SERIES DESCRIPTION
God made us for love—the greatest love. He made that clear when He sent His Son, Jesus, to show us how to give and receive His love.
When Jesus walked the Earth, He was God’s love in the flesh. Jesus showed us time and time again that He loves us. That’s why our focus this month is the powerful truth Jesus loves me. We were all made for His love! And that is why we chose The Big Sandbox for the theme. We want every child to know that Jesus is their friend and He is inviting them—all of them—to join Him, because He loves them. Everyone can play in The Big Sandbox!
In a world where people and circumstances can easily make a person feel unloved, it is our desperate prayer that we can equip our preschoolers with the powerful truth that Jesus loves me. We want our preschoolers to live life knowing and believing—never doubting—that they are loved by the greatest love, and nothing will ever change that. After all, this is what they were made for—they were made for His love.
Curriculum:
Week One (February 7)
Today’s Bible Story: Jesus loves me.
Jesus and the Children • Luke 18:15-16
Memory Verse: “A friend loves at all times.” Proverbs 17:17, NIrV
Key Question: Who loves you?
Bottom Line: Jesus loves me.
Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
Story Focus: Jesus loves me. We will begin, week one, with the beautiful story of Jesus and the children. We want our preschoolers to hear, loud and clear, Jesus saying, ‘Let the children come to me.’ Let Maggie come to me. Let Jamar come to me. Let Isabella come to me. Let ALL the children come to me. It is our sincerest hope that, as preschoolers hear Jesus saying, ‘let the children come to me,’ that they will also hear, Jesus loves me. Because every child was made for His love.
Week Two (February 14)
Today’s Bible Story: Jesus loves me and wants to spend time with me.
Mary and Martha • Luke 10:38-42
Memory Verse: “A friend loves at all times.” Proverbs 17:17, NIrV
Key Question: Who loves you?
Bottom Line: Jesus loves me.
Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
Story Focus: Jesus wants to spend time with me. Week two, we will hear the story of Jesus wanting to spend time with two of His friends, Mary and Martha. We focus on the simple fact that Jesus wants to spend time with us. We want preschoolers to walk away thinking, ‘Wow! Jesus wants to sit with me, listen to me, talk with me, because Jesus loves me!’ Why? Because every child was made for His love.
Week Three (February 21)
Today’s Bible Story: Jesus loves me and wants to help me.
The Centurion • Matthew 8:5-13
Memory Verse: “A friends loves at all times.” Proverbs 17:17, NIrV
Key Question: Who loves you?
Bottom Line: Jesus loves me.
Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
Story Focus: Jesus wants to help me. Week three, we will see another way that Jesus showed His love for us in the way He helped a Centurion. This man was not one of Jesus’ typical followers, but he had heard about the amazing things Jesus could do. So, he asked Jesus for help. And, Jesus helped the man, because He loved him. We want our preschoolers to hear this story and know, Jesus will help me, because Jesus loves me. Why? Because every child was made for His love.
Week Four (February 28)
Today’s Bible Story: Jesus loves me, no matter what.
The Thankful Woman • Luke 7:36-50
Memory Verse: “A friends loves at all times.” Proverbs 17:17, NIrV
Key Question: Who loves you?
Bottom Line: Jesus loves me.
Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
Story Focus: Jesus loves me no matter what. We will end the month with a story of a woman expressing her deep gratitude because Jesus loved her, no matter what. We want more than anything for our preschoolers to hear this story and believe this to be true, ‘Jesus loves me, no matter what, and nothing will ever change that.’ Because every child was made for His love.
