Valentine's Day Sunday School Lesson: God is Love (download)

Use this powerful Valentine Bible Lesson in your Sunday School or Kids Church.

“God is Love” is a stand-alone Sunday School Lesson on the love of God displayed through Jesus. This lesson is designed to help kids (and teachers) remember that God is love and that He ultimately showed His love through Jesus’ death in our place. This is the perfect lesson for Valentine’s Day, allowing you to dive deep into the love of God.

• Text – John 3:1-21
• The main point – Jesus is the Salvation of the world

The key verse for this unit is John 3:17 -
“For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.”

All Scripture references are taken from the ESV version of the Bible.

The lesson contains the following:

• Introductory Activity
• Large Group Worship Time
  • Welcome activity
  • Study God’s Word – teaching materials for the Biblical text
  • 3 songs
  • Prayer
• Small-Group Lessons (2 options – ages 5-8 and ages 8-12)
  • Review
  • Application
  • Memory Verse
  • Prayer
  • All necessary printables and resources
• Take home – family devotional guide

In the Large Group Worship time, songs have been suggested. Here are the suggested songs.  

1. Jesus Came to Earth – Sovereign Grace
2. The Gospel Song – Sovereign Grace
3. Praise the Lord – Seeds Family Worship

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bethany Darwin spent 20 years working full time in children’s ministry before recently coming home to raise her son. During her years in children’s ministry, Bethany discovered gaps in the available curriculum and often struggled to find a curriculum that worked in her church setting. It was this discovery that awakened a passion in her for writing children’s ministry curriculum. 

Bethany is a popular curriculum writer for Ministry-to-children and you can find many resources of hers there. You can connect with Bethany through Facebook at ‘Treasure Trunk Books’ or on IG at ‘Treasure Trunk Kids.’ On these pages, she shares articles and resources for families as well as what she is doing to point her little one to Christ. You can also find other resources of hers there. Bethany is a member of Bethany Bible Church in Thousand Oaks, CA.

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