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Our Bodies Are God's Temple

Building God's Temple

Day 75of 180
Week 15of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that believers' bodies are temples of God's Holy Spirit

2

Explain how we can honor God with our bodies

3

Develop reverence for God's presence in our lives

📖 Scripture Connection

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

“Or don't you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.”

— 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (WEB)

Explains how believers are now God's living temple

📦 Materials Needed

  • Building blocks
  • Gold foil
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • Bible (World English Bible)
  • Coloring page from BibleMouse Printables Library
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Remember how God's glory filled the temple? Today we'll learn something amazing - YOU are now God's temple!

💭 Review Question: What special thing happened when Solomon finished building the temple?
2Teaching (8 min)

In our BibleMouse lesson today, we'll discover how God's Spirit lives inside believers

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God's temple is no longer a building - it's people who love Jesus
  • Our bodies are special because God's Spirit lives in us
  • We can honor God by taking care of our bodies
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How can we take care of our bodies?
  • Why are our bodies special to God?
3Activity: Living Temple Craft (10 min)
interactive

Create a personal temple craft showing how we honor God

📝 Instructions:
  1. Color BibleMouse temple coloring page
  2. Draw or paste pictures of healthy choices
  3. Write 'God's Temple' at the top
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just color and draw

Challenge: Add Bible verse to artwork

4Closing (3 min)

Review key lesson points

📝 Review Questions:
  • What makes our bodies special?
  • How can we honor God?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank God for making us His special temple

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about Solomon making choices that didn't honor God

💎 Memory Verse

James 1:5

“If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.”

— James 1:5 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Temple Memory Verse Tower: Write memory verse words on building blocks, then stack them while reciting the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Concept of body as God's temple can be abstract for young learners

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use concrete examples children understand
  • Emphasize God's love, not rules
  • Make lesson interactive and fun
🤔 Common Struggles:

Understanding that spiritual concept applies to physical body

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's growing understanding of personal relationship with God

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a healthy habits chart
  • Discuss ways to care for body and spirit
  • Sing BibleMouse worship songs about God's love

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