Vacation Bible School 2025: MADE TO MAGNIFY GOD!
THEME VERSE: O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. Psalm 34:3 (KJV)
Dear Parents,
Thank you for trusting your children with us during VBS! We hope they have a blast! This page is designed to help you enjoy VBS all summer!
Here is a quick summary of the main idea for each day.
Day 1: Magnify God, Jesus & the Children: John 1:1-3, 12; Mark 10:13-16
Jesus was with God in the beginning when everything was created. Nothing was created without Jesus. God sent Jesus to Earth to fix the relationship between God and people. One day, people brought their children to Jesus to ask Him to bless them. But Jesus’ helpers tried to stop the parents. Jesus got very angry with His disciples and told them to let the children come. Then Jesus took the children in His arms and blessed them. Every person is important to Jesus. The Bible says that every person who receives the gift of salvation that Jesus came to bring, and who believes in His name, will be called God's child.
Day 2: Magnify God’s Care, Jesus Calmed the Storm: Mark 4:1,35-41
After teaching one day, Jesus used a boat to cross a lake with His disciples. A huge windstorm started. The boat started to fill up with water. Jesus was in the back of the boat asleep. The disciples woke him up and said, “Teacher! Don’t you care that we’re going to die?” Jesus got up and commanded, “Silence! Be still!” The wind stopped blowing and the water became calm. Then Jesus asked His disciples, “Why are you afraid? Do you still not have faith?” The disciples were terrified and asked each other, “Who then is this? Even the wind and sea obey him!”
Day 3: Magnify God’s Love, The Woman at the Well: John 4:1-42
A Samaritan woman came to get water from a well where Jesus was resting. Jesus asked the woman to give Him a drink of water. Jesus talked to the woman. Then Jesus told the woman about ways she had disobeyed God. These were things that a stranger would not know about her. She recognized that Jesus was different. Jesus told her that He is God’s promised Savior. The woman left her water jar at the well and went to tell other people in the town about Jesus the Savior. Many Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of what the woman said. Later they believed because they heard Jesus for themselves.
Day 4: Magnify God’s Forgiveness, Jesus and Nicodemus: John 3:1-21; 18-20; 1 Corinthians 15:6
Nicodemus came to visit Jesus at night. Jesus taught Nicodemus that God loved the world by sending His only Son (Jesus). Jesus came to die to make the punishment for our sins so that we cold have eternal life. Some time later, Jesus was arrested. Jesus never did anything wrong. And yet He was arrested unfairly. Jesus was crucified and died on a cross. Nicodemus helped prepare Jesus’ body to be buried. After three days, some women went back to the tomb where Jesus had been buried. It was empty! Jesus had risen from the dead. Jesus rose from the dead so that those who receive His gift of forgiveness can be part of God’ family forever.
Day 5: Magnify God’s Faithfulness, Jesus Taught about Worry: Matthew 6:25-34
One day, Jesus sat down on the side of a mountain and taught about what people should do when they worry. Jesus knew that people worry about many things, like having the clothes and food they need. He encouraged them to trust that God would provide for their needs. Jesus talked about everyday things like birds and flowers to help the people understand what he meant. He said, “If God cares about things as small as flowers and birds, you can trust that He cares about you too. You are worth more than birds and flowers.” The Bible is full of God’s promises to provide what we need. God always has and always will keep His promises.