Love is Greater: Empowering Preteens to Share the Gospel (+ BONUS Event)

Love is Greater is a 4-week preteen ministry series that explores how true love—God’s kind of love—compels us to share the greatest gift of all: the Gospel. Through practical and powerful lessons on evangelism, preteens will learn that loving others means wanting, thinking about, and doing what’s best for them—giving them God.

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1. SLIDES: Preteens tend to respond well to visual instruction. Many preteens watch YouTube and Instagram rather than listen to the radio. Adding a small screen (even a laptop) will allow you to use the slides to make each lesson stick!
2. VIDEO: Enhance each lesson with OPTIONAL videos you can play from a laptop, a TV, or any screen. Each lesson's video content helps to keep preteens' attention and support what you're teaching them in person. However, you can teach the lessons WITHOUT these videos if you prefer.
3. AUDIO: Each lesson has OPTIONAL audio tracks, including music for transitions and sound FXs that support teaching points. Once again, you can teach the lessons WITHOUT these audio tracks if you prefer.

Check out this Sample Lesson!

STEP UP: ONE YEAR OF SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES FOR PRETEENS

This series is one of many in STEP UP: One Year of Spiritual Disciplines for Preteens. Get one year of curriculum designed to give your preteens a chance to STEP UP their walk of faith, learning and practicing Christian disciplines with 52 engaging weekly service plans. 

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SERIES OVERVIEW

In this 4-week series (plus an optional bonus event), your preteens will be equipped to take ownership of their faith by understanding God’s love and actively sharing it with others. They'll see that evangelism isn’t pressure—it’s a natural outpouring of the love they’ve received.

Lesson 1: Love is “More Than…”
1 Corinthians 13:4–7; James 1:19–25
→ Love isn’t just a feeling—it’s a way of thinking, wanting, and doing what’s best for others.

Lesson 2: Beautiful Feet
Romans 10:13–15; 1 Peter 2:9–12
→ The most loving thing we can do is introduce others to Jesus. Love means having “beautiful feet.”

Lesson 3: Unstoppable Love
Romans 8:35–39; Mark 16:15
→ God’s love breaks every barrier. Preteens will explore and overcome their own obstacles to sharing Him.

Lesson 4: Following the Holy Spirit
Acts 8:26–38; Romans 12:1–3
→ Evangelism isn’t something we do alone—the Holy Spirit prepares hearts and sends us with purpose.

Bonus Event: Epic Party
→ A celebration led by the preteens themselves, this Gospel-centered outreach event invites friends and visitors to experience God’s love in a fun, welcoming, and Christ-focused way.

Each Lesson Includes:

1. Opening Game & Lesson Intro to set up the lesson.
2. Bible Reading Time where preteens learn to read God's Word FOR THEMSELVES and discuss it in Small Groups.
3. Interactive Lessons that draw preteens into the discovery of Biblical truths.
4. Response Time when preteens will engage in "workshop-style" activities that challenge them to think more deeply about what they are learning and move into action.