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Abraham Believed God

God's Promise to Abraham

Day 43of 180
Week 9of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that Abraham trusted God's promise

2

Learn how faith means believing even when we can't see

3

Develop simple trust in God's goodness

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 15:6

“He believed in Yahweh, who credited it to him as righteousness.”

— Genesis 15:6 (WEB)

Shows how Abraham's trust in God was important

📦 Materials Needed

  • Black paper
  • Silver star stickers
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • World English Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recap yesterday's lesson about counting stars and God's big promise

💭 Review Question: Can you remember how many stars Abraham saw?
2Teaching (5 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn how Abraham trusted God's special promise

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God told Abraham he would have many children
  • Abraham and Sarah were very old and didn't have any children yet
  • Abraham still believed God would do what He said
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Do you think it was hard for Abraham to believe?
  • How do we trust God's promises?
3Activity: Starry Night Trust Activity (6 min)
discussion

Create a night sky to remember God's promise

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take black paper
  2. Stick silver star stickers randomly
  3. Talk about how God's promises are like these stars - too many to count!
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Adult helps place stars

Challenge: Child counts and places stars independently

4Closing (3 min)

Review key lesson points

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did Abraham believe?
  • Who always keeps His promises?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, help us trust You like Abraham did

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll make a special Starry Night craft to remember 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 Sticker Memory Game - Place star stickers on the verse while saying it together

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Abraham's faith was tested by waiting for a child, but he trusted God completely

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple language
  • Demonstrate trust with age-appropriate examples
  • Be patient with short attention spans
🤔 Common Struggles:

Young children might find abstract concepts of faith challenging

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement and simple understanding of trusting God

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Sing BibleMouse memory verse song
  • Read additional storybook about Abraham from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library

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