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Jesus Cries with His Friends

Jesus Brings Lazarus Back

Day 168of 180
Week 34of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that Jesus had real feelings and cared deeply for His friends

2

Recognize that it's okay to feel sad and show emotions

3

Learn that Jesus understands our sadness

📖 Scripture Connection

John 11:35

“Jesus wept.”

— John 11:35 (WEB)

The shortest verse in the Bible shows Jesus' deep compassion and humanity

📦 Materials Needed

  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • World English Bible
  • Tissues
  • Sad and happy face masks
  • Small mirror
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

BibleMouse friends, today we're learning about a special moment when Jesus showed He understands our feelings

💭 Review Question: Do you remember what happened to Lazarus in our last lesson?
2Teaching (8 min)

Jesus saw His friends Mary and Martha crying, and He felt sad too. Even though He knew He would bring Lazarus back to life, He still cried with them.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Feelings are important to God
  • Jesus understands when we are sad
  • It's okay to cry and show our emotions
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What makes you feel sad?
  • How can Jesus help us when we feel sad?
3Activity: Feelings Mirror (10 min)
discussion

Use a mirror to explore different emotions and talk about how Jesus understands each feeling

📝 Instructions:
  1. Look in the mirror and make a sad face
  2. Talk about times you feel sad
  3. Remember that Jesus cares about your feelings
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just make faces and name the emotions

Challenge: Draw pictures of times you felt different emotions

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about Jesus' love and understanding

📝 Review Questions:
  • Did Jesus cry in our story today?
  • Does Jesus care about our feelings?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank You for understanding our feelings and loving us so much

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll see an amazing miracle - Jesus will bring Lazarus back to life!

💎 Memory Verse

John 20:31

“These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God.”

— John 20:31 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Emotion Verse Dance: Act out the verse with happy and sad movements to help remember

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson helps children understand emotional intelligence through a biblical lens

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be patient with emotional expressions
  • Share your own feelings to model healthy emotional sharing
  • Use the BibleMouse Resource Guide for additional guidance
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find it hard to express complex emotions

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to name and discuss feelings

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a feelings journal in the BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Read additional BibleMouse Read-Aloud stories about emotions

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