The Three Little Pigs, Faith House Version

On Sundays my mom and I lead the kids' service during church.  This last week was a lot of fun.  We used the story of the Three Little Pigs as an analogy of building a Christian "Faith" House.  We had some of the kids put on pink noses and used props to build the houses.

The first little pig had a Bible but didn't read it and only went to church on Christmas and Easter.  His Faith House was weak, like straw.  When sin (the Big Bad Wolf) came knocking on his door, the first little pig gave in to sin right away.

The second little pig read his Bible a little more often, went to church pretty regularly and even prayed a couple times a week.  His Faith House was a little stronger, like it was made of sticks.  When the BBW knocked on his door, saying "Little Pig, Little Pig, just one little sin," he didn't give in right away.  But then the SLP thought he was okay, and instead of drawing closer to God, he took it easy and just relaxed.  When temptation came knocking on his door again the next day, the SLP wasn't strong enough to resist.

The third little pig build his home on God's Word, making it strong like bricks.  (We literally used Bibles for the bricks.)  When the BBW came to knock his house over, he was able to resist temptation.  But the BBW came back the next day.  When he knocked, the TLP was reading the Bible and was easily able to resist the sin.  But the BBW came back over and over again, always tempting the TLP to sin.  Wisely, the TLP surrounded himself with friends who lifted him up, read the Word on a regular basis, and was continually praising God.

Transitioning to the Bible lesson, we read the kids the parable of the wise and foolish builders found in Matthew 7.   In this passage, Jesus tells the disciples that the wise man builds his house upon the rock while the foolish man builds a house on the sand.

When Mom asked the kids to relate the Bible lesson to our lives, my son's hand went immediately into the air. Here's what he said.  "When we sin, it's like we're getting pulled down in the sand.  We're getting farther away from God.  But when we're in Christ, it's like we're standing on the rocks."   He got it just right.  Sometimes the wisdom of my seven year old blows me away.