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Anna Never Stopped Praying

Simeon and Anna Meet Jesus

Day 154of 180
Week 31of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how Anna dedicated her life to serving God

2

Learn about the importance of prayer and waiting on God

3

Develop appreciation for elderly believers' wisdom

📖 Scripture Connection

Luke 2:36-37

“There was also a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity, and she had been a widow for about eighty-four years. She never left the temple, worshiping with fasting and requests night and day.”

— Luke 2:36-37 (WEB)

Demonstrates lifelong dedication to God and persistent prayer

📦 Materials Needed

  • Bible (World English Bible)
  • Picture of an elderly woman
  • Timer or stopwatch
  • Notebook and pencil
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn about Anna, a special woman who loved God so much she spent her whole life praying in the temple!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about Simeon yesterday?
2Teaching (8 min)

Anna was an amazing woman of faith. She was 84 years old and had spent most of her life at the temple, praying and waiting for God's promise.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Anna lost her husband after only 7 years of marriage
  • Instead of being sad, she turned to God
  • She spent day and night praying and worshiping
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think Anna prayed about?
  • How can we show God we love Him like Anna did?
3Activity: Anna's Prayer Challenge (10 min)
interactive prayer

Practice being still and praying like Anna

📝 Instructions:
  1. Sit quietly for 2 minutes
  2. Think about things you want to thank God for
  3. Draw a picture of what you're praying about
  4. Share your drawing with a family member
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Pray together for 1 minute

Challenge: Write a prayer in your BibleMouse journal

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about Anna's faith

📝 Review Questions:
  • How old was Anna?
  • What did Anna do at the temple?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, help us to love You and pray like Anna did

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how Anna told everyone about Jesus!

💎 Memory Verse

Matthew 1:23

“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel—which means, 'God with us.'”

— Matthew 1:23 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Prayer Partner Memorization: Child and parent take turns saying one word of the verse, creating a fun call-and-response game

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Anna represents faithful waiting and constant prayer

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, age-appropriate language
  • Encourage questions about faith
  • Model consistent prayer for your child
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find sitting still during prayer challenging

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Genuine interest in learning about faith and prayer

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a prayer journal in the BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Act out Anna's story with dress-up clothes
  • Make a timeline of Anna's life

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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