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Jesus is Coming: Bible Craft Ideas on Mark 13:24-37

Tony Kummer
Bible Crafts for Sunday School Jesus is Coming back

As we celebrate the original Advent of Christ as well as the future of the Second Coming, these crafts remind kids of the importance of hoping in God every day. Inspired by words taken from Mark 13, these crafts feature verses and messages from the proclamation of Jesus. A rooster puppet reminds us to “stay awake”; a star bookmark gives hope that God’s Word remains though Heaven and Earth pass away; and a calendar allows kids to recall the blessings God gives every day.

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Crafts: Jesus is Coming!” Sunday School Craft Ideas on Mark 13:24-37 about the Second Coming of Jesus

The crafts for this lesson are based on messages in the Gospel of Mark, where Jesus foretold descriptions of the end of the age. Our focus is on the hope found within those words. We know that God’s word remains, even if everything else seems to crumble around us. We also recognize that Jesus will come again, and we can await that future day with longing and joyful hope. In these crafts, a wide-eyed rooster puppet (or decoration) reflects on the verse admonition to “stay awake”. A calendar provides reminders to focus on positive blessings. And a special bookmark serves to recall the importance that God’s Word will remain, whatever else (even stars) may fall.

Bible Verses or Craft Captions to Consider… 

Bible Passage: Mark 13:24-37

Craft one: “Stay Awake Rooster”

You will need:

Procedure:

  1. Decorate your bag, plate, or cup with crayon, marker, and verse captions.
  2. Add paper/decorative or drawn elements: eyes, beak, etc. Make sure eyes are quite large.
  3. Attach feathers (paper or craft feathers). Use as a puppet, magnet, or decoration and remember to “stay awake” in preparation for Jesus!

Craft Two: “Blessings Calendar ”

You will need:

Procedure:
1. Decorate your calendar (pre-printed or drawn) with stickers, colors, and captions.
2. As days go by, add a blessing or item of thanks for each calendar square.
3. Glue calendar onto construction paper.
4. Decorate with extra colors or verse captions. Add a pipe cleaner or ribbon to hang, if desired.

Craft Three: “Enduring Word Star Bookmark”

You will need:

Procedure:
1. Trace a star shape onto paper or cardstock.
2. Cut out so that the tracing lines are hidden.
3. Decorate the star with extra stickers, captions and verses.
4. Add a pipe cleaner or ribbon if desired. Optional: laminate for sturdiness.
5. Use as a decoration or a Bible bookmark!

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