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Bible lessons about faith for kids
Faith is believing God and trusting what He says, even before we see it. Abraham believed God’s promise, Rahab trusted the LORD, and Hebrews 11 lists heroes who lived by faith.
12 Bible stories, one subject: faith. Teach them as a series or one at a time; each lesson has its film, coloring page, class sheet, teacher guide, questions and game, all free.
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”Hebrews 11:1 (KJV)
- Lessons
- 12
- Passages
- Genesis 15:1–6, Joshua 2:1–24, Joshua 6:1–27, Judges 6:11–40, John 3:1–21, Luke 4:16–30, and more
- Ages
- Preschool to preteen (3 to 12), with tips for each age
- Each lesson
- Story film (KJV), coloring page, class sheet, teacher guide, questions and answers, a game
- Cost
- Free: no subscription, no cost per child, no sign-up to teach
12 Bible lessons about faith
Count the Stars
Genesis 15:1–6 · story film
The word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield.” Abram still had no child, so God brought him outside, told him to tell the stars if he was able to number them, and said, “So shall thy seed be.” Abram believed the LORD, and God counted it to him for righteousness, as He does for all who believe in Jesus (Romans 4:3, 23–24).
Big idea: God keeps His promises, so we can believe Him.
Memory verse:
And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
Genesis 15:6 (KJV)Ask: What did God say He was to Abram? His shield, and his exceeding great reward (Genesis 15:1).
Game: Count the Stars (about 10 minutes)
Rahab and the Spies
Joshua 2:1–24 · story film
Joshua sent two spies to look at Jericho, and they lodged in the house of a woman named Rahab, whose house was upon the town wall. When the king’s men came looking for them, Rahab hid the spies under stalks of flax on her roof, because she believed that “the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.” The spies promised to save her and all her family, she let them down by a cord through her window and bound a scarlet line there as a sign, and Rahab later became part of the family line of Jesus (Matthew 1:5).
Big idea: Rahab trusted the LORD, and her faith saved her whole family.
Memory verse:
By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
Hebrews 11:31 (KJV)Ask: Where did Rahab hide the two spies? On the roof of her house, with the stalks of flax (Joshua 2:6).
Game: Hide the Spies (about 10 minutes)
The Walls of Jericho
Joshua 6:1–27 · story film
God told Joshua to march around Jericho with the priests carrying the ark and seven trumpets of rams’ horns: once a day for six days, and seven times on the seventh day. When the priests blew the trumpets and all the people shouted with a great shout, the wall fell down flat. Rahab and her family were saved, and the LORD was with Joshua.
Big idea: When we trust God and obey Him, He does what we could never do.
Memory verse:
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
Hebrews 11:30 (KJV)Ask: How many times did Israel march around Jericho? Once a day for six days, then seven times on the seventh day (Joshua 6:3–4, 15).
Game: March Around Jericho (about 10 minutes)
Gideon’s Fleece
Judges 6:11–40 · story film
The Midianites troubled Israel, and Gideon was secretly threshing wheat by the winepress when the angel of the LORD sat under an oak and said, “The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.” Gideon felt like the least in his father’s house, but God promised, “Surely I will be with thee.” Gideon asked for a sign with a fleece of wool, and God patiently made it wet one night and dry the next.
Big idea: God sees who we can be with Him, and He is patient with our small faith.
Memory verse:
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
Judges 6:12 (KJV)Ask: What was Gideon doing when the angel came? Threshing wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites (Judges 6:11).
Game: Mighty Warrior! (about 8 minutes)
Nicodemus Comes by Night
John 3:1–21 · story film
Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews, came to Jesus at night. Jesus told him that he must be born again, and that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son.
Big idea: God loves the world so much that He gave His Son.
Memory verse:
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:16 (KJV)Ask: When did Nicodemus come to Jesus? By night.
Game: Night Verse Hunt (about 10 minutes)
Rejected at Nazareth
Luke 4:16–30 · story film
In His hometown synagogue, Jesus read from Isaiah and said the Scripture was fulfilled that day. The people grew angry and tried to throw Him off a hill, but He passed through them and went on His way.
Big idea: Jesus came to bring good news, even to people who reject Him.
Memory verse:
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Luke 4:18 (KJV)Ask: Which prophet’s book did Jesus read? Esaias (Isaiah).
Game: Who Has the Scroll? (about 10 minutes)
The Centurion’s Faith
Luke 7:1–10 · Matthew 8:5–13 · story film
A Roman centurion’s servant was very sick. The centurion believed Jesus could heal him just by speaking a word, and Jesus marveled at his faith. The servant was healed that same hour.
Big idea: Jesus’ word has power everywhere.
Memory verse:
When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
Luke 7:9 (KJV)Ask: Who was sick? The centurion’s servant.
Game: Captain’s Orders (about 8 minutes)
Jairus’s Daughter
Mark 5:21–43 · Luke 8:40–56 · Matthew 9:18–26 · story film
On the way to heal Jairus’s daughter, a woman touched the hem of Jesus’ garment and was healed. Then word came that the girl had died, but Jesus said, “Be not afraid, only believe,” and raised her up.
Big idea: We can trust Jesus even when it seems too late.
