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Jesus Goes to Help

Jesus Heals a Little Girl

Day 153of 180
Week 31of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that Jesus helps people

2

Learn about Jesus' kindness

3

Practice following along with a story

📖 Scripture Connection

Mark 5:24

“Jesus went with him, and a great crowd followed him, and they pressed against him.”

— Mark 5:24 (WEB)

Shows Jesus' willingness to help and care for people

📦 Materials Needed

  • Bandages
  • Stuffed animal
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • Healing story pictures
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Today we're learning how Jesus went to help a little girl! Remember yesterday when Daddy Jairus asked Jesus for help?

💭 Review Question: Who wanted Jesus to help someone special?
2Teaching (5 min)

Jesus heard the daddy's prayer and went to help. He loves people and wants to take care of them!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Jesus listened to the daddy
  • Jesus wanted to help the little girl
  • Jesus is kind and loves children
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Who helps you when you're sick?
  • How can we be kind like Jesus?
3Activity: Healing Helper Parade (6 min)
movement

Children pretend to walk with Jesus and help their sick stuffed animal

📝 Instructions:
  1. Hold a stuffed animal 'patient'
  2. Walk carefully like Jesus did
  3. Gently 'help' the stuffed animal
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child walk and 'heal'

Challenge: Child creates a healing story for their stuffed animal

4Closing (3 min)

Jesus loves to help people, especially children!

📝 Review Questions:
  • Did Jesus want to help the little girl?
  • How can we be kind like Jesus?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for loving and helping people!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll see what happens when Jesus reaches the little girl!

💎 Memory Verse

Mark 10:14

“Let the children come!”

— Mark 10:14 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Jesus Loves Me Dance - Children dance and point to themselves when saying 'me' in the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson focuses on Jesus' compassion and willingness to help

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, simple language
  • Demonstrate movements slowly
  • Praise child's participation
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying focused and understanding complex story elements

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement and attempt to mimic helping behaviors

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Healing Story Pictures
  • Sing 'Jesus Loves Me' while doing healing helper movements

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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