GraceLink Kindergarten Animation

Do you like animals? What do you like to do with animals? Pet them? Feed them? Jesus liked animals too. He probably cared for them like this. "Be kind . . . to one another." EPHESIANS 4:32, NIV. We serve God when we are kind.

What do you like to do most in Sabbath School and church? Sing songs? Give an offering? Listen to stories about Jesus? "And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature." LUKE 2:52, NIV. We learn so that we can help others.

What are some new things you are learning to do? Are you learning new ways to help around the house? When you do your best work, you are growing up to be like Jesus. "Even a child is known by his actions." PROVERBS 20:11, NIV. We serve God when we do our

How do you show someone that you love them? Do you give them lots of hugs? Are you kind to them? Do you give them presents? Do you do what they ask? Do you help them? "Then he went down to Nazareth . . . and was obedient." LUKE 2:51, NIV. We are like Jesu

Have you ever given someone the perfect birthday present? How did you feel when that person opened your gift? “God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 CORINTHIANS 9:7, NIV. We worship Jesus when we bring our offerings to Him.

Have you ever hoped for something special, such as a certain birthday present? Did you get it? “The Lord has done great things for us.” PSALM 126:3, NIV. We worship Jesus when we tell others about Him.

What do you do when something really wonderful happens? Do you want to tell someone else? Do you ever feel like singing? “Every perfect gift is from God.” JAMES 1:17, ICB. Jesus is God’s precious gift to us.

Have you ever been on a long trip? Have you wished you could stop and rest? A long time ago Mary and Joseph traveled to a city called Bethlehem. That trip changed their lives. “Thanks be to God for his . . . gift!” 2 CORINTHIANS 9:15, NIV. We worship God

Have you ever planted a seed? Did it grow fast or slow? Short or tall? Are you growing? “Grow in the grace . . . of . . . Jesus.” 2 PETER 3:18, NIV. God’s love helps us grow to be more like Him.

Have you ever disobeyed your parents? How did you feel about what you had done? Did you wonder if they would still love you?“You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive.” PSALM 86:5, NKJV. God is always ready to forgive us.

Have you ever lost your favorite toy? Did you look every place you could think of? Your lost toy is like a coin in a story Jesus told. “[God] said, ‘I love you . . . with a love that will last forever.’ ” JEREMIAH 31:3, ICB We are important and precious t

Have you ever been in a store or at a park, and when you looked up you couldn’t see your parents? Did you feel lost? Did you cry? You probably felt like the sheep in a story Jesus once told “[Jesus says,] ‘You can be sure that I will be with you always.’

Have you ever felt really sad about something? So sad that you cried? That’s how the mother in our story today felt. “God has come to help his people.” LUKE 7:16, NIV. We serve God when we help people who are sad.

When something wonderful happens to you, whom do you tell about it? A long time ago something wonderful happened to a blind man. Whom do you think he told? “One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!” JOHN 9:25, NIV. We serve God when we tell others

Some things you just can’t do by yourself. And when you need a friend to help you, you’re always glad when one is there. But would your friends cut a hole in the roof for you? “There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” PROVERBS 18:24, NIV. We s

Have you ever had a high fever? Do you remember how it felt to be so hot and sick? A long time ago Jesus helped someone with a high fever. “I was sick and you looked after me.” MATTHEW 25:36, NIV We serve God when we help sick people.

How do you feel when someone you love is sick? What do you do? “I pray that you may enjoy good health.” 3 JOHN 2, NIV. We serve God when we pray for the sick.

Do you have a special friend? What do you do with your special friend? Did you know Jesus had special friends? “A friend loves at all times.” PROVERBS 17:17, NIV. Friends always care for each other.

Have you ever watched how people give their offerings in church? The money may be placed, dropped, plopped, or tossed in the collection plate. How did it happen in Jesus’ time? “God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 CORINTHIANS 9:7, NIV.We worship God when we gi

Are you important to Jesus? What about your parents, or your friend next door? God thinks all people are important. Even a little shepherd boy named David. Memory Verse -- People look at the outside of a person, but the Lord looks at the heart. 1 SAMUEL 1

Have you ever had someone read to you, but you didn’t understand what they were saying? A long time ago an important man was reading God’s Word, but he didn’t understand it. Who could help him? “Let your word help me understand.” PSALM 119:169,

Have you ever given someone the perfect birthday present? How did you feel when that person opened your gift? Memory Verse -- God loves a cheerful giver. 2 CORINTHIANS 9:7, NIV. We worship Jesus when we bring our offerings to Him.

Have you ever hoped for something special, such as a certain birthday present? Did you get it? Memory Verse -- The Lord has done great things for us. PSALM 126:3, NIV. We worship Jesus when we tell others about Him.

What do you do when something really wonderful happens? Do you want to tell someone else? Do you ever feel like singing? Memory Verse -- Every perfect gift is from God. JAMES 1:17, ICB. Jesus is God’s precious gift to us.

Have you ever been on a long trip? Have you wished you could stop and rest? A long time ago Mary and Joseph traveled to a city called Bethlehem. That trip changed their lives. Memory Verse -- Thanks be to God for his . . . gift! 2 CORINTHIANS 9:15, NIV. W