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Jesus Loves Everyone

A tired Jesus, a deep well, a kind question, and a woman who runs to tell everyone

  • ☀️ Sunbeam
  • Week 6
  • 📅 Sunday, February 7, 2027
🤔 Forehead Guess🏆 Showdown
💡 The big idea

Jesus loves everyone, and that means me.

I can love everyone, like Jesus.

Study it yourself firstRead John 2–4 in Gospel LibraryCome, Follow Me manualOpen this week (John 2–4)
Know the chapters

John 2–4 is full of firsts. Jesus turns water into wine at a wedding. He clears the moneychangers out of the temple, because it’s His Father’s house. He teaches Nicodemus at night that we must be born of water and of the Spirit. And He tells us why He came. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son.” That’s John 3:16.

Then comes the woman at the well in John 4:5–42. Jesus was tired from walking and sat by Jacob’s well. A woman from Samaria came to get water, and Jesus asked her for a drink. She was surprised. In John 4:9 we learn that many Jews wouldn’t even talk to Samaritans. Jesus talked to her kindly and offered her “living water.” That’s His gospel and His love, which fill us up forever instead of running out. She left her water jar and ran to tell her town. Many came to see Jesus.

Your one tiny truth today: Jesus loves everyone. Some people wouldn’t talk to this woman, but Jesus did. Three-year-olds understand water they can see and pour, so let the water do the teaching. Water helps us for a little while. Jesus’s love never runs out. Say the tiny truth again and again. Point to every child and say, “Jesus loves you!”

Show Jesus with a picture and read His words yourself. No child plays Jesus. If you teach on fast Sunday, keep the water for pouring and pretending, not drinking. The temple and baptism parts of these chapters are simple extras.

Only have 5 minutes?

Bring a cup and a small water bottle if you can. Or tap “I brought nothing” and use pretend cups. Pour water while everyone says “Glug, glug!” Tell the picture story, and let them say a few lines back to you. Say “For God so loved the world” with a hug and a big circle. Play Love Pass so every child hears “Jesus loves you.” End by opening a little box to find a picture of Jesus.

What to bring4 items

Tick what you have. Forgot something? Every step that needs a supply has a no-supplies version in the plan below.

Before class

  1. Put the picture of Jesus inside the small box or gift bag and close it.
  2. Fill the water bottle about halfway. Keep the cup and towel next to your chair.

If your class is wild

  • Crying at the door? Let the parent stay a few minutes. Give the child a job, like “Will you hold my gift box?” If tears keep going, a parent can sit in the back.
  • For potty breaks, have another grown-up or a parent take the child. Never be alone out of sight with a child. Keep going with everyone else.
  • Water is magic for three-year-olds, and messy. Only the teacher pours. The kids watch and say “Glug, glug!” Keep a towel nearby.
  • Fast Sunday? Some little ones will be hungry or grumpy. Skip snacks and drinks and keep the lesson moving. Give lots of cozy, quiet moments.
  • Use “Glug, glug!” as your call-back. When you say it, everyone sits and pretends to drink from a cup. It gathers the class fast.

The 25-minute plan22 min + bonus

Bonus steps are for when you have extra time. Steps that mention Teach Mode, the Sound Board or other class games refer to the Gospel Sparks app; on the web you can play Forehead Guess and Scripture Showdown from this page.

1. Hook

Glug, Glug!

3 min

Pouring water into a cup grabs little eyes and sets up the story of a woman who came to a well.

  1. SAY“Look at my cup. It’s empty! What should I put in it?”
  2. Hold up the empty cup. Pour water in slowly. Everyone says, “Glug, glug, glug!”
  3. Ask, “What do we need water for?” Everyone shows you with their hands. Drinking, baths, washing hands, and flowers.
  4. SAY“Today Jesus meets a woman who came to get water. He shows her how much He loves her.”
🌪️ Only the teacher pours. Keep the cup on the towel on the floor in front of you.

Class screen: 🥤 Glug, glug, glug!

