Show Them Jesus: Teaching the Gospel to Kids

Show Them Jesus equips adults to teach children the Bible with the gospel at the centre. Jack Klumpenhower challenges approaches that reduce biblical stories to moral lessons about behaving better, copying admirable characters or avoiding the mistakes of others.

Instead, he shows how teachers can connect individual passages to the wider story of Scripture and help children see the person and saving work of Jesus. Using practical examples and a clear teaching framework, the book explains how gospel-centred instruction addresses not only outward behaviour but also the beliefs, desires and loves of the heart.

The book is especially useful for Sunday-school teachers, parents, youth workers and volunteers who already teach from existing lesson materials but want to make their teaching more distinctly Christ-centred. Its principles should be applied carefully so that legitimate details and original meanings within each biblical passage are not forced into artificial connections.

Recommended for: parents, children’s ministry teams, Sunday-school teachers, youth workers and anyone responsible for teaching Scripture to children.

Reading approach: work through the book alongside your current teaching material, practise identifying each passage’s place within the wider biblical story and ensure that applications arise from the text rather than from moral lessons alone.