Help your kids learn to pay attention and get more out of the sermon in church with this free church book for kids!
Last week I shared ten tips for keeping kids in church. I will not go into all the benefits and tips again, but I was reminded yesterday during the sermon how much our kids pick up on even when it seems like they are not listening.
During the sermon, my husband (the pastor) was sharing the parable of the wedding feast in which the king sent out his servant into the village to invite guests to come to his feast. As my husband was retelling how the village people were too busy or uninterested, he asked a rhetorical question about why they would not want to come. My son piped up and said that he would want to go, of course he’d want to go!
This was not a rare incident, either. And as our children get older, we want to be more intentional about teaching them to pay attention. Because even if a large part of the sermon is missed by them, there is still a great benefit of training our children to participate in the service, hold worship and preaching in high esteem, and begin to process and put into practice what they hear in the sermon.
Recently I made the kids in our church books for them to use during the sermon, and I wanted to make them available to you too.
There are simple questions to fill in at the top, like the date and where the sermon text is found. Below that is a place to copy a verse from the text into their books. The Charlotte Mason homeschooler in me knows the value of copywork.
There is also a place to write down words and phrases they heard, draw a picture of something in the sermon, as well as two questions to answer each week.
The pages are adaptable for various ages. For example, yesterday I wrote the verse out for my younger son to trace, and told him to draw a picture after he copied the verse. Older children can fill out the pages themselves.
I am also encouraging the families in our church (and myself!) to review the sermon text and the questions sometime after the sermon with their children. Having a discussion about what each text teaches us about God, and how we can all be doers of the word is profitable for everyone!
Free Printable Church Book for Kids
I made our books to be folded in half, with a piece of construction paper for a cover. On the first day, I gave the children a cover page for them to write their name and color the title, then I took them back home to laminate the covers and staple the books together.
(I highly suggest laminating the pages if possible! I have this laminator and use it all the time!)
Below you will find a PDF version of the cover page, and the note pages. I have included a PDF of the note pages with two on a page, and a full-size version if you prefer to make a larger book.
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Thank you so very much! As a faith formation director, I’ve been looking for something for the kids in church. I can’t wait to try this!
Thank you 🙂
The church book is a great idea!
Thankyou I have been looking for books for our sundayschool kids and this is perfect
Hi. I really like your Church book for kids. It is such a great idea to keep kids engaged in the worship service at church. The art looks great. I have a blog of Bible verse coloring printables. Im going to share a link from my blog to yours since you have such a great resource. I hope you keep on being creative for the Lord. He gives us these gifts so we can become a gift to others. Thank you for your inspiration. Adron.
I have recently been convicted to stop sending my children to children’s church. My kids aren’t so happy about it, but I think these will help! Thank you for making them and offering them for free!
I’m curious as to how to adapt the book for kids that are 1-4 years old.
Great idea. From a teacher of the Word this would be helpful for all. Adults included. Thank you for making it free.
I first time trying this so we will see if my children pay attention in churh
Thank you for making this blessing free….That in itself is a blessed ministry.
Fabulous idea! Thanks for sharing & thank you for the work that you and your family do for the Lord ? May you be truly blessed ?
This is beautiful. I loooooove it. Thank you for sharing. By God’s Grace, I am a children’s church teacher in Lagos, Nigeria, Africa. I also try to include Bible Art and Crafts.
God bless you and reward your labour of love in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Thank you for sharing this! I am excited to use these with our kids! We recently began having them in church with us and retrying to adjust.
This is such a wonderful idea! I can’t wait to share this with my Sunday School class.
This is an awesome idea!!!! I am out church mobilizer, working with it fellowship director in revamping or welcome team. These booklets would be a great tool to have at the welcome desks and to give to the new children visiting on any given day. Thank you!!! God’s blessings you!!!
Can you send a copy of the book in the mail?
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