This week kids studied the Parable of the Vineyard Workers in Matthew 20:1-16. 

Big Idea for Kids: We deserve the punishment of death but God gives us the free gift of grace. He sent his only Son Jesus to take our punishment.  

Big Idea for Preschoolers: Jesus is the gift. 

God is generous, and he loves. We deserve to die for our sins, but God gives us what we don't deserve – salvation through His Son, Jesus. Ephesians 2:8-9 it says, "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast." God freely offers His grace to all of us, regardless of what we have done and what we may or may not have. There is nothing we can do in our own strength to get rid of our sin or to become a part of the Kingdom of heaven, it is only through our Saviour and Redeemer, Jesus Christ. 

Family Journal Activity

Give kids grapes to eat as a snack. Explain that grapes grow on vines in a vineyard. Review the Bible story. The land owner hired men to work his fields. At the end of the day, the land owner paid all the workers what was fair or more than they deserved. Ask the Big Picture Question and lead kids to respond with the answer. List ways God has been generous to your family.