coloring page Ages 2–4
Color the picture. Listen and tell.
Memory verse: Matthew 28:20 (KJV)
Free Sunday School lesson · Ages 2–12
The Great Commission
Matthew 28:16-20; Luke 24:44-53; Acts 1:1-11 (KJV)
This free Sunday School lesson teaches Matthew 28, Luke 24 and Acts 1, where the risen Jesus sends His disciples to teach all nations, promises them power, and is taken up before their eyes. It is written for ages 2 to 12, and children learn what Jesus commanded, what He promised, and what the disciples were told to wait for. Each age group gets six printable activities.
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Sunday School lesson
This lesson at a glance
- Bible passage
- Matthew 28:16-20; Luke 24:44-53; Acts 1:1-11
- Ages
- 2 to 12, in four age groups
- What is included
- Six activity sheets for each age group and one Teacher Notes and Answer Keys guide
- Memory verse
- Matthew 28:20 (KJV)
- Format
- US Letter PDFs, print-ready, black and white
- Access
- Open to everyone. Free to print and copy for your class
What children learn
Children learn that Jesus said I am with you alway. Matthew 28:19 is printed exactly as it stands, and the teacher guide reads it together with Luke 24:47 and the baptisms recorded in Acts 2:38, 8:16, 10:48 and 19:5, which is how Apostolic teaching takes it.
The printables in this lesson
Each age group has six different activities, chosen for what a child of that age can do. Read any one on screen before you print it.
Ages 2–4 All ages 2–4 resources
sequencing activity Ages 2–4
Cut the pictures. Put the first event first. Tell.
Adult help with scissors and glue.
early learner activity Ages 2–4
Color. Draw inside. Fold and tell.
Adult help with folding and scissors.
Ages 5–6 All ages 5–6 resources
early learner activity Ages 5–6
Look carefully. Find. Tell. Explain.
Memory verse: Matthew 28:20 (KJV)
sequencing activity Ages 5–6
Read together. Write 1-3. Cut and retell.
Adult help with scissors.
Scripture memory activity Ages 5–6
Read together. Fill one word. Cut the bookmarks.
Memory verse: Matthew 28:20 (KJV)
Adult help with scissors.
early learner activity Ages 5–6
Cut. Find the pairs. Explain each Bible picture.
Adult help with scissors.
Ages 7–9 All ages 7–9 resources
Scripture memory activity Ages 7–9
Read. Recall the missing words. Locate the verse.
Memory verse: Matthew 28:20 (KJV)
Adult help with scissors.
Bible study worksheet Ages 7–9
Read the references. Record answers. Explain a connection.
comprehension worksheet Ages 7–9
Read. Look at the reminders. Explain the Bible lesson.
Ages 10–12 All ages 10–12 resources
Bible study worksheet Ages 10–12
Read the references. Write discoveries beside the pictures.
Bible study worksheet Ages 10–12
Find each word. Explain its meaning in this passage.
Bible study worksheet Ages 10–12
Read the Scripture. Explain and plan a practical response.
Teacher Notes & Answer Keys
One guide for all four age groups: the lesson objective, teaching guidance, a verified answer for every sheet above, the meaning of the King James words the sheets use, and preparation and safety notes. Each entry names the sheet it answers.
Before you teach it
The mountain picture selects three of the eleven listeners and does not claim the full count. Matthew's Galilean meeting and the ascension near Bethany are different recorded settings. Quote Matthew 28:19 without alteration; Apostolic teaching reads the command with Luke 24:47 and the Jesus-name practice in Acts 2:38, 8:16, 10:48 and 19:5. Use positive Scripture discovery, not speculative dates or hypothetical doctrinal disputes. Pictures are visual reminders; species, clothing, exact shapes and small scene details are reconstructions unless the passage states them. Offer pointing, oral answers or a scribe. Supervise all cutting. Read the cited verses before using the activities.
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