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A Prayer at the Well

Finding a Wife for Isaac

Day 27of 180
Week 6of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God hears and answers prayers

2

Learn how Abraham's servant trusted God to guide him

3

Practice simple prayer asking for God's help

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 24:12

“He said, 'Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, please give me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.'”

— Genesis 24:12 (WEB)

Demonstrates how to pray and trust God for guidance

📦 Materials Needed

  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • Toy camels or camel pictures
  • Water pitcher or jug
  • Well picture
  • World English Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

BibleMouse adventure begins! Recap yesterday's lesson about Abraham sending his servant on an important mission

💭 Review Question: Who did Abraham want his servant to find?
2Teaching (8 min)

Today we'll learn how God's servant prayed for help in finding the right wife for Isaac

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • The servant traveled a long way
  • He stopped at a well and prayed to God
  • He asked God to show him the right woman
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think the servant was worried about?
  • How can we ask God for help?
3Activity: Servant's Prayer Adventure (10 min)
interactive prayer

Children will act out the servant's journey and practice asking God for help

📝 Instructions:
  1. Set up a 'well' area in the room
  2. Give each child a small water pitcher
  3. Take turns being the servant praying for guidance
  4. Practice saying a simple prayer like the servant did
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child repeat a basic prayer

Challenge: Encourage child to create their own prayer

4Closing (3 min)

Review key lesson points

📝 Review Questions:
  • Did God hear the servant's prayer?
  • How can we trust God like the servant did?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank you, God, for always listening to our prayers

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about Rebekah's kind heart

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 3:5-6

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”

— Proverbs 3:5-6 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Prayer Path Game: Create a simple path on the floor. Child steps forward each time they repeat a word of the memory verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson shows how specific prayer demonstrates trust in God's guidance

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple language
  • Encourage child to share their own prayer experiences
  • Make prayer feel natural and conversational
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may find it hard to understand complex prayer concepts

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's willingness to talk to God and trust His guidance

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a prayer journal in the BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Draw a picture of the well from the Bible story
  • Practice memorizing Proverbs 3:5-6 with BibleMouse Song Collection

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