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Praying in the Garden

Jesus' Last Week

Day 174of 180
Week 35of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that Jesus prayed to God when He was scared

2

Learn that God helps us when we are afraid

3

Develop compassion for Jesus' difficult moment

📖 Scripture Connection

Matthew 26:39

“He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, 'My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I want, but what you want.'”

— Matthew 26:39 (WEB)

Shows Jesus' humanity and trust in God during a challenging moment

📦 Materials Needed

  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • World English Bible
  • Garden picture
  • Soft blanket or cushion
  • Colored pencils
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

BibleMouse friends, today we're learning about a special moment when Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane

💭 Review Question: What did Jesus do with His friends at the Last Supper?
2Teaching (8 min)

Jesus knew something difficult was going to happen. He was feeling sad and scared, so He went to pray to God, His Father

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Jesus asked His disciples to pray with Him
  • He was honest about feeling worried
  • Jesus trusted God even when things were hard
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Have you ever felt scared? What did you do?
  • How can we talk to God when we feel afraid?
3Activity: Garden of Prayer (10 min)
prayer

Create a quiet prayer space like Jesus' garden

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread soft blanket on floor
  2. Place garden picture nearby
  3. Sit quietly and practice talking to God
  4. Draw a picture of how you might feel if you were scared
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child pray

Challenge: Child writes or draws prayer concerns

4Closing (3 min)

Remember, God is always with us, just like He was with Jesus

📝 Review Questions:
  • Where did Jesus pray?
  • How did Jesus show He trusted God?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, help us trust You when things feel scary

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how Jesus serves us with love

💎 Memory Verse

John 13:34

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”

— John 13:34 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Love Heart Hop: Cut out paper hearts, write memory verse words on them, spread on floor, child hops from heart to heart while reciting verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson introduces complex emotions and prayer

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be patient with emotional processing
  • Use simple, concrete language
  • Validate child's feelings
🤔 Common Struggles:

Understanding abstract concepts of prayer and trust

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement and emotional connection to story

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library coloring page of garden scene
  • Sing prayer song from BibleMouse Song Collection

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