Bible Studies for Life | Kids Leader Training Podcast

Jesus fed a crowd of people. He taught through miracles that He is the Messiah sent by God. This session will help kids to learn that Jesus has the power to meet the needs of people.

Jesus stopped a storm. This session will help kids grow in their understanding of the powerful things that Jesus did and that He did these things because He is God’s Son. 

Jesus has the power over sickness and can heal people. He still heals people today. This session is recognizing Jesus' power over sickness. 

Kids: Foreign astrologers recognized a significant birth with the appearance of a star. This session will help kids understand that these men honored Jesus through their gifts and their worship. People worship Jesus as Messiah and Savior today. Preschool: This session will focus on Joseph taking Mary and Jesus to Egypt and then the return to Nazareth. God protected Jesus so He could grow and fulfi...

This session will lead kids to focus on the facts of the Christmas story, learning that Jesus’ birth is part of God’s plan to send a Savior. 

This session will focus on the praise that Elizabeth gave when Mary greeted her and on the praise that Mary gave to God. The birth of Jesus, God’s Son and the Savior, causes people to praise and worship God today.

God promised that the Savior would be born. The angels came to bring the good news to Mary and Joseph. The angel said that Mary would give birth to a Son, and His name would be Jesus. This session will emphasize that God planned for Jesus to be born. 

Kids: God had a plan to save sinners from the punishment for sin. Through the prophet Isaiah, God communicated His plan—to send a servant, a Savior, who would take the punishment for sin. We can lead kids to understand that God loves people and promised to send a Savior! We can have forgiveness of sin and eternal life through Jesus.  Preschool: Deborah listened to God and told Barak what to do. Wh...

God promised to be with David and to go with him. God kept His promise to help David. David trusted that God would keep His promises and help him. This session will lead kids to know God will help them and He can be trusted during difficult times.

God is everywhere at all times, and He promises to be with His people. This session will emphasize that kids can always talk to God and trust that He will hear them. They are never alone! God is always with them and can help them. We can lead older kids to understand that Jesus promised the Holy Spirit to believers. The Holy Spirit lives within those who trust Jesus as Savior and Lord. He is alway...

God promised to make Abraham a great nation. But both Abraham and Sarah were very old and had no children. God promised they would have a baby in spite of advanced age. This session will guide kids to understand God’s promise. God is faithful and dependable. There is no promise that God cannot keep.

This session will help kids know that God is in control of all things, and He will help bring about His will in people’s lives and in the world. We can lead kids to understand that God leads people to do His work, and He will help them accomplish whatever work He gives. God is fair, faithful, and just. He always keeps His promises.

In the Nazareth synagogue, Jesus read from the prophet Isaiah. He told the people that the prophet’s words were fulfilled in Him. This session will emphasize that Jesus taught that He is the Messiah that was promised in the Old Testament.

This session will emphasize that the Bible tells about God’s plan to send Jesus to be the Savior. We can help kids understand that the prophets told about Jesus’ birth hundreds of years before Jesus came. God planned to send the Messiah, His Son, and told that the special child would be born. The prophets wrote this message, and people waited for the Messiah.

This session will emphasize that God’s words are always true and right. We can have hope because the truths in the Bible will never change. God always does what He says He will do! The Bible can be trusted. Hope is knowing that God keeps His promises! Hope in God is waiting for something that is certain. Babies-2s: This session will teach the little ones about prayer. They will learn that the Bibl...

All the books in the Bible were written under the inspiration of God and the guidance of His Spirit. The story in Jeremiah shows a direct instance of God telling someone to write down His words. This session will lead kids to understand that all of the Bible was inspired by God and that the Bible is the only written Word of God.

God is holy and demands our worship, reverence, and obedience. This session will lead kids to know that the there is no one like God. The Bible is God’s message to people. The words of the Bible are God’s words that tell about Himself and show us how to live.

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 and also helps people have what they need to live.

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 Israelites’ exodus from Egypt and the crossing of the Red Sea show God’s power in many different ways. This session will emphasize that God worked in mighty ways to save His people. We can help kids kn...

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’ promise to return and that no one knows when that will be except God.  Preschool: Jesus loves every person. Jesus loved people that others didn't. This session will lead kids to understand that J...

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 know that God’s love was a key topic in Jesus’ teaching.   Preschool: As Jesus taught the people, He used stories and parables. This session will help kids understand that Jesus used these stories to help...

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 Jesus calls His followers to serve others. Through acts of service, people can follow Jesus’ example.

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 important. Prayer should be more on focusing on God and not on needs of the person. This session includes opportunities for kids to pray during the session.

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 help kids understand that Jesus taught that forgiveness should be given freely and often, just as God continues to forgive us. Preschool: In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught that God’s people shou...