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Only God Deserves Worship

The Golden Calf Mistake

Day 50of 180
Week 10of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God alone should be worshiped

2

Recognize the difference between God and idols

3

Develop a heart of love and respect for God

📖 Scripture Connection

Exodus 20:3-5

“You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.”

— Exodus 20:3-5 (WEB)

Direct teaching about worshiping only God

📦 Materials Needed

  • Gold paper or foil
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Cardboard or construction paper base
  • Crayons or markers
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recall yesterday's lesson about Moses praying for the people

💭 Review Question: What did Moses do when the people made the golden calf?
2Teaching (8 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn why God wants to be the only one we worship

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God loves us and wants to be our special friend
  • Worshiping other things can hurt our relationship with God
  • God is the only one who deserves our complete love
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What are some things we might love too much?
  • How can we show God He is most important?
3Activity: God First Craft (10 min)
craft

Create a heart-shaped reminder that God comes first

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a big heart on cardboard
  2. Cut out gold paper shapes
  3. Glue gold shapes around the heart
  4. Write 'God First' in the center
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parents help with cutting and writing

Challenge: Add Bible verse to the craft

4Closing (3 min)

Review the main lesson points

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who should we worship?
  • Why is God special?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, help us love You most of all

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about God's special building plans

💎 Memory Verse

Exodus 20:3

“You shall have no other gods before me.”

— Exodus 20:3 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: God First Dance: Children stand and do a fun dance move when saying 'God' and freeze when saying 'other gods'

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

The golden calf story shows how easily people can forget God's goodness

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple language about worship
  • Help child understand worship means loving God most
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might not understand abstract concept of worship

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child showing excitement about loving God

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library coloring page about the lesson
  • Sing a worship song from BibleMouse Song Collection

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