SERIES DESCRIPTION
Following the leader is definitely something preschoolers love and understand. What they need to learn is that throughout life there will be countless choices of leaders they can follow. We want them to know who the best leader is to follow. And that is Jesus! Jesus is the best leader we can follow
Curriculum:
Week One (March 1)
Bible Story Focus: John told people that Jesus is special.
John the Baptist • Matthew 3:3-4, 11, 13-17
Memory Verse: “‘Come and follow me,’ Jesus said.” Matthew 4:19, NIrV
Key Question: Who can you follow?
Bottom Line: I can follow Jesus.
Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
Story Focus: John told people that Jesus is special. We will start the month with someone who wanted people to know who the best leader is. His name is John the Baptist, and he spent his life teaching people that the best leader was coming and they should follow Him.
Week Two (March 8)
Bible Story Focus: Jesus says, “Follow Me.”
Andrew and Peter; John and James • Matthew 4:18-22; Luke 5:1-11
Memory Verse: “‘Come and follow me,’ Jesus said.” Matthew 4:19, NIrV
Key Question: Who can you follow?
Bottom Line: I can follow Jesus.
Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
Story Focus: Jesus says, “Follow Me.” Then Jesus came, and boy did. He change everything! Week two, we will see how Jesus turned Andrew, Peter, James, and John from fishermen into faithful disciples with just two words. “Follow me.” Those men chose to follow Jesus, and their written words still help others follow Jesus to this day.
Week Three (March 15)
Bible Story Focus: Everyone can follow Jesus.
Matthew (Tax Collector) • Matthew 9:9-12
Memory Verse: “‘Come and follow me,’ Jesus said.” Matthew 4:19, NIrV
Key Question: Who can you follow?
Bottom Line: I can follow Jesus.
Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
Story Focus: Everyone can follow Jesus. We will see in week three that anyone can follow Jesus— even disliked, not so honest, tax collectors like Matthew. The choice Matthew made to follow Jesus changed him forever. When he walked away from his tax table, Jesus replaced his love for money with a love for people.
Week Four (March 22)
Bible Story Focus: I can follow Jesus.
The Twelve • The Gospels
Memory Verse: “‘Come and follow me,’ Jesus said.” Matthew 4:19, NIrV
Key Question: Who can you follow?
Bottom Line: I can follow Jesus.
Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
Story Focus: I can follow Jesus. It wasn’t just Andrew, Peter, James, John, and Matthew that followed Jesus, as we will see during week four. Jesus asked twelve men to follow Him, and they did. We know them as the Disciples. Those twelve men followed Jesus everywhere. They watched, learned, and were changed. And, they went on to help others—lots of others—follow Jesus too. We can all follow Jesus.
Week Five (March 29)
Bible Story Focus: When I follow Jesus, I can love everyone.
Love One Another • John 13:34-35
Memory Verse: “‘Come and follow me,’ Jesus said.” Matthew 4:19, NIrV
Key Question: Who can you follow?
Bottom Line: I can follow Jesus.
Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
Story Focus: When I follow Jesus, I can love everyone. So, what happens when we follow Jesus? Well, when we follow Jesus, we learn how to love people the way Jesus loves people. That means during week five, we will learn that we can love everyone and what that love looks like for preschoolers.