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: A clear plastic cup, a small bottle of water (for pouring, not drinking) and a hand towel

Pretend Cups

  1. SAY“Look at my cup. It’s empty! Let’s fill it.”
  2. Hold up an invisible cup. Everyone fills a pretend cup and drinks it. Glug, glug, glug! Ahhh!
  3. Ask, “What do we need water for?” Everyone shows you with their hands. Baths, washing hands, and flowers.
  4. SAY“Today Jesus meets a woman who came to get water. He shows her how much He loves her.”

Class screen: 💧 Glug, glug, glug!

2. Story

Picture Story: The Woman at the Well

6 min

Seven short picture scenes show Jesus being kind to a woman others ignored, because He loves everyone.

  1. SAY“Jesus met a woman at a well. Let’s look at the pictures. I’ll say a line, and you say it back!”
  2. Swipe through the scenes. Read each one. Say the line at the bottom, and let them say it back.
  3. After scene 7, ask, “Who does Jesus love?” Everyone hugs themselves and says, “Everyone!”
🌪️ If the glugging gets loud, make the next one a tiny whisper-glug. They’ll copy you.

Class screen: 🪣 Jesus loves everyone! · 🔁 Say it back! · 🤗 Jesus loves me!

3. Wiggle break

Walk to the Well

2 min

A quick walk-in-place wiggle gets the bounce out before the verse.

  1. SAY“Let’s walk to the well with Jesus! Walk in place.”
  2. Walk fast, then slow. Walk up a hill with knees high. Wipe your forehead and say, “Phew, so hot!”
  3. Sit down by the well and pretend to drink. Glug, glug! Ahhh.

Class screen: 🚶 Walk to the well!

4. Scripture

Our Little Verse: John 3:16

3 min

A point, a hug and a giant circle help Sunbeams remember that God loves everyone in the whole world.

  1. SAY“The Bible tells us how much Heavenly Father loves everyone. Listen!”
  2. Hold up your scriptures. Read slowly, “For God so loved the world.” Then say, “Heavenly Father loves everyone in the whole world!”
  3. Teach the Key Verse motions. Say it together three times: a whisper, a regular voice, then a happy voice.
  4. Ask, “Who does Heavenly Father love?” Everyone makes a giant circle and says, “Everyone!”

Class screen: 🌍 For God so loved the world. · ☝️ For God · 🤗 so loved · 🌍 the world

5. Game

Love Pass

5 min

Passing a beanbag until every child hears their name practices the big idea: Jesus loves everyone, and that means me.

  1. SAY“Jesus loves everyone! Let’s pass the love around the circle.”
  2. Open Hot Potato on your phone or tablet. Pass the beanbag around while the music plays. When it buzzes, whoever holds it gives a big wave.
  3. Everyone points and says that child’s name, like “Jesus loves Mia!” Give a big cheer.
  4. Play until every child has a turn. Quietly make sure everyone gets one.
🌪️ Pass, never throw. Everyone stays sitting in the circle.
🥔 Hot Potato (a class game in the Gospel Sparks app)

Class screen: 💛 Jesus loves you!

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: A beanbag, rolled-up sock or small soft ball for passing

Love Squeeze

  1. SAY“Jesus loves everyone! Let’s pass the love around the circle.”
  2. Everyone holds hands. Open Hot Potato on your phone or tablet. Pass a gentle hand squeeze around the circle while the music plays.
  3. When it buzzes, everyone points to whoever just got the squeeze. Say their name, like “Jesus loves Mia!”
  4. Play until every child has a turn.

Class screen: 🤝 Jesus loves you!

6. Testimony

The Best Gift

3 min

Opening a little box to find Jesus ends quietly with the truth that Heavenly Father gave us Jesus because He loves us.

  1. SAY“I have a little gift to show you. Use whisper voices.”
  2. Open the box slowly and lift out the picture of Jesus.
  3. Share, “Heavenly Father loves us so much, He gave us Jesus. Jesus loves everyone. I know He loves you.”
  4. Whisper each name, like “Jesus loves you, Mia.” That child hugs themselves.
  5. Invite them to tell their family “Jesus loves you!” at bath time this week. Fold arms for the closing prayer.

