Preschool Sunday School

1 Kings 17:7-16 Our true story comes from the book, or part, of the Bible called First Kings (1 Kings). It is the first book in the Bible that tells about the kings of Israel. Elijah lived in a town called Tishbe in Gilead. Elijah loved God. He talked to God, and he listened to God (The name Elijah means "My God is Yahweh"). Elijah knew God would take care of him. Elijah traveled to tell people about a famine that would happen soon. He had been traveling a long way and was thirsty and hungry. He needed help. So, God told him to go to a town called Zarephath and ask a woman to help him. He went to the woman and told her he needed help. He was hungry and tired and wanted some water and bread. The woman wanted to help him, but she had a big problem. She only had enough bread for herself and her son. She said, "All I have is a little flour and a little oil. I was gathering sticks to make a fire to cook just one more meal for my son and me." ...

Nehemiah 1-6 Our true story comes from the book, or part, of the Bible called Nehemiah (pronounced “nee-ah-MY-ah”). Nehemiah lived a long time ago. He loved God very much. Nehemiah did a very important job for the king. One day, Nehemiah had visitors from the city of Jerusalem, his home. They told Nehemiah the walls of Jerusalem were broken down. When Nehemiah learned about Jerusalem, he became very sad. Can you guess what Nehemiah decided to do? He decided to fix the walls of Jerusalem. Nehemiah told the king what he wanted to do. And the king helped Nehemiah! The king gave him help to rebuild the wall. With the king's help, Nehemiah traveled all the way from Susa to Jerusalem. But when Nehemiah got there, he saw that the wall was very big and very broken! Do you think Nehemiah could fix it all on his own? There was no way! Nehemiah needed help. And lots of it. Lots of people came to help Nehemiah. Each group took a different secti...

Acts 9:36-39 Our true story comes from a book of the Bible called Acts. That name is short for “the Acts of the Apostles.” The word "Apostle" is another word to describe a helper of Jesus. Our story is about a woman named Tabitha. Some of her friends called her Dorcas. Tabitha lived in a town by the water called Joppa. It was a busy city. Many boats came and went. The Bible says that Tabitha loved Jesus and was always helping others. Tabitha would look for people who needed help, like women whose husbands had died or families who didn’t have much money. Tabitha would make them clothes. Tabitha helped lots and lots of people. She would help people if their clothes got too small because they were growing. Tabitha would help people if they were cold and needed a coat to wear. Tabitha would help people by making them clothes. What a happy helper Tabitha was! And the people were so thankful for Tabitha and the help she gave them. We can thank God for the...