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The Gospel to All Nations

The Great Commission

Day 172of 180
Week 35of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand God's global mission to reach all people groups

2

Identify how the gospel has spread from Jerusalem to worldwide

3

Develop compassion for people who haven't heard the gospel

📖 Scripture Connection

Acts 1:8

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”

— Acts 1:8 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's plan for the gospel to spread globally

📦 Materials Needed

  • World map
  • Colored markers
  • Notebook
  • Bible
  • String or yarn
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll explore how God's love reaches every corner of the world!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn yesterday about Jesus' final command?
2Teaching (10 min)

The gospel started in Jerusalem but was always meant to reach everyone

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God loves ALL people, not just one group
  • Jesus commanded his followers to share the good news everywhere
  • Missionaries help spread the gospel to unreached people
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think 'all nations' means?
  • How can we help spread God's love?
3Activity: Global Gospel Connections Map (12 min)
hands-on

Create a visual representation of gospel spread using world map and yarn

📝 Instructions:
  1. Place world map on table
  2. Mark Jerusalem as starting point
  3. Use different colored strings to show how gospel spread
  4. Research and mark key missionary journeys
  5. Add notes about different people groups
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Focus on fewer missionary routes

Challenge: Research current unreached people groups

4Closing (3 min)

Reflect on how each person can be part of God's global mission

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about God's heart for all people?
  • How can we pray for people who haven't heard the gospel?
🙏 Prayer:

Pray for missionaries and unreached people groups

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore your personal role in God's mission

💎 Memory Verse

Matthew 28:19-20

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

— Matthew 28:19-20 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Mission Map Verse Tracing: Trace the memory verse on a world map, connecting each phrase to different continents

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Understanding global missions helps children see beyond their immediate world

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use BibleMouse Resource Guide for additional missionary stories
  • Encourage curiosity about different cultures
  • Be sensitive when discussing global diversity
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find it hard to understand cultural differences

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Emerging compassion and interest in people different from themselves

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Write a prayer letter to a missionary
  • Create a cultural research project about an unreached people group

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