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These Bible games for kids require no advance preparation, but still pack a punch in terms of fun and learning!

Title: Stewardship Series- The Heart of Giving Scripture: Mark 10:17-27; 12:41-44 Target Age Group: 3rd-5th grade Main Point: God loves a cheerful giver. Bible Lesson Plans for Kids "Heart of Giving" Sunday School Lesson (Mark 10:17-27) Stewardship for Kids

This engaging Jesus in the Temple as a Boy Sunday School Lesson makes it fun for kids with maze activities and a cute family craft.

The notion of Creation Day in the Bible bears considerable theological and philosophical consequences for adherents on a global scale. The initial chapter of the Book of Genesis chronicles the process of the universes inception and the concomitant formation of all that it encompasses, systematically delineating this event over the course of six days..

Just do it…Without Grumbling! Why God wants us to Have Joyful Attitudes But whyyyyyyy? Anyone who works with kids (or people in general, for that Bible Lesson Plans for Kids Lesson: Choosing Joyful Attitudes, Not Grumbling (Philippians 2:14-16 )

This week I was teaching the 5th Graders about the Ten Commandments. We did a really fun craft making the Ten Commandments on popsicle sticks. Using extra large popsicle sticks and Sharpie pens we wrote a commandment on each popsicle stick. I found this fun and informative coloring sheet. I also found a wonderful word search puzzle. I made Ten Commandment bookmarks for a take home treat. Another take-home treat was this candy Bible. I started packaging up the snack before taking pictures - so I quickly grabbed two cookies to show how I made Ten Commandment cookies with Milano's. I just melted some chocolate and put it in a zipper top bag. I snipped a tiny hole and piped the Roman numerals. The class was a lot of fun - we did some reading and the kids are really smart, good readers and so very nice.

Paul went before Governor Felix in our last lesson. This week, Paul goes before Governor Festus. Then, Paul stood before King Agrippa, and he is almost persuaded. Review: Remember that Agabus warned Paul not to go to Jerusalem. Paul went to Jerusalem anyway, because he was willing to do whatever God wanted him to. Paul was beaten by the crowd and the chief Captain, Lysias, put him under protection and when Paul’s nephew heard that 40 of the Jewish men plotted to kill him, he went to the prison to tell Paul. When Paul’s nephew informed Lysias of the plot, Lysias had soldiers take Paul out of Jerusalem. Paul went before Felix. He was a very bad Roman ruler. Felix kept Paul a prisoner for two years. Lesson: Scripture for today is Acts 25 & 26. Then, finally, Felix was sent to Rome and Festus took over. He went to visit Jerusalem to check out the capitol, and while meeting the with the high priest, the same men that wanted Paul killed, were still angry at Paul, and they talked to Festus. Since Festus was a new governor, the Jewish leaders tried again to have Paul taken back to Jerusalem. They wanted to kill him on Paul's journey back. Festus didn’t know about their plot. They told Festus THEIR STORY about Paul, and of the things THEY were accusing him of. When Festus returned to Caesarea, Festus asked Paul if he would go to Jerusalem to be tried. The Jewish leaders were hoping for this. But Paul said “I haven’t done anything wrong. If I have, I would be ready to die. I appeal to Caesar.” Festus couldn’t deny Paul, because of his Roman citizenship. Festus agreed to send Paul to Rome to be tried in Caesar’s court. As Festus wondered what kind of report to send to Caesar, King Agrippa and Queen Bernice visited. They ruled Galilee. They stayed with Festus for many days and Festus told them about Paul. When Festus explained Paul’s story, King Agrippa wanted to talk to Paul. The next day, Paul had another hearing. King Agrippa and Queen Bernice came in to see Paul with 'great ceremony" [pomp]. Other important men attended also. Read Acts 26:3 Paul told King Agrippa that he is an expert of customs of the Jews and even he is questioning what they are saying. And Paul is happy to be able to speak to him with the truth. Paul talked about Jesus and how he learned about Jesus when he was blinded by a light on his way to Damascus. He told them that Jesus had died on the cross and was raised from the dead. Paul said that he has been teaching about Jesus all over Judea that people should repent and turn to God. Acts 26:20 Paul told King Agrippa that he is just saying the same things that the prophets said. Moses said that a Savior would come and suffer and then rise from the dead, who was Jesus. Paul asked “Do you believe the prophets? I know that you do.” In Acts 26:28 King Agrippa told Paul that “Almost you have persuaded me to be a Christian.” Paul knew that ALMOST was not enough. We sing a song called "Almost persuaded”. King Agrippa didn’t want to give up his lifestyle. King Agrippa didn't want to live like Jesus wants us to live. He knew Paul was right, but just wasn’t willing to change his life. When King Agrippa stood up, that meant that he didn’t want to hear anymore. The guards took Paul back to his prison, while King Agrippa, Queen Bernice and Festus talked about Paul. They knew Paul didn’t do anything wrong, but since he appealed to Caesar, they decided Paul had to go to Rome for a trial. This is today's project, except that I put together the project (for my age group) and we use it during the lesson, then it is for them to take home. Cut out the parts, and then as you can see from the first photo, I used a craft knife to make the slits on the sides of the inside box for the slider to go through. Fold the tabs in half, and push the slider through, from bottom to the top, and back through the back. It should look like the next photo. Then, glue the tabs on each end of the slider to keep it from falling through. I used Aleene's Tacky Glue to glue the tabs on the ends. This is the full page printable. You also have the choice of a half page, so everything to print is on one page, and both are in black and white also. Personally, when I am printing for my class, I will print the full page for me for a visual, and the half page for the students. If I am making it to use at home with the grandkids, I will print full page for them. You can print them here: Full page first Click to print in Color Click to print in B/W Half page Click to print in Color Click to print in B/W In Spanish Full Page Click to print in Color Click to print in B/W Half Page Click to print in Color Click to print in B/W The Spanish translations are through Google Translate, so sorry if something isn't correct. Click here to download. You can find all the Acts worksheets here. Click here to download the updated visuals. This file contains all visuals for Acts 24-27. All are not shown. Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) Click here to download these posters. Click here to see all the updated posters. Bible Verse: 1 Corinthians 16:13 Passport: Caesarea Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission.

