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A Sad Day

Jesus Died for Us

Day 142of 180
Week 29of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that some people were unkind to Jesus

2

Learn that Jesus loved people even when they were mean

3

Begin to appreciate Jesus's love and sacrifice

📖 Scripture Connection

Matthew 27:27-31

“Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the governor's palace, and gathered the whole garrison together against him.”

— Matthew 27:27-31 (WEB)

Demonstrates how Jesus was treated unfairly but remained loving

📦 Materials Needed

  • Cross picture
  • Purple cloth
  • Simple crown of thorns picture
  • Heart shapes
  • World English Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn about a very special day when Jesus showed how much He loves us

💭 Review Question: Can you remember how Jesus loves everyone from yesterday's lesson?
2Teaching (5 min)

Some people were mean to Jesus, but He still loved them

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Jesus was kind, even when others were not kind to Him
  • People didn't understand that Jesus was God's Son
  • Jesus continued to love people, even when they hurt Him
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think it means to be kind?
  • How can we show love like Jesus?
3Activity: Jesus Loves Me Craft (6 min)
discussion

Create a simple heart craft to remember Jesus's love

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take a heart shape
  2. Decorate with purple cloth pieces
  3. Draw a simple cross in the center
  4. Talk about how Jesus loves us
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child glue pieces

Challenge: Child creates heart independently

4Closing (3 min)

Review key lesson points

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about Jesus today?
  • How does Jesus show love?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank You for loving us so much

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn more about Jesus on the cross

💎 Memory Verse

John 3:16

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son.”

— John 3:16 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Heart Verse Dance - Children hold heart shapes and dance while repeating the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson introduces the concept of Jesus's sacrificial love

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle tone when discussing difficult concepts
  • Focus on Jesus's love, not graphic details
  • Encourage questions
🤔 Common Struggles:

Young children may find it hard to understand complex emotions of the crucifixion

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's empathy and understanding of love

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • BibleMouse Printables Library coloring page about Jesus's love
  • Sing a simple worship song about Jesus's love from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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