A Hope For Things Which Are Not Seen, Which Are True
Faith Lessons & Activities for Kids
Faith, See also Assurance; Baptism, Qualifications for; Believe; Confidence; Faithful; Faithfulness; Obedience; Trust; Trust in God; BD Faith
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Your kiddos will LOVE working through these FAITH scripture activities, crafts and songs, perfect for church or at-home come follow me and family home evening lessons, or just for some religious kids crafting fun!
Faith Activity List:
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God will bless me for my faith and righteous desires.
If I am faithful, the Lord will guide and inspire me.
With faith in the Lord, I can have hope for the future.
God will be with me if I am faithful to Him.
Both faith and works are necessary for salvation.
I can experience God’s “wonders” if I have faith in Jesus Christ.
My faith in Christ can grow.
Faith is Like a Little Seed.
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The Savior is never closer to you than when you are facing or climbing a mountain with faith.
-Russel M. Nelson
Faith Song & Movement Activity
Sing the song, "Faith." Have the kids stand up when they hear the word “faith.” (Use faith wheel as singing - see image below). Explain that we show our faith in Jesus Christ when we keep His commandments.
Read Romans 10:17 - "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."
Help the children make a list of some things Jesus wants them to do, like obeying their parents or telling the truth. (Use the faith play mat "Building My Faith" and add the strips to build your "ladder" of good works to heaven) and/or play the "Path of Faith" game. Testify that our faith in Jesus Christ can help us keep the commandments.
PATH OF FAITH
Make a path with string. Put things or pictures along the path that help show or grow faith such as scriptures, music (ipad or sheet music), etc. Ask how each object helps grow or show faith in Jesus Christ as the family walks the path.
Extension Song Craft Activity: "I Will Follow God's Plan" mobile
Talk about having faith to follow God's plan, let kids color & make the mobile craft as they sing the primary song.
Help your kiddos learn the importance of faith and memorize scriptures on faith using these engaging and fun tracing, singing and coloring activity pages. Perfect for come follow me family lessons, family home evening, primary teacher lessons, Bible study or Sunday school lessons.
Faith is when we obey even when we cannot see the end. Faith is acting and believing that God will take care of us, even though we can’t see to what or where He is taking us.
Blindfold one of you kids. Spin them around a few times. Then, give the blindfolded child instructions where to walk as they make their way across the room. Give them instructions every once in a while so it looks like they might run into something, but when they get close have them turn and avoid running into anything.
The object here is to have everybody else watching be a little worried whether or not the one blindfolded is going to make it without falling down or running into something.
As your helper nears the other side of the room tell them that when you give the command you want them to sit down. They are not allowed to feel if there is anything to sit on, they just has to have faith and sit down.
As you are explaining this very quietly bring out a chair or stool and position it so they will be able to sit in it. Cue everyone else not to make any noise. Remember, when your helper started there was no chair to sit so they don't know if there will be a chair when they sit down. Have them sit down. When they are safely seated, have them take off the blindfold.
Explain that just like your helper had to listen for instructions to know what to do that we have to do the same thing.
Trust, or faith, is not being able to see but trusting the One who can.
As your helper nears the other side of the room tell them that when you give the command you want them to sit down. They are not allowed to feel if there is anything to sit on, they just has to have faith and sit down.
As you are explaining this very quietly bring out a chair or stool and position it so they will be able to sit in it. Cue everyone else not to make any noise. Remember, when your helper started there was no chair to sit so they don't know if there will be a chair when they sit down. Have them sit down. When they are safely seated, have them take off the blindfold.
Explain that just like your helper had to listen for instructions to know what to do that we have to do the same thing.
Trust, or faith, is not being able to see but trusting the One who can.
Faith Like A Mustard Seed Flipbook
WHAT YOU NEED:
Faith Like a Mustard Seed Flipbook Craft
Optional: Faith as a Mustard Seed Coloring pages - FREE; click the pictures below
Matthew 12:20
For verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Let your kids color the faith as a mustard seed coloring page and put together this fun flipbook, showing the growth from seed to tree, as they read scriptures and glue on activities they can do to help their faith grow from seed to soaring tree.
Let the kids make this faith as a seed coloring booklet (click the picture to go to link).
Faith Folder Game: Building Faith, Gifts of Faith, Faith Helps Me...
From talking about ways we can build our faith, things faith helps us do, and the blessings we receive from being faithful, this 3-games folder play mat is the perfect addition to your lessons on faith!
Building My Faith - Each strips has a way we can build our faith. As you talk about HOW WE CAN BUILD OUR FAITH, have the kids add the brown strips to the "Building My Faith" folder page.
