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The Good News to Share

Telling Others About Jesus

Day 166of 180
Week 34of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that Jesus wants us to tell others about Him

2

Learn what 'good news' means in a child-friendly way

3

Begin to feel excited about sharing God's love

📖 Scripture Connection

Matthew 28:19-20

“Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you.”

— Matthew 28:19-20 (WEB)

Jesus gives His followers a special job to tell everyone about God's love

📦 Materials Needed

  • Bible (World English Bible)
  • BibleMouse friendship bracelets
  • Testimony pictures
  • Coloring sheet
  • Crayons
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse adventure! Let's remember what we learned yesterday about Jesus promising to come back.

💭 Review Question: Can you tell me something special about Jesus we learned yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Today we're learning about something Jesus asked His friends to do - tell everyone about His love!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Jesus loves everyone and wants them to know about Him
  • Good news is something exciting we want to share
  • We can tell our friends and family about Jesus
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What is good news?
  • Who can you tell about Jesus?
3Activity: Sharing Good News Game (8 min)
interactive

Use BibleMouse testimony pictures to practice telling a simple story about Jesus

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread out testimony pictures
  2. Take turns picking a picture
  3. Practice telling what the picture shows about Jesus
  4. Wear your BibleMouse friendship bracelet while sharing
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child tell the story

Challenge: Child creates own simple story about Jesus

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about sharing Jesus' love

📝 Review Questions:
  • What is good news?
  • Who can we tell about Jesus?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, help me be brave and tell others about Your love

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about Peter telling many people about Jesus!

💎 Memory Verse

Matthew 28:6

“He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.”

— Matthew 28:6 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Hopscotch Memory Verse - Write verse words on floor tiles, hop on each word while saying it

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children can understand sharing love in simple terms

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple, concrete language
  • Make sharing sound exciting, not scary
  • Model sharing about Jesus yourself
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might feel shy about talking about Jesus

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about telling a story, willingness to share

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Color BibleMouse witness badge
  • Practice telling family members about Jesus' love
  • Draw a picture of someone you want to tell about Jesus

Ready for Tomorrow?

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