For August 8, 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5z3s8HimN8
https://sundayschool.works/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Childrens-Sermon-Who-is-Your-Shepherd-John-10.pdf
https://sundayschool.works/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Childrens-Sermon-Who-is-Your-Shepherd-John-10.pdf
For August 1, 2021: https://sermons4kids.com/bread-of-life.html
For June 27, 2021 (Prayer): https://childrensministry.com/elementary-lesson-prayer/, https://my.bible.com/reading-plans/19024-quarantine-youth-prayer (Note: This isn’t just for youth! This is a 5-day guided reading for all ages on the Lord’s Prayer)
For June 13, 2021 (Meditation): https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/bible-jewish-meditation-literature-h2r/
For May 16, 2021 (Jesus prays for us – from https://sundayschool.works/):
childrens-sermon-Jesus-prays-for-Christians
ministry-to-children.com-Jesus-Prays-for-Us-John-17-Bible-Lesson-for-Kids
Prayer craft ideas: https://ministry-to-children.com/tools-for-prayer-bible-crafts/
For May 9, 2021 (Faith): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlgXVihi_S8
https://ministry-to-children.com/faith-sermon/
For April 25, 2021: https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/tree-of-life
For April 18, 2021: https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/genesis-1/
For March 28, 2021 (Palm Sunday): “The story of a very important donkey” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vrELDWUP3k
“Roll out the Red Carpet” Sunday School lesson plan https://ministry-to-children.com/roll-out-the-red-carpet-lectionary-lesson-from-mark-111-11/
For March 14, 2021: “The weak rule the world” (animated video from bibleproject.com for older kids/adults) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_-xvaK4wIw
“God can do all things” (preschool) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_-xvaK4wIw
“Jesus and the children” (Sunday school lesson plan with activities for older preschool) https://sundayschoolzone.com/activity/jesus-and-the-children-hour-a-lesson-plan/view/
For March 7, 2021: https://sermons4kids.com/jesus_is_rejected_in_nazareth.htm
https://sermons4kids.com/key_to_greatness.htm
https://sermons4kids.com/a_pinch_of_salt.htm
For February 28, 2021: Lesson plan and craft ideas for Preschoolers, “Jesus taught about prayer”: https://sundayschoolzone.com/activity/jesus-taught-about-prayer-hour-b-lesson-plan/view/
Video by Stephanie Brouwer “Why pray?”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrjaOT3tv7Q
5 Ways to pray with your kids: 5WaysToPrayWithKids
Lenten devotionals: Walk_This_Way_Lenten_Resource-1 (2)
St.-Andrews-Hall-Lenten-Devotional-booklet
For February 14, 2021: Lesson plan and activities for the Transfiguration of Jesus: https://missionbibleclass.org/new-testament/part1/life-of-christ-middle/transfiguration/#Craft%20and%20Activity%20Ideas%20for%20the%20Class
Animated video of the story of the Transfiguration of Jesus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC081rBhFsE
What do we know of St. Valentine?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbNiuhMYC8w&list=PL58g24NgWPIzvBk2IQVES_xC4WTm6-CDI&index=52
For February 7, 2021: Forpreschoolers – Jesus walked on Water … possible or impossible? https://childrensministry.com/preschool-lesson-all-things/
Lesson plans and activities (requires parental preparation) for Jesus Walked on Water: https://sundayschoolzone.com/bible-story/jesus-walked-on-water/
Lesson plans and activities (requires parental preparation) for Jesus fed 5,000: https://sundayschoolzone.com/bible-story/jesus-fed-5000/
Object lesson for softening our hearts: https://childrensministry.com/hard-hearts/
For January 31, 2021: https://sundayschool.works/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ministry-to-children.com-Preschool-Bible-Lesson-Being-a-Disciple-Mark-114-20-1.pdf
https://sundayschoolzone.com/activity/fishers-of-men-bible-craft/
https://missionbibleclass.org/new-testament/part1/life-of-christ-early/naming-the-12-apostles/
https://missionbibleclass.org/songs/english-songs/new-testament-songs/apostle-song/
For January 24, 2021: Two object lessons on the parables of the sower and the mustard seed from sermons4kids.com: https://sermons4kids.com/parable_of_the_sower.htm
https://sermons4kids.com/parable_mustard_seed.htm
For Christmas Eve/Day, 2020: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1aAwmnEHwsq8UFsCH0DLOXu9OvCOv62RqeOlsQLfJ4tw/present?slide=id.p
For December 20, 2020 (Advent 4): https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12xboWAH3npSrZTUkliRgKzQTWT4SsT1qE-hA7FV1YkY/present?slide=id.p
For December 13, 2020 (Advent 3):https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dizH5u52Qi777_TS-T2wneLT7CfBjqR3yY5pZGRkFno/present?slide=id.p
For December 6, 2020 (Advent II): https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/177CW9T6364qoGcUiLmLijrssmJpGCWLaUtmlon0MUqU/present?slide=id.p
For November 29, 2020 (Advent I): https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1TDQV9hFM2JklMqvLK92RmtQaoSl-hrUEQ-mtzOkhnGw/present?slide=id.ga408bfcd02_0_19
For November 22, 2020: Animated videos from bibleproject.com. Scroll down to the videos on Shalom/Peace and Chara/Love: https://bibleproject.com/explore/the-advent-series/
Children’s sermon from ministry-to-children.com on the parable of the talents: https://ministry-to-children.com/parable-of-the-talents-bible-lesson-for-kids/
For November 15, 2020: Self-control. https://www.gominno.com/blog/3-bible-stories-to-teach-your-kids-about-self-control
For November 8, 2020: Generosity. From the BibleProject: https://bibleproject.com/explore/generosity/
For November 1, 2020: Patience is a quality of healthy Spirit-led disciples of Jesus. This Children’s Sermon is an object lesson on patience: https://sermons4kids.com/fruitful-life.html
For October 25, 2020: There are several videos on this page. The two most relevant for this week are on the “Nephesh/Soul” and “Ahavah/Love”. Thttps://bibleproject.com/explore/shema-listen/
Parents might want to watch the videos first and tailor the content to your children as needed.
