I Hear You Knocking - Luke 11 vs 5-13 - Friends on Faith Adventures

Aug 31, 2026

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A faith-adventure session for families centered on perseverance in prayer, using a “knocking game” and a five-minute card-tower challenge to reinforce the theme of never giving up on building a friendship with Jesus. Participants revisit the Big Story from Luke 11:5–13 through an interactive narration and response (“go away” vs “knock”), followed by creative crafts such as prayer door hangers or prayer dice, and guided wondering questions to deepen reflection.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLetters

FormatDOCX

Pages8

Reading Time3 min

AccessFree to download

The Opening Prayer

Alternative Opening Prayer

Knocking Game

Perseverance Challenge

The Big Story: Luke 11 vs 5-13

Knocking Narration Script

Creative Adventure

Inviting Fun

Alternative Craft Idea: Prayer Dice

The Adventure Map

I Hear You Knocking Welcome (Parents and Carers asked to stay until after The Opening Prayer) Welcome back to Friends on Faith Adventures. We are looking forward to going on a journey and nobody knows where we will end up. All we know is we have got our crate filled with adventure and an open path ahead. So, hold on tight and enjoy the ride!! Let’s hear about FOFA bear and FOFA cam’s adventures this week and how everyone got on with the Walking the Way challenge. (Encourage everyone, including parents and carers, to join in.) The Opening Prayer We are friends together (shake hands with both palms facing towards body) On a faith adventure (point to forehead with thumb. Hold other hand with palm facing up and bring the side of your first hand down so that it goes across the palm of the second hand just below the fingers) With the Bible as our mapbook (draw cross with thumbnail on back of hand then put hands together and open like a book) And Jesus as our guide (use index fingers to point into palm of each hand in turn). God, be with us in all that we do (point up, then make index finger into a hook shape and move down as though pulling down towards you) And go with us wherever we go (point outwards). Amen (two thumbs up with hands apart, bring hands together) Alternative Opening Prayer Lord help us to be: Prepared for adventure In all we do. Loving and caring, Open to others Together as one community Sharing the love of Jesus on our way. Amen Knocking game Ask everyone to sit on the floor in a circle. Once seated, everyone should place their hands flat on the floor, crossing arms with the person next to them on each side. The game starts with one person knocking on the floor. The person to the right of them needs to knock with their right hand and then the onwards from there. A single knock sends it in the same direction but a double knock reverses the direction. The aim of the game is to see how long the group can keep it going without going wrong. You could also make it so that anyone that does it wrong has to take their hand out. Perseverance What is needed: Several packs of playing cards Stopwatch Share out 12 cards per person. Set a five-minute timer and challenge everyone to build a card tower, explain that they should keep going and not give up until the timer is finished. Several rounds of the game could be played. Who can build the biggest tower? Today’s theme is about not giving up on building a friendship with Jesus The Big Story: Luke 11 vs 5-13 – What time do you call this? What you will need: Before the story begins, split the group into two groups, group 1 who makes a knocking sound during the story and group 2 who say “go away” Reader 1: Jesus told a story, a story about never giving up, and it goes something like this: Reader 2: (over-acting) Oh no, oh no, I don’t have enough bread, what am I to do? How am I to feed my guests? They have had a long journey and must be hungry. I think I am going to have to pop round to my friend’s house and borrow some food. [Mime knocking on a door – group 1 makes a knocking sound ] Reader 1: Who is that at the door? It’s late, go away. [Group 2 shouts “go away”] Reader 2: Please open the door to me, I have a guest and I need some bread. [Reader 2 mimes knocking on the door again – group 1 makes a knocking sound ] Reader 1: My children are asleep and I must go back to bed. Go away! [Group 2 shouts “go away”] Reader 2: Please I beg of you [Reader 2 mimes knocking on the door again – group 1 makes a knocking sound ] Reader 1: I said leave us alone, I am not getting up for you. Go away! [Group 2 shouts “go away”] Reader 2: I cannot leave until I have some food for my guests, please help me [Reader 2 mimes knocking on the door again – group 1 makes a knocking sound ] Reader 1: Oh ok, I can see I’m not going to get any peace. Here [throws Reader 12 a loaf of bread] have it. Now go so I can get some rest. [Group 2 shouts “go away”] Reader 2: Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank y

FAQs

What is the main theme of this Friends on Faith Adventures session?

The theme is perseverance—never giving up on building a friendship with Jesus through prayer and conversation with him.

How does the knocking game work?

Everyone sits in a circle with crossed arms. One person knocks on the floor; a single knock keeps it moving in the same direction, while a double knock reverses the direction. The goal is to see how long the group can keep it going without mistakes.

What Bible passage is used in the “Big Story”?

The session uses Luke 11:5–13, presented as a story about persistence, with the message to keep asking, searching, and knocking.

Aug 31, 2026

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