Every children’s ministry gets the same request: “Can we do David and Goliath?” Kids reach for the hero stories first. This page gathers every free Bible heroes resource across our sites — complete lessons, coloring pages, and full curriculum — so you can plan a hero series without hunting.
One thing holds all of these together. The people in these stories were not strong, fearless, or perfect. God is the real hero of every story — that is the lesson worth teaching.
Free Bible Hero Lessons (Print and Teach)
- Heroes of Faith (Hebrews 11) — Faith in the Face of Anything: Sunday School Lesson, the whole “hall of faith” in one lesson with a faith-hero medal craft.
- David — David and Goliath Lesson and a Bible story video.
- Moses — Moses Parts the Red Sea Lesson.
- Esther — Esther: Brave Enough to Speak Out (free sample lesson).
- Daniel’s friends — The Fiery Furnace: Standing Strong for God.
- Joshua — Joshua and the Wall of Jericho Lesson.
- Gideon — Gideon Sunday School Lesson.
- Deborah — Deborah and Barak Bible Lesson (Judges 4–5).
- Samson — Samson Bible Lesson for Kids.
- Elijah — The Story of Elijah for Kids.
- Jonah — Jonah and the Whale Lesson.
- Peter — Peter Escapes Prison Lesson.
- Rahab — Rahab and the Spies Teaching Skit.
Want a whole character-study series? The “Who Was…?” Bible character study series walks kids through one figure at a time, and this Old Testament heroes thankfulness lesson works any week of the year.
Bible Heroes Coloring Pages
Coloring pages back up any hero lesson. Start with the free Bible Heroes Coloring Book and the Bible heroes cover page. Single pages: Queen Esther, Joshua, Deborah, and Moses. The free Everyday Heroes Coloring Book honors the helpers kids see every week.
Bible Heroes Curriculum (Full Units, Kids + PreK)
When one lesson turns into a series, these are the full units. Each is a complete printable PDF — Bible story, discussion questions, activities, and memory verse included. Browse them all on the Bible Heroes collection.
- Hero Academy (October 2026) — four weeks where Jesus trains everyday kids to live like Bible heroes. Kids and PreK editions.
- GOAT (new for 2027) — four unsung heroes and the Greatest of all. See the free GOAT bonus resources.
- Heroes of the Nativity — the Christmas story through its heroes; PreK edition here. Read the free week-one lesson.
- Heroes of Holy Week — Easter through the people who stood by Jesus; PreK edition here.
- Everyday Heroes — five weeks on the value of work and the ordinary people God uses.
We add hero resources as they publish, so this page will grow. If your class has a favorite Bible hero we missed, leave a comment and we will find or build a lesson for them.