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Telling Everyone About Jesus

Simeon and Anna Meet Jesus

Day 155of 180
Week 31of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how Anna shared the good news about Jesus

2

Learn that telling others about Jesus is important

3

Develop excitement about sharing God's love

📖 Scripture Connection

Luke 2:38

“Coming up at that very hour, she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of him to all those who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.”

— Luke 2:38 (WEB)

Shows how Anna immediately shared the good news about Jesus

📦 Materials Needed

  • Construction paper
  • Markers or crayons
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide (Grade 2 Bible)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recap yesterday's lesson about Anna's faithfulness at the temple

💭 Review Question: Who remembers how old Anna was when she saw baby Jesus?
2Teaching (8 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn how Anna couldn't wait to tell everyone about Jesus!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Anna was very old but very excited about Jesus
  • She thanked God immediately
  • She told everyone waiting for God's promise about Jesus
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Why do you think Anna was so happy?
  • What would you do if you saw something amazing?
3Activity: Good News Messenger Scroll (10 min)
craft

Create a special scroll to remind children about sharing good news

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take a piece of construction paper
  2. Draw pictures of Jesus and people hearing the good news
  3. Roll the paper into a scroll
  4. Decorate with stickers from BibleMouse Printables Library
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps with rolling and decorating

Challenge: Write a short message about Jesus on the scroll

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about sharing God's love

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did Anna do when she saw Jesus?
  • Why is it important to tell others about Jesus?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, help us be brave like Anna and tell others about Your love

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about Jesus gathering His disciples in the upper room

💎 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: Memory Verse Whisper Chain: Children sit in a circle and whisper the verse, seeing how accurately it can be passed around

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Anna was a prophetess who dedicated her life to serving God and waiting for the Messiah

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage children to share excitement about good news
  • Use age-appropriate language about sharing faith
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might feel shy about talking about Jesus

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enthusiasm about the story, understanding of sharing good news

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Act out the story of Anna meeting Jesus
  • Create a thank you prayer like Anna's
  • Listen to BibleMouse Song Collection about sharing God's love

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