Series Overview
Have you ever been somewhere where it was so dark you couldn’t even see your hand in front of your face? So much darkness that you have to shuffle slowly, stumbling your way across the room with arms stretched out, hoping, searching . . . and then finally, with the flip of a switch, LIGHT! Light changes everything.
This month, we’re talking about light, but not just any light. We’re talking about Jesus—the light of the world—and how when we do what Jesus says, we shine. We shine the light of Jesus! After this month, we hope every time you and your preschoolers see a lamp or a star-filled sky, you remember that people were made to shine, and we have Jesus—the light of the world—to show us how. So let’s not hide our light. Let’s SHINE and light up the dark so others can see their way to Jesus.
Memory Verse
“Let your light shine.” – Matthew 5:16, NIV
Week One (April 7)
Light of the World
Story Focus: Jesus Says To Let My Light Shine | Matthew 5:1-2, 14-16
Key Question: Who can do what Jesus says?
Bottom Line: I can do what Jesus says.
Jesus says that we are the light of the world. We can shine our light to show the world that Jesus loves them and wants to be their friend forever. We all have the choice to either hide or shine our light, and we want preschoolers to know that when they do what Jesus says and they shine their light so others can see Jesus.
Week Two (April 14)
Great Commission
Story Focus: Jesus Says To Tell Others About Him | Matthew 28:18-20
Key Question: Who can do what Jesus says?
Bottom Line: I can do what Jesus says.
Jesus gives His friends an important job to do—to go and tell everyone everywhere that Jesus is alive and He wants to be their friend forever—and we can do that job too! When we go and tell everyone everywhere that Jesus wants to be their friend forever, we are doing what Jesus says and shining our light.
Week Three (April 21)
Early Church
Story Focus: Jesus Says To Love Like Him | Acts 2:42-47; John 15:12; Hebrews 10:24
Key Question: Who can do what Jesus says?
Bottom Line: I can do what Jesus says.
Jesus tells his friends to love people the way He loves them. So, the early church did what Jesus says + loved like Jesus! If someone needed a coat, a person would share their coat. If someone needed a place to stay, a person would share their home. If someone needed food, a person would share their food. The early church ate and talked and prayed together. They loved each other because Jesus loved them. Just like the early church, we can do what Jesus says + love like Jesus.
Week Four (April 28)
Shine Like The Stars
Story Focus: I Shine When I Do What Jesus Says | Philippians 2:14-16
Key Question: Who can do what Jesus says?
Bottom Line: I can do what Jesus says.
The Bible teaches us that when we do what Jesus says—like when we don’t argue or complain—we will shine like stars! There will be people around us who complain or argue, but we can choose to do what Jesus says with a happy heart. Then we will shine like the stars in the sky.