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God Never Breaks His Promises

We Can Trust God Like Abraham

Day 104of 180
Week 21of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God always keeps His promises

2

Learn that God is different from people who sometimes break promises

3

Begin developing trust in God's faithfulness

📖 Scripture Connection

Numbers 23:19

“God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?”

— Numbers 23:19 (WEB)

Shows God's unchanging nature and perfect promise-keeping

📦 Materials Needed

  • Construction paper
  • Crayons or markers
  • Stickers
  • Glue stick
  • Child-safe scissors
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Let's play a quick promise game! I'll make a promise and then we'll see if I keep it.

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about Abraham trusting God yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we're learning that God ALWAYS keeps His promises! People sometimes forget or can't keep promises, but God is different.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God never lies
  • God always does what He says
  • We can trust God completely
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Have you ever had someone break a promise to you?
  • How does it feel when someone doesn't keep a promise?
3Activity: Promise Keeper Craft (6 min)
craft

Create a special 'God's Promises' heart decoration

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a big heart on construction paper
  2. Color the heart with bright colors
  3. Add stickers that show things God promises (love, care, protection)
  4. Write 'God Keeps Promises!' with parent's help
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent pre-cuts heart, child just colors

Challenge: Child cuts out own heart shape

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about God's promises

📝 Review Questions:
  • Does God always keep His promises?
  • Can we trust God?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You that You always keep Your promises and love us!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn more about trusting God every day!

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 3:5

“Trust in the Lord!”

— Proverbs 3:5 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Sing-along with hand motions: Point to self on 'Trust', then point up on 'Lord'

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children struggle with abstract concepts of promise-keeping, so use concrete examples

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple, clear language
  • Demonstrate promises with tangible actions
  • Be patient with short attention spans
🤔 Common Struggles:

Understanding that God's promises are different from human promises

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child showing interest in the concept of trust

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Read a BibleMouse storybook about God's promises
  • Play a trust walk game with parent guiding blindfolded child

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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