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Father, Forgive Them

Jesus' Words from the Cross

Day 166of 180
Week 34of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that Jesus loved people even when they hurt Him

2

Learn about Jesus' ability to forgive those who do wrong

3

Practice showing kindness to others who might not be kind

📖 Scripture Connection

Luke 23:34

“Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.'”

— Luke 23:34 (WEB)

Shows Jesus' incredible love and mercy even during His most painful moment

📦 Materials Needed

  • World English Bible
  • Cross picture
  • Seven word cards
  • Colored pencils
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn about Jesus' amazing love when people were hurting Him

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about Peter's mistakes last week?
2Teaching (8 min)

Jesus was on the cross, suffering terribly, but He still loved the people who hurt Him

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Jesus was being hurt by soldiers and people around Him
  • Instead of being angry, He asked God to forgive them
  • Jesus shows us how to love people even when they're unkind
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How do you feel when someone is mean to you?
  • What does Jesus teach us about treating others?
3Activity: Forgiveness Coloring (10 min)
discussion

Color a picture of the cross while thinking about Jesus' love

📝 Instructions:
  1. Use cross picture from BibleMouse Printables Library
  2. Color while discussing how Jesus forgives
  3. Draw small hearts around the cross to represent love
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child color and discuss

Challenge: Child writes a short sentence about forgiveness

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about Jesus' love

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did Jesus say on the cross?
  • Why did Jesus want to forgive people?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, help me learn to love and forgive like You do

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about Jesus' promise to the thief on the cross

💎 Memory Verse

Luke 23:34

“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”

— Luke 23:34 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Forgiveness Word Hop: Place seven word cards on floor, have child hop on each word while reciting verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson introduces the concept of unconditional love and forgiveness

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, age-appropriate language
  • Validate child's feelings about being hurt
  • Emphasize Jesus' love over punishment
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may find it hard to understand forgiving someone who hurts them

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child showing empathy or discussing forgiveness

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Act out the scene with simple props
  • Draw a picture of what forgiveness looks like
  • Listen to BibleMouse Song Collection forgiveness songs

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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