Faith to Salvation - Each circle answers a question (What is faith? and Why is faith important?)and lists a way faith helps us (ex: repent, have hope, return to God, etc.). Let the kids draw one of the cards from a pile, talk about what's on the card, then add to the "Faith to Salvation" folder page.
Blessings of Faith - Read the scriptures listed on one of the clouds, find the corresponding gift figure, share any examples or stories of that then place that present on the corresponding cloud.
Objective - Kids learn about examples of lessons of faith from the scriptures and the lessons the stories teach.
For Young Kids: Let kids color the two free printable activity pages below as you share each of the scripture story examples.
For Older Kids:
Faith chart printable - available in the printables libraryunder "Faith Scripture Stories."
As I think about this list, I find:
Faith is rooted in desire. These people chose to exercise faith because they had good desires.
There are many ways to show our faith. These can include patiently enduring afflictions, gathering with other people to discuss the gospel, preaching the gospel to nonbelievers, fasting, and praying for specific blessings.
People can exercise faith alone, in small groups, or in large groups.
For many of them, the blessings they sought were for other people, not for themselves.
Today, I will strive to follow these examples of faith from the Book of Mormon. I will strive to align my desires with God, I will pray for specific blessings, including blessings which benefit other people. And I will wait patiently until the blessings come.
When God is for us, who can stand against us? (Isaiah 41:10)
CHALLENGE
Think about the hardest thing that you’ve ever had to do. Sometimes we make things more difficult for ourselves because we don’t prepare well for them. Before his battle with Goliath, David prayed to God for help. When the time came, he took exactly what he would need to defeat Goliath into the battle. The next time you face a serious challenge, take some time to pray to God for his help, perhaps even writing out your prayer, and then be prepared for what you must do.
Joshua and the Battle of Jericho - Deuteronomy 10; 31; 34; Joshua 1; 3–6; 10–11; 21; 24
When God led Joshua to Jericho, he led him to a city that could not be defeated. The walls of Jericho were built on a great sloping embankment. At the base of this embankment was a retaining wall 12-15 feet high. 46 feet above, at the top of the embankment was another wall 26 feet high and six feet thick. There simply was no way, humanly speaking, for Joshua and his men to gain access to the city of Jericho.
But God gave Joshua a pretty crazy battle plan! God told Joshua and his army to march around the city of Jericho for seven days. And then, after marching on the seventh day, for the army to blow their trumpets and shout in victory. At this, God promised the mighty walls of Jericho would collapse.
Do you think Joshua wondered why God would ask him to just march around the walls? Do you think he thought how in the world will this help us defeat Jericho? Just walking can't bring down the walls...?
Despite whatever Joshua didn't understand, and disregarding the skepticism of his fellows soldiers and the ridicule of Jericho’s inhabitants, Joshua believed God and obeyed Him in every command. He led God’s people on a seven day march. On the seventh day, Joshua and his men let out a cry and discovered firsthand the power of faith. Jericho’s walls collapsed.
The Story of Joshua & The Battle of Jericho teaches me...
God always fulfills His promises.
With God impossible things are possible.
If I obey God in all things, He will bless me.
CHALLENGE
Is there something God has asked you to do that you don't understand or that you don't want to do? Maybe forgiving someone even when they don't deserve it? (For young kids - maybe not fighting with your siblings and helping clean up when asked?) The next time you face a situation where God is asking or telling you to do something you don't understand, how can you be like Joshua?
What does the word faith mean? Let me explain with an example…
How many of you have ever flown on an airplane?
When you get onto the airplane do you know how to operate it in case of emergency?
No! You are putting your trust in the pilot and in the airplane.
Another way to say that is that you have faith in the pilot and the airplane to take you safely to your destination. So if we say that someone is faithful then we are saying that we can put our trust in them.
Let’s talk for a minute today about a group of people who put incredible trust in God...
>>See the rest of a great, simple lesson on faith and Joshua & the Walls of Jericho from BetterBibleTeachers.
One day in the wilderness, Nephi’s hunting bow broke. His family was worried. They didn’t know how they would get food without it. Nephi had faith. He made a new bow and arrow. His father, Lehi, prayed for help.
They looked at the Liahona. It was a special compass the Lord gave them. When they kept the commandments, the Liahona showed them where to go. Nephi was able to find food for his family!
The Story of Nephi & The Bow Teaches Me...
When bad or sad things happen, I won’t give up!
I can pray to God for help. Heavenly Father will help me solve problems.
When I keep the commandment, the Lord will bless me. (D&C 82:10)
I must act on the help and inspiration I receive.
CHALLENGE
The next time something bad or sad happens, what can you do to be like Nephi?
Keep the faith; Go and Do.
