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Jesus in the Temple

The Wise Men and Jesus' Early Life

Day 130of 180
Week 26of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that Jesus was special and loved learning about God

2

Recognize that Jesus honored His parents

3

Begin to appreciate Jesus' wisdom, even as a child

📖 Scripture Connection

Luke 2:49

“He said to them, 'Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?'”

— Luke 2:49 (WEB)

Shows Jesus' understanding of His special purpose and love for God

📦 Materials Needed

  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • World English Bible
  • Paper
  • Crayons
  • Scissors (child-safe)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll discover something amazing about Jesus when He was a young boy!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about Jesus growing up in Nazareth yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Let's read about Jesus in the temple from Luke 2:41-52 in the World English Bible

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Jesus was 12 years old
  • His family went to Jerusalem for a special celebration
  • Jesus stayed behind in the temple, talking with teachers
  • His parents were worried when they couldn't find Him
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How do you think Mary and Joseph felt when they couldn't find Jesus?
  • What was Jesus doing in the temple?
3Activity: Temple Learning Craft (8 min)
craft

Create a simple paper temple where children can draw pictures of things they're learning about God

📝 Instructions:
  1. Fold a piece of paper to make a temple shape
  2. Draw pictures inside showing what you know about Jesus
  3. Cut out small 'windows' to peek through
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parents can pre-cut temple shape

Challenge: Add Bible verse words to the temple craft

4Closing (3 min)

Review the story of Jesus in the temple

📝 Review Questions:
  • How old was Jesus?
  • Where did His parents find Him?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You that Jesus loved learning about You, even as a child. Help us to love learning about You too.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about how Jesus began His special work telling people about God's love

💎 Memory Verse

Matthew 1:21

“She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

— Matthew 1:21 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Temple Memory Verse Game: Create paper 'temple stones' with words of the verse, have child arrange them in order while saying the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This passage shows Jesus' early understanding of His divine purpose

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, age-appropriate language
  • Encourage questions
  • Make the lesson interactive
🤔 Common Struggles:

Young children might find it hard to understand Jesus being both a child and divine

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's curiosity about Jesus' childhood

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library coloring page of Jesus in the temple
  • Sing a BibleMouse Song about Jesus learning and growing

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