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Her Son Lives Again

The Widow's Oil and Son

Day 90of 180
Week 18of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand God's power over life and death

2

Learn how prayer connects us with God's miraculous power

3

Develop compassion for those experiencing loss

📖 Scripture Connection

1 Kings 17:23

“Elijah took the child and brought him down out of the room into the house and delivered him to his mother. Elijah said, 'Look, your son lives.'”

— 1 Kings 17:23 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's power to restore life and bring hope in desperate situations

📦 Materials Needed

  • World English Bible
  • White paper
  • Colored pencils
  • BibleMouse Story Cards
  • Small cloth or blanket
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recall yesterday's lesson about God's miracle of continuous oil

💭 Review Question: What did God do to help the widow and Elijah?
2Teaching (8 min)

Storytelling of Elijah raising the widow's son

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • The widow was sad because her son died
  • Elijah prayed to God with great faith
  • God heard Elijah's prayer and brought the boy back to life
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How do you think the mother felt?
  • What does this story teach us about God's power?
3Activity: Miracle Moments Reenactment (10 min)
storytelling

Children act out the story using BibleMouse Story Cards and props

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose children to play Elijah, widow, and son
  2. Use cloth as 'bed' for son
  3. Demonstrate Elijah's prayer and God's miracle
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use puppets to tell the story

Challenge: Children write a short story about the miracle

4Closing (3 min)

Reflect on God's amazing power

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did Elijah do when the boy died?
  • How did God answer Elijah's prayer?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank God for His power and love

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about Elijah challenging false prophets

💎 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: Memory Verse Dance: Children act out falling prostrate and shouting the verse with enthusiasm

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This miracle shows God's compassion and power over death

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, age-appropriate language about death
  • Emphasize God's love and care
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might feel scared discussing death

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's understanding of God's miraculous power

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Draw a picture of the miracle in BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Create a prayer journal to record answered prayers

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