
• Draw the one tree you must not eat from, and label it.

Pray together

“God, I like talking to You. Help me walk with You today the way Adam did in the garden. Amen.”

Noah’s Big Boat — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did.” (Genesis 6:22)

Craft: Boat from a milk carton

1. Ask an adult to cut the top off an empty carton.
2. Paint the sides brown like wood.
3. Put in toy animals — two and two.

Float it in a basin to test God’s good boat!

Noah’s Big Boat — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Noah obeyed even when people laughed.
• God shut the door — God keeps us safe.
• God remembered the animals. He remembers you too.

The text it comes from

• “Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did.” — Genesis 6:22 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Colour the boat. Draw three floors inside.
• Draw two of each animal going up the ramp.
• Draw the rain and then the sun coming out.

Pray together

“God, Noah listened and did what You said. Help me listen too, even when it looks silly. Keep me safe. Amen.”

God’s Rainbow Promise — activity sheet

Memory verse: “I have set my rainbow in the cloud, a sign of the covenant.” (Genesis 9:13)

Craft: Rainbow promise bracelet

1. Thread seven colours of beads onto elastic.
2. Leave it on your wrist this week.
3. Each time you see it, say “God keeps promises.”

Free craft: use scrap pasta painted in seven colours instead of beads.

God’s Rainbow Promise — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• A covenant is a promise God binds Himself to.
• God’s promises are for everybody — every nation, every animal, every child.
• The first of many promises in the Bible that lead to Jesus.

The text it comes from

• “I have set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.” — Genesis 9:13 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Colour the seven bands of the rainbow from the top.
• Under it, draw the boat and one animal.
• Write: “God keeps His promises.”

Pray together

“Thank You, God, that You never break a promise. When I see a rainbow, remind my heart that You are kind to me. Amen.”

Abraham and the Star Count — activity sheet

Memory verse: “He believed in Yahweh, and it was credited to him for righteousness.” (Genesis 15:6)

Craft: Promise stars

1. Cut ten stars from yellow paper.
2. On each one write a person you want God to bless.
3. Tape them on your window and watch them shine.

Add a new star every week of the month.

Abraham and the Star Count — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• God’s promises often look impossible first.
• Believing God is what makes us right with Him.
• You and I can be part of Abraham’s big family by trusting God.

The text it comes from

• “Look up now, and count the stars, if you are able to count them… So your offspring will be.” — Genesis 15:5 (WEB)
• “He believed in Yahweh, and it was credited to him for righteousness.” — Genesis 15:6 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Count the stars on the page and write the number.
• Colour only the stars with seven points.
• Ask a grown-up to help you count how many children are in your family tree.

Pray together

“God, Abraham trusted You for something he could not see. I cannot see You either, but I trust You. Make my family big in Your love. Amen.”

Samuel Hears God’s Voice — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Speak; for your servant hears.” (1 Samuel 3:9)

Craft: Listening jar

1. Put dry beans in a small jar and close the lid.
2. Shake it, then hold it still and listen until the last sound goes.
3. Practice saying “Speak, Lord” in the quiet.

A five-minute quiet game for the whole family.

Samuel Hears God’s Voice — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• God really speaks — mostly through His Word.
• A short answer is enough: “Speak, Lord, I am listening.”
• God uses small children.

The text it comes from

• “Speak; for your servant hears.” — 1 Samuel 3:9 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Colour the oil lamp and the glow around it.
• Draw an ear next to a heart — listening with your whole self.
• Write: “Speak, Lord.”

Pray together

“God, speak and I will listen. My ears are small but You can still use them. Amen.”

David the Shepherd Boy — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Yahweh is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.” (Psalm 23:1)

Craft: Cotton-wool sheep

1. Cut a sheep shape from card.
2. Glue cotton wool on its body.
3. Draw a smile and stick on four matchstick legs.

Make a flock of ten and count them like David did.

David the Shepherd Boy — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Doing a small job well is how God trains a big one.
• God was with David in the fields, and He is with you at school.
• David wrote psalms — songs for God.

The text it comes from

• “Yahweh is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.” — Psalm 23:1 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Colour the sheep white and the grass green.
• Draw the lion far away on the other hill.
• Write the first line of Psalm 23 at the top.

Pray together

“God, You are my shepherd. When I am lost or scared, lead me home. Thank you for watching over me like David did his sheep. Amen.”

Jonah and the Big Fish — activity sheet

Memory verse: “I remembered Yahweh… with the voice of thanksgiving.” (Jonah 2:9)

Craft: Fish puppet that opens

1. Trace a big fish on card and cut it out.
2. Cut a mouth flap that opens.
3. Tape Jonah on a toothpick inside so you can pop him out.

Let the children tell the story back with the puppet.

Jonah and the Big Fish — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Running away never works, but God still loves you.
• God forgives second chances.
• God cares about everybody — even people we find hard to love.

The text it comes from

• “When my soul was faint within me, I remembered Yahweh… with the voice of thanksgiving will I sacrifice to you.” — Jonah 2:9 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Colour the fish blue-green and Jonah inside it.
• Draw the storm on one side and calm water on the other.
• Draw Nineveh’s big wall — the city was three days wide!

Pray together

“God, when I run the wrong way, help me remember You. And help me be kind even to people I don’t like. Amen.”

Daniel and the Lions — activity sheet

Memory verse: “God has sent his angel, and has shut the lions’ mouths.” (Daniel 6:22)

Craft: Den diorama

1. Line a shoebox with sand-coloured paper.
2. Cut lions from grey card and tape them standing, not pouncing.
3. Put a small Daniel figure in the middle with hands folded.

Say a prayer together in front of it every night this week.

Daniel and the Lions — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Prayer is not optional, it is breathing.
• God does not always stop the trouble — He is with us in it.
• Daniel kept the same habit: three times a day.

The text it comes from

• “God has sent his angel, and has shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not hurt me.” — Daniel 6:22 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Colour the lions but leave their mouths shut — draw a zip or a lock on them!
• Draw Daniel sitting calmly in the middle.
• Draw the angel with a bright lamp.

Pray together

“God, be with me in the scary places. Shut the mouths of everything that wants to hurt me. Thank You that You sent an angel for Daniel and You send Your Spirit for me. Amen.”

The Baby Jesus Is Born — activity sheet

Memory verse: “A Savior, who is Christ the Lord, was born for you.” (Luke 2:11)

Craft: Paper manger

1. Fold a paper cup in half lengthways.
2. Line it with a square of cotton wool.
3. Add a small doll baby and keep it by your bed.

Perfect for the nativity at home at Christmas.

The Baby Jesus Is Born — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Jesus is God with us — that is what Immanuel means.
• God chose poor shepherds to hear first.
• Nobody was too small for the news.

The text it comes from

• “For today, in David’s town, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord, was born for you.” — Luke 2:11 (WEB)
• “They shall call his name Immanuel, which being interpreted is, “God with us.”” — Matthew 1:23 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Colour the baby’s blankets white and the manger brown.
• Draw one animal looking on.
• Draw a star over the roof and shepherds on the hill.

Pray together

“Thank You, God, for sending Jesus. You came down low so nobody would be scared of You. Live in my heart. Amen.”

Jesus Prays — and Teaches Us To — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Our Father in heaven, and your name be respected.” (Matthew 6:9)

Craft: Prayer stones

1. Find four smooth stones.
2. Paint one for each part: love, sorry, please, thank You.
3. Keep them in your pocket and say one prayer for each.

Six stones if you want a memory verse too.

Jesus Prays — and Teaches Us To — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• If Jesus needed to pray, prayer is good, not boring.
• Prayer has four easy parts: love, sorry, please, thank You.
• Jesus taught God’s family, not one person: OUR Father.

The text it comes from

• “Pray then like this: Our Father in heaven, and your name be respected.” — Matthew 6:9 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Trace your hand. On the thumb write LOVE, index SAY SORRY, middle ASK, ring THANK, pinky PRAISE.
• Colour each finger a different colour.
• Put the hand on your wall and pray along it each night.

Pray together

“Our Father in heaven, may Your name be respected. Give me today my daily bread, forgive me, keep me safe. Thank You that Jesus taught me how. Amen.”

