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Jesus Understands Me

Jesus Loves Us So Much

Day 138of 180
Week 28of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that Jesus was once a child like me

2

Learn that Jesus knows how I feel

3

Feel loved and understood by Jesus

📖 Scripture Connection

Hebrews 4:15

“For we don't have a high priest who can't be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin.”

— Hebrews 4:15 (WEB)

Jesus understands our feelings because He experienced human life

📦 Materials Needed

  • White paper
  • Crayons
  • Scissors (parent-supervised)
  • Heart stickers (optional)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll discover how Jesus understands exactly how we feel!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn yesterday about Jesus coming as a baby?
2Teaching (5 min)

Jesus was once a little child just like you! He knows what it's like to be small, to play, to learn, and to grow.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Jesus was a real child
  • He played with friends
  • He learned new things
  • He knew what it felt like to be happy and sad
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you like to do when you play?
  • Do you think Jesus liked to play too?
3Activity: My Jesus Understands Me Heart (6 min)
craft

Create a special heart showing how Jesus understands you

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a big heart on white paper
  2. Color the heart with happy colors
  3. Draw a picture of yourself in the middle
  4. Add a sticker or drawing of Jesus nearby
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps draw the heart

Challenge: Child writes their name or draws more details

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about Jesus understanding us

📝 Review Questions:
  • Does Jesus know how you feel?
  • Was Jesus ever a child like you?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank You for understanding me. I love You!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about Jesus being God's special gift!

💎 Memory Verse

Luke 2:11

“A Savior is born!”

— Luke 2:11 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Sing-along with hand motions: Point up for 'Savior', rock baby motion for 'born'

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children often struggle to understand abstract concepts about Jesus

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple, concrete language
  • Show lots of love and excitement
  • Be patient with short attention spans
🤔 Common Struggles:

Sitting still, understanding complex ideas about Jesus

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement, attempts to relate personal experiences

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional coloring pages
  • Sing Jesus love songs from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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