JESUS!
​​​FRIEND OF LITTLE CHILDREN!
Ages 1 -3
LESSONS
January: Creation
Lesson 1: The Creation
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Understand that God created all life.
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Recognize God’s power in speaking the world into existence.
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Learn to love and honor God as the Creator.
Lesson 2: Adam & Eve
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Help children understand that God wants us to listen and obey, just as Jesus obeyed His Father.
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Introduce the idea of consequences when we don’t follow God’s instructions, but also that God’s love and forgiveness are always available through Jesus.
Lesson 3: God Made Me
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Help toddlers understand that God made them uniquely and loves them.
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Engage children through interactive and sensory activities.
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Introduce a simple memory verse they can remember and recite.
Lesson 4: Cain & Abel
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Introduce the idea of giving our best and being kind in a simple and engaging way.
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Help toddlers recognize emotions like jealousy and kindness through interactive activities.
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Reinforce the importance of loving others, just like Jesus loves us.
February: Love
Lesson 1: God Loves Me
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At the end of the lesson, the children will be able to understand what love is.
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They will be able to understand that God loves them.
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They can use life experience to show how God loves them.
Lesson 2: What Love Does
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At the end of the lesson, the children will be able to understand what love is. They will be able to know how God expects us to love. They will be able to name some of the things love does.
Lesson 3: Be Kind
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At the end of the lesson, the children will demonstrate ways to show kindness. They will be able to identify the characters in the story of the Good Samaritan and will also demonstrate an act of kindness to their loved ones.
Lesson 4: Love One Another
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By the end of the lesson, the children will be able to identify various ways their parents express love for them. They will also learn how to treat and interact with one another in loving ways. Furthermore, they will come to understand that God is love.
March: Be Brave for God
Lesson 1: Living My Christian Faith in the Public Space
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Understand that God wants us to honor Him, even when others do not.​
Lesson 2: Serving God with My Possessions
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The child will understand that they can serve God by sharing what they have, no matter how small it seems.
Lesson 3: Worshipping the Lord
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Children will learn how to worship God. They will understand ways to worship God.
Lesson 4: Hannah Prays for a Son
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Children will understand why we pray and learn how to pray.
April: Easter
Lesson 1: The Triumphant Entry
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Children will understand the significance of the triumphant entry. They will be able to act out Jesus' entry into Jerusalem.
Lesson 2: The Last Supper
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Children will learn how to serve humbly, as Jesus demonstrated. They will understand the meaning of Jesus' call to serve
Lesson 3: The Last Supper
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Children will learn about Christ's death and understand His death's purpose.
Lesson 4: Miracle
of Jesus Christ
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Children will be able to understand that raising Lazarus from the dead is a miracle.
May: Mothers in the bible
Lesson 1: Jochebed, the Protective Mother of Moses
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At the end of the lesson, the children will be learning that our mothers will do anything to protect us. They will be able to learn to be courageous to do what is right.
Lesson 2: Deborah the Brave Mother
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At the end of the lesson, the children will learn about how mothers teach us to be brave.
Lesson 4: Dorcas, the mother of Kindness
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At the end of the lesson, the children will learn that kindness is an act of God.
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They will be able to learn how to use their gifts and talents to bless others.
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They will learn that God has the power to give life.
June: Fathers
Lesson 1: Jairus Loved His Daughter
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By the end of the lesson, children will:
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Learn that Jairus was a loving father.
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Understand that a good father cares for and protects his children.
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Thank God for dads who love them.
Lesson 2: Abraham
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By the end of the lesson, children will:
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Know that Abraham waited many years for God to keep His promise.
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Understand that patience is an important part of being a godly father.
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Learn to thank God for dads who trust and wait on Him.
Lesson 3: Noah
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By the end of the lesson, children will:
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Know that Noah obeyed God even when it was hard.
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Understand that dads can obey God too!
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Learn to thank God for dads who listen to Him.
Lesson 4: JOB - The Father who Trust in God
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At the end of the lesson, children will:
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Know that Job loved and trusted God.
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Understand that bad things can happen, but God is always with us.
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Just like Job, a father can trust God.”
Lesson 5: Jacob & Essau
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At the end of the lesson, the children will learn the need to treat others the way we want to be treated.
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God is able to forgives us, so we can forgive others
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Our father loves us even when we make the wrong choices.
July: Freedom
Lesson 1: God Loves Me
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God loves us, even when we make wrong choices
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We should learn to say “I am sorry”, and try to do better.
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God is kind and happy when we come back to Him.
Lesson 3: God Helps Me
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Children will understand that they can talk to God when they are sad, and God hears them.
Lesson 4: God Is With Me
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To know that God helps us when we are scared.
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To understand that Gideon was afraid, but God was with him.
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To begin trusting that God is strong and cares for them.
Auguest Series
Lesson 1: I Am Wonderfully Made
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Help toddlers understand that God made them special.
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Begin to build a basic awareness of God's love and care.
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Use repetition and play to reinforce identity and value.
Lesson 2: I am a God's Child
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Help toddlers understand that God made them special.
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Begin to build a basic awareness of God's love and care.
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Use repetition and play to reinforce identity and value.
Lesson 3: I am chosen and Loved
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At the end of the lesson, the children will learn and understand the importance of being God’s children and his love for us.
Lesson 4: I am chosen and Loved
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At the end of the lesson, the children will learn and understand the importance of being God’s children and his love for us.
