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Leaders God Chooses

Moses Leads God's People

Day 40of 180
Week 8of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God chooses special leaders to help His people

2

Learn how to respect and follow godly leaders

3

Develop trust in God's plan for leadership

📖 Scripture Connection

Hebrews 13:17

“Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.”

— Hebrews 13:17 (WEB)

Teaches children about respecting godly leadership and following wise guidance

📦 Materials Needed

  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • World English Bible
  • Paper crown
  • Stick or staff
  • Coloring page of Moses
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn about how God chooses special leaders to help His people!

💭 Review Question: Can you remember how God helped Moses lead the people across the Red Sea?
2Teaching (8 min)

God carefully selects leaders to guide and protect His people. Moses was one of those special leaders chosen by God.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God gave Moses a special job to lead the Israelites
  • Leaders help people follow God's good plans
  • We should listen to leaders who love God
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What makes a good leader?
  • How can we show respect to our leaders?
3Activity: Follow the Leader (10 min)
interactive

Play a game where children practice following instructions, demonstrating leadership and following

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose one child to be the leader
  2. Leader gives simple instructions like 'hop', 'touch your nose'
  3. Other children must carefully follow
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Adult gives instructions

Challenge: Children take turns leading with more complex instructions

4Closing (3 min)

Review key lesson points about godly leadership

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who chose Moses to lead?
  • How can we be good followers?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, help us to follow good leaders and listen to Your guidance.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about God's special meeting with Moses on the mountain!

💎 Memory Verse

Exodus 20:3

“You shall have no other gods before me.”

— Exodus 20:3 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Crown the Memory Verse: Create a paper crown and write one word of the memory verse on each point. Have child arrange crown points in correct order while saying the verse

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Leadership in the Bible is about serving, not controlling

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, positive language about leadership
  • Emphasize respect and listening
  • Connect lesson to family and church leaders
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find it hard to understand leadership as service

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child showing understanding of respecting guidance

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • BibleMouse Printables Library coloring page about Moses
  • Create a 'leader helper' chart at home
  • Sing leadership-themed song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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