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Counting the Stars

God's Promise to Abraham

Day 41of 180
Week 9of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God made a special promise to Abraham

2

Learn that God's promises are always true

3

Begin to recognize God's love and faithfulness

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 15:5

“He brought him outside, and said, 'Look up now at the sky, and count the stars, if you are able to count them.' He said to Abram, 'So shall your offspring be.'”

— Genesis 15:5 (WEB)

God promises Abraham that his family will be as numerous as the stars in the sky

📦 Materials Needed

  • Black construction paper
  • Silver star stickers
  • Flashlight
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse adventure! Let's remember what we learned about God's promise to Abraham yesterday.

💭 Review Question: Can you tell me one thing God promised Abraham?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today, we're going to learn how God showed Abraham how big His promise was by showing him the stars!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God took Abraham outside at night
  • God told Abraham to look up at the sky
  • God said his family would be as many as the stars
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How many stars do you think are in the sky?
  • Can you count all the stars?
3Activity: Starry Night Promise (6 min)
storytelling

Create a starry sky to help remember God's promise

📝 Instructions:
  1. Give each child a piece of black paper
  2. Use silver star stickers to create a night sky
  3. Help children count their stars
  4. Talk about how God's promise to Abraham was bigger than all the stars
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child place 5-10 star stickers

Challenge: Let child create patterns with star stickers

4Closing (3 min)

Review our star promise activity

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did God promise Abraham?
  • How many stars did we make?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for Your amazing promises. Help us trust You like Abraham did.

Coming up: Tomorrow, we'll learn more about how Abraham believed God's promise!

💎 Memory Verse

Genesis 12:2

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

— Genesis 12:2 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Star Verse Dance: Children move like twinkling stars while repeating the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson introduces the concept of God's faithfulness and promises

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use a soft, engaging voice when telling the story
  • Allow child to explore and ask questions
  • Refer to BibleMouse Resource Guide for additional visual aids
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might have difficulty understanding abstract concepts of promises

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about stars and ability to listen to the story

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library star-themed coloring page
  • Sing a star-themed worship song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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