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John 3:16 Valentine Craft

Valentine’s Day is an opportune time to share about God’s love with your children or your Sunday school class. One of my favorite crafts I’ve seen recently is a John 3:16 heart coloring page.

The heart contains the acrostic word “valentine,” and includes the verse John 3:16.

If you wanted, you could also modify the craft to make Valentine cards with the coloring page template.

I love that the craft is fun, simple, and requires minimal materials.

I also love that it is easy to incorporate the gospel message. Simply walk kids through the verse using the simple salvation outline of what God wants people to know: (1) His love, (2) His gift, and (3) His offer of salvation.

For further suggestions on using John 3:16 to share the Gospel check out EvanTell’s  article “How to Share the Gospel with One Verse.”

Sarah is the author of Bathsheba’s Responsibility in Light of Narrative Analysis, contributor to Vindicating the Vixens, and contributing editor for The Evangelism Study Bible. Some of her previous ministry experiences have included teaching and mentoring of adults and children in a wide variety of settings. Her small claim to fame is that she has worked with children of every age range from birth through high school over the past 20 years. She and her husband Ben reside in Richardson, Texas with their four children.