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Note to parent or teacher: Here is a 20-minute lesson plan on taking time to listen to Jesus and follow His still small voice.

Watch "God Speaks to Samuel."

Talk about how God spoke to many people in the Bible, and because they listened and obeyed, God was able to do amazing things. Explain that we can ask for God’s help to make the right choices, and hear God’s voice throughout the day.

Read “Making the Right Choice with Jesus’ Help.”

Ask your child about a time when Jesus spoke to him or her and how it made it easier to make the right choice. How did God’s voice sound—was it loud and obvious, or was it a quiet voice in your child’s mind or heart?

Read “Bright Pebbles: When We Don’t Know What to Do.”

Read “Which Socks?”

Additional materials:

• “My Little Talks with Jesus: Listen to My whispers”
• “Little Bible Heroes: Samuel” (animation)
• “My Little Talks with Jesus: I love to listen”

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

Note to parent or teacher: Here’s a 20-minute lesson plan on prayer and listening to Jesus.

Listen to “Magic Lamp.”

Read “Bright Pebbles: Jesus Leads Us.”

Read the story of Samuel in a children’s picture Bible, or watch this animation of the story.

Read the story “Hush, Gio and Pookie!” Do the accompanying coloring pages.

Read “Invisible but Here.”

With your child, list times when he may be faced with a circumstance where it would be helpful to pause and pray and receive Jesus’ guidance.

Read “Bright Pebbles: When We Listen to Jesus.”

Pray a praise prayer thanking Jesus for the guidance and direction that He gives to us when we ask.

Additional reading:

• Read “Hiding God’s Word.”
• Listen to “Say a Little Prayer.”