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BIBLE PASSAGE: Matthew 8:1-15 MEMORY VERSE: Matthew 9:36 TEXT TRUTH: Jesus has power over everything—even sickness. CHRIST IN CONTEXT: In the Book of Matthew, Jesus is the fulfillment of Old Testament
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Jesus’ Healing Miracles Matthew 8:1-15 Last quarter we studied the Sermon on the Mount. Matthew 8 opens with Jesus leaving the mountain following His preaching of that sermon. The crowds that followed Jesus down the mountain had followed Him up in chapter 5. Having heard Jesus’ words, and having been admonished to become faithful followers of Him, the crowds were amazed by the authority Jesus had as He preached. Jesus continued to show His authority over everything as the crowds brought the lame and sick to Him to be healed. Jesus is God the Son and has power over everything—even sickness. Three healings following the Sermon on the Mount proved that Jesus did indeed have the authority to heal the sick. The first man who encountered Jesus was a man with leprosy. Leviticus 13–14 describes the responsibilities of a person with leprosy as well as those who come in contact with the individual. The leprous man who approached Jesus knelt before Him. Jesus didn’t recoil; He simply reached out, touched the man, and made him clean. Then Jesus traveled to Capernaum—a city considered to be Jesus’ home and where He centered operations for His public ministry. When Jesus arrived in Capernaum, He encountered a Roman centurion. The centurion was a military leader for Rome and commanded up to 100 men. The centurion’s servant was sick at home and the centurion approached Jesus and told Jesus of the illness. Jesus said He would go and heal the servant, but the centurion assured Jesus that His words were enough for the servant to be healed. Jesus was amazed at the centurion’s faith and recognized his faith as a model for belief. Jesus healed the servant and when the centurion returned home, he discovered his servant had been healed at the very moment Jesus declared the healing. The final vignette in this story is about Peter’s mother-in-law at home with a fever. With a mere touch, the fever left her and she was well. Jesus healed sick people as a way to prove He is God’s Son Who has authority over everything.
1 1. Increase Biblical Literacy
Session 1: Jesus’ Healing Miracles
To counteract the generational move away from biblical literacy, Explore the Bible incorporates activities and lessons based on Bible Skills For Kids™. We are committed to building kids up in the Word to help them develop into life-long, biblically literate disciples.
Session 1: Jesus’ Healing Miracles BIBLE STUDY TOOLS
SMALL GROUP TOOLS
(10 MINUTES)
(35 MINUTES)
(30 MINUTES)
¨ Bible Skills: foam cups (one for each book in the New Testament), marker, Bibles, “Matthew” (Books of the Bible Posters)
¨ Jump In: “Medical Prescription Tablet” (DVD-ROM) ¨ Examine the Text: Bibles, “Text Truth Strips” (Poster Pack) ¨ Video: Explore the Bible on Location video ¨ Memory Verse: “Matthew 9:36” (Poster Pack) ¨ Prayer: Family Cards
¨ Explorer Guides: Bibles, Explorer Guides, pens ¨ Move: whiteboard, dry erase markers, “Review Questions” (enhanced CD) ¨ Make: “Man” (enhanced CD), craft paper, selfadhesive bandages, scissors, glue, pens ¨ Explore: large piece of paper, tape, marker
NOTE: Downloadable versions of DVD items are available in the Digital Video Bundle. Downloadable versions of enhanced CD items are available in the Music and Print Extras Bundle. For free online training on how to lead a group, visit ministrygrid.com/web/explorethebible.
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BIBLE SKILLS
Explore the Bible: Younger Kids
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promises. He is the King that God’s people had been waiting for. As Matthew told the story of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection, he described Jesus as King and Messiah. Jesus reigns over all and He has power over everything—even death.
“All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (CSB)
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2. Read Scripture Book-by-book
Kids will experience the whole of God’s Word as they study the Scriptures one book at a time. Over the course of three years, kids will learn truths from all 66 books.
3. Bring the Bible to Life
Each session of Explore the Bible brings the Bible to life through rich study and engaging objects, equips kids with foundational Bible knowledge and skills, and encourages them to live what they learn everywhere they go.
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MEMORY VERSE: MATTHEW 28:6
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the stone away.
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Think about today’s Bible story. How would you answer this question: what does Jesus’ resurrection mean to me?
HOW
WAS JESUS’
AFTER JESUS DIED, HIS TOMB WAS SEALED SHUT WITH A STONE. SOME TOMB-BLOCKING STONES FROM THIS TIME WERE ROUND AND OTHERS WERE SQUARE OR CORK-SHAPED. ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE EVEN SHOWS THAT SOME STONES WERE SEALED TO THEIR TOMBS USING WAX.
