This devotion is based on the book by Sandra Brooks titled “I Can Pray to God”. Lesson Learned: Small hands can pray big prayers. Materials Needed: none Bible Verse: Colossians 1:9-10 9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with…
Lydia
Lesson Learned: Lydia was a woman in the Bible who loved God. Materials Needed: coffee filters (thick paper towel would also work), bowl of water, blue and red food coloring, spoon, old towelBible Verse:Acts 16:13-1513 On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We…
Put On Your Happy Face
Lesson Learned: You can choose your attitude. Materials Needed: paper, marker, ruler, plain stickers, 2 pictures of your child: one happy and one sad, gluestick Bible Verse: Psalm 118:24 24 This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Talking Points: God made the world. He made the mountains and all…
Owl Always Be with You
Lesson Learned: Jesus is always with you.Materials Needed: construction paper, scissors, markers, glue stick Bible Verse:Matthew 28:20And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”Talking Points: God is always with us. He knows everything we think, every thing we do, and everything we say. We are never alone, even when we are by…
The Blind Man
Lesson Learned: Jesus heals a blind man. Materials Needed: brown paper sack, construction paper, markers, scissors Bible Verse: John 9 1 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 “Neither this man nor…
Beauty Queen
Lesson Learned: True beauty lies within.Materials Needed: approximately 3-5 ft of wide ribbon, marker, stapler, scissorsBible Verse:1 Thessalonians 5:8But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.Talking Points: Jesus is always with us. He knows everything we say and…
Peaceful Rest
Lesson Learned: God gives you rest. Materials Needed: shoebox, contact paper, small blanket, stickers, small stuffed animal Bible Verse:Psalm 4:8I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety. Talking Points: God gives us peace and rest. If you are ever scared or worried about something, God…
Beary Full
Lesson Learned: God wants us to be full of the Holy Spirit. Materials Needed: brown paper bag, pencil, cotton balls, hole punch, string or ribbon Bible Verse:Ephesians 5:18b-20Instead, be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the…
Big and Strong
Lesson Learned: We must eat well to grow big and strong like Jesus. Materials Needed: pictures of various foods (I used pictures of food on abc flashcards)Bible Verse:Luke 2:4040 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him. Talking Points: Jesus was born…
Little Lost Lamb
Lesson Learned: Jesus is our shepherd and protects us. Materials Needed: paper plate, black pom pom, glue, craftstick, scissors, white paper, marker Bible Verse:John 10:14-1514 “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my…