Faith Like a Mustard Seed: A Bible Song for Kids

What Jesus Taught About Faith

Earlier in Matthew 17, a father brought his son to Jesus, and the disciples could not help him. After Jesus did, the disciples asked why they had failed. Jesus told them that faith as small as a mustard seed could tell a mountain to move (Matthew 17:20).

A mustard seed was one of the smallest seeds people in Jesus' day would have known, and it grew into a large plant. Jesus was not saying we need enormous faith. He was saying that even small faith, placed in a great God, does impossible things.

The power was never in the size of our faith. It is in the One our faith rests on.

Talk About It Together

Ask your family: “What is something we could ask God for that feels too big for us?”

Hold a tiny seed, or a piece of popcorn, in your child's hand and let them feel how small it is. Read Matthew 17:20 together, then plant the seed or tape it to a card as a reminder. Every time they see it, pray about that big thing together.

Keep Singing

These Bible songs for kids pair beautifully with this lesson:

• The Wise Man & Foolish Man →
• I've Got a River of Life →
• Watch all the Parables of Praise music videos →

Our Parables of Praise album → has more Sunday school songs you can sing at home, in the car, or in class.