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God's Big Adventure Plan

God Calls Abram

Day 21of 180
Week 5of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God speaks to people and has special plans

2

Learn about Abram's willingness to follow God's directions

3

Begin to recognize God's love and guidance

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 12:1-3

“Now Yahweh said to Abram, 'Get out of your country, and from your relatives, and from your father's house, to the land that I will show you.'”

— Genesis 12:1-3 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's personal call and promise to Abram

📦 Materials Needed

  • World English Bible
  • Simple map or globe
  • Star stickers
  • Colored paper
  • Crayons
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse adventure! Let's remember how God loves each of us specially.

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about God's love yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Today we're learning about a brave man named Abram who listened to God's special plan.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God spoke directly to Abram
  • God asked Abram to go to a new land
  • God promised to bless Abram
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Have you ever been asked to go somewhere new?
  • How do you think Abram felt when God spoke to him?
3Activity: Abram's Journey Map (8 min)
storytelling

Create a simple map showing Abram's journey, using star stickers to mark important places

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a simple map on colored paper
  2. Use crayons to color the map
  3. Place star stickers where Abram traveled
  4. Talk about trusting God while drawing
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child draw map

Challenge: Child creates map independently with minimal guidance

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about God's special plan for Abram

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who spoke to Abram?
  • What did God ask Abram to do?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for loving us and having special plans for our lives.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how Abram packed up to follow God's plan!

💎 Memory Verse

Genesis 12:2

“I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you.”

— Genesis 12:2 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Star Sticker Memory Verse - Place a star sticker on the verse each time child repeats it correctly

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Abram's call represents a pivotal moment in biblical history, showing God's personal interaction with individuals

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple language
  • Encourage questions
  • Make the story engaging and not scary
🤔 Common Struggles:

Young children might find it hard to understand abstract concepts of faith and obedience

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's curiosity about the story, ability to repeat key points

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Sing a BibleMouse song about following God
  • Act out Abram's journey using household items as props
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional coloring sheets

Ready for Tomorrow?

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