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Justice, Mercy, Humility

Living as God's People Today

Day 172of 180
Week 35of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand what God requires of His people according to Micah 6:8

2

Identify practical ways to show justice, mercy, and humility

3

Develop a heart that wants to please God in daily actions

📖 Scripture Connection

Micah 6:8

“He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?”

— Micah 6:8 (WEB)

Provides a clear summary of how God wants His people to live

📦 Materials Needed

  • Bible (World English Bible)
  • Colored paper
  • Markers
  • BibleMouse Printables Library worksheet
  • Scissors
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll discover God's special recipe for living His way!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn yesterday about loving God and others?
2Teaching (8 min)

God gives us three important ways to live: do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Do Justice: Treat everyone fairly and stand up for what's right
  • Love Mercy: Show kindness, even when others don't deserve it
  • Walk Humbly: Remember that everything good comes from God
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What does it mean to treat someone fairly?
  • How can you show mercy to someone who might have hurt your feelings?
3Activity: Justice, Mercy, Humility Action Poster (10 min)
application study

Create a poster showing ways to live out Micah 6:8

📝 Instructions:
  1. Divide paper into three sections
  2. In first section, draw ways to do justice
  3. In second section, draw ways to show mercy
  4. In third section, draw ways to be humble
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps draw or write examples

Challenge: Write a short story showing all three principles

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about living God's way

📝 Review Questions:
  • What are the three things God wants us to do?
  • Can you give an example of each?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, help me to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with You today

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about sharing the good news about Jesus

💎 Memory Verse

Micah 6:8

“He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?”

— Micah 6:8 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Justice, Mercy, Humility Hand Motion Game: Create a unique hand motion for each part of the verse (justice = pointing finger, mercy = hugging motion, humility = bowing slightly)

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Micah was a prophet who reminded God's people how to truly follow Him

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use real-life examples children can understand
  • Encourage children to think of practical ways to live out these principles
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children often find it hard to show mercy or be truly humble

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Moments when child demonstrates justice, mercy, or humility

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Act out scenarios showing justice, mercy, and humility
  • Create a family challenge to practice these principles this week

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