LESSON 32: READ AND RESPOND
THEME: Hearing God’s Voice
VOCABULARY: experience, continued, stronger, realize
STORY: There is a woman. Her name is Emilia. She is 28 years old. She has traveled all over the world and has learned many things. When she was at her university, she learned that she could hear from the Lord when she needed help making a decision. As she got older and experienced more things, she began to learn that there are many ways to hear from the Lord. Emilia started spending more and more time in prayer and listening to the Lord. As she continued to grow closer to the Lord she started to experience dreams. These dreams were very special. She knew they were not just dreams. They were dreams from God about different things in her life and they began to come true. She started to realize that as her relationship with the Lord grew stronger, He was speaking to her through her dreams.
STORY WITH QUESTIONS: There is a woman. (Is there a man or woman?) Her name is Emilia. (What is her name?) She is 28 years old. (How old is she?) She has traveled all over the world and has learned many things. (Where has she traveled?) When she was at her university, she learned that she could hear from the Lord when she needed help making a decision. (What did she learn at her university?) As she got older and experienced more things, she began to learn that there are many ways to hear from the Lord. (What did she learn as she got older?) Emilia started spending more and more time in prayer and listening to the Lord. (What did she start doing?) As she continued to grow closer to the Lord she started to experience dreams. ( What did she start to experience?) These dreams were very special. (What was special?) She knew they were not just dreams. (Were they just dreams?) They were dreams from God about different things in her life and they began to come true. (What began to come true?) She started to realize that as her relationship with the Lord grew stronger, He was speaking to her through her dreams. (What was happening as she became closer to the Lord?)
ACTIVITIES
- Review the Vocabulary Words .
- Listen to Audio 1 as you read the story.
- Listen to Audio 2 – Story with Questions as you read the story and answer the questions.
- Read Genesis 28:10-17
- Discuss the story.
- Who is in the story?
- What happens, etc…?
- Explain to the students that everyone can hear from the Lord. We just have to open our ears and be ready to listen to what the Lord has for us.
- End the class with prayer.