Paul was warned by the prophet Agabus what would happen if he went to Jerusalem. Now he is a prisoner in Caesarea and will go before Governor Felix. There is a lift-the-flap Q&A review for what/who we have studied so far for Paul in Acts. Review: Agabus warned Paul not to go to Jerusalem. When he did, Paul was beaten by the crowd and the chief Captain, Lysias, put him under protection. Click here to download these posters. When Paul’s nephew heard that 40 of the Jewish men plotted to kill him, he went to the prison to tell Paul. When Paul’s nephew informed Lysias of the plot, Lysias told 2 centurions to gather 200 soldiers, 200 spearmen, 70 horsemen and a beast for Paul, probably a donkey, to ride. They left Jerusalem at about 9 P.M., and started to Caesarea which was a 60 mile trip. About half way to Caesarea, the soldiers returned to Jerusalem and the horsemen continued with Paul. The soldiers thought Paul was far enough away from the angry Jews. Lesson: Today's scripture is Acts 23:23-35; 24:1-27. When they arrived at Caesarea, the soldiers turned Paul over to Felix. He was the governor. They also gave Felix a letter from Lysias, explaining that Paul would have been killed and Lysias didn’t think Paul was worthy of death since he didn’t break any Jewish religious laws. Felix was dishonest and a lot of people detested him. He was cruel and was an unjust Roman ruler. After five days, the religious leaders came from Jerusalem. They brought a lawyer named Tertullus. He started his speech by saying things that made Felix feel good. He said that Paul had caused riots and violence. Paul said that what really happened was that he had gone to Jerusalem 12 days ago to worship. He didn’t preach in the temple or synagogue or anyplace in the city. “I did what God wanted me to do and was quietly worshipping God.” Felix knew Paul didn’t do anything worth punishing, but thought, maybe, he could use this to his advantage. So he didn’t release Paul. Felix turned Paul over to a centurion. Paul was still a prisoner, but Felix let Paul’s friends visit him. Paul was given some freedom, but the Roman custom was that food and personal needs were supplied from friends. Felix met with Paul and talked to him about God and sin, but Felix didn’t want to change how he lived, so he brushed aside what Paul told him. He thought he could get money from Paul’s followers, so he didn’t release him. He knew Paul was innocent, but wanted to keep the Jews happy, so he kept Paul in prison. Click here to download these posters. After Paul was there for two years, Felix was sent to Rome and Festus took over. This lift-the-flap project for today is review questions for what/who we have studied for Paul in Acts. I printed the top (page 1 in the document download) page onto cardstock, then printed the bottom (page 2 in the download) page on regular paper. Once both pages are lined up and glued together, you have this paper with questions and a picture on top, with the answer under the flap. You can print the project here. I used an craft knife to make the slits that you see in yellow on the above diagram, and used Aleene's Tacky Glue to glue the papers together. Where you see the green rectangle, I did NOT put the glue, so the flaps can be lifted up. You can print the diagram above here. Click here to download the worksheet. You can find all the Acts worksheets here. Click here to download the updated visuals. This file contains all visuals for Acts 24-27. All are not shown. Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) Click here to see the updated posters. Bible Verse: Acts 24:23 Passport: Caesarea of Judea Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission.

