The Adopted Life

Children’s Lessons For Ages 4-9

This material is designed to help you create classes about the good news of humanity’s adoption. They are designed for children ages 4-9 . Suggestions, notes, and notices about typos are welcome! Email us at theadoptedlife@gmail.com.

The lessons are organized in reference to the seasons of the Christian Year but each lesson can also work on any Sunday of the year.

Lessons for the Season of Advent:

Jesus is the Son of God

Jesus Holds the Whole Creation Together

Jesus Includes All People in His Life

Jesus Will Keep Us With Him Forever

Lesson for the Season of Christmas:

A Trinitarian Christmas Play This play can be staged with as few as 6 children (if a couple of them play more than one part) and without any costumes or memorization of lines.

Lessons for the Season of Epiphany:

An Epiphany Play

Jesus is The One Everyone had been Waiting For

Epiphany Sunday: Jesus Was Baptized for Us

Jesus Grew Up Just Like We Do

Jesus Invites us to Work with Him

Jesus is More Powerful than Satan

Jesus Cares About our Lives

Jesus Prays for Us

Transfiguration Sunday: Jesus Reveals What We Will Be

Lessons for the Season of Lent:

The Nicene Creed Series:

We Believe: The Father Almighty (Kids’ Version)

We Believe: The Son of God (Kids’ Version)

We Believe: For Us and For Our Salvation (Kids’ Version)

We Believe: The Holy Spirit (Kids’ Version)

We Believe: Who is Jesus? (Kids’ Version)

Jesus Died for Us

Jesus Said No for Us

Jesus and Our Sin

Palm Sunday: Jesus’ Victory

Holy Thursday: Jesus Washes Our Feet

Lessons for the Season of Easter:

Ascension Sunday: Jesus Changes the World

Lessons for the Season after Pentecost:

Eating Lunch With Jesus Luke 14.12-24

Being a Disciple of Jesus Luke 14.25-33

The Parable of the Prodigal Son Luke 15.11-32

Jesus and the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) 1 Timothy 2.5-6

David and Goliath Samuel 17

Jesus Heals Ten Lepers Luke 17.11-19

All Saints Day: We Celebrate Those Who Went Before Us Hebrews 2.10-15

The Lord’s Prayer Matthew 6.9-12

Sharing Our Life In The Trinity Luke 6.20-31

Celebrating Christ the King Colossians 1.11-20