Prayer
Throughout the story of Lehi and his family, Nephi prays often and earnestly to God. When hardship strikes, his prayer is not “Bless me to find a bow,” but rather, “What can I do to make a bow to hunt the game my family needs to survive?” This humble prayer gives Nephi the answers he needs.
Do
Praying alone is not enough; we must act on the inspiration we receive through our prayers. Instead of murmuring, Nephi simply went to work and made another bow. Murmuring wastes time, lengthens one’s journey, and hardens one’s heart. . . . God may not always stop bows from breaking, but he does help in the construction of new ones.
For four other lessons the story of Nephi and the bow teaches, see the full BYU Speech Here (IT'S AMAZING!!!)
As we pray, act upon the revelation we receive, counsel with our priesthood leaders, faithfully study the scriptures, feel gratitude in our circumstances, and expect miracles, we, like Nephi of old, will be able to make a new bow when ours inevitably breaks. In the language of the Doctrine and Covenants, we will be able to “come off conqueror.”
Example #4
The Brother of Jared
Jared and his brother lived in Babel. Because most of the people there were wicked, the Lord punished them by making them unable to understand each other when they talked. But Jared and his brother and their families and friends were not wicked. They loved the Lord and obeyed Him. The Lord told the brother of Jared that He would lead them to a promised land.
They built eight boats for their trip. It was very dark inside the boats, so the brother of Jared took sixteen white stones to the top of a mountain and asked the Lord to touch them with His finger to make them shine. Because the brother of Jared had such great faith, when the Lord touched the stones, the brother of Jared saw Him. The brother of Jared put two shining stones into each boat. They had light while they crossed the ocean to the promised land.
The Story of the Brother of Jared Teaches Me...
As we face problems in life that we can’t answer, we can turn to the Lord for help.
I must be open to learning and do my homework, THEN petition the Lord. (D&C 9:7)
Sometimes God will give us the answers and sometimes we have to find them for ourselves.*
The Brother of Jared studied the problem of light in the boat then presented the problem of light to God. The brother of Jared heated rock to make sixteen transparent stones, and then on Mount Shelem he asked the Lord for the part of the solution he could not provide: to make the stones emit light. But he doesn’t simply ask as a child might ask a hurried parent or a student might ask a teacher flitting from pupil to pupil. He takes time to plead for forgiveness. He acknowledges blessings. He proclaims faith in God’s power.
*In some cases, God will freely grant His children blessings or solutions, simply because they have the faith to ask (see Ether 2:19–21). In other situations the Lord requires initiative, creativity, and diligent striving on the part of those seeking blessings or solutions.
For teens and adults (see symbolism of the stones section)see talk HERE.
ACTIVITY
Glow-in-the-Dark Stones
[Idea credit: Ldsdaily.com]
Paint rocks and stones (that you find in your backyard or that you purchase from the store) with glow-in-the-dark paint. Take a permanent marker or paint to write moments of inspiration you want to remember. It could be a favorite scripture, a word that inspires you, or a goal you want to work on. They can inspire your family to remember how to find light in the darkness.
Click on each picture to go to that resource.
The Red Crystal also has a fun game board and rock hiding/finding game, which you can get the printables FREE and learn more about HERE.
Other Examples of Faith in the Scriptures
Peter walking on water - teaches us with faith we can do the impossible.
Woman with issue of blood - teaches us faith can heal.
Joseph in Egypt - teaches us if we remain faithful God will bless our work and bring future blessings.
WOMEN OF FAITH - 6 examples of women of faith (kids match descriptions with the correct woman).
Abraham - teaches us faith can guide our steps and empower us to obey in the most desperate situations.
Sarah - teaches us faith can do the impossible.
Isaac - teaches us faith brings future blessings.
Jacob - teaches us faith empowers us to bless others.
Joseph - teaches us faith looks beyond this life.
Moses - teaches us faith can overcome the world.
Rahab - teaches us faith can save and change lives for the better.
COME FOLLOW ME NEW TESTAMENT (PRIMARY & FAMILIES):
* Read Matthew 17:19–20 with the children. Invite them to take turns drawing big mountains and small seeds on the board. Explain that the mountains are like things that are hard for us to do. What are some things that can feel like mountains to us? Use this week’s activity pg. to help the children think about how faith can help them do things that God wants them to do.
*Place a picture of a mountain on one side of the room. Ask the children to name some things they can do to gain more faith in Jesus Christ. Let each child who suggests something move the mountain closer to the other side of the room. Read Matthew 17:19–20, and testify of the power of faith in your life.
* Sing together a song about faith, such as “Faith” (Children’s Songbook, 96–97). Give each child a seed to take home. Invite them to plant the seed and put it somewhere where they can watch it grow to help them remember to have faith in Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
