The Bible says that understanding comes from the fear of the Lord and from turning away from evil. In order for it to “transform” their minds, they must understand, meditate, and apply the verse. Teaching our kids to memorize scripture is only the beginning. Studying Matthew 5:16: Teaching them to Be The Light There are also lots of other resources at the end to help you teach them to be the light.)

Any time this verse is read the kids and I automatically sing it and I can still hear the nanana’s and hey-hey’s in my brain!! (I’ll put the link at the end so you can get it stuck in your brain too. The boys learned it quickly and it just followed suit that when their sisters came along, they would be taught this one first too. I took those home and decided to play them every morning after Family Bible. I found some great cd’s with scripture in the form of songs on them. She asked me if I would like to go through any of it before she tossed it.

The church’s children’s director was cleaning out a closet with some old Sunday School curriculum. My husband pastored a church in Mississippi when my boys, who are only 18 months apart, were very young. This is the first verse that I taught my kids. Matthew 5:16 says, “ Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” What does it mean to be the light? How do we practice it and teach it to our children?

Kids bible study lessons on light