Dear Parents, We hope the following summary of the Sunday School lesson will help you in discussing the lesson with your children and working through this booklet together.
Jesus
SCRIPTURE PASSAGE:
John 5:1-15 BIBLE STORY SUMMARY: Jesus found a lame man beside the pool and asked him, “Do you want to get well?” Jesus healed the man’s legs, and he could walk again. Jesus wanted the man to have eternal life and told him to turn away from sin. LESSON FOCUS: To understand that I am sick with sin and only Jesus can make me well. To understand that Jesus tells me, “Stop sinning. Come, follow Me.” WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT GOD: God sent Jesus to take away my sin so that I can walk with Him. LET’S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE LEARNED: 1. In Jerusalem, Jesus walked to the pool of Bethesda. What was this place like? (Around the pool lay many sick people who were hoping to be healed. They believed that when the water stirred, God had sent an angel to heal the first person to make it into the water.) 2. Jesus asked a man who was lame if he wanted to get well. Why wouldn’t the man answer, “Yes,” right away. (He had been lame for 38 years and he answered that he didn’t have anyone to help him into the pool. He may have given up hope. Also, he did not know this was Jesus, who had the power to heal.) 3. Did Jesus cure the man? (Yes, He told him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” The man was cured immediately and did as Jesus told him to do.) 4. When Jesus later saw the man at the temple, what did He tell him? (Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.” Jesus wanted to heal the man’s soul as well as his body. He wanted the man to repent—to turn away from sin and turn to obedience. Sin would keep him from following Jesus and having eternal life.) Will you repent of sin and follow Jesus? Will you allow Jesus to make you well and give you eternal life? Will you begin now to walk with Jesus each day? Copyright 2008 Berean Baptist Church
the One I Must Follow
God Heals Me from Sin So I Can Walk With Jesus
Jesus Heals A Lame Man By The Pool This Week’s Memory Verse: Teach me Your way, O Lord, and I will walk in Your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. Psalm 86:11
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February 16, 2014
Read John 5:1-5
Monday—This Is My Son From your reading, imagine what the pool of Bethesda might have looked like. Draw a picture in the space below, including as many things as you can from these verses. (A colonnade is a structure made up of pillars that hold up a roof.)
Saturday—This Week’s Puzzle Fill in the puzzle with words from our lesson and memory verse.
Down 1. Notable to walk 2. What was the name of the pool?
Practice saying our memory verse for this week. Will you say it to God in prayer today?
Across 3. Where did Jesus see the man the second time? 4. Who sees us inside and out? 5. What we should do in God’s truth?
Friday—Walk The “JESUS WALK”
Read Verses are listed below
Tuesday—Jesus Sees The Lame Man
Only Jesus could heal the lame man’s legs so he could walk. Only Jesus can heal our sin-sick hearts so we can walk with Him. When Jesus is our Lord we will walk in a whole new way! Read the following verses to see how to walk the “JESUS
WALK”.
Read John 5:3-7
When Jesus came to the Pool of Bethesda, He saw a lot of people there. Some couldn’t see, some couldn’t walk, and some were not able to move. They believed that when the water moved a little, God had sent an angel to heal the first one to get into the water. The Bible tells us about one of these people there. How long had this man been unable to walk?
FOLLOW HIS LIGHT: Read John 8:12
38 years
“I am the Light of the world. Whoever follows Me will
3 months
________________________ _____________________ _______________________ but will have the Light of Life.”
in
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His legs wouldn’t hold him up to walk. is, and
_________________ in ________________.” WALK OBEDIENTLY: Read Deuteronomy 26:17 “You have declared this day the Lord is your God and that you will
____________________ in His ways, that you will __________________ His decrees, commands and laws and that you will _________________ __________________.” WALK IN WAYS THAT SHOW JESUS’ LOVE: Read 2 John 6 “His command is that you
What kind of things would Jesus have seen when he looked at this man?
He was sitting on a mat.
ASK JESUS TO GUIDE YOU: Read Jeremiah 6:16 “Ask where the
3 years
_____________ ________ ___________.”
He was sitting alone, without anyone to help him. Can you think of anything else? ________________________________ What kind of things would Jesus have seen about the man’s heart—what he was thinking and feeling? Circle the words that you think tell about the man’s feelings. Tired
Can you say all the lines of our memory verse by heart?
Sad
Do you believe that Jesus sees everything that you are thinking and feeling?
Yes Maybe No
Will you tell God, "Thanks,” that He has given us His Word to teach us?
Lonely
Hopeless
Other_______________
Read Psalm 139:1-4 Will you bow your head and tell Jesus how it makes you feel to know that He knows all about you and understands you? Are you worried or sad about anything? Is there something you’re angry about? Are you feeling guilty? Tell Jesus all about it—He understands how you feel, and He wants to change your heart. Jesus sees you inside and out!
Read John 5:6-13
Wednesday—Pick Up Your Mat And Walk!
Thursday—Jesus Heals More Than Lame Legs
John 5:8-15
What question did Jesus ask the lame man? (verse 6)
______________ _____________?” “Do you want to
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Later that day the man went to the temple to say, “Thanks” to God. He was glad to be well after being unable to walk for so long. The man brought a special offering.
Why do you think the man did not say “YES” right away?
Who came to talk to the man at the temple? (Verse 14)
He really liked staying on his mat by the pool all day.
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After being paralyzed for so long, he didn’t want to get his hopes up.
What did Jesus say to the man?
He felt mad at all the people who always got to the water before him.
“Stop
He didn’t know that the man talking to him was Jesus, who healed people. Other _________________________________________ Did the man know who had healed him? (verse 13)
____________________ or something ___________________________ may happen to you.” What could be worse than being paralyzed for 38 years?
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Yes No Can you think how the man felt when he was healed after being unable to walk for 38 years? He probably jumped, ran, danced and sang all the way down the street! If you had been healed after being lame for 38 years, what would the title of your song be?
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Jesus told the man that his sin was a much bigger problem than not being able to use his legs. His sin was keeping the man from walking with Jesus and having eternal life. Jesus wanted the man to be able to walk. What else did Jesus want for the man?
Jesus wanted to heal the man’s soul from sin. He wanted the man to have eternal life—to be Jesus’ friend on earth and to be with Him in heaven after he died.
All of the above. Jesus wanted the man to have his sins forgiven. He wanted the man to have eternal life so he could always walk with Jesus.
How many lines of our memory verse can you say without peeking?
Will you tell God, “Thanks,” for something He has done in your life?