Passage: Various from Matthew and Luke
Big Idea: King Jesus invites us to live as his people in his kingdom.
Ages: 3-4
Ten lessons for 3 and 4 year olds exploring some of the parables from Matthew and Luke.
Knowing God and living as his child in his Kingdom is the most precious thing in all the world. But entry into God’s Kingdom is not automatic. Entry into God’s Kingdom happens only when a person accepts God’s invitation, on God’s terms. There is no other way into God’s Kingdom apart from Jesus. Failure to accept this invitation will result in being shut out.
God’s heart is for the lost to come back to him. He welcomes with open arms the sinner who repents. So, as people who were once lost, we are to have the same heart as that of our King. We are to rejoice when one sinner repents.
Life lived in God’s Kingdom is marked by trust and obedience. A child of the King listens to and seeks to obey their King. In fact you can’t say that you love the King and live ignoring him.
God’s King is both loving and forgiving. We have been loved much, so we are to live loving others. We have been forgiven everything and so we live as God’s forgiven people, forgiving those around us.
The unit comes complete with a banner for display and a resource file full of crafts and stories that can be used to create a scrapbook for each child. These scrapbooks, illustrated by the children, will become a lasting reminder for each child of what they have learnt. There is also an interactive take-home craft for each lesson.