Paul's Missionary Journeys Kids Bible Stories

Genesis 25:19-34 We chose to divide this lesson into two separate binder projects, although we studied the entire lesson at the same time. The first binder project emphasizes that, although they were twins, Jacob and Esau had very little in common. This project is courtesy of http://homeschooling.about.com with the original website found here and the downloadable version found here. The second binder project emphasizes Esau's disregard for his birthright, which also came with spiritual responsibilities for which he had little interest. This project is courtesy of http://www.sermons4kids.com with the original website found here. You can also download the worksheet here, although it is important to note that we did not include the word bank at the bottom of the original. Our activity was inspired by the game Feed the Kitty by Gamewright (see the picture below courtesy of Amazon.com.) First we had the children cut out the die template as seen in the picture below and downloadable here, then we helped them tape it into a cube (tape works much better and easier than glue.) We distributed 40 uncooked pasta shells to each child to represent Jacob's stew, leaving 40 in the middle of the table as a discard pile. Everyone plays at the same time, rolling their single die and performing the activity shown on the face of the die. The 'NO' sign (line through the circle) means you do nothing--like a 'resting space.' The hand means you give a pasta shell to any other player--simply dump it in their pile of pasta. The empty bowl means you ate your stew so give a shell to the discard pile. The soup in the bowl means you were given a refill so take a shell from the discard pile. Play continues until one person is completely out of pasta shells, but that person must call out before another player hands them a pasta shell or play continues. The original websites for the clipart used in the die is found at the end of this blog. Dice Template Soup Empty Bowl Hand

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Paul was happy to do what God wanted, even if it meant going to prison in Jerusalem. Review: Last week a prophet named Agabus came to Paul and took off his belt. He wrapped up his hands and feet and told Paul that he would be tied up just like this if he goes to Jerusalem. The people begged Paul not to go, but they said if that is what the Lord wants, then that is what he would do. He was ready to be put in prison or even to die if that’s what God wants. The people said, "The Lord's will be done." Lesson: Scripture is Acts 21:27-40 & 22:1-30. Paul went to Jerusalem and while Paul was in the temple, some Jews from Asia saw Paul and they got the crowd worked up. They shouted out that “This is the man that teaches against the law, and he even brought Greeks into the temple to ruin the holy place!” The whole city was getting worked up and they grabbed Paul and dragged him out of the temple. Immediately the doors were shut. They were trying to kill Paul by beating him and the commander of the garrison received word that all of Jerusalem was in chaos! So, at least 200 soldiers came running to the temple! The commander immediately took his soldiers and ran to where the crowd was. When the people saw the commander with the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. The commander went and took Paul, and the soldiers tied him up with two chains. (According to my studies, Paul probably had a chain on each wrist with a soldier attached on each side. That would be the two chains in the scripture. Acts 21:33) He asked Paul who he was and what he had done. The crowd kept shouting different things to the commander and because of the commotion, he couldn’t decide who was telling the truth. He commanded the soldiers to take Paul to the barracks. When they reached the stairs, Paul had to be picked up and carried by the soldiers because the mob was so vicious. The people followed shouting “Away with him!” The people were trying to grab Paul from the soldiers! While Paul was being taken to the barracks, he asked the commander if he could speak to him. Paul told the commander who he was and asked if he could talk to the people. The commander said that he could, so Paul stood on the stairs. Paul held out his hand to the people and when they were quiet, he spoke in Hebrew to them. He said, "Hear my defense." Paul told them who he was, how God led him to preach about Jesus. And how he became a Christian. But the crowd didn’t want to believe, and they cried out, tore off their clothes, probably their outer robes, and threw dust in the air. The chief captain, Lysias, ordered the soldiers to take Paul back to the barracks. Lysias said "Maybe if we scourge you, we will find out the truth." But Paul asked him if it was lawful for them to do that to a Roman citizen? When the centurion heard that, he told the commander to “Take care what you do because this man is a Roman.” The commander said, “You’re a Roman?” and Paul answered “Yes.” Paul told him that he was born a Roman. That made the commander afraid to hurt Paul, so he left. The next day the commander came to Paul and asked what the Jews had accused him of. He took off the bonds from Paul and told the council to gather. Paul was kept under 'protective custody'. The Lord came to Paul during the night and told him to be happy. He told Paul that he had told people about Jesus in Jerusalem, and he is needed to teach to others in Rome. Acts 23:11 Click here to download the updated posters. Click here to see all the updated posters. This is the finished project for today. For discussion, talk about what is the Lord's will and what things they can do that He wants. This is a pocket on the door hanger. It is very easy to put together. The kids can store the cards in the pocket and hang it on the door knob. I put the cards in baggies so they don't get lost on the way home. The first photo shows you what the pocket looks like, and the second shows the back with the pocket attached. I used Aleene's Tacky Glue, but I also used scotch tape to seal it. I put my hand into the pocket and pressed down on the edges so the pocket would be sealed all around. These are the cards that are included. There is a page that has lines so each person can add what they can do for the Lord. You can print it in color or black and white. You can print it here: in Color in B/W This is something else you can use with the same idea. Last year I must have had this lesson earlier in January, but it still applies. I had the year for most of the thought starters, but changed them to be appropriate anytime. Click here to download. Click here to print the worksheet. You can find all the Acts worksheets here. Click here to download the lesson. Click here to download the updated visuals. Not all are shown. Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) Bible Verse: Acts 22:26 Passport: Jerusalem Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission.