A Lunchbox Feeds Everyone — activity sheet

Memory verse: “He gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated.” (John 6:11)

Craft: Five-loaves clay

1. Roll five balls of clay or dough into bread shapes.
2. Add two fish shapes.
3. Press a fork pattern into them like real loaves, then dry in the sun.

Then share real bread at tea time and say thank you out loud.

A Lunchbox Feeds Everyone — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Jesus gave thanks for a small thing and God made it enormous.
• Give what you have; do not wait until you have lots.
• Nothing of God’s is wasted — even the leftovers.

The text it comes from

• “Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to those who were seated.” — John 6:11 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Count and colour five loaves and two fish.
• Draw twelve empty baskets under them.
• Draw the boy holding his lunch out to Jesus.

Pray together

“Jesus, my lunch is small but You can use it. Teach me to give You what I have and then say thank You. Amen.”

Jesus Calms the Storm — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Peace! Be still! The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.” (Mark 4:39)

Craft: Calm-and-storm bottle

1. Fill a bottle two-thirds with water and add glitter.
2. Add a drop of blue dye and glue the lid shut (an adult does this).
3. Shake it — watch the storm — then set it down and watch it go still.

Say “Peace, be still” while the glitter settles.

Jesus Calms the Storm — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Jesus is God, and creation listens to Him.
• Being afraid does not mean you are failing — His friends were afraid too.
• Wake Jesus first, not last.

The text it comes from

• “He rose up, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.” — Mark 4:39 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Colour the waves dark and the boat brown.
• Draw Jesus sleeping at the back with a pillow.
• On the other half of the page draw the same boat with flat, sunny water.

Pray together

“Jesus, when my worries crash over me, wake You up. Say “be still” to the noise in my head. I trust You. Amen.”

The One That Came Home — activity sheet

Memory verse: “He lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.” (Luke 15:5)

Craft: Pompom lost sheep

1. Glue ten pompoms in a line on card.
2. Cut one off and hide it under a paper hill.
3. Lift the hill and put the sheep back on the shepherd’s shoulders.

Play the game again so the child sees the finding.

The One That Came Home — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• God comes looking; you do not have to find your way back alone.
• God is not angry at you for wandering — He is glad to find you.
• Heaven throws a party when somebody turns to God.

The text it comes from

• “He lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.” — Luke 15:5 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Count the sheep on the page — one is hiding!
• Draw a path from the hill back to the pen.
• Colour the shepherd’s coat red because he is so happy.

Pray together

“God, thank You for coming to get me. When other people wander, keep looking for them — and let me be happy when they come home. Amen.”

Zacchaeus in the Tree — activity sheet

Memory verse: “The Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.” (Luke 19:10)

Craft: Making it right jar

1. Get a clean jar and some buttons or pebbles.
2. Each time you take what is not yours or are unkind, put a pebble in.
3. When you make it right, take a pebble out and put it back.

Aim for an empty jar by the end of the week.

Zacchaeus in the Tree — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Changing your life means putting things right, not just saying sorry.
• Jesus looks for people, even in trees.
• Nobody is too bad for Jesus to want to stay at their house.

The text it comes from

• “The Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.” — Luke 19:10 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Colour a big leafy tree and draw Zacchaeus up in it.
• Draw Jesus pointing up at him.
• Draw coins falling into a poor box under the tree.

Pray together

“Jesus, You looked up at a tree for a man nobody else liked. Look for people I find hard. And when I do wrong, help me put it right, fast. Amen.”

Let the Children Come — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Allow the little children to come to me! Don’t forbid them.” (Mark 10:14)

Craft: Welcome cards

1. Fold paper in half.
2. Inside, draw and write why you are glad God wants children.
3. Give three of them to children you do not usually play with.

Great for the class: exchange them and read them out.

Let the Children Come — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Children are not only the future of the church — they are part of it now.
• Trust like a child, not cleverness, opens God’s Kingdom.
• Jesus gets cross when people block others from Him.

The text it comes from

• “Allow the little children to come to me! Don’t forbid them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” — Mark 10:14 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw Jesus in the middle with three children around Him.
• Colour a circle of light around them.
• Write “Let them come” at the top.

Pray together

“Jesus, thank You for wanting me exactly as I am. I trust You like a child trusts a parent. Hold me. Amen.”

The Wind You Can Feel — activity sheet

Memory verse: “He will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever.” (John 14:16)

Craft: Pinwheel of the Spirit

1. Cut a square of paper into four triangles from each corner to near the middle.
2. Fold every other point to the centre and pin it onto a straw.
3. Blow on it — invisible air makes it spin, just like the Spirit.

Take it outside and run. Wind you cannot see, moving you can see.

The Wind You Can Feel — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• The Holy Spirit is God in you, not just around you.
• He is the same God who came at Jesus’ baptism as a dove.
• If you trust Jesus, you can have the Spirit too — a gift, not a reward.

The text it comes from

• “Suddenly there came a sound from the sky, like a violent wind blowing, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.” — Acts 2:2 (WEB)
• “I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever.” — John 14:16 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Colour the dove white and the flames yellow-orange.
• Draw swirling wind lines all over the room.
• Draw one face for each friend, all smiling.

Pray together

“Holy Spirit, like wind, blow through me. Make me brave to tell people about Jesus and kind to everybody. Amen.”

God Is My Father — activity sheet

Memory verse: “We should be called children of God!” (1 John 3:1)

Craft: Family name plate

1. Cut your name from card in big letters.
2. Paint it and add “child of God” underneath.
3. Hang it on your door.

Every time you go past it, say “Abba”.

God Is My Father — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Adoption is God’s word for you: chosen on purpose.
• God corrects children He loves — it is proof you belong.
• You can pray “Abba” any time, anywhere.

The text it comes from

• “Behold what ways of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God!” — 1 John 3:1 (WEB)
• “You received a spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba, Father!”” — Romans 8:15 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw a big house with light in the middle and you inside.
• Draw your family in the windows.
• Write your name under “child of God”.

Pray together

“Abba, thank You for calling me Your child. I am Yours. Teach me to listen to You like a child listens to a dad. Amen.”

A Forever Home With No Ouchies — activity sheet

Memory verse: “God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” (Revelation 21:4)

Craft: No-ouchies card

1. Draw a picture of something you are glad will be gone one day.
2. Write underneath: “God will make it new.”
3. Give it to someone in your family who is not well.

An act of kindness that carries the promise.

A Forever Home With No Ouchies — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Heaven is being with God, everywhere, with a new world around it.
• No crying there — not because God ignored it, but because He answered it.
• Nothing bad has the last word.

The text it comes from

• “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them.” — Revelation 21:3 (WEB)
• “God will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will be more death no more.” — Revelation 21:4 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw a city with open gates and no locks.
• Draw a river down the middle with a tree on each side.
• Colour everything bright because there is no night there.

Pray together

“God, thank You that one day nothing will hurt again. Till then, wipe my tears tonight. I want to come home with You. Amen.”

The Sky Is Preaching — activity sheet

Memory verse: “The heavens declare the glory of God.” (Psalm 19:1)

Craft: Two-column journal

1. Fold a page in half lengthways.
2. Left column: “What I saw”. Right column: “What it says about God”.
3. Add one line every day for a week.

Compare the columns at the end of the week and talk about it.

The Sky Is Preaching — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• General revelation: God shows Himself in what He made.
• Special revelation: God speaks clearly in the Bible.
• You are not an accident. “Fearfully” means with awe, not with scary.

The text it comes from

• “The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.” — Psalm 19:1 (WEB)
• “I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful.” — Psalm 139:14 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• List twelve things you can see outside that show design.
• For each one, write what it teaches about God.
• Draw the one you think is most amazing and label its parts.

Pray together

“God, thank You for preaching to me through the sky. Help me look up and listen, and help me open Your Word too. Amen.”

A Baby for a Laughing Couple — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Is anything too hard for Yahweh?” (Genesis 18:14)

Craft: Laugh line

1. Fold paper into four squares like a comic.
2. Draw: God promises / they wait / they laugh / baby laughs.
3. Add one speech bubble per panel and colour it.

Great for showing that God keeps promises across a long story.