Class screen: 🎁 Jesus loves you! · Say “Jesus loves you” at home

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: A small box or gift bag with a picture of Jesus inside

  1. SAY“I have a little gift to show you. Use whisper voices.”
  2. Show the last story picture on your phone or tablet.
  3. Share, “Heavenly Father loves us so much, He gave us Jesus. Jesus loves everyone. I know He loves you.”
  4. Whisper each name, like “Jesus loves you, Mia.” That child hugs themselves.
  5. Invite them to tell their family “Jesus loves you!” at bath time this week. Fold arms for the closing prayer.
7. Game

Picture Quiz

4 minBONUS

A gentle picture quiz reviews the story. Everybody wins.

  1. SAY“Picture quiz time! Listen, then point to the right picture.”
  2. Open Scripture Showdown. Read each question and point to each picture. Kids point or call out the answer.
  3. Cheer every right answer. Skip team scores if they cause tears. With Sunbeams, everybody wins.
▶ Play Scripture Showdown on the web

Class screen: 🏆 Picture quiz!

8. Game

What’s Hiding? Mystery Picture

3 minBONUS

A picture reveal reviews the story if you have a few extra minutes.

  1. SAY“A picture from our story is hiding! Let’s find out what it is.”
  2. Open Mystery Picture. Call out a “show me,” like “Show me glug-glug!” Tap away a tile after each one.
  3. Let everyone guess. When the picture shows, tell that part of the story together.
🧩 Mystery Picture (a class game in the Gospel Sparks app)

Class screen: 🖼️ What’s hiding?

The story

Jesus and the Woman at the Well

John 4:5–30, 39–42 ↗

Optional helpers

  • Glug LeaderStarts the “Glug, glug!” from their seat when the woman gets water.
  • Sound HelperTaps each scene’s sound on your phone or tablet with your help.

Scenes

  1. 🚶☀️ Jesus walked a long, long way

    Jesus walked and walked on a long, hot road. He was tired and thirsty.

    🙌

  2. 🪣💧 Jesus sat by a well

    Jesus sat down by a well. A well is a deep hole with cool water at the bottom.

    🙌

  3. 🏺👩 A woman came to get water

    A woman came with her water jar. Some people would not talk to people from her land.

    🙌 Pretend to drink: “Glug, glug!”

  4. 💬💛 Jesus was kind to her

    Jesus talked to her kindly. He said, “Give me to drink.” He loved her, even when others didn’t.

    🙌 Hug yourself. Say it back: “Jesus loves me!”

  5. ❤️💧 Love that never runs out

    Jesus told her about living water, even better than well water. Jesus’s love never runs out!

    🙌

  6. 🏃‍♀️🏘️ “Come, see!”

    The woman ran to her town. She told everyone about Jesus. “Come, see!” Many people came.

    🙌 Wave your hand in. Say it back: “Come, see!”

  7. 🌍💛 Jesus loves everyone!

    Jesus loves everyone. In every town. In every family. Jesus loves you!

    🙌 Say it back: “Jesus loves everyone!”

Key verse

John 3:16 ↗
“For God so loved the world”
In kid words: Heavenly Father loves everyone in the whole world.
🙌 “For God” = point up to heaven · “so loved” = give yourself a big hug · “the world” = make a giant circle with your arms.

More verses

John 4:7 ↗
“Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.”
In kid words: Jesus kindly asked the woman for a drink of water.
John 4:14 ↗
“whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst”
In kid words: What Jesus gives us fills us up and never runs out.
John 3:5 ↗
“born of water and of the Spirit”
In kid words: When we are baptized and get the Holy Ghost, it is like a brand-new start.

Forehead Guess words12 words

  • 💧 Water
  • 🪣 Well
  • 🏺 Jar
  • 🥤 Cup
  • ☀️ Sun
  • 👣 Feet
  • ❤️ Heart
  • 🎁 Gift
  • 🌍 World
  • 🏘️ Town
  • 🏛️ Temple
  • 📖 Scriptures
Clues for each word
  • Water: We drink it when we’re thirsty
  • Well: A deep hole with water at the bottom
  • Jar: The woman carried water in it
  • Cup: Glug, glug, glug!
  • Sun: It shines up in the sky
  • Feet: Jesus walked a long way on them
  • Heart: Jesus loves everyone
  • Gift: Heavenly Father gave us Jesus
  • World: God so loved it
  • Town: The woman ran there to tell everyone
  • Temple: Heavenly Father’s house
  • Scriptures: The holy book with the story
▶ Play Forehead GuessFull screen, 60-second timer, works on any phone.

