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Jesus Walks on Water Bible Story Hour

Big Idea: Jesus gives us courage.Theme: WaterBible Story: Jesus Walks on Water – My Little Treasury Bible ✨ Introduction to Bible Themed Story Hour This week’s Bible Story Hour invites little ones to dive into a story all about trusting Jesus in scary situations. When Peter stepped out of the boat to walk toward Jesus, he learned an amazing truth — Jesus helps us…

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James the Lesser | Preschool Bible Lesson

Preschool Bible Devotion about Jesus’ Disciple: James the Lesser Jesus had friends called Disciples that helped spread the Word of God. Lesson Learned God knows everything we do, even if others don’t. Materials Needed none Bible Verses Matthew 10:1-4 and Mark 10:29-31 Talking Points  We’ve been learning all about Jesus’ friends, His disciples, and reading…

Jesus’ 12 Disciples – A Preschool Devotion

people’s money. They were looked down upon and had very few friends. However, Jesus knew that this tax collector, named Matthew*, was a good man, a man that knew Scripture and that would love Him. So, Jesus called Matthew and told him to follow Him and be one of His disciples. Matthew immediately got up and followed Jesus. Jesus does not care if others don’t like us or what kind of work we do or what kind of sins we have done. He loves us and wants us all to follow Him.

James, One of the 12 Disciples

James – A Preschool Devotion about Jesus’ Disciple

We’ve been learning all about Jesus’ friends, His disciples, and reading about them in the Bible. There are some Disciples that we know a lot about. There are others that hardly have anything written about them. Just because there isn’t much written about them, doesn’t mean they weren’t important to God. James left everything he had behind to follow Jesus, his family, his homes, and his job. People may not know what James did but God does and he will be rewarded for it in Heaven.

Matthew the Tax Collector, Preschool Devotion

Matthew The Tax Collector – Preschool Devotion about Jesus Disciple

people’s money. They were looked down upon and had very few friends. However, Jesus knew that this tax collector, named Matthew*, was a good man, a man that knew Scripture and that would love Him. So, Jesus called Matthew and told him to follow Him and be one of His disciples. Matthew immediately got up and followed Jesus. Jesus does not care if others don’t like us or what kind of work we do or what kind of sins we have done. He loves us and wants us all to follow Him.

Noah and Ark Preschool Devotion

Noah’s Ark and the Rainbow – A Preschool Devotion

It is never to early to start teaching your kids the Bible. Today’s preschool devotion teaches youngsters about Noah’s Ark and the Rainbow. Preschoolers’ minds are like sponges! They are so eager to learn and they soak up information at an unimaginable rate. About These Preschool Bible Devotions We are commanded by God to teach…

The First Sin – Preschool Devotion

Preschoolers’ minds are like sponges! They are so eager to learn and they soak up information at an unimaginable rate. About These Preschool Bible Devotions It is never too early to start teaching your kids the Bible. We are commanded by God to teach our children the ways of the Lord. Train up a child…

The Garden of Eden – Preschool Devotion

Preschoolers’ minds are like sponges! They are so eager to learn and they soak up information at an unimaginable rate. About These Preschool Bible Devotions It is never too early to start teaching your kids the Bible. We are commanded by God to teach our children the ways of the Lord. Train up a child…

Adam and Eve – Preschool Devotion

Preschoolers’ minds are like sponges! They are so eager to learn and they soak up information at an unimaginable rate. About These Preschool Bible Devotions It is never too early to start teaching your kids the Bible. We are commanded by God to teach our children the ways of the Lord. Train up a child…

God Made the World – A Preschool Devotion

Preschoolers’ minds are like sponges! They are so eager to learn and they soak up information at an unimaginable rate. About These Preschool Bible Devotions It is never too early to start teaching your kids the Bible. We are commanded by God to teach our children the ways of the Lord. Train up a child…

Today is the Day the Lord Has Made. Preschool Devotion

Today is the Day the Lord Has Made – Preschool Devotion

Preschoolers’ minds are like sponges! They are so eager to learn and they soak up information at an unimaginable rate. About These Preschool Bible Devotions It is never too early to start teaching your kids the Bible. We are commanded by God to teach our children the ways of the Lord. Train up a child…

god gives us the Holy Spirit preschool devotion

God Gives Us Life – A Preschool Devotion

Preschoolers’ minds are like sponges! They are so eager to learn and they soak up information at an unimaginable rate. About These Preschool Bible Devotions It is never too early to start teaching your kids the Bible. We are commanded by God to teach our children the ways of the Lord. Train up a child…

