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Jesus Prays in the Garden

Jesus Dies for Us

Day 152of 180
Week 31of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that Jesus prayed to God the Father before His crucifixion

2

Learn that Jesus was brave and obedient to God's plan

3

Recognize that Jesus loves us so much He was willing to follow God's plan

📖 Scripture Connection

Matthew 26:39

“He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, 'My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I want, but what you want.'”

— Matthew 26:39 (WEB)

Shows Jesus' deep love and obedience to God's plan for saving people

📦 Materials Needed

  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • World English Bible
  • Purple cloth
  • Simple paper heart
  • Pencil or crayon
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn about a special time when Jesus prayed in a garden called Gethsemane

💭 Review Question: Can you remember what Jesus did with His disciples at the Last Supper?
2Teaching (7 min)

Jesus knew something very important was about to happen. He loved us so much that He was willing to do what God asked Him to do.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Jesus went to a quiet garden to pray
  • He asked God if there was another way
  • Jesus wanted to do exactly what God wanted
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think Jesus was feeling?
  • How can we be brave like Jesus?
3Activity: Prayer Heart Craft (8 min)
discussion

Create a special heart to remember Jesus' love and prayer

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take a paper heart
  2. Draw or write something that shows God's love
  3. Talk about how Jesus loves us
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child draw a simple cross on the heart

Challenge: Child writes 'Jesus loves me' on the heart

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about Jesus praying

📝 Review Questions:
  • Where did Jesus pray?
  • Why did Jesus pray?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You that Jesus loves us so much. Help us to be brave and love You too.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about when Jesus was arrested

💎 Memory Verse

John 3:16

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

— John 3:16 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Heart Verse Tracing: Trace the words on a paper heart, saying each word out loud

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This moment shows Jesus' humanity and divine purpose

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, age-appropriate language
  • Focus on God's love, not scary details
🤔 Common Struggles:

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

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's emotional response and understanding of love

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library coloring page about Jesus praying
  • Sing a simple prayer song from BibleMouse Song Collection

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