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God Talks to Jonah

Jonah Runs Away

Day 161of 180
Week 33of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God speaks to people

2

Learn about Jonah and God's first instruction

3

Recognize that God has a plan for everyone

📖 Scripture Connection

Jonah 1:1-2

“Yahweh's word came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 'Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.'”

— Jonah 1:1-2 (WEB)

Shows God's direct communication and purpose

📦 Materials Needed

  • World English Bible
  • Simple map
  • Toy telephone or paper cup 'telephone'
  • BibleMouse Jonah printable
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn how God talks to Jonah!

💭 Review Question: Who remembers our memory verse about God?
2Teaching (5 min)

God wanted Jonah to tell people in a big city called Nineveh about Him

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God speaks to people
  • God has special jobs for everyone
  • Listening is important
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you point to where Jonah lived?
  • What do you think Jonah heard?
3Activity: Listen and Tell (6 min)
storytelling

Use toy telephone to act out God talking to Jonah

📝 Instructions:
  1. Pretend to be God talking to Jonah
  2. Use map to show Nineveh's location
  3. Make funny telephone sounds
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just point to map and say 'God talked!'

Challenge: Draw a simple picture of Jonah hearing God

4Closing (3 min)

Review Jonah's big adventure

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who talked to Jonah?
  • Where did God want Jonah to go?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, help me listen when You speak to me

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll see what Jonah does next!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 139:7

“God is everywhere!”

— Psalm 139:7 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Play 'God Sees Me' game where child closes eyes and parent says 'God sees you everywhere!'

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Jonah was a prophet God chose to deliver a message

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use animated voice when telling the story
  • Encourage child's imagination
  • Be patient with short attention span
🤔 Common Struggles:

Keeping focus during storytelling

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement and basic understanding

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Color Jonah printable from BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Sing 'God Loves Everyone' song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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