A Baby for a Laughing Couple — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Laughter can be doubt and still be honest with God.
• God’s timing is not God’s refusal.
• Isaac is the child of the promise, and Paul calls Jesus the seed of Abraham (Galatians 3:16).

The text it comes from

• “Sarah said, “God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me.”” — Genesis 21:6 (WEB)
• “Is anything too hard for Yahweh?” — Genesis 18:14 (WEB)

Hard parts. Genesis 22 (Abraham and Isaac on the mountain) is intentionally not told here. The child gets a one-line pointer and an adult heads-up instead of a shock.

Ask around the table

• Mark four points: promise given, Ishmael, Isaac born, the mountain.
• Under each one write how old Abraham was.
• In a box at the bottom, write a promise of God you are waiting on.

Pray together

“God, waiting is hard. When Your promise looks impossible, remind me that nothing is too hard for You. Amen.”

A Staircase in the Desert — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go.” (Genesis 28:15)

Craft: Pillar stone

1. Find a smooth stone about the size of your hand.
2. Write or paint “Bethel — God’s house” on one face.
3. Keep it where you sit to read or pray.

A real memorial, just like Jacob made one.

A Staircase in the Desert — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• God meets people in the mess they made.
• A pillar stone is how you remember what God did.
• Jacob means “heel-grabber/trickster”, and God renamed him Israel, “he struggles with God”.

The text it comes from

• “Behold, a stair set up on the earth, and its top reached to the sky. Behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.” — Genesis 28:12 (WEB)
• “Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land.” — Genesis 28:15 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw the desert, the stone, and Jacob asleep.
• Draw a ladder reaching into the sky with angels on it.
• Label three things God promised in the dream.

Pray together

“God, You met Jacob in a desert with a stone under his head. You can meet me anywhere. Thank You that heaven is open. Amen.”

The Coat, the Pit, the Palace — activity sheet

Memory verse: “You meant it for evil, but God meant it for good.” (Genesis 50:20)

Craft: Grain store model

1. Draw and cut a big barn from card.
2. Fill a cup with rice or lentils to show stored grain.
3. Label the barn “Joseph’s storehouse, Egypt”.

Talk about how planning and trusting God go together.

The Coat, the Pit, the Palace — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• God can weave real evil into a good plan without being the author of the evil.
• Joseph kept trusting God in a pit and in prison.
• Forgiveness is a choice, not a feeling.

The text it comes from

• “You meant it against me for evil, but God meant it for good, to bring about this present result, to preserve life for a great many people.” — Genesis 50:20 (WEB)

Hard parts. Slavery, betrayal and a death-threat are named plainly but not described in detail.

Ask around the table

• Colour Joseph’s coat.
• Around it draw seven boxes with one story moment in each.
• Under the boxes copy Genesis 50:20.

Pray together

“God, when people hurt me, help me do what Joseph did: trust You, and forgive. Amen.”

The Baby in the Basket — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Take this away, and nurse him for me.” (Exodus 2:9)

Craft: Will it float?

1. Build a small boat from foil and one from card.
2. Put a pebble baby in each.
3. Test them in water — which one keeps the baby dry?

Talk about why tar mattered — planning is part of faith.

The Baby in the Basket — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Faith sometimes looks like a clever plan, not a fight.
• Miriam and Pharaoh’s daughter are heroes too.
• Moses was raised in the palace of the man who wanted him dead.

The text it comes from

• “Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this away, and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.”” — Exodus 2:9 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Colour the reeds green and the river blue.
• Draw the basket with a baby inside, sealed with tar.
• Label the six people in the story with their names.

Pray together

“God, You work quietly — through baskets and big sisters. Put courage in me for the small clever thing I should do. Amen.”

The Name in the Fire — activity sheet

Memory verse: “I AM THAT I AM.” (Exodus 3:14)

Craft: Names of God cards

1. Cut eight strips of card.
2. On each, write a name of God you find this week (I AM, El Shaddai, Yahweh Jireh, Jehovah Rapha…).
3. Put one in your shoe by the door each morning.

Eight names is a month of mornings.

The Name in the Fire — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• “I AM” is the reason God can be trusted with tomorrow.
• Holy does not mean scary — it means completely other, and near.
• God does not disqualified you by your past.

The text it comes from

• “God said to Moses, “I AM THAT I AM.” He said, “You shall tell the children of Israel this: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”” — Exodus 3:14 (WEB)
• “Don’t come any closer. Take off your shoes, for the place where you stand is holy ground.” — Exodus 3:5 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Colour only the flames, leave the leaves green.
• Draw shoes on the rock, taken off.
• Write “I AM THAT I AM” in the sky above the bush.

Pray together

“I AM, You were before everything and You never change. That is why I can trust You with my tomorrow. Speak, and I will go. Amen.”

The Night the Angel Passed Over — activity sheet

Memory verse: “When I see the blood, I will pass over you.” (Exodus 12:13)

Craft: Family Passover plate

1. Fold a paper plate in half to make a tent door.
2. Paint the top and side edges red.
3. Add a paper lamb and a bunch of hyssop leaves.

Ask the child the Exodus 12:26 question and let them answer it.

The Night the Angel Passed Over — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• God judges evil; He also provides a way through it.
• Salvation was always by blood on a door — never by good behaviour.
• A lamb, a door, and a meal for children: Passover is a sermon a family can eat.

The text it comes from

• “The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will be to destroy you.” — Exodus 12:13 (WEB)
• “Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed for us.” — 1 Corinthians 5:7 (WEB)

Hard parts. The death of the firstborn is stated plainly in one sentence with no scene or detail, and immediately answered with the protection of Israel. If a child asks more, an adult script is provided in the parent view.

Ask around the table

• Draw or colour a door with blood on the top and the sides.
• Label the four things on the table: lamb, bitter herbs, bread, wine.
• Write Exodus 12:13 at the bottom in your best handwriting.

Pray together

“God, thank You that judgement and mercy met at a door. Thank You that Jesus is my Passover Lamb. Keep my family inside the blood. Amen.”

Ten Words on a Mountain — activity sheet

Memory verse: “These commandments must be on your heart.” (Deuteronomy 6:6)

Craft: Heart copy

1. Trace the ten words in tiny writing on card.
2. Fold the card into a heart shape.
3. Keep it in your Bible for a month.

Deuteronomy 6:6-9 says to tie them on your hands — so a bracelet works too.

Ten Words on a Mountain — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Grace comes before law — verse 2 before verse 3.
• Numbering the commandments differs between families of churches; the ten ideas do not.
• Coveting is the one that starts inside, and Jesus said that is where it counts.

The text it comes from

• “I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.” — Exodus 20:2 (WEB)
• “These commandments that I am commanding you today must be on your heart.” — Deuteronomy 6:6 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw two rounded-top stone tablets.
• Write numbers 1–4 on the left, 5–10 on the right.
• Under each one, write in your own words what it means.

Pray together

“God, Your rules are good because You are good. Write them on my heart, not just on a board. Amen.”

March, Shout, Fall — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Be strong and of good courage. Don’t be terrified, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9)

Craft: Card towers

1. Stack twelve cards into a wall around a cup.
2. Set it down and blow a paper trumpet at it.
3. Talk about what God can do that we cannot.

Do it over a table to catch the cards.

March, Shout, Fall — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Obedience that looks foolish still beats cleverness without God.
• Rahab the Canaanite ends up in Jesus’ family list (Matthew 1:5).
• One red cord, one family saved — a picture of the blood of Jesus.

The text it comes from

• “The people shouted, and the priests blew the trumpets. When the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat.” — Joshua 6:20 (WEB)

Hard parts. The destruction of Jericho (herem) is stated briefly with its reason given. An adult note explains holy war in the parent view.

Ask around the table

• Draw the city on its mound with huge walls.
• Draw seven priests with curved horns going around it.
• Draw one window with a red cord still standing.

Pray together

“God, sometimes Your way makes no sense. Give me Joshua’s answer: I will do it anyway. Amen.”

Gideon’s Three Hundred — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Haven’t I sent you?” (Judges 6:14)

Craft: Jar torch

1. Put a battery tea-light inside a small jar.
2. Tape a paper flame over the top.
3. Turn the lights off and smash-open the lid to show the light.

