Preschool Sunday School

1 Kings 18 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called First Kings (1 Kings). It is the first of two books in the Bible that tell us about the kings of Israel. We begin with a man name Elijah. Elijah was a friend of God. He loved God and knew God can do anything. That’s why Elijah trusted God. But the king of the land, King Ahab, did not trust God. King Ahab believed in a pretend God. He even had a big statue of him. The king had a lot of people who told him over and over that his pretend god had super powers and that his statue could do anything. The king thought that was great. But Elijah knew that it was NOT great. Elijah knew that there is only one true God and everyone needed to know. So, Elijah said to the king, “Hey, king, let’s do a test. We will each set up an altar then we will pray. The god who starts a fire on the altar is the real God—the one true God. Everyone agreed, and Elijah let King Ahab go first.” So, King Ahab and his big group of people prayed to their pr...

Judges 6–8 Our true story comes from a part called the Book of Judges. A judge is someone who tells people what the law says. We begin with a man named Gideon. One day, God told Gideon to take his army and battle the Midianite army. Oh, no! This made Gideon afraid because the Midianite army was REALLY big. And Gideon’s army, well, it was small. So, we have the really BIG army then we have Gideon and God’s small army. Well, Gideon didn’t think he should be the one in charge of the army. He didn’t think he was that important. But Gideon knew he could trust God, so he did what God told him to do. Do you know what God told Gideon to do? It’s pretty awesome! God told Gideon to tell each soldier to take a trumpet, a torch, and a jar, then follow Gideon. They snuck into the big army’s camp. When Gideon told them to, they . . .   . . . blew their trumpets! And broke the jars! And they shouted, “For the Lord and for Gideon!” And just like that the Midianites ran away. God’s army had wo...

Joshua 5:13–6:27 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called Joshua. Joshua was a great leader of God’s people, with God’s help. We begin with a man named Joshua. Joshua was the leader of God’s army. One day, God told Joshua He would take over the city of Jericho. But the city of Jericho had a HUGE wall that went aaaaaaall the way around it. The wall was BIG. The wall was STRONG. And because the wall was BIG and STRONG, the city of Jericho was very hard to get into. How would Joshua lead the army to take Jericho if there was a BIG, STRONG wall aaaaaaall the way around it? Well, Joshua wasn’t sure how that would happen, but He knew He could trust God’s plan. And this is the plan God gave Joshua. God told Joshua to take horns and blow them while marching around the BIG, STRONG wall, one time a day, for six days. Now, you are probably thinking “wait, that’s the plan? Blow trumpets and march?” Yes, that was the plan. Joshua didn’t understand how God’s plan would work, but Joshua t...

John 3:16 Our true story is found in at part of the Bible called the Gospel of John. John was one of the friends and helpers of Jesus. And the word "Gospel" means "good news!" Do you know what this is? Yes! It’s a heart! And our true story begins with God’s LOVE for you. Do you know how much God loves you? Stretch your hands out as wide as you can! God loves you SO much that you can't even spread your arms wide enough to show it. Yes! God’s love for us is so, SO big! Do you know what this is? It’s Earth. Where we live. It’s full of millions and millions of people. And God loves each and every one of them! You could live ANYWHERE on Earth, and God would love you because God loves EVERYONE in the whole, wide world! But how do we know God loves us? It’s because God gave us a gift! God loves us so much that He gave us a very special gift! The best gift of all! Are you ready to hear what the gift was? The gift was . . . JESUS! Yes! Jesus is the most special gift EVER...

Judges 7:1-8 Our true story comes from a part called the Book of Judges. A judge is someone who tells people what the law says. We begin with a man named Gideon. One day, God told Gideon to take an army and defeat the big powerful Midianites! Now, Gideon knew that God’s way is perfect, so he jump, jumped, and went God’s way. Gideon got together the biggest army he could find. And they were ready to GO! But…God told Gideon he had too many men. He said to make the army smaller. So, Gideon said to the army, "If anyone is afraid, you can go back home!" And guess what? A LOT of men went home! And the army got SMALLER. How will they defeat the Midianites now? But Gideon knew that God’s way is perfect, so he jump, jumped, and went God’s way. The army was now ready to go again. But God said, "There are still too many men. Make the army even smaller. Take them to the water and tell them to get a drink." Then God said, "The ones who put their faces down to the water shou...

2 Chronicles 34 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called Second Chronicles (2 Chronicles). The word "chronicle" means "written history." We begin with a king. Now, when I think about kings, I think of someone older and wiser, someone who can lead the people! But this king was a kid! Yep, that’s right. King Josiah was only a kid, just a few years older than you. Do any of you have older brothers and sisters already in elementary school? Can you imagine your elementary-aged brother as a KING? Think about what most kids are doing. Maybe they’re eating ice cream. Or building with blocks. Or kicking a soccer ball. But this kid was actually the KING! That meant he had a lot of people to lead. King Josiah wanted to do a good job. He wanted to show the people the right way to go.  One day, when he was a little older, King Josiah's workers brought him a very special book. Do you know what it said? It said that God’s way is perfect! It said that God loves us a...