BIG PICTURE: Jesus – Miracles

BIG IDEA: Miracle Maker BIG POINT: We have healing because of Jesus LEARNING OUTCOMES:

· Discover that we can have healing in Jesus’ name. · Understand that Jesus still heals today. · Learn the gospel account of Jesus healing a blind man.

THE BIG WORD Below is the memory verse that we have been learning for this section. You can read this with your child and practice it throughout the week.

Jesus Looked at them and said ‘’There are some things that people cannot do, but God can do anything.” Mark 10:27 (CEV)

Scripture References: Isaiah 53:5 Matthew 8:17

Matthew 9:35 Matthew 15:30 Luke 9:1-2 John 21:25

James 5:13-15

Intro reading for this week’s lesson Read the following: In The Gospels we read of the amazing things Jesus did, His teachings and miracles. Matthew 9:35 (NIRV) says, “Jesus went through all the towns and villages. He taught in their synagogues. He preached the good news of the kingdom. And he healed every illness and sickness.” Jesus showed God’s power as He healed people everywhere He went. He made people who were deaf able to hear, people who were blind to see and people who were lame able to walk. He healed people with skin diseases and restored them to live a healthy life. These miracles showed His love for others. Because of Jesus, we can have healing today! When we or someone we know is sick, injured or hurt we can have faith that they can be healed and made whole. People all over the world share stories of how God has miraculously healed them. When we pray for healing the sickness or pain might leave straight away! God is so powerful that nothing is too hard for Him and we can believe in miracles like this. Sometimes healing may take some time before the person gets better. God designed our bodies in an amazing way that over time the body gets better. We can help our body to heal by taking good care of it and resting! God has given incredible wisdom to doctors who can give us medicine to help our body work the best it can. We may find amazing healing from God through the right medicine and help from a doctor. When we take good care of the body God has given us by resting, eating healthy food and exercising, we can stay strong and healthy. God promises that through Jesus, we will live forever in Heaven. In Heaven there is no sickness or disease, while we are on earth we may face sickness and disease and healing may come through God’s miracles and power, but we know that, no matter what, when we have eternal life with God we will have healed and whole bodies in Heaven. In whatever way God chooses to heal us, we can have faith that God can and will heal, and even when it doesn’t happen in the way we think, we keep having faith.

THE BIG QUESTION Below are questions that you can ask your children and use the information below for further discussion. 1. What happened in today’s Bible story? In today’s Bible story Jesus used mud to heal the man’s eyes. After washing the mud off, he could see; he was healed! 2. What other healing miracles do we learn about from the Bible, in The Gospels? Jesus met many people who needed healing. He made those who were blind able to see again and people who were deaf able to hear. He made those who couldn’t walk able to get up and dance. Jesus takes broken hearts and makes them whole. We have healing because of Jesus. 3. What can we do when someone is sick? If we know someone is sick, we can pray! We pray to God to help us when we are sick or injured. He made our bodies get better. Sometimes people can be very, very sick and My Favorite Verse I have a favorite verse about Jesus’ healing miracles. It reminds me that Jesus showed God’s love and power when He helped people. Would you like me to share this very amazing Bible verse with you? This is from Matthew 9:35 (NIRV), “Jesus went through all the towns and villages. He taught in their synagogues. He preached the good news of the kingdom. And he healed every illness and sickness.” Jesus showed God’s love to others when He helped them to be healed and whole. That is my favorite verse from today’s lesson, I think it might become one of your favorites as well.

PRAYER Thank you Jesus that we can receive healing! Thank you that You still heal today and we can receive healing from You. I pray we would always remember that because of You we can pray for healing and receive it in Jesus’ name. In Jesus’ name, Amen. ACTIVITY SHEETS At the bottom of this document there is an activity sheet, summarizing today’s lesson. Feel free to have your child complete it.

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BIG Picture: Jesus - Miracles BIG Idea: Miracle MakerBIG Point: We have healing because of Jesus. BIG Word: Jesus looked at them and said, “There are some things that people cannot do, but God can do anything.” Mark 10:27 (CEV)

JESUS HEALS A BLIND MANJOHN 9