Teach Them Jesus with Building Bricks
Noah and the Flood: Faith
Genesis 6:9-9:17; Hebrews 11:7; 1 Peter 3:20-21 Old Testament PrincipleFaith
God warned Noah about a flood no one could see yet. Noah believed God and built the ark just as God said, and God kept him and his family safe inside. Faith means trusting what God says before we see it.
God always tells the truth and keeps His promises, so we can believe what He says even before we see it.
- CreationGod made it
- FallWe broke it (this lesson)
- RedemptionJesus fixes it
- RestorationJesus makes it new
Memory verse
“By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family.”
Hebrews 11:7 BSB
Christ Connection · Picture
Peter says the eight people in the ark "were saved through water," and that this pictures the baptism that saves us "through the resurrection of Jesus Christ" (1 Peter 3:20-21). The ark was God's one way of rescue through the flood. Jesus is God's rescue through sin and death, and everyone who is in Him is safe.
1 Peter 3:20-21; Matthew 24:37-39
The Big Story · Fall
Sin had broken God's good world so badly that the earth was full of violence. But God made a way of rescue through the flood, a picture of the rescue He would one day give through Jesus.
Teacher Guide
This version includes:
- Background and context for the passage
- Hidden in Plain Sight: the detail most people miss
- The Christ Connection: how this story points to Jesus
- A 45-minute class plan and prep checklist
- Object lesson: Who shut the door?
- Ellie’s Lab (science experiment): The float test
- A skit to act out the story
- Review game: Rainbow verse tower
- Pronunciation help, tips for every age, song ideas and a note for parents
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Preschool (ages 3–5)
God said it. Noah believed it.
This version includes:
- An opening hook and a 4-minute Bible story written for this age
- 3 discussion questions
- 2 activities: Two by two, Color the ark
- 5 “Dasch Digs Up” facts
- Real-life connections: at home, at church
- Song ideas, Live It, a prayer, and a printable student handout (preview below)
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Free preview · Kindergarten – 2nd grade
God told Noah about a flood no one could see yet. Noah believed God and built the ark, and God kept his family safe.
Memory verse
“By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, built an ark to save his family.”
Adapted from Hebrews 11:7
Start here
Hand each child 6 bricks. Say, "Build something I haven't told you about yet!" Let them guess for a moment, then say, "That's hard, isn't it? Today God told Noah to build something for a day nobody had ever seen. Noah had to believe God first."
Bible story 6 min
The world was full of people doing wrong. But Noah walked with God.
God said, "A big flood is coming. Build an ark." God told Noah how long, how wide and how tall to make it.
Noah had never seen a flood like that. No one had. But Noah believed God. He did everything God said.
The rest of the story, discussion questions, songs, Live It and prayer are for members.
Try an activity
Animals two by two 10 min
You’ll need: A tub of building bricks, Baseplates, Small animal pieces or minifigures (optional)
- Each child builds two matching animals from small bricks (two snakes, two birds, two towers for giraffes).
- Line them up and march them into the class ark two by two.
- When all are in, a teacher snaps the door shut and says, "Then the LORD shut him in!"
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3rd – 4th grade
God warned Noah about a flood no one had ever seen, and Noah showed his faith by building the ark exactly as God said. God shut the door and kept His family safe, a picture of the rescue we have in Jesus.
This version includes:
- An opening hook and a 8-minute Bible story written for this age, with a Hidden in Plain Sight moment
- 5 discussion questions
- 2 activities: Build it by the plan, The cubit walk
- 5 “Dasch Digs Up” facts
- Real-life connections: at school, with friends, at church
- Song ideas, Live It, a prayer, and a printable student handout (preview below)
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5th – 6th grade
Noah's faith took the form of building, believing God's warning about things not yet seen. The ark was God's one way of rescue through judgment, and the New Testament says it pictures our salvation through Jesus.
This version includes:
- An opening hook and a 10-minute Bible story written for this age, with a Hidden in Plain Sight moment
- 6 discussion questions
- 2 activities: Faith that builds, Building before seeing
- 5 “Dasch Digs Up” facts
- Real-life connections: with friends, online and on screens, at church
- Song ideas, Live It, a prayer, and a printable student handout (preview below)
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