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Give God Your Best

Two Brothers, Two Choices

Day 20of 180
Week 4of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God wants our best effort

2

Learn about Cain and Abel's different attitudes

3

Practice choosing kindness and generosity

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 4:7

“If you do well, won't it be lifted up? If you don't do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it.”

— Genesis 4:7 (WEB)

Teaches children about making good choices and giving their best to God

📦 Materials Needed

  • Two colored blocks
  • Heart cutouts
  • Offering basket
  • Crayons
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

BibleMouse adventure begins! Recap yesterday's lesson about Cain's bad choice

💭 Review Question: What happened when Cain got angry with his brother?
2Teaching (8 min)

God wants us to give our very best in everything we do

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Cain brought some crops, but not his best
  • Abel brought his very best animals
  • God looks at our heart, not just our actions
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What does giving your best look like?
  • How can we show God we love Him?
3Activity: Best Gift Heart (10 min)
craft

Create a heart showing ways to give God our best

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a big heart on paper
  2. Color and decorate the heart
  3. Write or draw ways to give God your best
  4. Share with family
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parents help with writing

Challenge: Add Bible verse to heart decoration

4Closing (3 min)

Review lesson and pray together

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about giving our best?
  • How can you show God you love Him?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, help me always give You my very best.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about Abraham's big test of faith

💎 Memory Verse

1 John 4:7

“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God.”

— 1 John 4:7 (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 saying the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children often struggle with understanding abstract concepts of giving their best

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use concrete examples
  • Praise effort, not just results
  • Model giving your best in daily life
🤔 Common Struggles:

Differentiating between trying hard and being perfect

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Moments of genuine effort and kindness

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • BibleMouse Resource Guide activity on giving
  • Family discussion about doing chores with a good attitude
  • Practice memory verse with BibleMouse Song Collection

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