Children Sunday School Lessons: The Parables and Teachings of Jesus: Volume 1

Includes 22 individual lessons on Jesus’ teachings and parables. Help your students know and follow Christ more closely than ever before!

Lessons include:

1. Counting the Cost - object lesson on committing our whole lives to Christ, from Luke 14:25-33

2. What it Takes to be One of Jesus' Followers - object lesson on the cost of discipleship, based on Matthew 8:18-22

3. The Calling of Matthew - interactive lesson on how Jesus believes in us even if others don't, from Matthew 9:9-11

4. Jesus, the Doctor for Our Souls - lesson based on Matthew 9:12

5. Jesus the Groom - interactive lesson on Christ's coming, His death and resurrection, His ascension and His eventual return, based on Matthew 9:14-15

6. New Wine into New Wineskins - object lesson on changing our lives in order to accept Jesus' teaching, based on Matthew 9:16-17

7. The Harvest is Plentiful - object lesson and game, based on Matthew 9:35-38

8. Jesus Gives Everyone a Chance! - lesson on the call and mission of the twelve disciples, from Matthew 10:1-4

9. Telling People about Jesus - lesson on evangelism, from Matthew 10:16-28

10. Wisdom is Proved Right by Her Actions - object lesson on judging people by their actions, not their appearance, from Matthew 11:18-19

11. Come to Me, All You Who are Weary and Burdened - object lesson on giving our sins and worries to Jesus, from Matthew 11:28-30

12. Jesus Steals Us Back! - lesson on how Jesus rescues us from Satan, from Matthew 12:29

13. If You're Not With Me, You're Against Me - object lesson on choosing Jesus, from Matthew 12:30

14. Being a Part of Jesus' Family - object lesson on the importance of belonging to God's family, from Matthew 12:46-50

15. Saved by Faith - lesson and craft on being forgiven by God, from Luke 7:36-50

16. Growing in God - Parable of the Sower - interactive object lesson, based on Matthew 13:1-23

17. The Good and Bad Seed - Parable of the Weeds - lesson on the judgment, based on Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

18. A Little Bit Goes a Long Way - Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast - object lesson on evangelism, from Matthew 13:31-34

19. Worth More than Anything - Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl - lesson and activity on putting God first, from Matthew 13:44-46

20. The Good and Bad Fish - Parable of the Net - lesson and game on the judgement, from Matthew 13:47-50

21. John the Baptist is Beheaded - lesson on peer pressure, from Matthew 14:3-13

22. It's What Comes Out of Your Mouth - object lesson on watching what we say, based on Matthew 15:1-20

These easy-to-use lessons include simple object lessons, review questions, games, crafts, and discussion starters for use with elementary-age children.

Note: The Sermon on the Mount is included in the separate volume, Jesus Teaches on the Mountain: Sermon on the Mount Children Sunday School Lessons