Jesus Walks on Water Sunday School Lesson for Kids -
Faith, Not Fear
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that we never need to be afraid if we have faith in Jesus.
Needed: Bibles, kiddie pool or basin, various sinkable and unsinkable objects, Faith vs. Fear cards, playing cards or UNO cards of Go Fish! cards
Intro Activity: Will It Float?
Fill up a kiddie pool or large basin with water. Gather various objects, including some that will float and some that will not. Have kids guess if an object will float or sink and then, drop it in the water to see what happens. End by asking if a human would float or sink.
Take off your shoes and then step in to demonstrate.
Students may step in with your permission.
Lesson
Well, we couldn’t float on the water, but we’re going to read a story today about Someone who could.
(Read Matthew 14:22-27.)
How could Jesus walk on the water? (It was a miracle that God gave Him the power to do.)
When the disciples were afraid and thought that He was a ghost, what did Jesus say to them? (He told them not to be afraid.)
Do you think God ever wants you to be afraid? (No.)
God never wants us to be afraid. We don’t have to be afraid because we know God is always with us and will help us.
(Read Matthew 14:28-31.)
Why did Peter start to sink? (Because he got scared.)
Should be Peter have been scared? (No. Jesus was with him.)
What did Jesus say that Peter had little of? (Faith.)
Jesus said Peter had only a little faith. If Peter had had a lot of faith in Jesus, he wouldn’t have been afraid. Do you have enough faith in Jesus not to be afraid when something happens to you?
(Read Matthew 14:32-36.)
Game: Faith vs. Fear
Print out or write the words Fear or Faith on a set of index cards. You should have an equal number of cards that say Faith as Fear.
Divide students into two teams, and have the teams line up on separate sides of the room in single file lines. Mix up the cards and give each student a card that says Faith or Fear. Set a timer for 3-5 minutes, depending on how many students you have. When you say Go! the first two students run toward each and show each other their cards.
If one says Faith and the other says Fear, the student with Faith scores a point for their team. The person with Fear does not score. If both say Faith, both score a point and if both say Fear, neither does. Both return to the back of their lines and trade their cards for a new card.
As soon as they leave the center, the second two players run up and do the same thing. Play continues until the timer runs out. The team with the most points at the end wins.
Game: Fast Reflexes
Lay out a deck of game cards on a table, face up. The cards could be regular playing cards, UNO cards, Go Fish! cards, etc.
Students gather around the table. You’ll call out a type of card (a number, color, shape, etc.). The last student to reach out and touch that type of card is out.
The last student in the game wins and becomes the caller for the next round.
Remind students that when Peter was sinking, he called out for Jesus to help him, and Jesus immediately reached out for him. Jesus does the same for us. When we pray to Him for help, He helps us very quickly and always in the best way. It’s just that sometimes, Jesus doesn’t help us the way we want Him to help us. He helps us in the way that will be best for us.
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