Preschool Sunday School

Mark 6:31-44 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called Mark. Mark loved Jesus and told people about Him. We begin on a beach. Jesus and His friends had been working really hard, and they were tired. So, they sailed away, to another part of the lake. Jesus and His friends had planned to rest, but when they got to land, a HUGE crowd of people was there. There were more than five thousand people, and they ALL wanted to see Jesus and hear Him teach. Do you think Jesus taught the people? Of course! Because Jesus is a good friend to everyone. Jesus taught for a long time, and everyone got hungry. That’s a lot of growling tummies! Jesus’ friends, the disciples, told Jesus to send the people away so they could eat. But Jesus said to the disciples, “You feed them.”  The disciples didn’t know how to feed everyone! There were SO many people. So, Jesus told the disciples to go see how much food they could find.  When the disciples came back, they had only one small lunch. ...

 The Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) Our true story comes from parts of the Bible called the Gospel of Matthew, the Gospel of Mark, the Gospel of Luke, and the Gospel of John. The word gospel means “good news!” We begin with Jesus’ twelve friends who followed Him. Their names were Peter, Andrew, James, John, the other James, Matthew, Phillip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Judas, Thaddeus, and Simon. They were twelve of Jesus’ closest friends. They were His disciples, and they followed Him. Let’s learn about these twelve friends. Peter and Andrew were brothers. And there was also James and John. All four of these men were fishermen. Matthew was a tax collector and collect money. They were all very different, right?  They all came from different places and had different families. But you know what? They were ALL friends with Jesus! And when Jesus said, “Follow me,” they all said, “Yes!” They followed Jesus to so many places and saw Him be a friend to everyone. Jesus was a friend ...

Matthew 9:9-12 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called the Gospel of Matthew. Matthew was a disciple of Jesus. That means Jesus was his teacher. And the word gospel means “good news!” We begin with a man named Matthew. People didn’t like Matthew because he had made some bad choices that made them very mad! And nobody really wanted to be his friend. One day, Jesus came to town. Jesus is God’s Son. He is SUPER special and amazing. He could have talked to anyone in town, but can you guess who He talked to?  Jesus talked to Matthew! Jesus walked right up to Matthew and said, “Follow me!” Jesus loved Matthew, no matter what, and wanted to be his friend. Later, Jesus went to have dinner at Matthew’s house. Guess who else wanted to have dinner with Jesus? Everyone! Everyone is a LOT of people.  Some people were confused when they saw Jesus eating with these people. They asked, “Why would Jesu want to be friends with someone who makes bad choices?” I’ll tell you why! Beca...

Matthew 4:18-22; Luke 5:1-11 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called the Gospel of Matthew. Matthew was a disciple of Jesus. That means Jesus was his teacher. Our true story also comes from a part of the Bible called the Gospel of Luke. Luke loved Jesus and wanted others to know and love Jesus, too. And the word gospel means “good news!” We begin with two fishermen named Peter and Andrew. Peter and Andrew were fishermen. They would use a big net when they went fishing. Let’s pretend to throw out your own net just like a fisherman. Ready? Set? THROW! Once your net is in the water, you have to be really still and quiet. And wait for the fish. WHOA! Look at all those fish. Time to pull up your net. Ready? Set? Pull! You went fishing, just like the fishermen did. So, Peter and Andrew were fishermen, and they fished every day.  One day, Jesus walked by. They knew who Jesus was. They knew He was special and an amazing teacher. Jesus looked at them and said, “Come follow me.”...

1 Corinthians 16:14 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called the First Letter to the Corinthians. The letter was written by a man named Paul, who loved Jesus and wanted everyone to know about Him. If Jesus had a party, EVERYONE would be invited. Grown-ups would be invited! And children would be invited! Everyone can celebrate that Jesus loves them because Jesus loves everyone. And Jesus wants US to love everyone, too. In fact, Jesus said, “Do everything in love.” Wow, everything? Let’s think about that. Let’s say you’re at the grocery store, and the checkout worker seems like he’s had a sad day. You’re done with your groceries and are just about to leave. What could you do to show love? You could say, ‘Bye! Thank you. Have a great day!’ I bet they would smile and wave back! Okay, let’s try another one. Your brother runs into the kitchen and really wants a . . . COOKIE! But there’s only ONE left. And you’re holding it. He’s upset that he didn’t get a cookie. What could you d...

Luke 19:1-10 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called the Gospel of Luke. Luke loved Jesus and wanted others to know and love Jesus, too. And the word gospel means “good news!” We begin with a man named Zacchaeus. Zacchaeus was a tax collector. His job was to collect money from everyone in town.  So, let’s say you have five dollars. Count with me: one, two, three, four, five. And you owe three dollars for taxes. Count with me: one, two, three. The problem was, Zacchaeus would take MORE than you owed for taxes. How many do we have left? Two dollars. Zacchaeus would take that, too. So, Zacchaeus would take ALL FIVE of your dollars. That’s what Zacchaeus did day after day. He took MORE money than he was supposed to and kept it for himself! It was wrong. And it made everyone really mad at Zacchaeus. But one day, something wonderful happened. Jesus came to town! Everyone was so excited to see Him. Zacchaeus was excited, too. But there was one problem. Zacchaeus was too short...

John 4:1-30 Our true story comes from a 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!" A long time ago, people would go to a well to get water. They didn’t have sinks or refrigerators or water bottles. If someone was thirsty, they had to go to a well for water!  And in this particular story, can you guess who was thirsty? Jesus! He had been walking a long way, and He was tired.  So Jesus sat down at a well. A woman came to the well to get water while Jesus sat there. The woman looked at Jesus and knew that they were from different towns. Jesus asked the woman, "Will you give me a drink?"  The woman was surprised Jesus asked her for water because she knew people from her town were not friends with people from His town. So the woman said, "Why are you asking me for a drink?"  Do you think that where she was from mattered to Jesus? No, of course not! No matter w...