Children’s Lesson Calendar – Volume 3

52-Week Series and Event Roadmap

January 3

Second Chances: New Year, New Opportunities

1 Week
This stand-alone sermon for the New Year gives kids a firm foundation to build on in the year ahead.
January 10 - January 31

Today And Every Day

4 Weeks
This four-week series explores the difficulties of change in the Christian life and helps kids understand the life-giving process of change in the Christian life.
February 7 - February 28

You’ve Got A Friend In Me

4 Weeks
This four-week series looks at the theme of hospitality through Scripture.
March 7 - March 28

Called: Chosen By Jesus

4 Weeks
Jesus began his ministry by calling men and women to follow him and be his disciples. Today, the invitation of Jesus remains the same: to follow him as his students and to embrace his life and teaching in every area of our lives.
April 4

Easter Sunday

1 Week
This stand-alone message emphasizes that we can trust God’s promise that everyone who believes in Jesus will have eternal life.
April 11 - May 2

At The Movies

4 Weeks
This four-week series uses Scripture and popular children’s movies to help kids understand that they have a place in God’s story.
May 9 - May 30

Throne: Making God Our King

4 Weeks
Jesus’s teachings help us understand what it really means to follow him and make him our King.
June 6 - June 27

Trust And Obey

4 Weeks
This series encourages us to follow Jesus, even when it’s not the popular or comfortable thing to do, by offering biblical, applicable advice on how to put our faith into action.
July 4

Guest Speaker

1 Week
Use this bundle to introduce a guest speaker to your service.
July 11 - August 29

We Believe

8 Weeks
This eight-week series looks at eight key topics in evangelical theology that all Christians agree about.
September 5 - September 26

Back In Time

4 Weeks
This kids series uses four psalms from “the 90s”—Psalms 91, 94, 95, and 99—to meditate on the attributes of God.
October 3 - October 24

Generous Grace

4 Weeks
This four-week series for children, grounded in the book of 2 Peter, focuses on holding on to what is true and setting aside what is false.
October 31 - November 21

The Joy Of Giving

4 Weeks
This four-week series examines the biblical understanding of generosity, helping kids see that God wants them to be generous in all areas of their lives.
November 28 - December 19

The Characters of Christmas

4 Weeks
This four-week series will look at different characters in the Christmas story to see how the birth of Jesus was good news of great joy for all of them.
December 26

Finish Line

1 Week
This one-week, end-of-the-year series leads us to reflect on all that God has done over the last twelve months.

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