Free Bible lessons for kids · 15 lessons
Bible lessons from John for kids
John was written “that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God”: signs, conversations and the I AM sayings of Jesus.
These free Bible lessons for kids all teach the book of John. Each one comes with an animated story film told word for word from the King James Version, a coloring page, a class sheet, a teacher guide with a 45-minute plan, questions with answers and a game.
- Lessons
- 15
- Passages
- John 1:29–51, John 2:1–11, John 3:1–21, John 4:1–42, John 5:1–15, John 6:1–14, 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
15 Bible lessons about the book of John
Behold the Lamb of God
John 1:29–51 · story film
John pointed to Jesus and said, “Behold the Lamb of God.” Andrew followed Jesus and brought his brother Simon. Philip found Nathanael and said, “Come and see.”
Big idea: When we meet Jesus, we want to bring others to Him.
Memory verse:
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
John 1:29 (KJV)Ask: What did John call Jesus? The Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
Game: Come and See (about 8 minutes)
Water into Wine
John 2:1–11 · story film
At a wedding in Cana, the wine ran out. Mary told the servants to do whatever Jesus said. Jesus had them fill six waterpots with water, and it became the best wine.
Big idea: Jesus can do what no one else can.
Memory verse:
His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
John 2:5 (KJV)Ask: Where was the wedding? In Cana of Galilee.
Game: Fill the Waterpots (about 12 minutes)
Nicodemus Comes by Night
John 3:1–21 · story film
Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews, came to Jesus at night. Jesus told him that he must be born again, and that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son.
Big idea: God loves the world so much that He gave His Son.
Memory verse:
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:16 (KJV)Ask: When did Nicodemus come to Jesus? By night.
Game: Night Verse Hunt (about 10 minutes)
The Woman at the Well
John 4:1–42 · story film
Tired from His journey, Jesus sat by a well in Samaria and asked a woman for a drink. He told her about living water, and she went into the city and told the people to come and see Him.
Big idea: Jesus gives living water that satisfies forever.
Memory verse:
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
John 4:14 (KJV)Ask: Where did Jesus sit to rest? By Jacob’s well in Samaria.
Game: Run and Tell Relay (about 10 minutes)
The Pool of Bethesda
John 5:1–15 · story film
A man had been sick for thirty-eight years, lying by the pool of Bethesda. Jesus asked him, “Wilt thou be made whole?” and told him to rise, take up his bed, and walk.
Big idea: Jesus has power over every sickness.
Memory verse:
Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
John 5:8 (KJV)Ask: How long had the man been sick? Thirty-eight years.
Game: Rise and Walk (about 8 minutes)
Feeding the Five Thousand
John 6:1–14 · Matthew 14:13–21 · Mark 6:30–44 · Luke 9:10–17 · story film
A great crowd was hungry. A boy had five barley loaves and two small fishes. Jesus gave thanks, and everyone ate and was filled, with twelve baskets left over.
Big idea: Jesus gives more than enough, for He is the bread of life.
Memory verse:
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
John 6:35 (KJV)Ask: What did the boy have? Five barley loaves and two small fishes.
Game: Twelve Baskets Full (about 10 minutes)
The Man Born Blind
John 9:1–41 · story film
Jesus made clay, anointed the eyes of a man born blind, and told him to wash in the pool of Siloam. He came back seeing, and he told everyone what Jesus had done.
Big idea: Jesus is the light of the world.
Memory verse:
He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
John 9:25 (KJV)Ask: Where did Jesus tell the man to wash? In the pool of Siloam.
Game: What Do You See? (about 10 minutes)
The Good Shepherd
John 10:1–18 · story film
Jesus said He is the Good Shepherd. His sheep know His voice and follow Him, and He gives His life for the sheep.
Big idea: Jesus knows us and takes care of us.
Memory verse:
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
John 10:11 (KJV)Ask: What does a good shepherd do for his sheep? He gives his life for the sheep.
Game: Whose Voice? (about 10 minutes)
Lazarus, Come Forth
John 11:1–45 · story film
Jesus’ friend Lazarus died and had been in the grave four days. When Jesus saw Mary and the others weeping, He wept. Then He called with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth,” and Lazarus came out alive.
Big idea: Jesus is the resurrection and the life.
Memory verse:
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
John 11:25 (KJV)Ask: How long had Lazarus been in the grave? Four days.
