Preschool Sunday School

Genesis 6–7 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called Genesis. The word genesis means “the beginning.” We begin with a man named Noah.  Noah loved and trusted God, even when no one else did. Noah always tried to do what God said and followed God’s plans. One day, God told Noah to build a REALLY big boat and fill it with his family and two of EVERY animal in the world. Wait, what? Do you think Noah had ever built a boat before? Do you think other people understood what Noah was doing? Probably not. Do you think Noah STILL chose to trust God? Noah trusted God and got right to work following God’s plans! Do you remember what God told Noah to do first? What was Noah supposed to build? A boat! And did God want Noah to build a big boat or a little boat? Yes, a BIG boat. God wanted the boat to be REALLY big. Okay, get out your pretend saw and use it to cut wood. Push and pull the saw to cut the wood. Saw really fast! Back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And...stop! W...

Genesis 21:1-8 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called Genesis. The word genesis means “the beginning.” We begin with a man named Abraham and a woman named Sarah.  Abraham and Sarah had been married for a very, very, very long time.  Abraham and Sarah were not sad. Abraham and Sarah were not afraid. Abraham and Sarah were not frustrated. Abraham and Sarah were . . . HAPPY! Do you know why Abraham and Sarah were so happy? Because God gave them a . . .  Can you guess what God gave them? Is it a frog? No? Is it a giraffe? No? Is it a bunny rabbit? No? It’s a baby! God gave Abraham and Sarah a baby. And they were SUPER happy because they had waited a really, really, really long time for this special day. As I said, Abraham and Sarah waited a long, long, LONG time to have a baby. And now their baby son was here! Sarah was so happy that it brought her laughter! Sarah was so happy and thankful. She praised God for giving her a son! Later, when their baby was older, ...

Numbers 11:4-17 Our true story from the Bible begins with a man named Moses. Moses had a very important job. Moses was the leader of God’s people, the Israelites. And Moses was frustrated. Moses was frustrated because he had been trying to lead the Israelites and do what was best for them. But they kept complaining! First, they were whining because they were hungry. So, every morning, God rained down bread from the sky for them to eat. Then they complained because they were thirsty. So, God made water come out of a rock so they had something to drink. Moses thought for sure that NOW they would be happy. But no. They still complained. They wanted more food . . . different food. No matter what God did, they were whiny! And Moses felt . . . frustrated!  Moses went and talked to God because Moses knew he could always talk to God about everything. Moses asked God how he could keep leading the Israelites when they were so whiny. Moses asked God why it was his job to take care of them all...

Judges 6:2-4, 11-12 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called the Book of Judges. A judge is someone who tells people what the law says. We begin with a man named Gideon.  Gideon was afraid.  He was afraid of the big . . . powerful . . . Midianite army! Gideon was afraid of the Midianite army because they would take everything from God’s people, the Israelites. If the Israelites had sheep, the Midianites took the sheep! If the Israelites had food, the Midianites took their food! If the Israelites had a place to sleep, the Midianites took that, too! Gideon was so afraid of the Midianites that he decided to hide in a hole in the ground so they couldn’t see his food and take it away from him. Well, God knew that Gideon was feeling afraid. God loved Gideon, and God wanted Gideon to know that the Lord was with him. So God sent an angel to Gideon. The angel said,  “ Hey, Gideon! The Lord is with you, mighty warrior! ”  Wow! What an awesome thing for God to tell ...

1 Samuel 1:2-20 Our story comes from the Bible. It is found in the part of the Bible called 1 Samuel (we say "First Samuel"). It is the first of two books in the Bible named after Samuel. We begin with a woman named Hannah. Hannah was sad because she wanted to have a baby. Babies are wonderful! But Hannah couldn’t have a baby. And that’s why she was sad. Have you ever really wanted something that you couldn’t have? Sometimes, we don’t get what we want, and we feel sad, too. Maybe you want to ride the swings, but they’re all full. Maybe you want a cookie, but you can’t have one right now. Maybe you really, really want to see a friend, but you can’t go see them. Or maybe, someone you love is very sick, and they’re not getting better. In our story, Hannah was sad all day. And then she was sad all night. She was so sad that she even cried. Hannah knew she could always talk to God, so she prayed and talked to God about feeling sad. Hannah trusted God with all her heart because she...