Never use a real flame with children.

Gideon’s Three Hundred — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• God sizes the army down so the glory stays His.
• Fleece tests: God is patient with small faith, but He does not owe us signs.
• Gideon means “hewer/cutter down” — a man who cut his idols down first (Judges 6:25-27), at night, because he was scared.

The text it comes from

• “Go in this your might, and deliver Israel from the hand of Midian. Haven’t I sent you?” — Judges 6:14 (WEB)
• “The people who are with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel glory against me.” — Judges 7:2 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw and count the jars with flames inside.
• Write the 3 numbers of the shrinking army: 32000 → 10000 → 300.
• Under it write “Not by might, but by my Spirit” (Zechariah 4:6).

Pray together

“God, I feel small and frightened like Gideon. You still said “go”. Send me, and take the glory. Amen.”

David Could Have, David Did Not — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” (Romans 12:21)

Craft: Mercy jar

1. Cut paper into small “cloth” squares.
2. Every time you could be mean and are not, put one in.
3. At the end of the week read the squares out loud.

Name the jar “En Gedi”, the cave’s name.

David Could Have, David Did Not — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Mercy is a choice you make when nobody could stop you.
• Doing the right thing does not always fix the relationship.
• David refused to touch “the Lord’s anointed” because God was still at work in Saul.

The text it comes from

• “You have dealt kindly with me, but I have been your enemy. Why have you not killed me?” — 1 Samuel 24:17 (WEB)
• “Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls.” — Proverbs 24:17 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw the cave mouth with Saul asleep inside and David crouching.
• Draw a small torn square of cloth in David’s hand.
• Write Romans 12:21 under the picture.

Pray together

“God, when I have someone at my mercy, be my mercy. Help me want their change, not their fall. Amen.”

Elijah and the Fire That Answered — activity sheet

Memory verse: “How long will you limp between two opinions?” (1 Kings 18:21)

Craft: Wet-sponge faith test

1. Soak a sponge and squeeze it into a tray.
2. Try to light a candle behind it — nothing catches.
3. Talk about how much water Elijah added, and how sure God was.

Use a battery candle near water. Never leave fire with children.

Elijah and the Fire That Answered — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Limping between two opinions is the very thing God hates, because it is a slow choice for nothing.
• God answers the humble, not the loudest.
• Elijah was still a frightened man the next chapter — miracles do not make faith automatic.

The text it comes from

• “How long will you limp between two opinions? If Yahweh is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” — 1 Kings 18:21 (WEB)
• “When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces, and said, “Yahweh, he is the God!”” — 1 Kings 18:39 (WEB)

Hard parts. The killing of Baal’s prophets is mentioned in one neutral sentence with an explicit “this is not the point of the story” framing.

Ask around the table

• Draw the left altar with nothing happening and the right one on fire.
• Label three things the fire ate.
• Write the Carmel question and answer it in one sentence.

Pray together

“Yahweh, You are the God. Take my wobbling. I want one direction today: towards You. Amen.”

One Shepherd, Five Tables — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Yahweh is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.” (Psalm 23:1)

Craft: Fold-out shepherd psalm

1. Fold paper into six equal panels.
2. Write one phrase per panel and add a small picture.
3. Fold it into a pocket card and keep it in your Bible.

Read one panel at bedtime every night this week.

One Shepherd, Five Tables — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Why sheep must lie down: full, safe, no flies, at peace.
• The "valley of the shadow of death" is one Hebrew word for deep, dark dry land.
• Psalm 23 is the memory verse you can always finish, even at your worst.

The text it comes from

• “Yahweh is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.” — Psalm 23:1 (WEB)
• “Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life. I will dwell in the house of Yahweh forever.” — Psalm 23:6 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw the five scenes in five boxes, one per verse group.
• Under box three, write the “You are with me” line.
• Colour only the cup in gold.

Pray together

“Yahweh my Shepherd, make me lie down tonight. Lead me where the water is quiet, and walk with me through whatever is dark. Amen.”

Esther: If I Perish, I Perish — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14)

Craft: Purim noisemakers

1. Tape two paper plates with beans inside.
2. Close the edges with sticky tape and paint them.
3. Use them when the name Haman is read out.

That is a real Purim tradition called a gragger.

Esther: If I Perish, I Perish — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Providence is when God is not mentioned and nothing happens by accident.
• Courage is often a risk with no guarantee — Esther said “if I perish, I perish.”
• Fasting and bravery belong together.

The text it comes from

• “Who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” — Esther 4:14 (WEB)
• “Go, gather together all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me. I and my young women will likewise fast. So I will go in to the king, which is not according to the law. When I perish, I perish.” — Esther 4:16 (WEB)

Hard parts. Genocide and execution are part of the chapter; both are stated, neither is dramatised, and the reversal is the emphasis.

Ask around the table

• Draw the palace, the gate and the pole in three boxes.
• Write the verse Esther spoke before she went in.
• Design a crown for her with the words “for such a time” on it.

Pray together

“God, You are in the room even when nobody says Your name. Give me Esther’s fast and Esther’s nerve. Use me for such a time as this. Amen.”

The Sky Opened — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Man doesn’t live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.” (Matthew 4:4)

Craft: Scripture cards for the desert

1. Cut three cards.
2. Copy Deuteronomy 8:3, 6:16 and 6:13 on them.
3. Keep them in your pocket this week and read one when you want to complain.

Same tool Jesus used. Try it honestly for seven days.

The Sky Opened — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• “It is written” is the only answer the Devil ever has to hear.
• Baptism is not becoming God’s child — it is saying out loud that you already trust Him.
• Jesus’ whole public ministry began with being affirmed, not striving.

The text it comes from

• “Behold, a voice out of the sky said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”” — Matthew 3:17 (WEB)
• “Man doesn’t live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of Yahweh.” — Deuteronomy 8:3 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw the dove, the light and the voice in the sky.
• Under the water, write the three temptations in three boxes.
• Beside each one, write “It is written”.

Pray together

“Jesus, when I am hungry for something wrong, give Your words back to me. Remind me whose I am. Amen.”

Who Was My Neighbour? — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Which of these three was neighbour to him who fell among the robbers?” (Luke 10:37)

Craft: Road map game

1. Draw the Jerusalem-Jericho road on paper, 24 cm long.
2. Place three counters: priest, Levite, Samaritan.
3. Play it three ways and see which one reaches the hurt man first.

Class game: one child plays the robbed man and cannot talk.

Who Was My Neighbour? — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Mercy is not clean-first, ask-later. It is hands and money.
• The story shames religious duty used as an excuse.
• Love of neighbour costs the Samaritan two days’ wages — 100% of his week.

The text it comes from

• “Which of these three, do you think, was neighbour to him who fell among the robbers? He said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Go and do likewise.” — Luke 10:37 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Add it up: what did the Samaritan spend (time, oil, wine, money, a night)?
• List three people you are taught not to like.
• Plan one small stopping act for this week and write the day.

Pray together

“Jesus, put eyes in me that see the hurt person, and hands that stop. Start with the ones I would rather walk past. Amen.”

The Runaway and the Running Father — activity sheet

Memory verse: “His father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran.” (Luke 15:20)

Craft: The interrupted speech

1. Write the son’s speech on a card, small.
2. Then write the father’s four commands on the back in big letters.
3. Read both sides aloud and notice which one is longer.

A good talk for families with more than one child.

The Runaway and the Running Father — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Sin is not just doing bad things; it is wanting the gifts without the giver.
• God’s shame-absorbing love is the point of the father running.
• Self-righteousness is the quieter, harder-to-cure version of the same disease.

The text it comes from

• “While he was still a long way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.” — Luke 15:20 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw three scenes: the far country, the road home, the field outside.
• Write the father’s words to each brother in two speech bubbles.
• Colour the robe white.

Pray together

“Father, I have wanted Your gifts more than You. I am coming home. Run. And if I am the elder brother, do not let me sulk outside a party You threw for somebody else. Amen.”

Out of the Boat — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Lord, save me!” (Matthew 14:30)

Craft: Float or sink tester

1. Fill a bowl with water.
2. Put an empty sealed bottle in — it floats.
3. Fill the same bottle with water and watch it sink.
4. Talk about what “fills” a person besides trust.