This is the Cross at the Crossroads. This giant cross is located in the United States in Illinois. It is 198 FEET TALL and is made of 180 tons of steel and a massive amount of cement. Signs at the base of the cross remind people to live for Jesus and that God is always in control. This huge cross reminds us of God’s good plan to send Jesus to RESCUE US FROM
JESUS
JUDAS
PILATE
BARABBAS
THE MESSIAH WHO WAS CRUCIFIED ON THE CROSS AND WHO WAS RESURRECTED, JUST LIKE HE PROMISED
A DISCIPLE OF JESUS WHO BETRAYED HIM FOR 30 PIECES OF SILVER
THE ROMAN GOVERNOR IN JUDEA
A CRIMINAL WHO WAS RELEASED FROM PRISON INSTEAD OF JESUS
SOLDIERS
AN ANGEL
MARY MAGDALENE
ROLLED AWAY THE TOMBSTONE AND TOLD MARY THAT JESUS HAD BEEN RESURRECTED
DISCOVERED THE EMPTY TOMB ALONG WITH ANOTHER MARY AND TOLD THE DISCIPLES THAT JESUS HAD RISEN
THE RELIGIOUS LEADERS
JEWISH LEADERS WHO DID NOT LIKE JESUS AND WHO WANTED TO GET RID OF HIM
CRUCIFIED JESUS THEN GUARDED HIS TOMB
OUR SINS.
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KIDS PRODUCTS Kids Tool Kit with Worship Includes everything in the Kids Tool Kit plus a Worship DVD-ROM. Order one for your kids ministry area.
Kids Tool Kit Includes one Leader Guide, one Poster Pack, one Explorer Guide, one pack of Kids Family Cards, one Enhanced CD, and one DVD. Order one for each group. Available for Younger and Older Kids.
Preschool Tool Kit with Worship Includes everything in the Preschool Tool Kit plus one Preschool Worship DVD-ROM. Order one for your preschool ministry area.
Preschool Tool Kit Includes one Preschool Leader Guide, one set of Activity Pages, one Preschool Leader Pack, one pack of Preschool Family Cards, and one Preschool Enhanced CD. Order one for each group. Available for Babies & Toddlers and Preschool.
PRESCHOOL
FAMI LY CARDS FALL 2017
Leader Guide Provides leader-friendly session plans for small and large group learning. Order one for each leader. Available for Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Younger Kids, and Older Kids.
Diaper Bag Cards Weekly cards include easyto-do-at-home suggestions for family Bible experiences and kid-friendly Bible story illustrations that encourage conversations about the Bible. Order one for each child.
Activity Pages Gummed pad filled with colorfully illustrated weekly Bible stories and fun, Bible-focused activities designed to engage preschoolers during small group time. Order one for each preschooler.
Available for Babies & Toddlers.
Available for Preschool.
Explorer Guides Magazine-style guide for use during group time provides kids with fun and informative ways to connect to Scripture. Available for Younger Kids and Older Kids.
Preschool Family Cards Equip parents with the Text Truth, Bible verse, and Bible story from each session. Each card includes an activity for preschoolers to continue exploring the Bible at home. Available for Preschool.
THE LAW
OLDER KIDS
GENESIS
GOD CREATED EVERYTHING AND HAS A PLAN FOR HIS PEOPLE. WHO WROTE THE TEXT? Moses WHO IS THE AUDIENCE? Israelites, traveling to
KIDS FAMILY CARDS
the promised land
Explorer Guide > Fall 2017 Steve Gaines, General Editor
WHAT
KIDS FAMILY CARDS
BOOKS OF THE
WAS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD? First Dynasty of Babylon; Bronze Age emerged; China created the first zoo in 2000 B.C.; Babylonians and Egyptians divided the days into hours, minutes, and seconds in 2000 B.C.; Multiplication tables developed in Mesopotamia in 1800 B.C.
BIBLE
WHEN WAS GENESIS WRITTEN? Considered between 1445–1406 B.C. WHEN DID THE EVENTS OF GENESIS TAKE PLACE? From creation to about 1805 B.C. (Joseph’s death)
WHERE WAS GENESIS WRITTEN? Somewhere on Israel’s journey from slavery in Egypt to the land of Canaan
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FALL 2017
FALL 2017
WHY WAS GENESIS WRITTEN? To lay the foundation for
history and theology for the entire Bible. Genesis reveals one’s need for redemption and lays out God’s plan to send a redeemer.
GOD DID NOT MAKE IT RAIN IN THE
GARDEN OF EDEN,
THE LONGEST LIVING PERSON IN THE BIBLE?
METHUSELAH LIVED TO THE RIPE OLD AGE OF
969
GENESIS, ACTS, 1 SAMUEL
YEARS.
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Kids Family Cards Provide parents with discussion questions that relate to each session. Each card includes a Bible skills activity to help families grow in biblical literacy at home.
Explorer Pack Bundle the Explorer Guide and Family Cards together. Order one for each child.
Poster Pack Posters help you create an engaging learning environment.
Books of the Bible Cards Send kids home with a pack of cards representing all 66 books of the Bible. Order one for each child.
Available for Younger Kids and Older Kids.
Available for Kids.
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ALMONDS AND PISTACHIOS
ARE NUTS MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE. (GENESIS 43:11)
SO THE PLANTS CONSUMED WATER FROM STREAMS COMING FROM THE GROUND. (GENESIS 2:6)
THE RAVEN IS THE FIRST TYPE OF BIRD MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE. IT APPEARS IN GENESIS 8:7 WHEN IT WAS SENT OUT FROM THE ARK BY NOAH TO SEE IF THE FLOOD WATERS HAD DECREASED. THE SECOND TYPE OF BIRD WAS A DOVE IN VERSE 8.
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Books of the Bible Posters Color-coded posters include interesting facts about the books of the Bible, including the author, audience, and purpose.