Note to parent or teacher: This 20-minute lesson plan highlights the following lesson objective: “Learn that Jesus loves to be involved in many aspects of one’s life, and this is done through hearing from Him.” (Christian Life and Faith: A Personal Connection with Jesus: Hearing from Jesus-2b) 

Listen to the song “Here.”

Talk about how Jesus wants to help us with whatever we’re facing, good and bad—and He can do this when we take the time to talk with Him and to listen to His voice in our hearts.

Read “Let’s Chat.”

Ask the children if they can recount a time when something wasn’t going right, and they talked to Jesus and He helped them. Or recount a personal experience of Jesus helping you when something wasn’t going right.

Listen to or read “A Prayer for Me.”

Read Meditating on Jesus.

Read the verses in “Crazily Cool Card Set: Hearing from Jesus.” Have the children choose one to memorize. Print, color, and place somewhere highly frequented by the children.

Try it sometime today. You could talk with Jesus while sitting outside, bouncing gently on the trampoline for a minute or two, taking a walk, or standing in the shower. He’s looking forward to spending that time with you!

Additional material:

• The Mystery of the Gold Coins, Part 1
• The Mystery of the Gold Coins, Part 2
• Alone with Jesus
• Time Travelers, Parts 1–6