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Faith & Fun Zone

Welcome to the Faith & Fun Zone! Your go-to spot for bible based activities. From lessons and devotionals to coloring pages, puzzles, and crafts. Get ready to learn about God in the most fun way.

The Bible tells us about a time Jesus was talking about knock, knock, knocking. One day, Jesus was teaching His friends, the disciples, how to pray. He said, “Let’s say you went to a friend's house late at night…” (Have kids make a knock, knock motion as if knocking on a friend’s door.) “You said to your friend, 'I need to borrow some bread. I have a friend visiting and I have nothing to feed him.' “ (Luke 11:5-6)

“What if the friend answers, 'I can’t help you right now. It's late and we’re already in bed.' But what if you keep knocking on the door? Jesus said, “If you knock so long that you wake everyone in the neighborhood, your friend will get up and give you some bread.” (Luke 11:7-8)

Jesus used this story to tell His friends and us to knock on God’s door by asking for what you need. He says, "Everyone who asks will get what he asks for. Everyone who looks will find what he is looking for. Everyone who knocks will have the door opened to him." (Luke 11:9-10)

Jesus said prayer is a way to ask, seek, and knock. Jesus even taught His disciples a way to pray. We call this prayer the Lord’s prayer. Let’s pray it now. (Lead kids through the Lord’s Prayer, encouraging them to say it with you. If time allows, help children learn it by saying it more than once.)

Knock, Knock. Who's There?

At The Feet of Jesus

Today, we’re going to be talking a lot about distractions and paying attention to what’s really important. (Hold up your cell phone.) Have you ever tried to talk to a friend who was right in front of you, but that friend was too busy looking at their phone to pay attention to you?

How did it make you feel when someone else was too distracted to listen? It can be disappointing and frustrating when that happens. But let’s be honest…Have any of you been so distracted that you forgot to pay attention to a friend? Or that you lost sight of what was happening right in front of you? I know I have!

Being distracted isn't anything new, and phones aren't the only reason we get distracted. When Jesus walked the Earth, people didn’t have cell phones like we do. But that didn't keep people from becoming distracted. Our Bible lesson today tells a story about a woman who became distracted even when Jesus was a guest in her home!

Jesus was in the village of Bethany, where His friends Mary, Martha, and Lazarus lived. Jesus went to their home to visit. Martha invited Him in and began to prepare dinner. While she was busy working away, her sister Mary just sat at the feet of Jesus and listened to the words He had to say. The Bible says Martha was too distracted by all the preparation that had to be done to listen to Jesus. She got upset with her sister and went to Jesus and said, "Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"

"Martha, Martha," Jesus said, "you are worried and upset about many things. But there is one thing that is the most important, and Mary has discovered it." Martha was doing her best to make Jesus feel welcome in her home, but Mary had discovered something even more important. That was sitting at the feet of Jesus and receiving His words into her heart.

It is important for us to be careful that we don't get so busy doing activities, even good ones, that we forget to listen to Jesus’ words and take them into our heart. If we become too distracted, we just might miss the most important thing.

Prayer

Dear Jesus, help us to remember that You are the most important thing in our lives. Don't let us get so busy with other things that we forget to spend time with You. Amen.