PRE-SCHOOL LESSON: Jesus Returns to Heaven

Good morning, pre-schoolers! You’re going to use your fingers to help me tell the Bible story today. After Jesus died on the cross, God brought him back to life. That means Jesus was alive again! He talked with his friends the disciples. Then it was time for him to go up into heaven — up, up, up!
But before Jesus went up, up, up, he told us to go, go, go! Hold up your pointer finger. Your pointer finger will tell the story…
Before Jesus went up, up, up,
(Point upward 3 times.)
He told us to go, go, go!
(Point towards the door 3 times.)
“Go tell them about me,
Because I’m going up, up, up,
(Point up 3 times.)
Up to heaven, you see!”
Everyone must know, know, know
(Point to your head 3 times.)
That Jesus loves us so, so, so!”
(Nod your head 3 times.)
Great job! Jesus told us to go into all the world and tell people about him. Jesus will help us tell everyone about him!
?‍♂️?‍♀️ You can play a game of TAG to help you tell everyone about Jesus. You need to tag someone, then together go tag someone else while saying “Jesus loves you!” Every time you tag someone, each person you tag will join you to tag someone else. Have fun with it!!!
God helps us tell others about Jesus, just as you helped each other when you tagged the next person.
• How does God help us tell others about Jesus?
One way God helps us is by helping us know what to say to each person. You may feel like God wants you to tell someone that Jesus loves him or her. If you do, go ahead and tell that person. God will help you say it. Another way God helps us is by helping people believe what we tell them about Jesus. God wants everyone to believe in Jesus.
Now it’s time to get some paper and some crayons. I need you to draw some flowers. These flowers can help you tell someone about Jesus. Everyone is special to God, and God loves everyone. You can give your picture of the flowers to someone, and, when you give them the picture, say, “Jesus loves you!”
Take some time today to tell God that you love him simply by saying “I love you God.”
We love God and people so much that we want to tell everyone about Jesus. Let’s thank God for helping us tell everyone about Jesus.
“Thank you God for helping us tell people about Jesus!”