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The Miracle That Lasted

The Widow's Oil and Son

Day 89of 180
Week 18of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how God provides for those who trust Him

2

Retell the story of the widow's miraculous oil supply

3

Practice trusting God's promises

📖 Scripture Connection

1 Kings 17:15-16

“So she went and did according to the word of Elijah; and she, and he, and her household, ate for many days. The jar of meal wasn't exhausted, neither did the jar of oil fail, according to Yahweh's word, which he spoke by Elijah.”

— 1 Kings 17:15-16 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's miraculous provision through faith and obedience

📦 Materials Needed

  • Small jars
  • Cooking oil
  • Flour
  • Empty containers
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • World English Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll explore how God takes care of people who trust Him completely!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about the widow's last meal yesterday?
2Teaching (8 min)

Let's read how God kept His promise to the widow

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • The widow made bread for Elijah first
  • God promised her flour and oil would not run out
  • She trusted God and obeyed the prophet
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How do you think the widow felt when her food kept lasting?
  • What does trusting God look like?
3Activity: Miracle Oil Experiment (10 min)
hands-on

Demonstrate God's miraculous provision

📝 Instructions:
  1. Pour a small amount of oil into a jar
  2. Mark the oil level
  3. Check the jar periodically throughout the day
  4. Discuss how God miraculously sustained the widow
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just observe oil in jar

Challenge: Track oil volume mathematically

4Closing (3 min)

Review the miracle of God's provision

📝 Review Questions:
  • What happened to the widow's oil?
  • How did God take care of her?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank God for always providing

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about an even bigger miracle - when God brings the widow's son back to life!

💎 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: Falling Prostrate Game: Children take turns dramatically falling down and shouting the verse, reinforcing both the words and the powerful moment of recognizing God's power

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson emphasizes God's faithfulness and supernatural provision

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use BibleMouse Resource Guide for additional context
  • Encourage children to share times God has provided for them
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might struggle with understanding supernatural miracles

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about God's ability to do the impossible

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a BibleMouse journal entry about trusting God
  • Draw a picture of the widow's never-empty oil jar

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