The weight is the wind in your eyes.

Out of the Boat — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Where your eyes are decides what you can do.
• The rebuke is gentle — He still caught him.
• Peter is the one who tried. That is not a bad place to be.

The text it comes from

• “But when he saw the wind, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, “Lord, save me!”” — Matthew 14:30 (WEB)
• “Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”” — Matthew 14:31 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw two panels: one with Jesus and Peter walking, one with a big wave and a sinking hand.
• Write what Peter said in each panel.
• Circle the eye in the first panel and cross out the eye in the second.

Pray together

“Jesus, when the boat is rocking, keep my eyes on You. If I start to sink, catch me fast. Amen.”

The King on His Knees — activity sheet

Memory verse: “You also ought to wash one another’s feet.” (John 13:14)

Craft: Foot-washing night

1. Fill basins with warm water and a towel each.
2. Take turns washing someone else’s feet — grown-ups too.
3. Read John 13:12-17 while the water runs.

The best family devotional you will ever run. Keep it short and real.

The King on His Knees — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Greatness in God’s family is measured by what you will kneel for.
• Wash one another’s feet: the ordinary, smelly, unnoticed kind of service.
• Jesus knew who would betray him and washed his feet anyway (John 13:10-11).

The text it comes from

• “If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.” — John 13:14 (WEB)
• “but emptied himself, and took the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men.” — Philippians 2:7 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• List five chores at home or in class that nobody claims.
• Choose one and write the day you will do it secretly.
• Draw the basin, the towel and the water.

Pray together

“Jesus, I want to be great. Show me one towel this week and give me the knees for it. Amen.”

Power, Then Boldness — activity sheet

Memory verse: “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you.” (Acts 1:8)

Craft: Witness map

1. Trace four boxes: Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, ends of the earth.
2. Put one prayer request for each in writing.
3. Fold it into a card for your pocket.

This is the outline of the whole book of Acts — and of your own street.

Power, Then Boldness — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Wait before you witness: the same disciples who fled had power ten days later.
• Joel’s “all flesh” is the end of the old “prophets only for a few” idea.
• The Spirit is given to those who repent and trust, not earned by a spiritual exam.

The text it comes from

• “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea, in Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” — Acts 1:8 (WEB)
• “Then those who gladly received his baptism were baptised, and there were added to them that day about three thousand souls.” — Acts 2:41 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Fill in: how many waited, what festival it was, who preached, how many joined.
• Draw the wind lines and one flame per head.
• Write Acts 1:8 around the edge, following the four places in order.

Pray together

“Holy Spirit, we would rather wait with You than rush without You. Fill me, then send me. Amen.”

How the Bible Got Here — activity sheet

Memory verse: “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.” (Isaiah 40:8)

Craft: Copy a verse like a scribe

1. Copy a psalm in your neatest writing, letter by letter.
2. Count the letters and compare with a partner.
3. If one of you made a mistake, decide what a scribe would have done with it.

Then talk about why they buried bad copies.

How the Bible Got Here — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Canon means "measuring stick" — the list of books recognised as God-breathed.
• Apocrypha: good reading, not Scripture, in most Protestant Bibles — 73 vs 66 books.
• The Greek translation of the Old Testament is called the Septuagint (LXX).

The text it comes from

• “Every Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness.” — 2 Timothy 3:16 (WEB)
• “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.” — Isaiah 40:8 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Label the Old Testament (39) and New Testament (27).
• Circle the five books you have read and put a star next to the five you want to.
• Write one question you would ask a scribe.

Pray together

“God, You did not leave Your words to chance. Give me the habit of reading, not just believing what I was told. Amen.”

One God, Three Who Are He — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” (Matthew 28:19)

Craft: The broken diagram

1. Fold paper into three panels.
2. Draw three attempts to explain the Trinity.
3. Under each one, write where it goes wrong.
4. Finish with the sentence: “The Bible gives us a fact to stand in.”

Great for a class — everyone brings a different failed diagram.

One God, Three Who Are He — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• The word "Trinity" is not in the Bible; the teaching is. Same for "incarnation".
• Baptism is done into the singular "name" of Father, Son and Holy Spirit — one name, three.
• God is love (1 John 4:8) works only if love was always happening inside God.

The text it comes from

• “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” — Matthew 28:19 (WEB)
• “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.” — 2 Corinthians 13:14 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Find and write down one verse for each: Father is God, Jesus is God, Spirit is a person.
• Under each, note what it proves.
• Cross out your two favourite bad analogies and explain why they break.

Pray together

“Father, Son and Spirit — You have never been alone, and You made room for me. Glory to the three who are He. Amen.”

David and Goliath: the Whole Chapter — activity sheet

Memory verse: “The battle is Yahweh’s.” (1 Samuel 17:47)

Craft: The armour that did not fit

1. Find an item of clothing much too big and try to walk in it.
2. Time it. Then walk normally.
3. Read 1 Samuel 17:38-39 and write one thing you are trying to copy that is not yours.

Kinesthetic lesson — best done laughing.

David and Goliath: the Whole Chapter — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• The battle is Yahweh’s — verse 47 is the point, not the sling.
• David fought from what God had already tested him in (lions, bears).
• The same chapter that shows courage shows a national insult to God, and how God answers it.

The text it comes from

• “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of Yahweh of Armies, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.” — 1 Samuel 17:45 (WEB)
• “for the battle is Yahweh’s, and he will give you into our hand.” — 1 Samuel 17:47 (WEB)

Hard parts. The beheading is stated plainly, not graphically, and framed by verse 47. Parents get a note: this is not a violence story, it is a "who defends God’s name" story.

Ask around the table

• Two columns: what Goliath brought / what David brought.
• Under each, write what it really means.
• Draw the valley with the two ridges and label the numbers (40 days, 5 stones).

Pray together

“God, the battle is Yours, not mine. Give David’s aim with the thing I actually have: my own small skills, one sling, no borrowed armour. Amen.”

Habakkuk: When God Is Quiet — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Yet I will rejoice in Yahweh. I will joy in the God of my salvation.” (Habakkuk 3:18)

Craft: Yet — card

1. Write the bad things on one side ("though the fig tree…").
2. Write "YET" huge on the other side with verse 18.
3. Tape it inside a cupboard door you open daily.

The book turns on one word. Put that word somewhere you will see it.

Habakkuk: When God Is Quiet — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Lament is a biblical genre — a third of the psalms are sad ones.
• “The just shall live by his faith” is quoted three times in the New Testament (Rom 1:17, Gal 3:11, Heb 10:38).
• God answers honest questions, even when the answer is not the answer expected.

The text it comes from

• “How long, Yahweh, will I cry for help, and you will not hear?” — Habakkuk 1:2 (WEB)
• “Yet I will rejoice in Yahweh. I will joy in the God of my salvation.” — Habakkuk 3:18 (WEB)

Hard parts. The book names violence and injustice out loud, chapter two is a list of five “woes”, and chapter three pictures God marching in judgement. Nobody is hurt on the page — the hard part is the question. Stay with verse two: the Bible lets a believer say “how long?” and calls it faith.

Ask around the table

• Write two questions you would ask God out loud.
• Under each, find one promise you can stand on instead of an explanation.
• Copy Habakkuk 3:17-18 and mark the "though" list.

Pray together

“God, You are quiet and it hurts. I will do what Habakkuk did: climb the tower and watch. You are still the one I rejoice in. Amen.”

Why Jesus Died — activity sheet

Memory verse: “While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)

Craft: The paid bill

1. Write a list of your own wrongs on paper.
2. Stamp or write TETELESTAI across it in red.
3. Fold it and put it in the bin — God removed it as far as the east from the west.

Do this slowly. It is a worship act, not a game.

Why Jesus Died — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Substitution is not a punishment God takes out on an innocent bystander; the Son went willingly (John 10:18).
• “Finished” means the debt is closed, not that the story ended.
• Four gospel accounts differ in detail and agree on the event — that is what real eyewitness testimony looks like.

The text it comes from

• “But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” — Romans 5:8 (WEB)
• “When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished!” He bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.” — John 19:30 (WEB)

Hard parts. Crucifixion is described factually and briefly. If a child asks for more, an adult should answer at their level rather than the app inventing details.

