Kids Ministry Curriculum

Worship-centered, gospel-grounded lesson preparation guides for ages 5–10

A caravan of families departing a Persian city into the golden desert
Book Study

The Book of Ezra

God brings his people home from exile — through pagan kings, bureaucratic decrees, and a temple that disappointed everyone. A story about the God who works in the ordinary, shows up in the diminished, and finishes what he starts.

5 Movements · Full Lesson Guide
Ancient Jerusalem walls in ruins at dusk with a lone figure standing among the rubble
Book Study

The Book of Nehemiah

A cupbearer leaves comfort to rebuild what's broken. A God who cares about walls, works behind the scenes, and cannot be stopped — even when enemies attack from outside and greed rots from within.

5 Movements · Full Lesson Guide
An elderly priest alone in the golden-lit Holy Place of the temple, incense smoke rising
Transition Lesson

Preparing the Way

After 400 years of silence, an angel appears to an old priest in the temple. God breaks the quiet with a baby who will point the way to Jesus. The hinge between the Old Testament and the New.

Luke 1 & John 1 · 5 Movements
A humble king riding a donkey into a crowded ancient city, people waving palm branches
Easter Bonus Session 1

Jesus’ Triumphal Entry

Four Gospel writers, one event, four revelations. A king on a donkey, a crowd that will turn, and a God whose power looks like weakness — and that is better.

Matt 21 · Mark 11 · Luke 19 · John 12 · 5 Movements
Jesus standing in the Jordan River as the heavens open above him and a dove descends
Life of Jesus

The Baptism of Jesus

The sinless one gets in line with sinners. Four Gospel writers reveal a God who steps into the mess, tears the sky open, and declares his delight — before Jesus does a single miracle.

Matt 3 · Mark 1 · Luke 3 · John 1 · 5 Movements
A teacher sitting with children around an open Bible in warm golden light
Framework

How I Show Them Jesus

The preparation framework behind every lesson. Five movements for turning any passage into a worship-centered, gospel-grounded encounter with the beauty of God.

Teaching Methodology