FREE Advent Sunday School Lesson for Kids: The Promise of a Great Light

Enjoy this free sample lesson from Advent for Kids, our 5-week Advent Sunday School curriculum for kids. If you enjoy this teaching format, check out the complete five-week series.

Your Sunday, solved. Gather the supplies, read the script, and you're ready to teach in minutes, not hours. Stage directions and supply lists included, so even a first-time volunteer can lead with confidence. Instant PDF download. Print it and teach the first Sunday of Advent.

Week 1 Lesson: Jesus Is the Promised Savior (The Promise of a Great Light, Isaiah 9:2–7)

• Bible Story: The Promise of a Great Light (Isaiah 9:2–7)
• Key Discovery: God promised a Child who would bring light to people in darkness, and God keeps His promises.
• Takeaway: I can hope in God, because He always keeps His promises.
• Memory Verse: "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16) BSB

🎵 Memory Verse Song: Sing John 3:16 with your kids every week. Watch the Advent for Kids lyric video, free on YouTube →

What's Inside the Free Advent Lesson PDF

• The complete, teach-ready Week 1 lesson for kids ages 6 to 12 (25-page print-ready PDF)
• "Great Light!" opening game and "The Promise Box" object lesson
• Scripted Bible story teaching with stage directions and a full-color teaching picture of Isaiah
• "Candle Talk" discussion questions and a repeat-after-me prayer
• "Four Names Card" craft (Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace), plus a tracing page for younger writers
• Coloring page, connect-the-dots puzzle (with answer key), and a Parent Take-Home page
• Memory verse poster, a short teacher devotion, and supply lists for every activity

Look inside

A full-color teaching picture of Isaiah to hold up during the story, and the John 3:16 memory verse poster.

A coloring page and a two-level connect-the-dots puzzle. The answer key is shown here; the kids' puzzle pages are in the PDF too.

The Four Names Card craft, and the lesson overview with a code to scan for Bible story videos and songs.

Free bonus for teachers: Bible story videos, songs and extra lesson and craft ideas for all five weeks of Advent for Kids. No sign-up needed. It opens on Sunday School Works, our free teaching site. Open the free video and resource page →

About the Advent for Kids Series

Advent for Kids is a five-week Advent Sunday School curriculum that walks children from Isaiah's promise to the wise men worshiping Jesus: the promise of a great light (Isaiah 9), Jesus and Nicodemus (John 3), Zechariah sings for joy (Luke 1), Jesus is born (Luke 2), and the wise men follow the star (Matthew 2). Every week points to Jesus, the Savior God promised and sent.

The full series ships in two editions, Kids (ages 6 to 12) and Preschool (ages 3 to 5). Both rooms learn the same Bible story each week. See the full series →

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