All or Nothing – A Fun Bible School Activity for Your Kids to Learn Proverbs 3:5-6
Website design By BotEap.comProverbs 3:5-6 says this: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths.” If you notice, this verse does not say, “Trust in the Lord with half your heart” or “three fourths.” He says “everyone”. That is completely, without holding back. That is hard! But God would never ask us to do something that He would not give us the ability to do. Proverbs 3:5-6 is one of the most loved Scriptures by many Christians. Here is a fun Bible school activity to help your children learn this verse along with other Bible verses about trusting in the Lord.
Website design By BotEap.comThis is what you do:
Website design By BotEap.comThis activity is best played with 8 or more children. All you need for this game is a bag or bucket of number tiles from 2 to half the number of children in your class. For example, if you have a total of 8 children, your bag will contain the numbers 2, 3, and 4.
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Website design By BotEap.comYou will need to divide your class into 2 teams. Have a boy from the first team come forward and ask him one of the trust-in-God questions below. If the child answers correctly, he will be able to reach into the bag and draw a number. This number is the number of people on this child’s team who must stand up and say the verse correctly, one at a time. You, the teacher, will choose the children who say the verse in alphabetical order of their last names. This way, each child will have a chance to say the verse at some point or another. For a team to earn points, all the children who were chosen to say the verse must say the Scripture correctly. For each child who said the verse correctly, that team will earn 100 points. So if 2 kids said the Scripture, that team will earn 200 points. If any child does not say the payment, the team earns zero points.
Website design By BotEap.comBefore playing, introduce the lesson as follows:
Website design By BotEap.comWho would like to read Proverbs 3:5-6? (Have a child read the verse.) Trusting in the Lord is often one of the hardest things for a Christian to do. I think the reason for this is found in our verse today where he says “and lean not on your own understanding.” Instead of trusting God, we think we can do anything. We think we know it all and might wonder if God really is as powerful as he says he is. This is crazy thinking! God is God! He is almighty, omnipotent and omniscient! There is nothing He cannot do for you that is in accordance with His will for your life. He loves you! That alone is reason enough to trust Him. Here’s another question. How much of our heart are we supposed to trust God with? (Wait for response from “everyone”.) That’s right! We are supposed to trust God with all our hearts. Not just half or a little. So let’s play a game today to help us learn Proverbs 3:5-6 and a little more about what it means to trust God. Before we play, let’s say Proverbs 3:5-6 several times together to help him memorize it as quickly as possible.
Website design By BotEap.comAt this point, you are ready to play the Bible school activity based on Proverbs 3:5-6. Have fun!
Website design By BotEap.com12 questions to fill in the blanks:
Website design By BotEap.com1. Romans 15:13 says this:
Website design By BotEap.comMay the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in your trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Website design By BotEap.comFill in the blank: This verse says that we can overflow with ___________ if we trust in Him. (wait)
Website design By BotEap.com2. Exodus 14:31 says this:
Website design By BotEap.comAnd when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.
Website design By BotEap.comFill in the blank: This verse says that the people feared the Lord and put their trust in him and in ____________. (Moses)
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Website design By BotEap.comBut the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust me enough to honor me as holy in the eyes of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I am giving you.”
Website design By BotEap.comFill in the blank: This verse shows how Moses and Aaron did not trust the Lord. Because of this, they would not be allowed to bring ______________ into the land that God was giving them. (community or Israelites)
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Website design By BotEap.comOffer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.
Website design By BotEap.comFill in the blank: This verse says that we are to trust in the ______________. (Gentleman)
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Website design By BotEap.comThose who know your name trust in you, because you, Lord, never forsake those who seek you.
Website design By BotEap.comFill in the blank: This verse says that people who know the _______________ of God trust in the Lord. (Name)
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Website design By BotEap.comBut I trust in your inexhaustible love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.
Website design By BotEap.comFill in the blank: The author of this verse says that his heart rejoices in the _______________ of God. (greeting)
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Website design By BotEap.comSome trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
Website design By BotEap.comFill in the blank: This verse says that some people trust in ______________ instead of the name of the Lord. (horses or carts)
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Website design By BotEap.comIn you our ancestors trusted; they trusted and you delivered them.
Website design By BotEap.comFill in the blank: Because Israel’s ancestors put their trust in God, God ________________ them. (delivered)
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Website design By BotEap.comI trust you; let me not be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me.
Website design By BotEap.comFill in the blank: The author of this verse did not want his ______________ to triumph over him. (enemies)
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Website design By BotEap.comI hate those who cling to useless idols; As for me, I trust in the LORD.
Website design By BotEap.comFill in the blank: If we trust in the Lord, we will not be attached to useless _______________. (idol)
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Website design By BotEap.comIn him our hearts rejoice, because in his holy name we trust.
Website design By BotEap.comFill in the blank: When we trust in the Lord, our hearts ________________. (join)
Website design By BotEap.com12. Psalm 40:3 says this:
Website design By BotEap.comHe put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the LORD and put their trust in him.
Website design By BotEap.comFill in the blank: The author of this verse said that God put a new _____________ in his mouth because he trusted Him.