Jesus’ Sermon About God’s Care For Us Bible Lesson for Children

This is a Bible lesson about Jesus’ sermon (lesson) on God’s care for us. It is one of several lessons covering some of the parables or teachings of Jesus. The others are listed on this parable lessons summary page. This lesson on God’s care for us can help kids see God’s gracious love and care in some of the ordinary things they see each day. Technically, Jesus’ sermon in this passage is not a parable. That’s why we’re not calling it a parable, but we including it with some of Jesus’ parables because, like a parable, it contains a concise and straightforward message. 

Lesson Title: Jesus’ Lesson about God’s Care for Us

Bible Text: Luke 12:22-34

Learning Objective: To help the children understand that they experience God’s loving care everyday and can see His love in God’s care for things in creation. 

The Lead

Choose a free, printable activity from the list of related Bible activities on Jesus’ lesson about God’s care for us that will be good to open the lesson. As children complete the activity, explain that today’s lesson is one of many parables or lessons that Jesus taught and is about God’s love and care for us. Use the chosen activity to introduce the story.

Read the story from the Bible or invite a child to read the story aloud. Depending on the age and maturity of your kids, you may want simply to tell the story in your own words.

The Lesson

Select an appropriate number of printable activities from the list of related Bible activities on Jesus’ lesson about God’s care for us and use them to engage your kids in the story. As they work on the activities, emphasize the following truths:

• God cares for us and provides for our needs, so we shouldn’t worry.
• God’s creation demonstrates and reveals His love in the way God provides for the needs of flowers and animals. 
• We should trust God to meet our needs rather than worry about our needs.
• As the teacher, you’ll want to keep in mind that God meets our needs according to His will. Sometimes God’s broader plan allows for the suffering of His people to build their character or accomplish His greater purpose. (This concept may be more appropriate for older kids, but it’s important to keep in mind for all children.)

The Landing

Help the children understand that while the circumstances of life make it easy to worry, God wants us to trust Him to meet our needs.

Additional Resources

ChildrensChurch.net has a creative lesson on this same topic you might want to check out.