God gives us friends to help us. Preschool devotion

God Gives Us Friends – A Preschool Devotion

Preschoolers’ minds are like sponges! They are so eager to learn and they soak up information at an unimaginable rate. About These Preschool Bible Devotions It is never too early to start teaching your kids the Bible. We are commanded by God to teach our children the ways of the Lord. Train up a child…

God looks at your heart

God Looks at Your Heart – A Preschool Devotion

Preschoolers’ minds are like sponges! They are so eager to learn and they soak up information at an unimaginable rate. About These Preschool Bible Devotions It is never too early to start teaching your kids the Bible. We are commanded by God to teach our children the ways of the Lord. Train up a child…

God gives us leaders preschool devotion

God Gives Us Leaders- A Preschool Devotion

Preschoolers’ minds are like sponges! They are so eager to learn and they soak up information at an unimaginable rate. About These Preschool Bible Devotions It is never too early to start teaching your kids the Bible. We are commanded by God to teach our children the ways of the Lord. Train up a child…

Keep Me As the Apple of Your Eye Preschool Devotion

Preschoolers’ minds are like sponges! They are so eager to learn and they soak up information at an unimaginable rate. About These Preschool Bible Devotions It is never too early to start teaching your kids the Bible. We are commanded by God to teach our children the ways of the Lord. Train up a child…

Love is a gift from God preschool devotional lesson

Love is a Gift – Preschool Devotion

Preschoolers’ minds are like sponges! They are so eager to learn and they soak up information at an unimaginable rate. About These Preschool Bible Devotions It is never too early to start teaching your kids the Bible. We are commanded by God to teach our children the ways of the Lord. Train up a child…

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Remembering God’s Commands Preschool Devotion

Preschoolers’ minds are like sponges! They are so eager to learn and they soak up information at an unimaginable rate. About These Preschool Bible Devotions It is never too early to start teaching your kids the Bible. We are commanded by God to teach our children the ways of the Lord. Train up a child…

Solomon was a wise king of Israel

God Gave Solomon Wisdom- Preschool Bible Devotion

Preschoolers’ minds are like sponges! They are so eager to learn and they soak up information at an unimaginable rate. About These Preschool Bible Devotions It is never too early to start teaching your kids the Bible. We are commanded by God to teach our children the ways of the Lord. Train up a child…

God loves us preschool devotion

Love is a Gift from God, A Preschool Devotional Lesson

Preschoolers’ minds are like sponges! They are so eager to learn and they soak up information at an unimaginable rate. About These Preschool Bible Devotions It is never too early to start teaching your kids the Bible. We are commanded by God to teach our children the ways of the Lord. Train up a child…

Teaching Truth

I started this blog in the hopes that it would motivate me to share the truth about God and Jesus to my children. Although I never really thought many people would read it, I found that it motivated me to complete a devotion each day thinking that “someone, somewhere” might be reading it.  And a…

Elijah – Part 1

Lesson Learned:  Elijah obeyed God and God protected him during a drought. Materials Needed: black construction paper, additional piece of paper, pencil, scissors,  glue stick Bible Verse:1 Kings 16:3333 Ahab also made an Asherah pole and did more to arouse the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, than did all the kings of Israel…

Elijah – Part 2

Lesson Learned: Elijah was taken up to Heaven suddenly.Materials Needed: 2 paper plates, drinking straw, tape, orange or yellow construction paper, scissors, pencilBible Verse:2 Kings 2:2-11 2 When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. 2 Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here; the Lord has sent me to Bethel.” But Elisha said,…

Paul

Lesson Learned:  God had a plan for Paul to share the gospel message. Materials Needed: large box, small broom or similar object Bible Verse: Acts 26:4-23 4 “The Jewish people all know the way I have lived ever since I was a child, from the beginning of my life in my own country, and also in Jerusalem. 5 They have…

Solomon

Lesson Learned: Solomon asked God for wisdom and God gave it to him. Materials Needed:  2 envelopes, chocolate chips Bible Verse:1 Kings 3:5-155 At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.” 6 Solomon answered, “You have shown great kindness…

Samson

Lesson Learned:  Samson was a very strong man in the Bible.Materials Needed:  pillow case, stool or small chair, combBible Verse: Judges 13:1-5, 24 & 16:4-6, 15-30 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so the Lord delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years. 2 A certain man of Zorah, named Manoah,from the clan of the…

David and Goliath

Lesson Learned:  With God’s strength, David defeats the giant, Goliath. Materials Needed: 5 small sheets of gray construction paper, grocery sack, large piece of construction paper, pencil, scissors, piece of string, tape Bible Verse:1 Samuel 17:2-11, 16, 40, 45-502 Saul and the Israelites assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah and drew up their…

