Lesson kit: The Burning Bush
Everything you need to teach this story in Sunday school, kids' church or at home: lesson plan, questions and a printable sheet.
- Passage
- Exodus 3—4
- Ages
- 6 to 8
- Length
- 37 minutes
Lesson aim
God calls ordinary people to big missions and promises to be with them.
Key verse
“There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire coming out of a bush.” Exodus 3:2
Lesson plan
- 1
Welcome · 5 minutes
Greet the children, sing a song they know and say a short prayer.
- 2
The story · 10 minutes
Tell the story with the illustrations on the big screen or by reading it aloud, page by page.
Open on the big screen → - 3
Talk · 10 minutes
Ask the questions below and let the children answer in their own words.
- 4
Activity · 10 minutes
Hand out the printed sheet: each child draws their favourite scene and practises the verse.
- 5
Closing prayer · 2 minutes
Close by thanking God for what you learned today. God calls ordinary people to big missions and promises to be with them.
Discussion questions
- What was strange about the bush?
- Why did Moses take off his sandals?
- What did God promise Moses when he was afraid?
Summary for the teacher
Moses was tending sheep in the desert when he saw a bush on fire that did not burn up. From the middle of the fire, God called him by name and said he had seen his people suffering in Egypt. God sent Moses to Pharaoh to set Israel free. Moses was afraid, but God promised: "I will be with you".
Child's sheet
Name: ______________________________
The Burning Bush
Exodus 3—4
- What was strange about the bush?
- Why did Moses take off his sandals?
- What did God promise Moses when he was afraid?
✂️ Cut out and take home
“There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire coming out of a bush.”
Exodus 3:2