God is love is the ultimate Valentine’s Day message! Use this lesson to remind Sunday school students how much their heavenly Father loves them.
For this Valentine’s Day devotion, kids dig into God’s sweet love for them. Then they offer their love in return!
God Is Love Devotion
Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12
You’ll need:
- Bible
- large bowl
- individually wrapped candies
- paper
- pens
Valentine’s Day Lesson
First have kids wash their hands.
Say: On Valentine’s Day, we tell others how much we love and appreciate them. We might do this by sending our friends cards, giving people candy, or telling others how we feel about them. Let’s see what the Bible says about loving others.
Have kids form a circle. Pour the candies into a large bowl and place it in the center of the circle. Explain to kids that every time they hear the word love in the passage, they can take one piece of candy. But every time they hear the word not, everyone has to put one piece of candy back in the bowl.
Read aloud 1 John 4:7-12, pausing to allow kids time to take candy or put it back in the bowl. When you’re done reading, each child should have 10 candies.
Ask:
- Put one piece of candy back, and tell about a time you needed God’s love.
- Eat one of your candies, and tell how God has shown his love for you.
- What do these Bible verses teach us about real love?
Writing Love Letters
Say: This Valentine’s Day, let’s practice loving God and loving others! God shows us his love in so many ways. Today, let’s create a Valentine’s Day card to tell God how we feel about him.