Ask around the table

• List the seven things Jesus said from the cross with their references.
• Under each, write one sentence about what it shows about Him.
• Draw the torn curtain over the top of the page.

Pray together

“Jesus, You did not have to. You did it anyway, for me, in the open. I cannot pay You back, so I will take it as a gift. Amen.”

Sunday: The Tomb Was Open — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Christ died for our sins… he was buried… he has been raised on the third day.” (1 Corinthians 15:3)

Craft: Folded cloth sketch

1. Draw only what Peter saw: the linen, the face-cloth folded separately.
2. Write one paragraph as if you were reporting evidence to a court.
3. Read 1 Corinthians 15:12-19 aloud and find the sentence where Paul says faith would be "vain".

Paul stakes everything on verse 14. So can you.

Sunday: The Tomb Was Open — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Easter is a claim about a body in history, not a seasonal metaphor.
• Doubt that looks at the evidence is praised; unbelief that refuses to look is not.
• The resurrection is God’s receipt that the payment was accepted.

The text it comes from

• “that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; that he was buried, that he has been raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.” — 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 (WEB)
• “Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”” — John 20:28 (WEB)

Hard parts. The guard, the empty tomb and the "stolen body" counter-claim are handled as evidence, which is what a 10-12 year old needs from a church that only tells the safe version.

Ask around the table

• Write the prosecution’s claim ("the body was stolen") and answer it with three facts.
• List the appearances with their book and chapter.
• End with one sentence: why I believe it.

Pray together

“Risen Jesus, You are alive, so my faith is not a nice story. Be found in my week. Amen.”

Ananias and Sapphira: Why This Is in the Bible — activity sheet

Memory verse: “You didn’t lie to men, but to God.” (Acts 5:4)

Craft: Secret giving envelope

1. Get an envelope and write "only God sees" on it.
2. Put something in it this week and give it where nobody will know.
3. Do not tell anyone you did it — that is the whole exercise.

Matthew 6:3-4 is the positive version of this lesson.

Ananias and Sapphira: Why This Is in the Bible — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• The lie was about status, not money — hypocrisy is the sin named.
• God is the same in Acts 5 as in John 3: one is justice, one is mercy, and they never disagree.
• Every other New Testament writer knew this story and nobody said "make it less scary".

The text it comes from

• “While it remained, wasn’t it remaining to you? and when it was sold, wasn’t it in your own authority? What is it that you have thought about in your heart? You didn’t lie to men, but to God.” — Acts 5:4 (WEB)
• “For whom the Lord loves, he corrects.” — Hebrews 12:6 (WEB)

Hard parts. Death as judgment is stated plainly. Never use this chapter to make a child fear giving an offering. Adults get a note saying exactly that.

Ask around the table

• Write out Acts 5:3-4 in your own words.
• Answer: what is the difference between generosity and showing off?
• Name one place I could pretend at church, and one thing I will do honestly this month.

Pray together

“Search me, God. I would rather be honest and small than impressive and fake. Make my giving private and my worship real. Amen.”

Saul Becomes Paul — activity sheet

Memory verse: “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.” (Acts 9:5)

Craft: Scale paper cut-out

1. Cut eight fish-scale shapes from card.
2. On each, write something you want God to change.
3. Tape them over a small mirror, then peel them off one by one and say "brother Saul".

A private five-minute act of honesty at your own dressing table.

Saul Becomes Paul — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Zeal for the wrong thing is still zeal — God redirected it instead of deleting it.
• Ananias is a hero of this chapter too, and nobody preaches him enough.
• Paul’s letters are the earliest Christian documents, written within decades, not centuries.

The text it comes from

• ““I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”” — Acts 9:5 (WEB)
• “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.” — 1 Timothy 1:15 (WEB)

Hard parts. Blinding, stoning, and prison are named without dramatisation.

Ask around the table

• Two columns: Paul before Damascus / Paul after.
• Write the one sentence that changed him.
• List three people you have written off. Pray for one this week.

Pray together

“Jesus, if You stopped for Saul, You are not finished with me or with anybody I have given up on. Knock me down again if I am walking the wrong way. Amen.”

Forgiveness: the maths of God — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Forgiving each other, even as God in Christ also forgave you.” (Ephesians 4:32)

Craft: Score-keeping paper

1. Write each person who hurt you on a slip, with what happened.
2. Fold each slip into the box and close the lid.
3. Every day, take one out, pray for that person by name, then burn or shred it.

Matthew 18:35 — "from your heart". Keep going until the box is empty.

Forgiveness: the maths of God — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• A talent was about twenty years’ wages; ten thousand of them is a joke-size number, on purpose.
• Forgiveness ≠ trust restored. Safety matters and is a separate question.
• The unforgiving man is not lost because he felt angry; he is lost because he refused to be shaped by what he was given.

The text it comes from

• “I say not to you, until seven times, but until seventy times seven.” — Matthew 18:22 (WEB)
• “Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, even as God in Christ also forgave you.” — Ephesians 4:32 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Work out both debts in real money terms and write them down.
• Under each, write one sentence: what I would never earn back.
• Draw the arrow from the big mercy to the small one.

Pray together

“Lord, I have a short list. You had a long debt and wiped it. Help me hand over the name of one person I have been keeping score on. Amen.”

Fruit vs Works: the Same Tree Test — activity sheet

Memory verse: “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.” (Galatians 5:22)

Craft: Branch and jar test

1. Put a cut branch in water and one in nothing.
2. Watch which holds its leaves for a week.
3. Write John 15:4-5 beside the two jars.

Cut branches die even if they look great on day one.

Fruit vs Works: the Same Tree Test — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• "Flesh" means the human self running the show without God, not your body.
• Joy is not happiness; it survives the bad week.
• Self-control is listed last and it is still fruit — nobody should be stuck on it.

The text it comes from

• “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.” — Galatians 5:22-23 (WEB)
• “Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, idolatry…” — Galatians 5:19 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Write out both lists in full from Galatians 5:19-23.
• Highlight the one work of the flesh you find easiest to excuse.
• Under the fruit column, mark where you have actually grown this year.

Pray together

“Spirit, I have been trying to produce fruit on a branch that had let go. Hold me in Him and grow what You want. Amen.”

Different Parts, One Body — activity sheet

Memory verse: “You are Christ’s body, and individually members of it.” (1 Corinthians 12:27)

Craft: One-hand challenge

1. Try to tie a shoe, open a crisp packet and write your name with one hand behind your back.
2. Then read 1 Corinthians 12:21.
3. Discuss: which of us is acting like the eye?

Five minutes of frustration is the best sermon on this passage.

Different Parts, One Body — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• A gift (charisma) is grace-given and service-shaped, not status-shaped.
• “All do not speak with tongues, do they?” is in the Bible and answers a real argument.
• The body figure is also used in Ephesians 4 for growth: the whole body builds itself up in love.

The text it comes from

• “You are Christ’s body, and individually members of it.” — 1 Corinthians 12:27 (WEB)
• “Having gifts that differ according to the grace that was given to us, let us use them.” — Romans 12:6 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw a body and label five parts with a real job in your church or class.
• Write 1 Corinthians 12:7 at the top from memory.
• Circle the part you would rather not be and write one sentence about why.

Pray together

“Jesus, I have parts of the body I look down on, sometimes including myself. Put me where You want and make me useful, not impressive. Amen.”

Job: When Good People Hurt — activity sheet

Memory verse: “I have heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you.” (Job 42:5)

Craft: Silence practice

1. Set a timer for five minutes.
2. Sit with somebody and say nothing, then thank them for sitting with you.
3. Read Job 2:13 and talk about why stopping helped.

The only comfort that worked in the whole book happened before anyone spoke.

Job: When Good People Hurt — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Retribution theology — “you must have deserved it” — is the thing God rebukes in this book.
• The prologue lets us see the heavenly scene that Job never sees: faith can be real proof.
• God does not owe explanations. He gives presence instead, which is more.

The text it comes from

• “Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be the name of Yahweh.” — Job 1:21 (WEB)
• “I have heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you.” — Job 42:5 (WEB)

Hard parts. The death of Job’s children is stated in one sentence, and the book is built around grief rather than around the injury. Say it plainly, and let them be angry about it.

