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God Answers Prayer

Finding a Wife for Isaac

Day 29of 180
Week 6of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God hears and answers prayers

2

Recognize how the servant praised God for guidance

3

Learn to thank God when He helps us

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 24:26-27

“The man bowed his head and worshiped Yahweh, and said, 'Blessed be Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his mercy and his truth toward my master.'”

— Genesis 24:26-27 (WEB)

Shows how the servant recognized God's direct intervention in answering his prayer

📦 Materials Needed

  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • Toy camels
  • Water pitcher
  • Bible (World English Bible)
  • Coloring page from BibleMouse Printables Library
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

BibleMouse adventure begins! Recap yesterday's lesson about Rebekah's kindness

💭 Review Question: Can you remember how Rebekah helped the servant at the well?
2Teaching (8 min)

Today we'll learn how God answers prayers in amazing ways

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • The servant prayed for God's help
  • God showed him exactly who to choose
  • The servant thanked God immediately
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How did the servant know God answered his prayer?
  • What did the servant do when he realized God helped him?
3Activity: Praise and Thank God Game (10 min)
interactive

Children act out the servant's thankfulness

📝 Instructions:
  1. Listen to the Bible story
  2. When you hear about God's help, raise your hands
  3. Practice saying 'Thank you, God!'
  4. Use toy camels to retell the story
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just raise hands when hearing about God's help

Challenge: Create a short drama about answered prayer

4Closing (3 min)

Review key lesson points

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did the servant do when God helped him?
  • How can we thank God?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank you, God, for hearing our prayers and helping us

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about Isaac and Rebekah's wedding

💎 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 winding path on the floor, and children must walk while repeating the verse, showing how God makes our paths straight

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson emphasizes God's faithfulness and the importance of recognizing His guidance

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use enthusiastic tone when discussing God's help
  • Encourage children to share their own prayer experiences
  • Be patient with young learners' understanding
🤔 Common Struggles:

Young children might find it hard to understand abstract concepts of prayer

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about God listening to prayers

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Color BibleMouse printable of the well scene
  • Draw a picture of how God helps you
  • Practice a simple 'thank you' prayer

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