Memory verse:
As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
Mark 5:36 (KJV)Ask: Who was Jairus? A ruler of the synagogue.
Game: Touch the Hem (about 8 minutes)
The Man Born Blind
John 9:1–41 · story film
Jesus made clay, anointed the eyes of a man born blind, and told him to wash in the pool of Siloam. He came back seeing, and he told everyone what Jesus had done.
Big idea: Jesus is the light of the world.
Memory verse:
He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
John 9:25 (KJV)Ask: Where did Jesus tell the man to wash? In the pool of Siloam.
Game: What Do You See? (about 10 minutes)
Thomas Believes
John 20:19–31 · Luke 24:36–49 · story film
Jesus stood among His disciples and showed them His hands and side. Thomas was not there and would not believe. Eight days later Jesus came again, and Thomas said, “My Lord and my God.”
Big idea: Blessed are those who believe without seeing.
Memory verse:
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
John 20:29 (KJV)Ask: What did Jesus say when He stood among them? “Peace be unto you.”
Game: Mystery Box (about 10 minutes)
The Council at Jerusalem
Acts 15:1–35 · story film
Some taught that new believers must keep the law of Moses to be saved. The apostles and elders met in Jerusalem and agreed that we are saved by the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Big idea: We are saved by God’s grace, not by our works.
Memory verse:
But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
Acts 15:11 (KJV)Ask: Where did the church leaders meet? In Jerusalem.
Game: The Gift of Grace (about 10 minutes)
Heroes of Faith
Hebrews 11 · story film
Hebrews 11 remembers people who trusted God by faith: Noah built the ark, Abraham went out not knowing where, Moses led the people, and many more.
Big idea: Faith means trusting God even before we see.
Memory verse:
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Hebrews 11:6 (KJV)Ask: Name three heroes of faith in Hebrews 11. Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Moses, Rahab and others.
Game: Freeze Frames (about 12 minutes)
How to teach faith to kids
- Preschool: Play a gentle trust game: follow a leader’s voice with eyes closed, then say together, “I trust God.”
- Elementary: Have each child pick a hero from Hebrews 11 and tell what that person believed God would do.
- Preteens: Ask: what is the difference between knowing about God and trusting Him? Read Hebrews 11:1 and 11:6 together.
Plan it as a series: 8 weeks
| Week 1 | Count the Stars (Genesis 15:1–6). God keeps His promises, so we can believe Him. |
|---|---|
| Week 2 | Rahab and the Spies (Joshua 2:1–24). Rahab trusted the LORD, and her faith saved her whole family. |
| Week 3 | The Walls of Jericho (Joshua 6:1–27). When we trust God and obey Him, He does what we could never do. |
| Week 4 | Gideon’s Fleece (Judges 6:11–40). God sees who we can be with Him, and He is patient with our small faith. |
| Week 5 | Nicodemus Comes by Night (John 3:1–21). God loves the world so much that He gave His Son. |
| Week 6 | Rejected at Nazareth (Luke 4:16–30). Jesus came to bring good news, even to people who reject Him. |
| Week 7 | The Centurion’s Faith (Luke 7:1–10). Jesus’ word has power everywhere. |
| Week 8 | Jairus’s Daughter (Mark 5:21–43). We can trust Jesus even when it seems too late. |
Each week: welcome and pray, show the story film, talk through the questions, learn the memory verse, then color the page or do the class sheet.
Memory verses about faith (KJV)
“And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.”
Genesis 15:6 · Count the Stars
“By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.”
Hebrews 11:31 · Rahab and the Spies
“By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.”
Hebrews 11:30 · The Walls of Jericho
“And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.”
Judges 6:12 · Gideon’s Fleece
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
John 3:16 · Nicodemus Comes by Night
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,”
Luke 4:18 · Rejected at Nazareth
“When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.”
Luke 7:9 · The Centurion’s Faith
“As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.”
Mark 5:36 · Jairus’s Daughter
Questions people ask
What does the Bible teach kids about faith?
Faith is believing God and trusting what He says, even before we see it. Abraham believed God’s promise, Rahab trusted the LORD, and Hebrews 11 lists heroes who lived by faith. “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1, KJV)
Which Bible stories teach faith?
Count the Stars (Genesis 15:1–6), Rahab and the Spies (Joshua 2:1–24), The Walls of Jericho (Joshua 6:1–27), Gideon’s Fleece (Judges 6:11–40), Nicodemus Comes by Night (John 3:1–21), and 7 more on this page.
What is faith, in words kids understand?
Faith is believing God and trusting Him to do what He says. The Bible says “faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17).
How do I teach faith to preschoolers?
Play a gentle trust game: follow a leader’s voice with eyes closed, then say together, “I trust God.”
Are these lessons free?
Yes. Every lesson, film, coloring page, class sheet and game is free for churches, families and schools, with no subscription, no cost per child and no sign-up needed to teach.
Which Bible translation is used?
The films and memory verses show the King James Version word for word. In the lessons you can switch the verses to the Berean Standard Bible, the ESV or dozens of other English Bibles, every verse is labelled with its translation, and tapping a verse on the film opens its whole chapter.
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