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Calming the Storm

Jesus' Amazing Miracles

Day 139of 180
Week 28of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that Jesus has power over nature

2

Recognize that Jesus can help us when we are afraid

3

Learn to trust God during scary moments

📖 Scripture Connection

Mark 4:39

“He awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, 'Peace! Be still!' The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.”

— Mark 4:39 (WEB)

Shows Jesus' divine power and ability to bring peace

📦 Materials Needed

  • Blue construction paper
  • White paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Crayons
  • Craft stick
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Your BibleMouse lesson today is about a special moment when Jesus showed His amazing power!

💭 Review Question: What miracle did we learn about yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Today we'll learn about Jesus calming a big storm on the sea. The disciples were very scared, but Jesus wasn't worried at all!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • The disciples were in a boat during a scary storm
  • Waves were crashing and the boat was filling with water
  • Jesus was sleeping peacefully during the storm
  • The disciples woke Jesus and asked for help
  • Jesus spoke to the wind and waves, and they stopped immediately!
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Have you ever been scared during a storm?
  • What do you do when you feel afraid?
3Activity: Jesus Calms the Storm Craft (8 min)
craft

Create a simple storm scene showing Jesus' power

📝 Instructions:
  1. Fold blue construction paper to make a boat shape
  2. Cut white paper to make waves and boat details
  3. Draw Jesus and disciples on the boat
  4. Attach a craft stick to make a movable Jesus figure
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parents can pre-cut shapes for younger children

Challenge: Add more details to the boat and storm scene

4Closing (3 min)

Review the story and what we learned about Jesus' power

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did Jesus do to the storm?
  • Why weren't the disciples safe?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank You for always being with us and helping us when we're afraid.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn more about Jesus' amazing power!

💎 Memory Verse

Mark 10:14

“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”

— Mark 10:14 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Storm Wave Memorization: Children wave their hands like ocean waves while saying each word of the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson helps children understand God's protection and power

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use a calm voice when discussing the storm
  • Encourage children to share their own feelings about being afraid
🤔 Common Struggles:

Young children might find the concept of Jesus' supernatural power difficult to understand

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to retell the basic story and express trust in Jesus

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Act out the story with simple props
  • Listen to BibleMouse Storm Sound effects while retelling the story
  • Draw additional pictures of Jesus helping people

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