Principle
Lessons on Faithfulness
God is always faithful, and He helps us stay faithful.
8 lessons
In the BeginningNoah and the FloodGenesis 6:5-9:17God judged a world full of evil, but He made a way to be saved and kept His promise to Noah.Old TestamentFaithfulness
Crossing the JordanJoshua 3:1–4:24After forty years in the wilderness, God's people came to the Jordan River. It was flooding! When the priests carrying the ark stepped into the water, God stopped the river, and everyone crossed on dry ground. They stacked twelve stones so their children would ask about it. God is faithful, so we remember what He has done.Old TestamentFaithfulness
Fruit of the SpiritFruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness2 Kings 2:1-14; 1 Kings 19:19-21; Lamentations 3:22-23; Luke 16:10On the day God was taking Elijah to heaven, Elijah told Elisha three times, "Stay here." Three times Elisha said, "I will not leave you." Other prophets watched from far away, but Elisha stayed close to the end. Faithfulness is a fruit of the Spirit. God is always faithful to us, so His Spirit helps us stay loyal to Him and to the people He gives us, day after day.Old TestamentFaithfulness
Joash, the Boy Who Became King2 Kings 11:1-12:16; 2 Kings 8:19; 2 Samuel 7:16; Luke 1:32-33God promised King David that a king from his family would rule forever. When wicked Queen Athaliah tried to destroy the whole royal family, Jehosheba rescued baby Joash and hid him in the house of the LORD for six years. Then Jehoiada the priest brought the seven-year-old out, crowned him, and the people shouted, "Long live the king!" Joash did what was right while Jehoiada taught him, and he repaired God's temple. Faithfulness means staying true to God, and we can trust Him because He always keeps His promises, even when people don't.Old TestamentFaithfulness
With Building BricksDaniel and the Lions: FaithfulnessDaniel 6:1-28; Luke 16:10; 2 Timothy 2:13Daniel was an old man who had served God faithfully his whole life. He worked hard for King Darius, and he was so honest that his enemies could not find one thing wrong with him. So they tricked the king into making a law that no one could pray to anyone but the king. Daniel kept praying to God three times a day, just as he always had. He was thrown into a den of lions. But God sent His angel and shut the lions' mouths. Faithfulness means staying true to God every day, in little things and big things, because God is always faithful to us.Old TestamentFaithfulness
Seeing God's WorldLiving It OutDaniel 6; Romans 12:1-2Daniel was an old man in Babylon when jealous leaders tricked the king into banning prayer. Daniel kept praying three times a day, just as he always had, and God shut the lions' mouths. A biblical worldview isn't just how we see. It's how we live, every day, so we're ready when the hard day comes.Old TestamentFaithfulness
With NatureStay Connected: Jesus Is the VineJohn 15:1-17; Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:8-11Jesus said He is the vine and we are the branches. A branch can't grow fruit by itself; it stays connected to the vine, and the vine's life flows into it. When we stay close to Jesus, He grows love, joy and faithfulness in us.New TestamentFaithfulness
The Church BeginsTimothy Learns God’s Word2 Timothy 1:5; 2 Timothy 3:14-17; Acts 16:1-3Timothy's grandmother Lois and mother Eunice taught him God's Word when he was little. He grew up to help Paul tell people about Jesus. In his last letter, Paul told Timothy to keep holding on to the Scriptures, because they come from God and point to Jesus.New TestamentFaithfulness