For October 18, 2020: Produced by bibleproject.com, this animated video explains one of the chief characteristics of God: Grace. Parents might want to watch the video first and tailor the content to your children as needed: https://bibleproject.com/explore/character-of-god-series/
For October 11, 2020 (Thanksgiving): Virginia Theological Seminary has provided this list of Thanksgiving activities for families: https://buildfaith.org/thanksgiving-activities-for-church-and-families/?fbclid=IwAR3HcuSACAmkvRm5bGuL2bYkARpdey3yBSnsNoCyUa_o1VckVzAD-NrIW_0
For October 4, 2020: What does it mean for God to be gracious? Parents: watch the video in the following link to make sure you understand the content. Then watch video with your children. Ask questions and re-watch when necessary to help children understand. Then lead in a discussion of how we can respond to God’s grace with thanksgiving and discipleship.https://bibleproject.com/#!
For September 27, 2020: Children’s sermon on giving thanks for the grace received from God: https://sermons4kids.com/go_and_tell.htm
Word search based on Psalm 100: https://sermons4kids.com/giving_thanks_wordsearch.htm
“Decoder” based on Psalm 100: https://sermons4kids.com/giving_thanks_decoder.htm
For September 20, 2020: Bible verses and stories for going back to school during COVID: https://www.compassion.ca/blog/8-scriptures-to-bring-back-to-school-with-you-in-uncertain-times/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter_email&utm_campaign=FY21-NEWS&utm_content=FY21-NEWS-SEP
Helping your family grow in faith (especially relevant to this week’s sermon is #2 on the list): https://network.crcna.org/faith-nurture/5-ways-help-your-family-grow-faith
For September 13, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7glgZCIOnu4and https://sermons4kids.com/giving_thanks.htm
For September 6, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HImCO_Wr_Q
For August 30, 3030: https://sermons4kids.com/go_make_disciples.htm Crossword puzzle and word search to accompany “Go make disciples”: https://sermons4kids.com/great_commission_crossword.htm https://sermons4kids.com/great_commission_wordsearch.htm
For August 23, 2020: Gratitude. Two of these resources refer to specific events (the earthquake in Haiti and the Thanksgiving holiday) so you might want to adapt them to suit your household needs. https://sermons4kids.com/go_and_tell.htm http://www.childrenssermonsonline.net/files/In_All_Circumstances.pdf http://www.childrenssermonsonline.net/files/Thanksgiving_Leftovers.pdf
For July 19, 2020: Trust (you might want to adapt this resource to suit your household needs) https://sermons4kids.com/abraham-isaac-htm-1 Sacrifice and Atonement (video) https://bibleproject.com/explore/sacrifice-atonement/
For July 12, 2020: Doing righteousness and justice https://bibleproject.com/explore/justice/
For July 5, 2020: https://ministry-to-children.com/walk-lessons-4/ (If you don’t have a mustard seed handy, try a maple key…) https://sermons4kids.com/walk_on_water.htm?utm_expid=.bXlxvXVxSGu3KPwlzE7Lyw.0&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
For June 28, 2020 : (covenants) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ferLIsvlmI (worry) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7glgZCIOnu4
For June 21, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHE99GE8Jw8 5WaysToPrayWithKids
Resources for June 14, 2020: https://ministry-to-children.com/anti-racism-sunday-school-lessons/ https://ministry-to-children.com/racial-unity-in-christ-lesson/
Resource for June 7, 2020: https://ministry-to-children.com/promise-to-abram-lesson/
Children’s message and prayer resources for May 31, 2020: http://childrenssermonstoday.blogspot.com/2012/05/day-of-pentecost.html
https://onthechancelsteps.wordpress.com/2012/05/13/sighs/
Children’s message for May 24, 2020: https://ministry-to-children.com/jesus-prays-for-us-lesson/
Children’s message for May 17, 2020: https://ministry-to-children.com/holy-spirit-comforter-sermon/
Children’s sermon/story for April 19, 2020 (Mission Awareness Sunday, written by Colleen Wood): April 19, 2020 – Children’s sermon
Walking with Jesus through Holy Week (uses scripture from our worship services and ideas from the CRCNA):Walking with Jesus through Holy Week
Devotional for Holy Week: https://network.crcna.org/faith-nurture/gods-big-easter-story-holy-week-journey-families
Easter Sunrise Breakfast worship: https://buildfaith.org/easter-sunrise-at-home/