Ask around the table

• Write the three wrong things the friends said and the verse that corrects each one.
• Under the line, write what you would say to someone hurting.
• Draw the storm and the questions God asked.

Pray together

“God, I have questions and no answers. I will not pretend I understand. Show me Yourself, and teach me not to be one of the friends.”

Just and the Justifier — activity sheet

Memory verse: “All have sinned… being justified freely by his grace.” (Romans 3:23-24)

Craft: The debt card

1. Write Romans 3:23 on one side of a card and "unpayable" underneath.
2. Write 3:24 on the other side and "free" underneath.
3. Keep it in your Bible all month.

Both halves or neither half.

Just and the Justifier — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Justification is a legal verdict, not a feeling.
• Propitiation and atonement both appear in older translations for the same idea: the covering that turns wrath away.
• Grace is free to us and cost Him everything.

The text it comes from

• “for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;” — Romans 3:23 (WEB)
• “being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;” — Romans 3:24 (WEB)
• “that he might be just and the one who justifies the person who has faith in Jesus.” — Romans 3:26 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Rewrite the six verses as a paragraph a nine-year-old could follow.
• Underline every word that is about a courtroom.
• Circle every word that is about a price being paid.

Pray together

“God, I cannot earn a verdict and I do not want one. Thank You that the case is closed and You still call me right. Make me change, the way You said. Amen.”

To the Ends of the Earth — activity sheet

Memory verse: “You will be my witnesses… to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)

Craft: Paul’s journey map

1. Print or draw a Mediterranean map.
2. Trace one of Paul’s journeys with wool and glue.
3. Label three cities and one danger.

Put it on your wall and read Acts alongside it for a week.

To the Ends of the Earth — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Acts 1:8 is the outline of Acts and the plan for missions.
• Culture-crossing is not optional in the New Testament; it is the method Paul used deliberately.
• Persecution in Acts spreads the gospel rather than stopping it (Acts 8:1-4).

The text it comes from

• “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea, in Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” — Acts 1:8 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw four rings out from your own town. Label the awkward one.
• Find one country per ring and write its name and a prayer.
• Colour the whole map the direction the gospel travelled.

Pray together

“Lord, the map starts at home. Give me one circle I have been avoiding, and the power to speak in it. Amen.”

The Full Suit — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Put on the full armour of God.” (Ephesians 6:11)

Craft: Shield card

1. Cut a shield shape from card.
2. Write Ephesians 6:11 on the front and one memory verse on the back.
3. Tape it inside a locker or a bag where you will touch it daily.

A thing to hold while you pray is not magic — it is a reminder, which is what the whole passage is.

The Full Suit — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• “Wiles” means schemes, not a horned monster: the attack is usually a slow reasoning, not a dramatic one.
• The only offensive piece is the word of God, and Jesus used it in the desert.
• Isaiah supplies most of the images, so this is an Old Testament chapter wearing Roman gear.

The text it comes from

• “Put on the full armour of God, that you are able to stand against the wiles of the Devil.” — Ephesians 6:11 (WEB)
• “Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication.” — Ephesians 6:18 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw a soldier and label the six pieces from Ephesians 6.
• Under each label, write the Isaiah or desert-Jesus link.
• Colour only the pieces that are quotations from Isaiah.

Pray together

“God, dress me. Belt my honesty, guard my heart, steady my thinking, and put Your word in my mouth. Let me stand today, that is enough. Amen.”

Judgment and a New World — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Behold, I am making all things new.” (Revelation 21:5)

Craft: Invitation card

1. Copy Revelation 22:17 neatly on card.
2. Add one sentence about why you drink when you are thirsty.
3. Give it to someone at school who does not come to church.

The book ends with “come”, so your card should too.

Judgment and a New World — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Genre matters: apocalypse uses symbols to tell the truth, not to hide it.
• Judgment in Revelation is God answering prayer, not losing temper (compare 6:10 with 16:5-7).
• The New Testament ends with an invitation, not a threat.

The text it comes from

• “He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.”” — Revelation 21:5 (WEB)
• “The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” He who hears, let him say, “Come!”” — Revelation 22:17 (WEB)

Hard parts. Judgment and hell are stated, framed by Revelation’s own logic (the second death is what rejection of God becomes), and always next to 21:4. Never assign it to a named person.

Ask around the table

• Two columns: what is in the garden at the start / what is in the city at the end.
• Draw the tree and the river twice.
• Write the sentence that says which one is bigger.

Pray together

“Come, Lord Jesus. Make all things new — starting with me. I want the city with the open gates, and I want to say “come” to somebody else this week. Amen.”

Worship in Spirit and Truth — activity sheet

Memory verse: “God is a Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4:24)

Craft: Two-column worship note

1. Fold a page: left “spirit”, right “truth”.
2. Under spirit write where your worship is real on the inside.
3. Under truth write one thing about God you need to correct.
4. Pray both columns out loud tonight.

This is the practice that keeps worship from drifting either way.

Worship in Spirit and Truth — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Worship is a posture, not a genre; music is its servant, not its definition.
• “Seeking worshipers” is one of the most astonishing things Jesus ever said about God.
• John 4 shows Jesus deliberately crossing race, gender and reputation lines — that is part of the point.

The text it comes from

• “The true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such people to be his worshipers.” — John 4:23 (WEB)
• “God is a Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” — John 4:24 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Write the six things Jesus said in John 4 that surprised her.
• Under the last one, answer: what makes worship true?
• Draw the water jar left on the rock.

Pray together

“Father, search my worship. Take the performance and leave the truth. I want to be one of the ones You are looking for. Amen.”

Joseph’s Bright Coat — activity sheet

Memory verse: “You meant it for evil, but God meant it for good.” (Genesis 50:20)

Craft: Paper coat

1. Fold paper into a coat shape.
2. Glue coloured strips on it.
3. Hang it where you pray.

Talk about kindness while you glue.

Joseph’s Bright Coat — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Jealousy hurts families.
• God stays with us even when life feels unfair.
• Forgiving is brave and kind.

The text it comes from

• “Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a coat of many colours.” — Genesis 37:3 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Colour every stripe a different colour.
• Draw Joseph smiling.
• Write “God is with me” under the coat.

Pray together

“God, when I feel jealous, help me be kind. Thank You for staying with me. Amen.”

Miriam’s Happy Song — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Yahweh is my strength and song. He has become my salvation.” (Exodus 15:2)

Craft: Paper tambourine

1. Use two paper plates.
2. Put dry beans inside and staple.
3. Decorate and shake while you sing.

Adult helps with staples.

Miriam’s Happy Song — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• God saves His people.
• Thank-you songs please God.
• Girls and boys can lead worship.

The text it comes from

• “Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances.” — Exodus 15:20 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw circles and dots like a tambourine.
• Write “Thank You, God”.
• Colour the sea blue and the path dry.

Pray together

“God, thank You for keeping me safe. Help me sing thank-you songs. Amen.”

Ruth Was Kind — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Where you go, I will go.” (Ruth 1:16)

Craft: Kindness cards

1. Cut three paper hearts.
2. Write a kind act on each.
3. Do one act this week.

Parents can help write.

Ruth Was Kind — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Staying with someone who is sad is love.
• Hard work can be worship.
• God notices kindness.

The text it comes from

• “Don’t urge me to leave you, and to return from following after you, for where you go, I will go.” — Ruth 1:16 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw stalks of grain.
• Colour Ruth’s basket.
• Write one kind thing you can do today.

Pray together

“God, help me stay kind when someone is sad. Amen.”

Jesus Calls Friends — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.” (Matthew 4:19)

Craft: Paper boat friends

1. Fold a paper boat.
2. Write your name and “Jesus’ friend”.
3. Float it in a sink with an adult.

Talk about following Jesus.

Jesus Calls Friends — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Jesus invites ordinary people.
• Following Jesus means walking with Him.
• Friends of Jesus help others.

The text it comes from

• “He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.”” — Matthew 4:19 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw two fish and a net.
• Write “Follow Me”.
• Colour the lake.

Pray together

“Jesus, I want to be Your friend. Help me follow You today. Amen.”

