📖 Unit 1: The Word Became Flesh
Kids open John's Gospel from its very first verse, where the Word was with God and was God. They meet Jesus as the Lamb of God, watch him gather his first disciples, witness his first sign at a wedding in Cana, see him cleanse the temple, and hear him tell Nicodemus that he must be born again.
The Word Became Flesh to Shine His Light in Darkness
John 1:1-18
John the apostle opens his Gospel by showing that the Word was with God in the beginning and was God, and that everything was made through him. He tells how the Word became flesh and lived among us, how John the Baptist pointed to the true light, and how all who believe in Jesus are given the right to become children of God.
View LessonJohn The Baptist Points to Jesus as the Lamb of God
John 1:19-34
John the Baptist tells the priests and Levites that he is not the Christ, but the voice preparing the way for the Lord. The next day he points to Jesus as the Lamb of God and testifies that the Spirit came down like a dove and remained on Him, showing Jesus is the Son of God.
View LessonSee How Jesus Calls His First Disciples to Follow Him
John 1:35-51
John the Baptist points two of his disciples to Jesus, the Lamb of God, and Andrew brings his brother Simon to meet Him. Philip invites Nathanael to come and see, and Jesus reveals that He is the Son of God and King of Israel, turning Nathanael's doubt into worship.
View LessonThe Wedding at Cana and Jesus' First Miraculous Sign
John 2:1-12
This lesson walks through the wedding at Cana, where Jesus performs His first miracle by turning water into wine. Children will see how Mary trusted Jesus, how the servants obeyed, and how this sign revealed His glory and strengthened His disciples' faith.
View LessonZeal for God's House: Jesus Cleanses the Temple Courts
John 2:13-25
During Passover, Jesus enters the temple courts and finds merchants selling oxen, sheep, and doves plus money changers at their tables. He drives them out with a whip of cords, and His disciples remember Psalm 69:9 while Jesus points to His death and resurrection as the true temple.
View LessonJesus Teaches Nicodemus That He Must Be Born Again
John 3:1-21
Nicodemus, a respected Pharisee, comes to Jesus after dark with honest questions about God. Jesus explains the need to be born of water and the Spirit, recalls the bronze serpent lifted up by Moses, and declares that God gave His only Son so whoever believes may have eternal life.
View LessonJesus Must Increase and John the Baptist Must Decrease
John 3:22-36
John's disciples become concerned when people begin going to Jesus for baptism. John explains that he is not the Christ but the friend of the bridegroom, and he rejoices that Jesus must become greater while he becomes less, because Jesus comes from above and gives eternal life to all who believe.
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