Mustard seed faith
Children's Activity
Object:
Teachers or Parents: The question of faith is a difficult one
that both lessons for this Sunday speak about and both object
lessons deal with. Since faith is rather abstract to young
children at this juncture in their lives, perhaps the best way to
use stories about the power and significance of faith is to
highlight the importance of learning about faith in Sunday
school, home, and worship.
Talk about the components of faith: belief and trust.
BELIEF is a part of faith. We believe something to be true. We believe Jesus was a real human being who is also God. Here you can talk about the stories of Jesus -- his parables, the facts of his life such as being born in Bethlehem, his visit in the Temple in Jerusalem when he was a child, his teaching, his death and resurrection.
TRUST means acting on faith. We can believe that our teacher will not let us run into the wall with a blindfold on, but, unless we are willing to actually let ourselves be led around the room with a blindfold on our eyes by the teacher, we don't really trust him or her.
FAITH has both BELIEF and TRUST as components. Tell your students, "We talk a lot about faith and the parts of belief and trust because these are so very important."
Affirm the children in their presence on this day and the important learning that is taking place. Here the analogy of the seed can tie in: "Our learning is like a seed planted in the soil. Does the seed produce a plant right away? Of course not! It takes time for a plant to grow. It takes time for faith to grow."
You could send a small package of flower seeds home with the children that they could plant next spring.
Talk about the components of faith: belief and trust.
BELIEF is a part of faith. We believe something to be true. We believe Jesus was a real human being who is also God. Here you can talk about the stories of Jesus -- his parables, the facts of his life such as being born in Bethlehem, his visit in the Temple in Jerusalem when he was a child, his teaching, his death and resurrection.
TRUST means acting on faith. We can believe that our teacher will not let us run into the wall with a blindfold on, but, unless we are willing to actually let ourselves be led around the room with a blindfold on our eyes by the teacher, we don't really trust him or her.
FAITH has both BELIEF and TRUST as components. Tell your students, "We talk a lot about faith and the parts of belief and trust because these are so very important."
Affirm the children in their presence on this day and the important learning that is taking place. Here the analogy of the seed can tie in: "Our learning is like a seed planted in the soil. Does the seed produce a plant right away? Of course not! It takes time for a plant to grow. It takes time for faith to grow."
You could send a small package of flower seeds home with the children that they could plant next spring.
