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God Answered Prayer

Isaac Gets Married

Day 59of 180
Week 12of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God listens and answers prayers

2

Recognize how the servant thanked God for answering his prayer

3

Learn to say 'thank you' to God

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 24:26-27

“The man bowed his head and worshiped Yahweh, saying, 'Blessed be Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his mercy and his truth toward my master.'”

— Genesis 24:26-27 (WEB)

Shows how the servant recognized and praised God for answering his prayer

📦 Materials Needed

  • Blue construction paper
  • White crayon
  • Heart stickers
  • Glue stick
  • Toy camel (optional)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn how God answers prayers! Remember yesterday when we talked about Rebekah at the well?

💭 Review Question: Can you remember what Rebekah did for the servant?
2Teaching (5 min)

Abraham's servant prayed and asked God to help him find the right wife for Isaac. When Rebekah came to the well and was kind to the servant and his camels, he knew God had answered his prayer!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God hears our prayers
  • The servant thanked God right away
  • God is always listening
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How can we talk to God?
  • What can we thank God for?
3Activity: Thankful Heart Craft (6 min)
craft

Create a special 'thank you' card to God with a well scene

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a well with a white crayon on blue paper
  2. Add heart stickers around the well
  3. Glue a small picture of a camel if you have one
  4. Write 'Thank You God' with parent's help
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parents can pre-draw the well

Challenge: Encourage child to tell a story about the craft

4Closing (3 min)

Let's remember how the servant thanked God for answering his prayer!

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who answered the servant's prayer?
  • What did the servant do when God helped him?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for listening to our prayers. Help us trust You like the servant trusted You.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about Isaac and Rebekah's wedding!

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 3:5

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart.”

— Proverbs 3:5 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Sing-along motion game where children pat their heart while saying the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson focuses on prayer and gratitude, key spiritual concepts for young children

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use a gentle, encouraging tone
  • Help child understand prayer is talking to God
  • Validate their prayers, no matter how simple
🤔 Common Struggles:

Young children may have trouble understanding abstract concepts of prayer

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about talking to God, attempts to say 'thank you'

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional well or camel coloring pages
  • Sing a thank you song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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