Weekly updates and training helps for use with the Bible Studies for Life Kids Curriculum.
When the people needed food or water in the wilderness, God provided. He acted in powerful ways to give the people what they needed. This session will stress that God loves and cares for people today…
Moses saw a miraculous thing—the burning bush that was not consumed. God spoke to Moses, telling him that God knew what was happening to His people and was sending Moses to free them from Egypt. The …
This session will focus on the fact that God is all-knowing and in control of all things. God had a plan for Moses that could not be stopped. God is in control, and His plans will prevail.
Kids: Jesus taught that He would die and be resurrected. Then He would return to heaven, but one day He will return. At that time He will rule over the new creation. This session will focus on Jesus’…
Kids: Jesus used parables to teach. These three parables feature things that are lost but then found. Jesus taught about God’s love and joy when a sinner comes to Him. This session will help kids kno…
Jesus washed the disciples’ feet, the act usually reserved for the lowest servant. Jesus told His disciples that He was giving an example of serving others. This session will help kids know that Jesu…
Jesus taught His disciples how to pray. While He gave a Model Prayer, He emphasized that the heart and focus were more important than the words. The attitude and motivation of the one praying is impo…
Kids: Jesus’ disciples tried to understand what He was teaching. Jesus taught that God wants people to go beyond the letter of the law and live in ways that show a change of heart. This session will …
A family’s love and care should extend beyond the home. The story focuses on a family helping provide Elisha a place to stay. They thought about what Elisha needed and worked together to help him. Th…
Families can worship together, read the Bible together, and pray together. A child has no control over what parents do, so do not stress that all families should do one thing or another. This session…
This session will emphasize that Joseph, a man who had a lot of power, chose to show love and care for his brothers and forgive them. Family members should be ready to ask for or give forgiveness whe…
Kids: Joseph helped his family have grain for food. Joseph could have chosen not to help, but he chose to help. Help kids learn that families can love and help one another. This session will lead kid…
Kids: Paul faced dangers and angry people as he told about Jesus. Missionaries may face dangerous situations as they tell about Jesus. Christians in any community may have challenges as they tell abo…
Aquila and Priscilla worked with Paul to tell about Jesus. Later, the couple encountered Apollos and knew that he needed to know more about Jesus. People need to learn what it means to be a believer …
Paul told the men in Athens about God, the only true God. Christians are commissioned by God to help all people hear the gospel. While not every person can travel to another place, Christians can pra…
Paul and Silas were inprisoned while in Philippi. They knew God was with them and they continued to praise God and tell others about Jesus even in their difficult circumstances. Missionaries rely on …
God said to set apart Saul (Paul) and Barnabas for His special work. This session will lead kids to know that some people today are called by God to leave their homes and go to other places to tell a…
Kids: This session will lead kids to understand that the church is more than a building; it's the group of Christians who gather to worship and live for God. Paul heard about the conflicts and disput…
Jesus saw the widow’s “small” gift among the other gifts dropped into the offering boxes. He noted that her gift was all she had. Jesus taught that giving should represent worship and honor to God, r…
Kids: Worship is responding to God and what He has done. Isaiah was worshiping and had an experience with God. Isaiah responded and wanted to do whatever God told him to do. When people worship God, …