Elijah and the Fire — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Hear me, Yahweh, hear me, that this people may know that you, Yahweh, are God.” (1 Kings 18:37)

Craft: Paper mountain

1. Make a cone mountain from card.
2. Add a small altar on top.
3. Write “Yahweh is God” on a flag.

Discuss exclusive worship gently.

Elijah and the Fire — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• There is one true God.
• Prayer is about who you trust, not how loud you are.
• Courage means standing for truth kindly.

The text it comes from

• “When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces. They said, “Yahweh, he is God! Yahweh, he is God!”” — 1 Kings 18:39 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw both altars.
• Write Elijah’s short prayer in your words.
• List one false “trust” kids face today (likes, luck, fear).

Pray together

“Lord, when I am unsure, show me You are God. Give me Elijah’s courage and a quiet trust. Amen.”

Esther Speaks Up — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Who knows if you haven’t come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14)

Craft: Scroll invitation

1. Roll a paper scroll.
2. Write “for such a time as this”.
3. Tie with string and keep in your Bible.

Talk about advocacy without fearmongering.

Esther Speaks Up — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Courage can look like speaking up.
• Prayer prepares brave actions.
• God positions people on purpose.

The text it comes from

• “Who knows if you haven’t come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” — Esther 4:14 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Write one place you can speak kindly for someone.
• List three people to pray with first.
• Draw Esther approaching the throne.

Pray together

“God, if You put me somewhere hard, help me be brave like Esther — with prayer first. Amen.”

The Good Samaritan — activity sheet

Memory verse: “You shall love the Lord your God… and your neighbour as yourself.” (Luke 10:27)

Craft: Mercy kit

1. Decorate a small box.
2. Put plasters / a kind note / a snack idea list.
3. Keep it ready for real needs.

Age-safe; adults supervise first aid items.

The Good Samaritan — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Mercy is love with action.
• Prejudice has no place in Jesus’ kingdom.
• “Go and do likewise” is a command, not a suggestion.

The text it comes from

• ““Go and do likewise.”” — Luke 10:37 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw the road and the hurt man.
• Write three mercies you can do this week.
• Circle the word “likewise”.

Pray together

“Jesus, make my eyes see people who need mercy. Help me go and do likewise. Amen.”

Paul’s Stormy Sea — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.” (Acts 27:25)

Craft: Paper life-ring

1. Cut a ring from card.
2. Write “I believe God”.
3. Hang it near your door.

Discuss anxiety gently with parents.

Paul’s Stormy Sea — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• God’s presence steadies us in storms.
• Leaders care for others’ courage and needs.
• Thankfulness can be public witness.

The text it comes from

• “For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve.” — Acts 27:23 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw the storm and the island.
• Write one fear and one promise of God beside it.
• List people you can encourage this week.

Pray together

“God of the storm and the shore, help me trust You and encourage others when life feels rough. Amen.”

Shepherd Psalm Deep Dive — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Yahweh is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.” (Psalm 23:1)

Craft: Pocket shepherd card

1. Card-size paper.
2. Write Psalm 23:1 and 23:4.
3. Keep it in a wallet or Bible cover.

Good for anxious weeks.

Shepherd Psalm Deep Dive — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Shepherd language is covenant care, not sentiment.
• The valley is real; so is God’s nearness.
• Worship forms courage before crisis arrives.

The text it comes from

• “Yahweh is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.” — Psalm 23:1 (WEB)
• “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.” — Psalm 23:4 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Copy the psalm and underline every “You/Your”.
• Write a modern paraphrase of verse 4.
• Journal one valley you face and one way God’s presence meets it.

Pray together

“Shepherd of my soul, walk with me in bright fields and dark valleys. Teach me not to fear because You are near. Amen.”

Living Sacrifice — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” (Romans 12:2)

Craft: Renewal bookmark

1. Bookmark with Romans 12:1–2.
2. On the back write a daily check: mind / body / love.
3. Use it for a month.

Pair with journaling.

Living Sacrifice — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Worship includes the body and the week, not only the song.
• Mind renewal resists cultural moulds.
• The church’s love is a public apologetic.

The text it comes from

• “Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.” — Romans 12:1 (WEB)
• “Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” — Romans 12:2 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• List five “body” acts of worship this week.
• Write one worldly mould you refuse.
• Plan one way to bless someone who is hard to love.

Pray together

“Merciful God, take my ordinary life as worship. Renew my mind. Make my love sincere. Amen.”

The Hope at the End — activity sheet

Memory verse: “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more.” (Revelation 21:4)

Craft: All-things-new poster

1. Poster with Revelation 21:5.
2. Collage “old” words crossed out: death, pain, fear.
3. Add “new” words: presence, joy, life.

Handle grief topics with parent/teacher care.

The Hope at the End — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Christian hope is personal presence, not vague optimism.
• Tears are acknowledged and healed.
• Future hope fuels present holiness and endurance.

The text it comes from

• “Behold, God’s dwelling is with people, and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people.” — Revelation 21:3 (WEB)
• “He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.”” — Revelation 21:5 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Write a letter to your future self from Revelation 21.
• List tears God sees.
• List one faithful act hope empowers this week.

Pray together

“Lord of the end and the beginning, anchor my hope in Your presence. Wipe tears, make new, and keep me faithful today. Amen.”

Baby Moses in the Basket — activity sheet

Memory verse: “I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” (Psalm 139:14)

Craft: Paper basket

1. Fold a small paper basket.
2. Put a paper baby inside.
3. Float it briefly in a shallow dish with an adult.

Supervise water play.

Baby Moses in the Basket — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• God sees babies and families.
• Brave love protects.
• God’s plans can start very small.

The text it comes from

• “She took a papyrus basket for him, and coated it with tar and with pitch. She put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river’s bank.” — Exodus 2:3 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Colour the basket and reeds.
• Draw Miriam watching.
• Write “God keeps me safe”.

Pray together

“God, thank You for watching over me like You watched baby Moses. Amen.”

David’s Quiet Harp — activity sheet

Memory verse: “It is a good thing to give thanks to Yahweh.” (Psalm 92:1)

Craft: Rubber-band harp

1. Stretch rubber bands on a small box.
2. Pluck gently.
3. Sing a short thank-you.

Adult helps with bands.

David’s Quiet Harp — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Music can be prayer.
• God cares when we feel worried.
• Gifts can help others.

The text it comes from

• “David took the harp, and played with his hand; so Saul was refreshed, and was well.” — 1 Samuel 16:23 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw strings on a harp.
• Write one thank-you line.
• Colour the night sky.

Pray together

“God, help my songs and hums be thank-you prayers. Amen.”

Jesus Blesses Children — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Allow the little children to come to me.” (Mark 10:14)

Craft: Blessing crown

1. Paper crown.
2. Write “Jesus welcomes me”.
3. Wear it at prayer time.

Celebrate belonging.

Jesus Blesses Children — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Jesus welcomes children.
• You matter to God.
• Grown-ups should make space for kids.

The text it comes from

• “When Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said to them, “Allow the little children to come to me! Don’t forbid them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.”” — Mark 10:14 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw Jesus with children.
• Write your name near Him.
• Colour happy faces.

Pray together

“Jesus, thank You that I can come to You. Bless my family today. Amen.”

A Lame Man Walks — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Leaping up, he stood, began to walk, and entered with them into the temple… praising God.” (Acts 3:8)

Craft: Praise flags

1. Make two paper flags.
2. Write praise words.
3. Wave them while singing.

Joyful movement.

A Lame Man Walks — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches

• Jesus’ name is powerful.
• We give what we have in love.
• Praise is a happy response.

The text it comes from

• “Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.”” — Acts 3:6 (WEB)

Ask around the table

• Draw the temple gate.
• Draw the man walking.
• Write “Thank You, Jesus”.

Pray together

“Jesus, thank You for helping people. Help me share Your love. Amen.”

Gideon’s Few — activity sheet

Memory verse: “Lest Israel brag against me, saying, “My own hand has saved me.”” (Judges 7:2)

Craft: Paper torch

1. Roll red/orange paper flame.
2. Tape to a stick.
3. Shout “For the Lord!” once — then pray quietly.

Balance courage and humility.

Gideon’s Few — for grown-ups

What the lesson teaches