Have you ever seen George Washington?

Ask:
Have you ever seen George Washington?

Do you believe that he was the first president of the United States?

Why do you believe that?

Say something like this:
We believe George Washington lived and was the first president because people who lived when he did (eyewitnesses) wrote about him. Even though we didn't see him, reliable people told us about him and his experiences. Even though we have never seen Jesus, we believe in Him because eyewitnesses told us about Him and His experiences when He lived on earth. (Over 500 people saw Jesus alive after He died on the cross. 1 Corinthians 15:6) The Bible is reliable and we can believe in Jesus even though we have never seen Him.

Sit on this box!

Items needed: shoebox, books, and tape

Fill a shoebox with books (to the top) and tape it shut. (Make sure that the kids don't see you doing this.) Sit it on a table and ask one of your kids to put all his weight on it. Tell him the box won't cave in and ask him to trust  you, to believe that you are telling the truth. Let him test the box.

Afterwards, tell him that the box didn't cave in because it was filled with books. Say something like:

Even though you didn't know that there were books in it, you trusted me even though it seemed impossible that it wouldn't cave in." Faith means believing what God says is true. God can be trusted. The Bible is God's Word and it is reliable. God wants you to believe Him - to believe what He has said is true and obey it.

What keeps you from standing?

Do a little experiment with your child. Ask your child to sit in a chair with his back very straight. Place your thumb in the center of his forehead and instruct him to stand without leaning forward. (He will not be able to stand because the body's center of gravity is the stomach and a person's head must be in front of his center of gravity before he can stand.)

Ask:
Did it take something big to keep you from standing? (no - just a thumb)

Read Matthew 17:20 (If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you can command a mountain to move.)

It doesn't take a lot of faith to do amazing things for God. It is our little faith in a big God.