Game: Come Forth! (about 8 minutes)
The Last Supper
John 13:1–17 · Matthew 26:17–30 · Mark 14:12–26 · Luke 22:7–23 · story film
At the Passover meal, Jesus washed His disciples’ feet. Then He took bread and the cup and told them to do this in remembrance of Him.
Big idea: Jesus served us and gave Himself for us.
Memory verse:
And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
Luke 22:19 (KJV)Ask: What did Jesus wash? His disciples’ feet.
Game: Serve One Another Relay (about 10 minutes)
Thomas Believes
John 20:19–31 · Luke 24:36–49 · story film
Jesus stood among His disciples and showed them His hands and side. Thomas was not there and would not believe. Eight days later Jesus came again, and Thomas said, “My Lord and my God.”
Big idea: Blessed are those who believe without seeing.
Memory verse:
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
John 20:29 (KJV)Ask: What did Jesus say when He stood among them? “Peace be unto you.”
Game: Mystery Box (about 10 minutes)
Breakfast by the Sea
John 21:1–14 · story film
The disciples fished all night and caught nothing. At morning Jesus told them to cast the net on the right side, and they caught 153 great fish. On the shore Jesus had a fire and breakfast ready.
Big idea: Jesus provides for His friends.
Memory verse:
Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.
John 21:12 (KJV)Ask: Where did Jesus tell them to cast the net? On the right side of the ship.
Game: Cast on the Right Side (about 10 minutes)
Feed My Sheep
John 21:15–19 · story film
Three times Jesus asked Peter, “Lovest thou me?” Three times Peter said yes, and Jesus told him to feed His sheep and follow Him.
Big idea: Jesus forgives and gives us work to do for Him.
Memory verse:
He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
John 21:17 (KJV)Ask: How many times did Jesus ask Peter if he loved Him? Three times.
Game: Peter, Lovest Thou Me? (about 10 minutes)
The True Vine
John 15:1–17 · story film
On the night before the cross, Jesus told His disciples that He is the true vine and they are the branches. A branch that stays joined to the vine bears much fruit.
Big idea: We grow good fruit when we stay close to Jesus.
Memory verse:
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
John 15:5 (KJV)Ask: Who is the vine? Jesus.
Game: Vine Line (about 10 minutes)
Mary in the Garden
John 20:1–18 · story film
Early on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene stood weeping outside the empty tomb in the garden. She thought Jesus was the gardener, until He said her name: “Mary.”
Big idea: Jesus is alive, and He knows us by name.
Memory verse:
Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
John 20:16 (KJV)Ask: Where was the tomb? In a garden (John 19:41).
Game: Name Roll (about 8 minutes)
Plan it as a series: 8 weeks
| Week 1 | Behold the Lamb of God (John 1:29–51). When we meet Jesus, we want to bring others to Him. |
|---|---|
| Week 2 | Water into Wine (John 2:1–11). Jesus can do what no one else can. |
| Week 3 | Nicodemus Comes by Night (John 3:1–21). God loves the world so much that He gave His Son. |
| Week 4 | The Woman at the Well (John 4:1–42). Jesus gives living water that satisfies forever. |
| Week 5 | The Pool of Bethesda (John 5:1–15). Jesus has power over every sickness. |
| Week 6 | Feeding the Five Thousand (John 6:1–14). Jesus gives more than enough, for He is the bread of life. |
| Week 7 | The Man Born Blind (John 9:1–41). Jesus is the light of the world. |
| Week 8 | The Good Shepherd (John 10:1–18). Jesus knows us and takes care of us. |
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.
Verses to learn: the book of John
“The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”
John 1:29 · Behold the Lamb of God
“His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.”
John 2:5 · Water into Wine
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
John 3:16 · Nicodemus Comes by Night
“But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.”
John 4:14 · The Woman at the Well
“Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.”
John 5:8 · The Pool of Bethesda
“And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.”
John 6:35 · Feeding the Five Thousand
“He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.”
John 9:25 · The Man Born Blind
“I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.”
John 10:11 · The Good Shepherd
Questions people ask
What is the book of John about?
John was written “that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God”: signs, conversations and the I AM sayings of Jesus.
Which Bible stories teach the book of John?
Behold the Lamb of God (John 1:29–51), Water into Wine (John 2:1–11), Nicodemus Comes by Night (John 3:1–21), The Woman at the Well (John 4:1–42), The Pool of Bethesda (John 5:1–15), and 10 more on this page.
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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