2025 Kids Lessons

Matthew: return of the King (final act)

The Return is Real (Matt. 25:31-46)
The Return is a Renewal (Matt. 24:34-41)
The Return comes with Reward (Matt. 19:28-30, 24:42-51)

Matthew: SEEING JESUS

The Sign of Jonah (Matt. 12:38-42, 16:1-4)
The Yeast of the Pharisees (Matt. 16:5-12)
Seeing Jesus… Sort of (Matt. 16:13-28)
Witness and Unity (Matt. 18:15-20)

LENT: A SACRED INVITATION TO RESURRECTION

Repentance as Realignment (Joel 2:12-18; Mark 1:15; Romans 2:4)
Walking with Jesus (Isaiah 53:1-7 and Philippians 2:5-11)
Fasting and Feasting (Isaiah 58:6-12; Matthew 6:16-18)
Week 4 — Scattered
For the Nations and Neighborhoods (Genesis 12:1-3; John 3:16-17)
Palm Sunday: Journey to Resurrection (Ezekiel 37:1-14; Romans 8:18-25)

EASTER: RECREATION IS HERE

Easter lesson 2025

1 JOHN: REFLECTING THE RESURRECTION

1 John 2:3-17 Aligning Our Lives
1 John 2:18-29 (Abiding in Christ, Avoiding antichrists)
1 John 2:27-3:10 (Like Father, Like Children)
1 John 4:1-6 (Discerning Truth)
1 John 4:7-21 (Love Made Complete)

SUMMER IN THE PSALMS

Psalm 1
Psalm 8
Psalm 139

PEOPLE OF GOD

A Blessed People
A Whole People
A Gifted People

Philippians

Week 1: Gospel Roots (1:1-11)
Week 2: Mission in Chains (1:12-26)
Week 3: Live Worthy Together (1:27-2:4)
Week 4: Just Like Jesus (2:5-11)
Week 5: Shine Like Stars (2:12-18)
Week 6: Embodied Gospel (2:19-30)
Week 7: Losing to Gain (3:1-11)
Week 8: Pressing On Together (3:12-4:1)
Week 9: Peace On Mission (4:2-9)
Week 10: Generosity and Grace (4:10-23)

Advent

Week 1: Hope
Week 2: Peace
Week 3: Joy
We3ek 4: Love

2024 Kids Lessons

Matthew: The Coming Kingdom

Get Ready For the King (Matt. 3:1-12)
Immersed in Identity (Matt. 3:13-4:11)
Good News Is Here (Matt. 4:12-17; 23-25)

Matthew: Sermon on the Mount

Beatitudes (Matt. 5:1-12)
Salt & Light (Matt. 5:13-16)
It Begins in the Heart (5:21-30)
Oaths & Promises (5:33-37)
Love Your Enemies (5:38-48)
Who’s the Judge? (7:1-6)
Foundation (7:24-29)

Matthew: Follow Me

First Disciples (4:18-22)
Forgiveness of Sins (9:1-13)
Sent (10:1-42)
Authority & Cost (8:18-34)
Identity & Possessions (19:16-26)

Matthew: Praying With Jesus

Pray Like This
Workers For the Harvest

Psalms In Matthew

Psalm 2
Psalm 22

Matthew: Miracles of Jesus

Faith and Healing (9:18-34)
Walking on Water (14:22-36)
Healing the Blind (20:29-34)

Matthew: Parables of Jesus

Bags of Gold (25:14-30)
Weeds & Wheat (13:24-30, 36-43)
Expanding Kingdom (13:31-35)

BLESS RHYTHMS IN MATTHEW

Bless
Listen
Eat
Speak
Sabbath
Redefining Religion (15:1-28)

Advent 2024

Hope
Peace
Joy

2023 Kids Lessons

THE CHURCH CONTINUED…

Week One — Tight-Knit Community
Week Two — Life-Forming Discipleship
Week Three — Locally-Rooted Presence
Week Four — Boundary-Crossing Mission

TITUS: TRUTH & GODLINESS

Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three

LENT: A JOURNEY TOWARD JOY

Week One — Delight, Desire, and Death
Week Two — Calling & Purpose
Week Three — Testing in the Wilderness
Week Four — Appointing A King
Week Five — Valley of Dry Bones
Week Six — Palm Sunday

KINGDOM COME

Week One
Week Two

HAGGAI

Week One
Week Two
Week Three
Week Four

SUMMER IN THE PSALMS

Week One - Psalm 92
Week Two - Psalm 100

Hebrews: He is Better

Week One - The Better Message
Week Two - The Better Human
Week Three - The Better Builder
Week Four - The Better Rest
Week Five - The Better Priest
Week Six - The Better Instruction
Week Seven - The Better Anchor
Week Eight - The Better Melchizedek
Week Nine - The Better Covenant
Week Ten - The Better Tabernacle
Week Eleven - The Better Sacrifice
Week Twelve - The Better Way
Week Thirteen - The Better Faith
Week Fourteen - The Better Discipline

2022 Kids Lessons

FORMED BY GOD. TOGETHER. FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS.

Week One - Formed by God.
Week Two - Together.
Week Three - For the Sake of Others.

ACTS - The Continuing Acts of the Christ

Week One - Witnesses
Week Two - Babel Reversed
Week Three - The New Humanity
Week Four - Prophetic Power
Week Five - No Other Name
Week Six - Generosity & Trust
Week Seven - Opposition & Rejoicing
Week Eight - Stephen & the Story
Week Nine - Simon & the Spirit
Week Ten - Philip & the Ethiopian
Week Eleven - Saul & Sight
Week Twelve - Restoration of Life
Week Thirteen - Long Live the King
Week Fourteen - What’s In A Name?
Week Fifteen - To the Ends of the Earth
Week Sixteen - The Work of Witness
Week Seventeen - Worship, Not Works
Week Eighteen - For the Sake of Others
Week Nineteen - One Story, Many Contexts
Week Twenty - Don’t Be Afraid, God Is With You
Week Twenty One - In the Name of Jesus
Week Twenty Two - The Disruptive Gospel
Week Twenty Three - Moving Forward In the Mission
Week Twenty Four - Journey to Jerusalem
Week Twenty Five - Paul In Prison
Week Twenty Six - Trusting Jesus When Life Is Hard
Week Twenty Seven - To Be Continued

REVELATION - Letters to the Church

Week One - To Ephesus
Week Two - To Smyrna
Week Three - To Pergamum
Week Four - To Thyatira
Week Five - To Sardis
Week Six - To Philadelphia
Week Seven - To Laodicea

PSALMS

Week One - Psalm 30
Week Two - Psalm 82
Week Three - Psalm 67

ADVENT

Week One - Jesus: Our Peace
Week Two - Jesus: Our Hope
Week Three - Jesus: Our Joy

People of Advent 2020

As we explore a few of the people throughout the Biblical narrative, we see that from the very beginning God’s people have been a people of advent. That is, they have been waiting, longing, and hoping for the promised Rescuer to finally come and save us. We, too, are a people of advent. Though Jesus has come and ushered in the Kingdom of God, it is not in its fullness yet, and we are waiting, longing, and hoping for his return to make it full and final. May we find hope, peace, joy, and love as we enter into the story of Advent along with those who have come before us.

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Week One - Adam, Eve, and the Seed
Week Two - Zechariah, Elizabeth, and the Prophet
Week Three - Joseph, Mary, and the Savior
Week Four - Simeon, Anna, and the Commission