We had some extra time yesterday so I decided to introduce Selena to building our tower on different type of foundations. I first asked her ...

Dive into the world of How to Teach Generosity to Your Children with your child or class, and uncover a blend of learning and fun in this delightful early childhood activity!

Learn about the Pharaoh and his plagues by playing dominoes with this PDF download and instructions. Part of a whole lesson onsite.

Updated post includes the easy to download updated visuals and pictures to color. Click here to download. Review: Last week Paul and Barnabas were in Antioch and Paul preached at the synagogue on the Sabbath (Saturday, old law). Remember that Paul told them about Moses and the 10 plagues and the 10 commandments. There were judges, then God gave them kings. They had Saul, then David, then Solomon, who was David's son. Then Paul talked about Jesus. Paul talked about God’s plan and Jesus being raised from the dead. The old laws were done away with and the new laws since the death of Jesus are God’s plan for us. Where do we find the old laws? Old Testament Where are the new laws found? New Testament And what is the first book in the New Testament? Matthew Who does Matthew tell us the birth of? Jesus  Remember that the people asked Paul and Barnabas to speak to them again the next week, so they did! Almost the whole town came to hear Paul speak! There were Jews and Gentiles that listened. The Gentiles were happy to hear what Paul said, but the Jews didn’t like it. The Jews talked some of the chief men of the city into running Paul and Barnabas out of the town. Now Paul & Barnabas have traveled to Lystra. They have been traveling for a couple of years telling people about God. Lesson: Scripture is Acts 14:1- 23. Paul and Barnabas went to Iconium to the synagogue there and talked to a lot of people. They spoke boldly about Jesus, and did “signs and wonders”, which is miracles- an instant act of God. Paul and Barnabus stayed in Iconium for a long time. They preached about Jesus without any fear, and they did miracles to prove Jesus. (Acts 14:3) The city was divided, some believed what they were saying, and some didn’t. There was a violent attempt by both the Jews and Gentiles to stone Paul and Barnabas! (Acts 14:5) And when Paul and Barnabas became aware what was happening, they left and went to Lystra. At Lystra, there was a man that has been crippled from birth. He has never walked. (Acts 14:8) He was listening to Paul preach the gospel. When Paul saw that he had faith to be healed, Paul said in a loud voice: “Stand up straight on your feet!” The man jumped up and walked!! Perfectly!! Think about this, he had never walked and now he’s walking like he’d always done it! He didn’t go for physical therapy or to a doctor for help in training, he got up and walked! That's a miracle! An instant act of God. When the people saw this, they started to shout that the gods have come in the bodies of men. Not God in Heaven, but idols. Remember what God says about idols? One of the 10 commandments: Thou shalt not worship idols. (Exodus 20:3-5) We’ll talk more about idols in a later lesson. The people thought that what they had done in curing the crippled man was so great that they thought they had to be some kind of Greek gods! The priest that worshipped idols, came with oxen so he could sacrifice the ox in front of the people. When Paul and Barnabas heard about that, they tore their clothes and ran into the group of people asking, “why are you doing this?” We are just normal men preaching about God Who created the heaven and the earth and everything in them. The Jews from Antioch were there, and they talked the people into stoning Paul. They dragged him out of the city and stoned him. Remember we talked about Stephen being stoned to death and Paul watching. Now Paul is being stoned. The people left Paul laying on the ground, thinking he was dead. But the Christians took Paul back to the city and the next day, Paul left with Barnabas and traveled to Derbe. And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, strengthening the disciples, encouraging them to continue to be faithful, telling them are many tests they would go through to be able to be in heaven. They prayed and appointed elders in every church. (Acts 14:13) These discussion starter worksheets are in color and black & white. Students will write things that God in Heaven created. Click here to download. Click here to print. You can find all the Acts worksheets here. This is more of a discussion As-You-Go type booklet. You can print the above book in color here. And, I used Google Translator to make the Spanish. That is here. And, last choice is the above book in English in black and white here. And, the above book in Spanish in black and white here. Bible Verse: Acts 14:8 Passport: Lystra Click here to download the updated visuals. This file includes all visuals for Acts 14. All are not shown and a map is included. Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) Click here to download the lesson. Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission.

