Every Stone Speaks

Sunday school lesson 3 of 7

Jesus comes

God sent His Son at just the right time. Jesus was born, lived, died for us and rose again.

Ages
5 to 12
Time
About 40 minutes
You need
A Bible, the chapter page on a screen or printed, and: Paper cut into four circles for each child, and crayons.

Memory verse

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:16 (BSB)

It is also on the memory verse cards, ready to print and send home.

The lesson

  1. Welcome 5 minutes

    Ask: what is the longest you have ever waited for something good? Then read Galatians 4:4 from the chapter page: God picked the exact right time to send Jesus.

  2. Read 5 minutes

    Read the chapter’s opening verse (Galatians 4:4) from the chapter page or your Bible. God picked the exact right time to send His Son. Jesus was a real person, born in a real town, in the days of a real emperor.

  3. Picture walk 15 minutes

    Show each picture. Let the children find things in it first, then read the verse and ask the question.

    1. A Roman inn, with rooms around a courtyard for travelers.

      The inn

      Read: Luke 2:6-7

      Ask: Is there room for Jesus in your day?

    2. A tall Roman lighthouse with a fire burning at the top.

      The lighthouse

      Read: Matthew 5:14-16

      Ask: How could you shine for Jesus at home or at school?

    3. A Roman walled garden with paths, hedges and a fountain.

      The garden

      Read: John 19:41-42, Matthew 28:5-6

      Ask: How do you think the women felt when they heard “He has risen”?

  4. Story circles 10 minutes

    On their four circles the children draw a manger, a lamp, a cross and an empty tomb. Then they use the circles to tell the story of Jesus to a partner, in order.

  5. Close 5 minutes

    Say the memory verse together two or three times. Then pray:

    Jesus, thank You for coming to be with us, for dying for our sins and for rising again. Help us shine for You this week. Amen.

Make it fit your class

Younger children

Use only two circles, the manger and the empty tomb: Jesus was born, and Jesus is alive.

Older children

Find Bethlehem and Jerusalem on the maps in the back of a Bible. How far apart are they?

Take-home note

For parents · Lesson 3 of 7

Today in Sunday school: Jesus comes

God sent His Son at just the right time. Jesus was born, lived, died for us and rose again.

Our memory verse:

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:16 (BSB)

Ask your child: Is there room for Jesus in your day?

Look at the pictures together: everystonespeaks.com/jesus/

Copy it into your class email or newsletter, or print this page and cut the note off for each child.