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Bible lessons about salvation for kids
Salvation is God rescuing us from sin through Jesus Christ. Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again the third day; everyone who believes on Him is saved, by grace through faith and not by works.
Here are 12 free lessons that help children learn salvation from the Bible itself. Every lesson has a story film, a coloring page, a class sheet, a teacher guide, questions with answers and a game, ready to teach.
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”Ephesians 2:8–9 (KJV)
- Lessons
- 12
- Passages
- Isaiah 9:2–7, Exodus 11:1–12:42, Genesis 22:1–19, Numbers 21:4–9, Joshua 2:1–24, Matthew 1:18–25, and more
- Ages
- Preschool to preteen (3 to 12), with tips for each age
- Each lesson
- Story film (KJV), coloring page, class sheet, teacher guide, questions and answers, a game
- Cost
- Free: no subscription, no cost per child, no sign-up to teach
Bible stories that teach salvation
The Promise of a Saviour
Isaiah 9:2–7 · Micah 5:2 · story film
Long before Jesus was born, God promised through His prophets that a Child would come from Bethlehem to be the King and Saviour of His people.
Big idea: God always keeps His promises.
Memory verse:
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6 (KJV)Ask: Which town did Micah say the ruler would come from? Bethlehem (Micah 5:2).
Game: Light in the Darkness (about 10 minutes)
The First Passover
Exodus 11:1–12:42 · story film
God told each family to take a lamb without blemish and put its blood on the doorposts. That night the LORD passed over every house marked with blood, and Pharaoh finally let the people go.
Big idea: God saves His people through the blood of the lamb.
Memory verse:
And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
Exodus 12:13 (KJV)Ask: What kind of lamb did each family choose? A lamb without blemish, a male of the first year.
Game: Passover Tasting (about 15 minutes)
God Will Provide
Genesis 22:1–19 · story film
God tested Abraham, telling him to offer his only son Isaac on a mountain in the land of Moriah. As they went up, Isaac carried the wood and asked, “Where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” and Abraham answered, “God will provide himself a lamb.” At the altar the angel of the LORD called out of heaven to stop him, and God provided a ram caught in a thicket in the stead of his son; long after, God gave His own Son, Jesus, the Lamb of God (John 1:29; Romans 8:32).
Big idea: God provides what we need, and He gave Jesus, the Lamb, for us.
Memory verse:
And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
Genesis 22:8 (KJV)Ask: What did Isaac carry up the mountain? The wood for the burnt offering (Genesis 22:6).
Game: Find the Ram (about 10 minutes)
The Serpent of Brass
Numbers 21:4–9 · story film
On the long way around the land of Edom the people grew discouraged and spoke against God and against Moses, and fiery serpents came among them and bit them. When they said, “We have sinned,” Moses prayed, and God told him to make a serpent of brass and set it upon a pole, and everyone who was bitten and looked at it lived. Jesus said that, as Moses lifted up the serpent, He too must be lifted up on the cross, so that whoever believes in Him should have eternal life (John 3:14–15).
Big idea: Look to Jesus and live: He was lifted up on the cross to save us.
Memory verse:
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
John 3:14 (KJV)Ask: Why did the people speak against God and against Moses? They were much discouraged because of the way, and said there was no bread and no water (Numbers 21:4–5).
Game: Look and Live Tag (about 10 minutes)
Rahab and the Spies
Joshua 2:1–24 · story film
Joshua sent two spies to look at Jericho, and they lodged in the house of a woman named Rahab, whose house was upon the town wall. When the king’s men came looking for them, Rahab hid the spies under stalks of flax on her roof, because she believed that “the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.” The spies promised to save her and all her family, she let them down by a cord through her window and bound a scarlet line there as a sign, and Rahab later became part of the family line of Jesus (Matthew 1:5).
Big idea: Rahab trusted the LORD, and her faith saved her whole family.
Memory verse:
By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
Hebrews 11:31 (KJV)Ask: Where did Rahab hide the two spies? On the roof of her house, with the stalks of flax (Joshua 2:6).
Game: Hide the Spies (about 10 minutes)
An Angel Speaks to Joseph
Matthew 1:18–25 · story film
Joseph learned that Mary was going to have a baby. An angel came to him in a dream and told him the Child was from the Holy Ghost, and that His name would be Jesus, for He would save His people from their sins.
Big idea: Jesus is Emmanuel: God with us.
Memory verse:
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Matthew 1:23 (KJV)Ask: How did the angel speak to Joseph? In a dream.
Game: Joseph, Arise! (about 8 minutes)
The Christmas Story
Luke 2:6–20 · Matthew 1:21 · story film
Jesus was born in Bethlehem and laid in a manger. Angels told shepherds the good news, and the shepherds came with haste to find the baby, just as the angel had said.
Big idea: Jesus came to be our Saviour.
Memory verse:
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:11 (KJV)Ask: Where did Mary lay baby Jesus? In a manger, because there was no room in the inn.
Game: Shepherds, Come with Haste! (about 10 minutes)
Simeon and Anna See the Baby
Luke 2:21–38 · story film
When Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple, old Simeon took Him in his arms and praised God, and Anna the prophetess gave thanks and told others about Him.
Big idea: Jesus is the one God’s people were waiting for.