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For Jr. Church Sunday I planned on teaching about the wise man and the foolish man. Sunday morning I awoke to a fresh layer of snow covering everything. Of couse, although I had my lesson planned out, I had not gotten my rock or sand for my illustration. So in my Sunday shoes I went out and trudged around the church playground to get sand and then went looking to find a big rock. I looked everywhere and could not find one rock that was bigger than a pebble! Finally as I went back in the house I saw one sitting under the tree only few steps from the front door of the parsonage. I was thrilled to find a rock but aggravated I hadn't seen it before. I used simple paper cups for houses and told the kids the story as I poured water on the houses. Of course the house built on the solid foundation stood while the house without the foundation fell. We then talked about how God is the strong foundation that we needed to build our lives (houses) upon. I took a plate and wrote God on it and then took pretzels and frosting and started building a pretzel house. As I laid each piece of the house in place, we talked about how reading our Bibles, obeying, trusting, praying, attending church, ect. all help us to build our strong lives centered on God. I then let each of the kids build their own pretzel houses. It was so much fun to watch their serious little faces as they concentrated so hard on building their houses. I heard several comments later from parents that their kids came home and retold the story and told how they need to build their lives on God. Amen! So nice to know that the kids are listening!

In this post we will be sharing 3 exciting object lessons that can not only be used for teaching Bible truths, but also as a fun science lesson. Object lessons are a enjoyable way to keep your child engaged while learning about the Bible and to help them commit the lesson to memory. These lessons will require minimal s

Today we talked about Ruth and Naomi and loyalty. You can download this Scripture Hero Chart here. We watch the LDS Scripture Video ...

Follow these directions to make a pinwheel craft project for children. This is helpful for teaching from John 3:8 when Jesus explains the work of the Spirit.

This is the third lesson in a series of 5 about Joseph’s life and the incredible way that God used him to bless his people. Title: Joseph Interprets Uncategorized Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams (Genesis 40-41) Sunday School Lesson

A fun, interactive, hands-on experience in learning about faith, God, and the Bible that kids will love. If you like building with lego style bricks and you love learning about the truths found in God's Word, then this Faith Builders book is definitely for you! Engage in 7 foundational lessons of faith found in the Bible. Each lesson has 2 brick building projects to reinforce the lesson and picture tutorials on how to build them. This book includes bonus sections of our own Show and Tell galleries, Mini-Figure Mania, and more awesome extras. Fun for kids to adults. Also, great for Sunday Schools, Home school curriculum, VBS, or any brick building group. | Author: David A Henderson | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | Publication Date: Jul 09, 2019 | Number of Pages: 101 pages | Language: English | Binding: Paperback | ISBN-10: 1978324162 | ISBN-13: 9781978324169

Who is the Holy Spirit? Why should we care? Use this exciting Pentecost object lesson to teach children about the Holy Spirit and what happened when the disciples began to live a spirit-filled life.

This Noah and the Flood Object Lesson will kids describe why God flooded the Earth, how God saved humanity, and why God chooses a remnant.