The Day the Sun Stood Still

Lesson Learned:  God stopped the sun and the moon from moving for one day. Materials Needed:  yellow marker, paper Bible Verse:Joshua 10:12-14 12 On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the Lord in the presence of Israel: “Sun, stand still over Gibeon,    and you, moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.…

Humbled

Lesson Learned: God calls us to be humble. Materials Needed: newspaper, paint, paper plate, string, scissors, plastic cup, tape Bible Verse:James 4:10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. 1 Peter 5:6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Phillipians 2:3-5 3 Do nothing out…

Written in the Clouds

Lesson Learned:  God knows your name. Materials Needed: glue, cotton balls, piece of blue paper, marker Bible Verse:Luke 10:2020 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” Phillippians 4:33 Yes, and I ask you, my true companion, help these women since they have contended…

Parental Guidance Required

Lesson Learned:  God wants you to listen and remember your parents’ instructions.Materials Needed: string, scissors, noodlesBible Verse:Proverbs 1:8-98 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction   and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.9 They are a garland to grace your head   and a chain to adorn your neck.Ephesians 6:1-3 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.2 “Honor your father…

Please Forgive Me

Lesson Learned:  God forgives us our sins when we confess them and ask for forgiveness. Materials Needed: large sheet of brown construction paper, scissors, tape, marker or pen Bible Verse:1 John 1:99 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.   1…

David: The Chosen King

Lesson Learned:  David the shepherd boy is chosen as Israel’s king. Materials Needed: none Bible Verse:1 Samuel 16:1-121 The LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse…

Crown of Thorns

Lesson Learned:  Jesus suffered before He died. Materials Needed:  scissors, paper towel roll, stapler Bible Verse:John 19:1-6 1Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. 2 The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe 3 and went up to him again and again, saying,…

The Ascension

Lesson Learned: Jesus returns to Heaven to be with His Father. Materials Needed: helium balloon Bible Verse:Luke 24:50-5350 When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. 51 While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. 52 Then they…

On The Road to Emmaus

Lesson Learned: Jesus appears to 2 men walking to Emmaus after His resurrection. Materials Needed: paper, scissors, tape, mirror Bible Verse:   Luke 24:13 13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened.…

Slow Down

Lesson Learned:  Be slow to speak.Materials Needed: noneBible Verse:James 1:19-2119 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. 21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and…

Prove It

Lesson Learned:  Jesus loved His friends and visited them after He had risen. Materials Needed: marker Bible Verse:John 20:19-20 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with…

He Is Risen!

Lesson Learned:  Jesus rose from the grave and went to Heaven to be with God! Materials Needed: none Bible Verse:Matthew 281 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.  2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of…

Jesus is Buried

Lesson Learned:  Jesus died on the cross and was buried (but not for long!) Materials Needed: blankets, chairs, teddy bear, toilet paper Bible Verse: Matthew 27:57-65  57 As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. 58 Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body,…

Jesus Died on the Cross for Me

Lesson Learned:  Jesus showed His love for you by dying on the cross for you (and me!).  He forgives us for the bad things we do and always loves us. Materials Needed: construction paper, markers, scissors, paper plate Bible Verse: Matthew 27:32-5 32 As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named…

The Last Supper

Lesson Learned:  Jesus was willing to give up His life for us. Materials Needed:  bread, grape juice, cups Bible Verse :Matthew 26:24-3026 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”  27 Then he…

Jesus is Betrayed

Lesson Learned:  Judas Iscariot turned Jesus into the authorities. Materials Needed: box, construction paper, scissors, tape, crayons Bible Verse :Matthew 26:14-16  14 Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests 15 and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted…

Love is #1

Lesson Learned:  God wants us to love Him more than anything else. Materials Needed: cheerios, glue, outline of heart on piece of paper Bible Verse :Matthew 22:35-39 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”  37 Jesus replied: “‘Love…

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

Lesson Learned:  God wants us to cleanse our life from sin. Materials Needed:  old sock, bowl of water Bible Verse : Mark 11:15-18 15 On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, 16 and…

Our King Rides a Donkey

*Easter postings are being reposted from last year April 2011 Lesson Learned:  Jesus came to Jerusalem on a donkey. Materials Needed: brown construction paper, yard stick or ruler, markers Bible Verse :  Matthew 21:1-11  1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to…

Palm Sunday

Lesson Learned: Jesus enters Jerusalem for the last time before His death.Materials Needed:  printer, paper, scissors, green paper, glue (thinned with water), paintbrushBible Verse:Matthew 21:1-111 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find…

