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God Forgives

Jonah Obeys God

Day 174of 180
Week 35of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God forgives when people are truly sorry

2

Learn that God gives second chances

3

Develop empathy and understanding about forgiveness

📖 Scripture Connection

Jonah 3:10

“God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way. God relented of the disaster which he said he would do to them, and he didn't do it.”

— Jonah 3:10 (WEB)

Shows God's mercy and willingness to forgive when people are truly sorry

📦 Materials Needed

  • White paper
  • Crayons or markers
  • Glue stick
  • Happy face stickers
  • BibleMouse Printables Library coloring page
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recap yesterday's lesson about Nineveh saying sorry to God

💭 Review Question: What did the people in Nineveh do to show they were sorry?
2Teaching (5 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn about God's amazing forgiveness!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God saw the people were truly sorry
  • God gave them a second chance
  • God loves to forgive when we are honest
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Have you ever said sorry to someone?
  • How does it feel when someone forgives you?
3Activity: Second Chance Forgiveness Craft (6 min)
craft

Create a colorful picture showing God's love and forgiveness

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a big smiley face on white paper
  2. Color the picture with bright colors
  3. Add happy face stickers
  4. Tell mommy or daddy about God's love
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps draw the smiley face

Challenge: Child draws their own scene of someone being forgiven

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about God's forgiveness

📝 Review Questions:
  • Does God love to forgive?
  • Can God see everything we do?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for loving us and forgiving us when we're sorry

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about always obeying God, just like Jonah did!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 139:7

“God is everywhere!”

— Psalm 139:7 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Play 'God Sees Me' game - have child hide and then remind them God is always with them

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children are learning the concept of forgiveness and God's unconditional love

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple language
  • Be patient with understanding
  • Demonstrate forgiveness in your own actions
🤔 Common Struggles:

Grasping the abstract concept of forgiveness

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child showing empathy or understanding of saying sorry

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Read a BibleMouse Read-Aloud book about forgiveness
  • Sing a forgiveness song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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