Memory verse:
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Luke 2:30 (KJV)Ask: What had God promised Simeon? That he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
Game: Wait for It (about 8 minutes)
Jesus Calls Matthew
Matthew 9:9–13 · Mark 2:13–17 · Luke 5:27–32 · story film
Jesus saw Matthew, a tax collector, sitting at his work and said, “Follow me.” Matthew left everything and made Jesus a great feast, and many publicans and sinners sat with them.
Big idea: Jesus came for sinners like us.
Memory verse:
But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Matthew 9:13 (KJV)Ask: What was Matthew’s job? He collected taxes (a publican).
Game: Follow Me! (about 8 minutes)
Zacchaeus
Luke 19:1–10 · story film
Zacchaeus, a rich chief tax collector, was too short to see over the crowd, so he climbed a sycamore tree. Jesus stopped, called him by name and came to his house. Zacchaeus said he would give half his goods to the poor and pay back four times anything he had taken wrongly.
Big idea: Jesus came to seek and to save the lost.
Memory verse:
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Luke 19:10 (KJV)Ask: Why did Zacchaeus climb a tree? He was little of stature and could not see Jesus for the crowd.
Game: Come Down, Zacchaeus! (about 10 minutes)
The Council at Jerusalem
Acts 15:1–35 · story film
Some taught that new believers must keep the law of Moses to be saved. The apostles and elders met in Jerusalem and agreed that we are saved by the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Big idea: We are saved by God’s grace, not by our works.
Memory verse:
But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
Acts 15:11 (KJV)Ask: Where did the church leaders meet? In Jerusalem.
Game: The Gift of Grace (about 10 minutes)
Songs at Midnight
Acts 16:16–40 · story film
Paul and Silas were beaten and put in stocks in the inner prison. At midnight they prayed and sang praises to God. An earthquake opened every door, and the jailer and his house believed.
Big idea: We can praise God even in hard times.
Memory verse:
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Acts 16:31 (KJV)Ask: What were Paul and Silas doing at midnight? Praying and singing praises unto God.
Game: Earthquake! (about 10 minutes)
How to teach salvation to kids
- Preschool: Keep it simple and clear: “Jesus died for our sins and rose again. Jesus saves.”
- Elementary: Walk through 1 Corinthians 15:3–4 and Romans 10:9, and invite questions after class.
- Preteens: Read Ephesians 2:8–9 and ask why salvation can’t be earned, then talk about the thief on the cross (Luke 23:42–43).
A 8-week series on salvation
| Week 1 | The Promise of a Saviour (Isaiah 9:2–7). God always keeps His promises. |
|---|---|
| Week 2 | The First Passover (Exodus 11:1–12:42). God saves His people through the blood of the lamb. |
| Week 3 | God Will Provide (Genesis 22:1–19). God provides what we need, and He gave Jesus, the Lamb, for us. |
| Week 4 | The Serpent of Brass (Numbers 21:4–9). Look to Jesus and live: He was lifted up on the cross to save us. |
| Week 5 | Rahab and the Spies (Joshua 2:1–24). Rahab trusted the LORD, and her faith saved her whole family. |
| Week 6 | An Angel Speaks to Joseph (Matthew 1:18–25). Jesus is Emmanuel: God with us. |
| Week 7 | The Christmas Story (Luke 2:6–20). Jesus came to be our Saviour. |
| Week 8 | Simeon and Anna See the Baby (Luke 2:21–38). Jesus is the one God’s people were waiting for. |
Each week: welcome and pray, show the story film, talk through the questions, learn the memory verse, then color the page or do the class sheet.
Bible verses about salvation to memorize
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”
Isaiah 9:6 · The Promise of a Saviour
“And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.”
Exodus 12:13 · The First Passover
“And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.”
Genesis 22:8 · God Will Provide
“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:”
John 3:14 · The Serpent of Brass
“By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.”
Hebrews 11:31 · Rahab and the Spies
“Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.”
Matthew 1:23 · An Angel Speaks to Joseph
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.”
Luke 2:11 · The Christmas Story
“For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,”
Luke 2:30 · Simeon and Anna See the Baby
Questions people ask
What does the Bible teach kids about salvation?
Salvation is God rescuing us from sin through Jesus Christ. Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again the third day; everyone who believes on Him is saved, by grace through faith and not by works. “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8–9, KJV)
Which Bible stories teach salvation?
The Promise of a Saviour (Isaiah 9:2–7), The First Passover (Exodus 11:1–12:42), God Will Provide (Genesis 22:1–19), The Serpent of Brass (Numbers 21:4–9), Rahab and the Spies (Joshua 2:1–24), and 7 more on this page.
How do I explain salvation to a child?
Use the Bible’s own words: we have all sinned (Romans 3:23), Christ died for our sins and rose again (1 Corinthians 15:3–4), and “if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved” (Romans 10:9). It is a gift of grace, received through faith (Ephesians 2:8–9).
How do I teach salvation to preschoolers?
Keep it simple and clear: “Jesus died for our sins and rose again. Jesus saves.”
Are these lessons free?
Yes. Every lesson, film, coloring page, class sheet and game is free for churches, families and schools, with no subscription, no cost per child and no sign-up needed to teach.
Which Bible translation is used?
The films and memory verses show the King James Version word for word. In the lessons you can switch the verses to the Berean Standard Bible, the ESV or dozens of other English Bibles, every verse is labelled with its translation, and tapping a verse on the film opens its whole chapter.
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