Kindergarten · Lesson 10

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

God provides all our needs

Reading Portion

John 6:1-14

John 6:1-14 ↗

Story Pictures

Follow the pictures as you tell the story of Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand.

  1. 1

    Huge crowd

    More than five thousand people followed Jesus — hungry!

  2. 2

    No food

    There was no shop nearby and not enough money.

  3. 3

    A little lunch

    A boy shared five loaves and two little fish.

  4. 4

    Everyone fed

    Jesus thanked God — and everyone ate until full!

  5. 5

    Twelve baskets

    Leftovers filled twelve baskets!

  6. Talk about it The boy shared all he had. What can you share?

Lesson Content

1. A great big crowd of people — more than five thousand! — followed Jesus to hear Him teach. By evening, everyone was very hungry (John 6:1-5).

2. Jesus asked, "Where can we buy bread for all these people?" There was no shop nearby, and not enough money (John 6:5-7).

3. A little boy had brought his lunch: five small loaves of bread and two little fish. He gave it all to Jesus (John 6:8,9).

4. Jesus took the little lunch, thanked God for it, and began to share it out. The bread and fish kept going and going — everyone ate until they were full! (John 6:10,11).

5. When they gathered the leftovers, there were twelve baskets full! The people said, "Truly, Jesus is sent from God" (John 6:12-14).

Talk about it: The little boy shared all he had, and Jesus made it enough for everyone. What can you share?

Moral

Jesus can take the little we offer Him and turn it into something wonderful. God always provides everything we truly need.

Memory Verse

“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 4:19

Resources

Jesus Feeds the 5,000 — Saddleback Kids

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