Golden Bells
Who is Jesus Christ?
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One day Jesus and His disciples went to a lake called Galilee. They got into a boat. Jesus said, ‘Let’s sail to the other side of the lake’.
Power Over Downpour
‘Splash, splash’ they paddled into the deep water. Jesus was tired that day, He fell asleep in the bottom of the boat. Suddenly it got very windy. The lake got very wavy! O no! Water was coming into the boat! The scared disciples called to Jesus ‘Wake up master!’ Jesus woke up. Then He stood up and in a loud voice said to the storm,‘Peace be still!’ The wind and the waves obeyed Jesus and it was totally calm.
Power Over Demons Jesus was teaching in the temple. Lots of people were listening to Him. Suddenly there was a noise. A man fell down on the ground in front of everyone. He was being controlled by a very evil spirit inside him. The evil spirit spoke to Jesus in a horrible voice, ‘I know who you are! You are Jesus the Holy One of God!’ Jesus said, ‘Be quiet! Come out of this man’. Immediately the evil spirit did what Jesus said and went away.
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Power Over Death Lazarus, Mary and Martha were brother and sisters. They were special friends of Jesus. Mary and Martha were sad because Lazarus was very sick. ‘If only Jesus were here then He would make Lazarus better’, said Mary. But Jesus was far away preaching. They had to send someone a long way to tell Him. Lazarus got even sicker and then he died. Mary and Martha were so sad they cried. They wrapped Lazarus’ body in bandages and perfume and put him in a tomb. Lazarus was gone by the time Jesus arrived. ‘If only you were here before, Lazarus would not have died’ said Martha. Jesus looked at the tomb and wept. Then Jesus spoke – ‘Take away the heavy stone’. Everyone was surprised. Martha thought the dead body would smell very bad. But some strong men rolled away the stone. Then Jesus said in a very loud voice ‘Lazarus come out’. Lazarus came out all wrapped up in bandages. ‘Unwrap him and let him go’, Jesus said. Jesus Lazarus was alive again. what Even dead people must obey Jesus!
sort of man could do these things?!
was no ordinary man! Jesus is God who made and owns the universe. He has power over all things.
Claire’s Column
Imagine 2000yrs from now… it would be the year 4008… Do you think there will be anyone alive who remembers you? Anyone who is still happy on your birthday and sad on the day you died? Have you heard of Jesus? Of course you have! Everyone has! It has been a long 2000yrs but Jesus is still famous! People think He is a hero, a great leader, a good teacher, a perfect example and some people even say He was the greatest man who ever lived. These things are all true but they are not the whole truth. The real truth about this man called Jesus is that He is GOD. He is the same One who made and owns the universe. And His name is not just Jesus, it is THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
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How do you think we can know the truth about Jesus? Umm... Did someone write a book about Him? Famous people have biographies, right?
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Lord Jesus Christ
Yes! Jesus has four biographies written about Him. They are called the Gospels. You mean Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in the Bible? Yes. That’s where we find the story of Jesus
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Jesus do amazing miracles
Who Am I? I SAW
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‘Rabbi, we know you are a teacher come from God, for no man can do these miracles unless God be with him.’
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‘Lord I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God who is come into the world’
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Jesus. He told me all about myself. I knew He knew everything about me.
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‘Rabbi, you are the Son of God’
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Jesus alive again after He died! When I felt the nail prints in His hands, I knew it was really Him.
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[Find me in John 20:26-28]
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Jesus heal a man who could not walk. Then we heard Jesus forgive that man’s sins.
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‘Who can forgive sins but God alone?’ [Find us in Mark 2:5-7]
[Find me in John 1:47-49] There were others who knew Jesus was God. Spell their name with the blue highlighted letters.
‘Truly this was the Son of God!’
‘My Lord and My God!’
[Find me in John 11:24-27]
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[Find me in Matthew 27:54]
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Jesus promise eternal life to those who believe.
Jesus die on the cross. I heard the earthquake and I felt the darkness.
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Find the times listed above on the clocks at the top of the page. Match each time with the correct letter and write it down to reveal the coded message.
Did You Know? When Jesus was on trial, the Roman Governor (Pilate) asked Him if He was God. He replied ‘I AM’. Was Jesus:
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Teen Focus The Word
How do you think the story of Jesus starts?
