LESSON 2: LIFE APPLICATION – MIRACLES
VOCABULARY: miracles, provide, prayed, believe, neighbor, struggle, desperate
STORY: There are a young boy and a young girl. Their names are Maria and Jose. Maria is 13 years old and Jose is 14 years old. They are brother and sister. They live with their mom and dad. Their mom and dad work a lot but they do not have a lot of food. Their parents try to provide for them but it is difficult in their house. They struggle to pay rent and provide food. One day their teacher was telling them a story about how God can provide us with whatever we need. Their teacher told a story about how when we ask God for things and believe that He will provide for us, miracles can happen. Maria and Jose were not sure how they felt about miracles but they were desperate. They were very hungry and just really wanted some food. So Maria and Jose went home and thought, we should pray for food. They thought, if God can do miracles he can also bring us food. Maria and Jose spent that night asking for God to send them food. They prayed for food for the whole family. They prayed with everything they had and had never felt better about something in their life. They knew that if they could just ask God and believe with their whole heart that he would come through for them. They asked God to help their family out and to help take care of them. The next day they went to school. They told their teacher how they had prayed for the Lord to help them. When they got home from school they could not believe it. Their mom said that a neighbor had bought too much rice and gave the extra to them. Maria and Jose knew that their prayers had been answered. They continued to pray every night. Every day a new miracle occurred and they were provided with more food. Maria and Jose knew that they were loved by a God that performed many miracles.
STORY WITH QUESTIONS: There are a young boy and a young girl. (Is there a young boy? Is there a young girl?) Their names are Maria and Jose. (What are their names?) Maria is 13 years old and Jose is 14 years old. (How old is Maria? How old is Jose?) They are brother and sister. (Are they family?) They live with their mom and dad. (Who do they live with?) Their mom and dad work a lot but they do not have a lot of food. (Do they have a lot of food?) Their parents try to provide for them but it is difficult in their house. They struggle to pay rent and provide food. (What do they struggle to do?) One day their teacher was telling them a story about how God can provide us with whatever we need. (Who did their teacher tell a story about?) Their teacher told a story about how when we ask God for things and believe that He will provide for us, miracles can happen. (What can happen when we believe in the Lord?) Maria and Jose were not sure how they felt about miracles but they were desperate. (What did Maria and Jose think?) They were very hungry and just really wanted some food. (What did they want?) So Maria and Jose went home and thought, we should pray for food. (What did Maria and Jose do?) They thought, if God can do miracles he can also bring us food. (Who can bring them food?) Maria and Jose spent that night asking for God to send them food. (What did they ask the Lord for?) They prayed for food for the whole family. They prayed with everything they had and had never felt better about something in their life. They knew that if they could just ask God and believe with their whole heart that he would come through for them. (What did they believe?) They asked God to help their family out and to help take care of them. (Did they pray to the Lord?) The next day they went to school. They told their teacher how they had prayed for the Lord to help them. (What did they tell their teacher?) When they got home from school they could not believe it. Their mom said that a neighbor had bought too much rice and gave the extra to them. (What happened when they got home from school?) Maria and Jose knew that their prayers had been answered. (What had been answered?) They continued to pray every night. (What did they continue to do?) Every day a new miracle occurred and they were provided with more food. (What happened every day?) Maria and Jose knew that they were loved by a God that performed many miracles. (Who can perform many miracles?)
ACTIVITIES:
- Review the Vocabulary Words .
- Listen to Audio 1 as you read the story and answer the questions.
- Listen to Audio 2 – Story with Questions as you read the story and answer the questions.
- Review the main points of the story by answering the following questions in their notebooks.
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- Is there anything too big or too small for God?
- What were Maria and Jose asking for? Was it a miracle?
- Who provided for them?
- Does God use other people to help us?
- Do you think that the Lord can provide for you?
5. End the class with prayer.