Coming Clean

Lesson Learned:  Jesus cleanses us from sin. Materials Needed: 1/4 cup white vinegar, 1 teaspoon of salt, bowl, grimy pennies Bible Verse:1 John 2:11 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 1…

For You

Lesson Learned:  Jesus died on a cross for you.Materials Needed: empty cereal box, scissors, pencil, tapeBible Verse: 1 Corinthians 15:3-43 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,1…

The Truth

Lesson Learned:  Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.  Materials Needed: bread, milk, food coloring, q-tip, several small bowls Bible Verse:John 3:16 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 6:29-35  29 Jesus answered,…

The Reason for the Cross

Lesson Learned: God loved us so much that He let Jesus die on the cross so that one day you and I could go to Heaven. Materials Needed:  paper, scissors, pen Bible Verse:John 3:16-1716 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not…

Walk In Love

 Lesson Learned:  God wants us to walk in love. Materials Needed:  4 sheets of large construction paper, scissors, tape, string Bible Verse:2 John 4-6 4 It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us. 5 And now, dear lady, I am not writing…

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

Lesson Learned:  We believe in one God: the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. Materials Needed: printer, green crayon, black marker, scissors Bible Verse:Matthew 28:19 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing…

Gideon – Part 2

Lesson Learned:  God helps Gideon’s small army win a big battle. Materials Needed: empty baby food jar with the label removed (or other small jar), tissue paper, glue, water, bowl, popsicle stick Bible Verse:Judges 71 Early in the morning, Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) and all his men camped at the spring of Harod. The camp…

Gideon – Part 1

Lesson Learned:  God chooses Gideon to lead the Israelites. Materials Needed: washcloth, bowl of water Bible Verse:Judges 6:11-18, 36-4011 The angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from the Midianites.…

Building Blocks

Lesson Learned: God wants to use you. Materials Needed: blocks, masking tape, marker Bible Verse:Ephesians 2:2119 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21…

By a Hair

Lesson Learned: Mary shows her love to Jesus. Materials Needed: old, clean milk carton, stickers Bible Verse:Matthew 26:6-136 While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, 7 a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at…

The Great Big Ocean

Lesson Learned:  God is so big!Materials Needed: bowl of water, ladle, sinkBible Verse:Isaiah 40:12 (NLT)12 Who else has held the oceans in his hand?      Who has measured off the heavens with his fingers?   Who else knows the weight of the earth      or has weighed the mountains and hills on a scale? Talking Points:  God is so, so big.  He is bigger…

Jesus Wants You to Share

Lesson Learned: Jesus wants you to share.Materials Needed: toy your child is willing to share with someone less fortunateBible Verse:Matthew 5:40-4240 And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. 41 If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. 42 Give to…

Jesus Shouts in a Loud Voice

Lesson Learned:  Jesus healed Lazarus and gave credit to God. Materials Needed:  none Bible Verse :John 11:32-43 32 When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”  33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and…

I Spy

Lesson Learned:  God knows what is in your heart and mind. Materials Needed: old magazines, scissors, gluestick, magnifying glass, construction paper, something to reward the child like a lollipop or new stickers Bible Verse:Jeremiah 17:1010 “I the LORD search the heart    and examine the mind, to reward a man according to his conduct,    according to…

Heavenly Son

Lesson Learned:  Jesus was sent to earth from Heaven by God. Materials Needed:  toothpicks, play doh Bible Verse:John 3:13No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man. John 6:51a51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven.  Luke 24:5151 While he was blessing them, he…

Strong Tower

Lesson Learned: We can always turn to God. Materials Needed: four large recycled boxes, painter’s tape or something similar like masking tape or duct tape Bible Verse:Proverbs 18:1010 The name of the LORD is a strong tower;    the righteous run to it and are safe. Talking Points:  God should be the focus of everything we…

Moses’ Radiant Face

Lesson Learned: Moses’ face shined very brightly after he spent time with God. Materials Needed:  corn starch, water, bowl, spoon, measuring cup, balloon, marker, funnel Bible Verse: Exodus 34:29-35  29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant…

The Narrow and Wide Gates

Lesson Learned:  You have an important choice to make. Materials Needed: old cereal boxes, pencil, scissors, finger paint, construction paper, glue, marker Bible Verse:  Matthew 7:13-14 13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is…

Just a Few More Posts

I missed more days than I planned along the way but I am slowly approaching 365 days of devotions for my little ones.  Over the year, my daughter has grown up so much that this blog would probably be more aptly named preschool devotionals.  Honestly though, I’m not sure who has learned more along the…