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When we have something to say, we use words to say it. When God had something to say, He said it through Jesus Christ. That is why Jesus is called The Word.
No! The story starts before that with the real truth about who Jesus was and where He came from. Jesus was God from heaven.
Read John Chaper 1. Key Verses: 1, 14 & 18
01 In The Beginning was the Word
Our date of birth is our beginning but Jesus had no beginning. Nobody made Him – He has always been there.
02 The Word was With God Jesus and God have always existed.
03 The Word was God
Jesus and God are one and the same. Jesus is God.
04 The Word Became Flesh
Jesus became a real man with a real body.
05 The Word Dwelt Among Us
Jesus lived down here on earth for 33yrs with us.
06 The Word was Full of Grace and Truth
In His life, death and resurrection, Jesus showed us the kindness of God, and the righteousness of God, at the same time.
No one has ever seen the invisible God before. But now Jesus Christ has made Him known. Jesus has shown us what we could Read more about who not see before and told us what we could not know Jesus really is: before. God has spoken through Jesus Christ. Heb 1:1-3; Col 1:15-19
Who is Jesus? Why? Who is Jesus? The Lord Jesus demonstrated supernatural power in His life. He stopped storms and rebuked winds. He healed all kinds of diseases – leprosy, blindness, deafness and epilepsy. He had power over evil spirits. He forgave sins. He rebuked the rulers of His day for their hypocrisy. He advocated justice for all. His lifestyle was one of simplicity, honesty and generosity; of love for God and for ones neighbour. What’s more, Jesus claimed to be God. Was He a liar? An impostor? Or insane? If He was then we can forget Him! However, if what He was saying is true, then we must stop and listen. Who do
you think Jesus Christ is? Have you read His book? Have you considered the facts? The wonders and miracles Jesus did clearly demonstrate He was more than just a man. His power was supernatural. He said He was God and by His works proceeded to show it was true. The Bible tells us Jesus said:
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man called Jesus lived 2000yrs ago in the area of Palestine. The effect of His life is profound and is still with us today. His life has influenced history, culture and worship in a major way and furthermore it continues to do so today.
Believe me that God is in me. That God and me are the same. If you do not believe what I say, look at what I am doing and believe me for the works sake
The first person to ever preach the Christian Gospel after Jesus Himself was one of His disciples called Peter. The fact that Jesus Christ is God is the basis and the beginning of the Christian message. Peter explained
this to the people. Read it in Acts 2:14-20. This Gospel message was preached only seven weeks after Jesus died. The people had rejected Him. They crucified Him. They did not want Him. Then Peter stood up to publicly declare the truth about this man they knew as Jesus. God showed Him to be different to all other men by giving Him power to do amazing miracles and wonders (v22). These works were signs of who He really was. He was God coming into the world, choosing deliberately to die. Knowing that He would be rejected and crucified, He still came (v23). He came as the Saviour to die for the sin of the world. Jesus did not stay dead. Three days after they buried Him, He rose again. For nearly six weeks people saw Him, talked with Him, ate with Him and even touched Him. They knew He was alive and real. They recognised Him to be the same Jesus risen again. Finally, Peter and the other disciples saw Jesus leave earth and go back to heaven to sit on the throne of God. (Only God can sit on God’s throne!) No ordinary man can do any of these things! We die because we How do you think the story of Jesus ends?
With Jesus’ death and funeral?
must. We have no choice. We stay dead. We have no power to do anything once we are dead. Certainly not to come alive again! Peter sums it up by saying, ‘It was not possible for death to hold HIM’.
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Jesus laid down His life and took it again!
Jesus was God who had become a man to live on earth. He chose to die for sin. Once He died, He took His life back again and returned to where He came from, heaven and the throne of God.
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The Jesus that the world rejected and killed is actually Lord and Christ!
Jesus is our God. He is the only true God. He is the Saviour God. He made us. He loves us. He owns us. He died for us. We must recognise the Lord Jesus Christ. We must worship Him. He alone can save us. He is the true God and He gives eternal life. No! Jesus died and stayed dead for only 3 days - He had no funeral! Jesus came back to life again and went back to heaven. Jesus is alive today! We haven’t reached the end of the story yet!
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