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God's Creative Care

Elijah and the Ravens

Day 85of 180
Week 17of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God provides for His people in unexpected ways

2

Recognize God's creativity in meeting human needs

3

Develop trust in God's provision

📖 Scripture Connection

Matthew 6:25-26

“Therefore I tell you, don't be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will wear. Isn't life more than food, and the body more than clothing? See the birds of the sky, that they don't sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you of much more value than they?”

— Matthew 6:25-26 (WEB)

Illustrates God's care through nature and His provision for His children

📦 Materials Needed

  • Black construction paper
  • Bird pictures
  • Bread pieces
  • Water basin
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse lesson! Let's remember how God used ravens to feed Elijah in the desert.

💭 Review Question: Can you tell me how the ravens helped Elijah last time?
2Teaching (8 min)

God can use anything to take care of His people - even birds! Just like the ravens brought food to Elijah, God shows His creative love.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God is always watching over us
  • Sometimes God provides in surprising ways
  • We can trust God to meet our needs
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What are some ways God takes care of you?
  • Have you ever seen God do something unexpected?
3Activity: Raven's Delivery Game (10 min)
game

Children pretend to be ravens bringing food to Elijah

📝 Instructions:
  1. Scatter bread pieces around the room
  2. Children 'fly' like ravens to collect bread
  3. Place collected bread in a central 'feeding' area
  4. Count how many pieces each 'raven' can deliver
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help younger children find bread pieces

Challenge: Add obstacles or time limit to bread collection

4Closing (3 min)

Review how God creatively provides for His people

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about God today?
  • How can we trust God to take care of us?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for always taking care of us in amazing ways.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about how God sent Elijah to a special widow who will help him

💎 Memory Verse

1 Kings 18:39

“When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, 'The LORD—he is God! The LORD—he is God!'”

— 1 Kings 18:39 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Raven Call Memorization: Children stand in a circle and take turns saying one word of the verse, making a 'caw caw' sound like a raven between words

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson builds on previous stories about Elijah and God's provision

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use the BibleMouse Resource Guide for additional context
  • Encourage children to share personal stories of God's care
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may find it hard to understand God's invisible care

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Moments of wonder and connection to God's love

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a raven craft using black construction paper
  • Draw a picture of how God provides in unexpected ways
  • Sing a BibleMouse song about God's care

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