Parables for Kids 5-Week Children's Ministry Curriculum (King James Version)

King James Version edition. The Scripture in these lessons, the memory verse and the memory verse poster are all from the King James Version. Print-ready PDFs (no editable Word files).

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A five-week King James Version Sunday school curriculum for kids on the parables of Jesus. Sunday school lessons on five of the best-known stories Jesus told, each one pointing back to the Storyteller. Jesus taught with stories, and kids remember stories. Over five weeks kids hear the parable of the sower, as a sower scatters seed on four kinds of ground (Luke 8); the Good Samaritan, who stops to help a hurt man on the road (Luke 10); the Pharisee and the publican, two men who go up to the temple to pray (Luke 18); the lost sheep and the lost piece of silver, and the joy when each one is found (Luke 15); and the prodigal son, as a father runs to welcome his younger son home and goes out to plead with the older one (Luke 15). One truth runs through all five: the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. Available in Kids (ages 6 to 12) and Preschool (ages 3 to 5) editions.

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💡 Big Idea: Jesus’ stories show us what God is like.

📖 Memory Verse: "For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost." (Luke 19:10) KJV

✝️ Gospel Connection: Jesus told stories, and each one shows us what God is like. Jesus did more than tell these stories: He came to seek and to save the lost. He died on the cross for our sins and rose again, so everyone who trusts Him is forgiven and welcomed home to God.

Week 1: Hold On to God's Word (The Parable of the Sower, Luke 8)

• Bible Story: The Farmer and the Four Kinds of Ground (Luke 8:4–15)
• Key Discovery: God's Word is good seed, and God makes it grow in everyone who hears it and holds on to it.
• Takeaway: I can listen to God's Word and hold on to it.

Week 2: Be a Neighbor Who Shows Mercy (The Good Samaritan, Luke 10)

• Bible Story: The Samaritan Who Stopped to Help (Luke 10:25–37)
• Key Discovery: Jesus teaches that a neighbor shows mercy to anyone in need, and Jesus came to show mercy to us.
• Takeaway: I can show mercy to someone who needs help.

Week 3: God Has Mercy on the Humble (The Pharisee and the Publican, Luke 18)

• Bible Story: Two Men Go Up to Pray (Luke 18:9–14)
• Key Discovery: God does not welcome us for being better than others; He shows mercy to everyone who humbly asks.
• Takeaway: I can come to God humbly and ask for mercy.

Week 4: Jesus Searches for the Lost (The Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin, Luke 15)

• Bible Story: The Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin (Luke 15:1–10)
• Key Discovery: Jesus came to seek the lost, and heaven rejoices over every sinner who turns back to God.
• Takeaway: I can thank Jesus that He came to find me.

Week 5: Come In to the Father's Party (The Prodigal Son, Luke 15)

• Bible Story: The Father and His Two Sons (Luke 15:11–32)
• Key Discovery: God welcomes sinners who run away and goes out to proud people who stay home; His love is for both.
• Takeaway: I can be glad when God welcomes anyone home.

What's included in your download (everything, ready to print)

• 📄 5 complete weekly lessons + Series Overview, each as a print-ready PDF
• 🖨️ Print All Teacher Edition, the whole series in one file (111 pages Kids / 82 pages Preschool)
• 📎 Print All Student Handouts, every page you need one-per-child (coloring pages, puzzle pages, craft tracing pages, preschool activity sheets, parent pages), pre-collated so you send ONE file to the printer (25 pages Kids / 15 pages Preschool)
• 🖼️ Two teaching pictures every week, full-page Bible story pictures to hold up while you teach
• 📖 Memory verse poster, Luke 19:10 (KJV)
• 🗣️ "Quick Ways to Practice" memory verse page, no-prep verse activities that work in any room
• 🧩 A puzzle every week (Kids): connect the dots, a crossword, a maze and two color-by-code pages, each in two levels, with a teacher answer key
• ✂️ A craft every week from simple supplies; Kids get a tracing page for younger writers, Preschool also gets a printable activity sheet every week
• 🏠 Parent Take-Home page every week, so the lesson goes home
• 📋 Week-by-week supply lists and a one-page Start Here guide
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