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Written on Our Hearts

Covenant at Sinai

Day 40of 180
Week 8of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how the New Covenant differs from the Old Covenant

2

Explain how God writes His law on believers' hearts through the Holy Spirit

3

Develop a personal appreciation for God's transformative grace

📖 Scripture Connection

Ezekiel 36:26-27

“I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and you will keep my ordinances and do them.”

— Ezekiel 36:26-27 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's promise to transform hearts through the New Covenant

📦 Materials Needed

  • Bible
  • Notebook
  • Colored pencils or markers
  • BibleMouse Printables worksheet
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll explore how God transforms hearts through His incredible New Covenant promise!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn yesterday about the difference between the Old and New Covenants?
2Teaching (10 min)

The New Covenant is God's amazing plan to write His law directly on our hearts through the Holy Spirit

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God's law is no longer just external rules
  • The Holy Spirit empowers us to follow God's ways
  • Jesus fulfills the covenant promise
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What does it mean to have God's law 'written on our hearts'?
  • How does the Holy Spirit help us live for God?
3Activity: Covenant Heart Illustration (12 min)
project

Create a visual representation of how God transforms hearts

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a large heart divided into two sections
  2. On one side, illustrate a 'stone heart' representing the Old Covenant
  3. On the other side, draw a 'living heart' showing God's transformative power
  4. Add Scripture references and key words from today's lesson
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use pre-drawn heart template from BibleMouse Printables

Challenge: Write a short reflection explaining the symbolism of the heart illustration

4Closing (3 min)

Review key concepts of God's transformative covenant promise

📝 Review Questions:
  • What makes the New Covenant special?
  • How does God help us follow His ways?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank God for His promise to change our hearts and give us His Spirit

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about David, a man after God's own heart

💎 Memory Verse

Acts 7:37

“This is the Moses who told the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your own people.'”

— Acts 7:37 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Heart Mapping Memory Challenge: Create a visual map of the verse, with key words written inside heart-shaped sections, using different colors and creative designs

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

The New Covenant represents God's promise of internal transformation, moving beyond external rule-following

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage personal reflection
  • Use age-appropriate language about spiritual growth
  • Connect lesson to child's daily experiences
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may find it challenging to understand abstract spiritual concepts

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Signs of spiritual curiosity and openness to God's work

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Research other New Covenant references in the Bible
  • Create a prayer journal tracking personal spiritual growth

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