Scripture Showdown7 questions

  1. Where did Jesus sit down?
    • A. 🛝 On a slide
    • B. 🪣 By a well
    Show answer

    ✅ B. 🪣 By a well Jesus sat by a deep well. Hellooo!

  2. What did the woman come to get?
    • A. 💧 Water
    • B. 🍦 Ice cream
    • C. 🧸 A teddy bear
    Show answer

    ✅ A. 💧 Water She came to get water. Glug, glug!

  3. How did Jesus talk to the woman?
    • A. 😠 Grumpy
    • B. 🙂 Kindly
    Show answer

    ✅ B. 🙂 Kindly Jesus was kind to her. He is kind to everyone!

  4. Who does Jesus love?
    • A. 🌍 Everyone!
    • B. 🙅 Nobody
    Show answer

    ✅ A. 🌍 Everyone! Jesus loves everyone, and that means you!

  5. What did the woman do after talking with Jesus?
    • A. 😴 Took a nap
    • B. 🍕 Ate pizza
    • C. 🏃‍♀️ Ran to tell everyone
    Show answer

    ✅ C. 🏃‍♀️ Ran to tell everyone She ran to her town: “Come, see!”

  6. What gift did Heavenly Father give us?
    • A. 🚲 A bike
    • B. 🙂 Jesus
    Show answer

    ✅ B. 🙂 Jesus Heavenly Father loves us so much, He gave us Jesus.

  7. Which one is being kind like Jesus?
    • A. 🤝 Playing with a new friend
    • B. 🙈 Hiding from a new friend
    Show answer

    ✅ A. 🤝 Playing with a new friend Jesus was kind to everyone, and we can be too!

▶ Play Scripture ShowdownTeams take turns on one screen.

Songs

  • Jesus Said Love Everyone Children’s Songbook, p. 61

    Short and simple: Jesus loves everyone, and we can too. Find it ↗

  • He Sent His Son Children’s Songbook, p. 34

    Heavenly Father showed His love by sending Jesus (John 3:16). Find it ↗

  • I Feel My Savior’s Love Children’s Songbook, p. 74

    Hum or sing it softly after the testimony if there’s time. Find it ↗

This week’s challenge

Jesus Loves You Too

Every time you wash your hands or take a bath, say to someone in your family, “Jesus loves you!”

Text the parents

Today in Sunbeams we learned that Jesus was kind to a woman at a well. Others wouldn’t talk to her, but He did. Our tiny truth: Jesus loves everyone. Ask your child, “What did the woman come to get?” The answer is water! Then take turns telling each person in your family, “Jesus loves you.”

📝 After class

What worked? Who needs a check-in this week? Jot it here on a printed copy, or in the app’s private class notes.

Got extra time?

🏛️ Heavenly Father’s House · 3 min

  1. Show a picture of a temple, or make a pointy roof with your hands. Say, “The temple is Heavenly Father’s house.”
  2. Point to John 2:13–16. Say, “Jesus wanted people to be reverent in Heavenly Father’s house.”
  3. Practice reverent walking. Tiptoe, fold arms, and use whisper voices. Say, “Our church is a special place too. We can be reverent here.”

👶 A Brand-New Start · 2 min

  1. Rock a baby doll or a rolled-up blanket. Say, “A new baby has a brand-new start!”
  2. Point to John 3:5. Say, “Jesus taught that being baptized and getting the Holy Ghost is like a brand-new start. When you’re eight, you can be baptized!”
  3. Help everyone hold up eight fingers.

🌱 Water for a Thirsty Plant · 2 min

  1. Use a plant in your room, or bring one. Let kids take turns pouring a tiny splash of water on it.
  2. Point to John 4:14. Say, “Plants need water to grow. We need Jesus to grow too. His love fills us up and never runs out.”
  3. Everyone crouches like a tiny seed, then stretches into a tall plant while you say the tiny truth.

Sources

Scripture quotations are from the King James Version, the Bible used by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Tap or click a reference to open it in Gospel Library. Start with the official Come, Follow Me manual; these ideas are here to help it come alive.

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