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1 John 4 · Preschool

God Is Love

Name Date

Color the big heart. We love because God loved us first!

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“We love him, because he first loved us.”

1 John 4:19 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Explain that God loved us before we ever loved him. Give each other a hug and name someone you can show love to this week.

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1 John 4 · Kindergarten

God Is Love

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

GOD
LOVE
FIRST
SON
We love him, because he first loved us.

1 John 4:19 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

LOVE
LIGHT
FAMILY
SPIRIT

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw your favorite part of today’s story.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who loved us first?
  • How can you show love?

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1 John 4 · Grade 1

Love One Another

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

LOVE
FEAR
SON
SPIRIT
We love him, because he first loved us.

1 John 4:19 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

God is love.
He sent his Son.
Love one another.
He has given us his Spirit.
Perfect love casts out fear.

Put the Story in Order

Write the number 1 to 3 in each circle to show the right order.

We love him, because he first loved us.

We are of God.

No one has seen God at any time.

Draw your favorite part of today’s story.

Memory Verse

“We love him, because he first loved us.”

1 John 4:19 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does it feel to be loved?
  • Who can you show love to this week?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.

1 John 4 · Grade 2

We Love Because He Loved

Name Date

Read the Story

God is love. God showed his love. He sent his Son Jesus into the world, so we can live with him.

God loved us first. So we love him, and we love each other. When we love, God is with us. God’s love takes away fear.

Memory Verse

“We love him, because he first loved us.”

1 John 4:19 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. What is God?

    LoveFearGod

  2. Who did God send?

    His Son JesusFearLove

  3. Who loved first?

    His Son JesusGodFear

  4. Who is with us when we love?

    FearHis Son JesusGod

  5. What does God’s love take away?

    FearLoveGod

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

FFEARRHSUSGODASONNPLWPVOUADIVFAMILYWRBLLMKPHDIFOOFIRSTTDTSVYNBELIGHTENTKTHWYSARNV
  • FAMILY
  • SPIRIT
  • FIRST
  • LIGHT
  • LOVE
  • FEAR
  • GOD
  • SON

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can love help when you are scared?
  • Who can you love this week?

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1 John 4 · Grade 3

Perfect Love

Name Date

Read the Story

Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God. Every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God. You are of God, little children, because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.

Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God. He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love. God sent his only Son into the world, that we might live through him. If God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another.

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. We love him, because he first loved us. If someone says he loves God but hates his brother, he is a liar. He who loves God should also love his brother.

Memory Verse

“Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.”

1 John 4:7 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What should believers test?

  2. Who is greater than he who is in the world?

  3. Why should we love one another?

  4. What does perfect love cast out?

  5. Why do we love him?

Story Order

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you tell if something you hear is true?
  • How can believers stand strong against lies?

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1 John 4 · Grade 4

Love Is of God

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Read and Think

The chapter begins with a warning. Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. The test is about Jesus: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God. Believers have overcome false teachers, because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.

Then comes the great theme: Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God. God is love. God showed his love by sending his only born Son into the world, that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. If God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another.

No one has seen God, but if we love one another, God remains in us. Love gives boldness. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear. We love him, because he first loved us. Whoever says he loves God but hates his brother is a liar. The commandment is that he who loves God should also love his brother.

Show What You Know

  1. What is the test for spirits?

  2. How did God show his love?

  3. Where does real love begin?

  4. What happens when we love one another?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

GodfirstfearloveSon
  1. The test is about Jesus: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of .
  2. God is .
  3. God showed his love by sending his only born into the world, that we might live through him.
  4. There is no in love; but perfect love casts out fear.
  5. We love him, because he loved us.

Think About It

  1. How does God’s love for you make it easier to love others?

  2. What fear could God’s love help you face?

Memory Verse

“In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.”

1 John 4:10 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you share God’s love with someone?
  • What does casts out fear mean?

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1 John 4 · Grade 5

Perfect Love Casts Out Fear

Name Date

Read and Think

Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits. Many false prophets have gone out into the world. The test centers on Jesus: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit who does not confess Jesus is not of God. That is the spirit of the antichrist. But believers belong to God and have overcome them, because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.

The writer then turns to love. Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God. He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love. God’s love was revealed when he sent his only born Son into the world, that we might live through him. Love begins with God’s action: not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. No one has seen God at any time, but if we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us.

God’s love removes fear. We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him. Love made perfect gives boldness in the day of judgment. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. We love him, because he first loved us. Love for God cannot be separated from love for people, for he who doesn’t love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.

Show What You Know

  1. What is the spirit that does not confess Jesus called?

  2. Who has been born of God and knows God?

  3. What does love made perfect give?

  4. Why can someone who hates his brother not love God?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

firstspiritloveGodfear
  1. That is the of the antichrist.
  2. But believers belong to and have overcome them, because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.
  3. The writer then turns to .
  4. There is no in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment.
  5. We love him, because he loved us.

Think About It

  1. How is the invisible God made visible when believers love one another?

  2. Why do you think fear and love cannot fill the same heart?

Memory Verse

“We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.”

1 John 4:16 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who is someone hard to love that you can be kind to?
  • What does it mean that God remains in us?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.