Grab Your Mat

Lesson Learned:  Jesus heals the paralyzed man. Materials Needed:  piece of string, pipe cleaners, chair or string Bible Verse: Luke 5:17-26 17 One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was…

Joseph in Egypt

Lesson Learned:  God blesses Joseph.Materials Needed: graham crackers, peanut butter, plate, plastic knifeBible Verse:Exodus 39:1-41 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there. 2 The LORD was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he…

Sibling Rivalry

Lesson Learned:  Joseph’s brothers treat him badly.Materials Needed: old pillow case, finger paintsBible Verse:Genesis 37:23-36 23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the ornate robe he was wearing— 24 and they took him and threw him into the cistern. The cistern was empty; there was no water in it.  25 As they sat down…

12 Brothers

I posted this one earlier but am reposting to fit in with the rest of our Genesis devotionals.Lesson Learned: God gives families brothers and sisters.Materials Needed: twelve clothes pins, string, push pins, markerBible Verse:Genesis 35:22b-26 Jacob had twelve sons: 23 The sons of Leah:   Reuben the firstborn of Jacob,   Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun. 24 The sons of Rachel:   Joseph and Benjamin. 25 The…

Jacob’s Ladder

 Lesson Learned:  Jesus is the way to Heaven.Materials Needed: chalkBible Verse:Genesis 28:11-1711 When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. 12 He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the…

Should You Take That?

Lesson Learned:  Jacob takes Esau’s blessing.Materials Needed:  noneBible Verse:Genesis 27  1 When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called for Esau his older son and said to him, “My son.”    “Here I am,” he answered.  2 Isaac said, “I am now an old man and don’t know…

A Bad Choice

Lesson Learned:  It is important to make good choices. Materials Needed: big bowl, toy cooking utensils Bible Verse:  Genesis 25:27-3427 The boys grew up, and Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was content to stay at home among the tents. 28 Isaac, who had a taste for wild…

Looking Different

Lesson Learned:  God makes us unique. Materials Needed:  white or brown construction paper,  yarn, glue, stapler Bible Verse:  Genesis 25:24-2724 When the time came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb. 25 The first to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment; so they…

Seeing Doubling

Lesson Learned:  God gave Isaac and Rebekah twin boys. Materials Needed:  several pairs of socks Bible Verse: Genesis 25:21-2621 Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was childless. The LORD answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant. 22 The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, “Why…

Isaac’s Wife

Lesson Learned:  Isaac marries Rebekah. Materials Needed:  1 bowl of water, 1 cup of water, ladle Bible Verse: Genesis 24:1-41 Abraham was now very old, and the LORD had blessed him in every way. 2 He said to the senior servant in his household, the one in charge of all that he had, “Put your…

Isaac

Lesson Learned:  Abraham has a son named Isaac.Materials Needed: noneBible Verse:Genesis 21:1-7 1 Now the LORD was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what he had promised. 2 Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him. 3 Abraham gave the name Isaac[a] to…

Abraham’s Child

Lesson Learned: Nothing is too hard for God. Materials Needed: pictures of family membersBible Verse:Genesis 18:10-1410 Then one of them said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.”   Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him. 11 Abraham and Sarah were already…

God Loved Abraham

Lesson Learned:  God loved Abraham and made him a big promise.Materials Needed: cup, paper, pencil, scissors, marker, raisinsBible Verse:Genesis 12:1-31 The LORD had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. 2 “I will make you into a great nation,   and I will bless you;I will make your…

The First Sin

 Lesson Learned:  Adam and Eve disobeyed God. Materials Needed: back of an old cereal box, marker, green contact paper or green construction paper and tape  Bible Verse: Genesis 3:1-13, 231 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really…

Rainbow Promise

Lesson Learned:  God saved Noah’s family from a flood. Materials Needed:  ice cube tray, food coloring, large piece of white paper, marker Bible Verse:Genesis 6:5-8  5 The LORD saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only…

Adam and Eve

Lesson Learned: The first man and woman were Adam and Eve.Materials Needed: cookie sheet, corn mealBible Verse:Genesis 1:2727 So God created mankind in his own image,    in the image of God he created them;    male and female he created them. Genesis 1:77 Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground…

God Made the Whole World

Lesson Learned:  God made the whole world and everything in it. Materials Needed:  paper plate, paper fastener, white piece of paper, scissors, pencil, green, blue, and brown markers Bible Verse:Genesis 11 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of…

Love One Another

Lesson Learned: God wants us to love one another. Materials Needed: coffee filter (we used the one from yesterday after it dried since it was a nice color), scissors, markers, ribbon Bible Verse:John 13:3434 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” Talking…

Small Hands, Big Prayers

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…