Bible Stories for Kids › Week 49: God Is Love › Day 343

God Is Love

A Bible story for kids from 1 John 4:7–21. Day 343 of 365.

John wrote, “God is love!”

How do we know? Because God sent His only Son, Jesus, into the world so we could live through Him.

John said, “We love because God loved us first. And if God loves us so much, we should love each other!”

Key Verse

We love because he first loved us.1 John 4:19, ESV

Talk About It

Who is hard for you to love? How can God's love help?

Story Questions

What did John say God is?

Love

How did God show His love?

He sent Jesus

Why do we love?

Because God loved us first

Try This Today

Make heart cards for each person in your family that say “God loves you, and so do I.”

Pray Together

God, you are love. Thank you for loving me first. Help me love others. Amen.