Healing of the Paralysed Man

http://www.sonseekers.com.au/PDF_downloads/TRU6L1.pdf 

Memory Verse:

“Jesus ... heals you.” (Acts 9:34).

Memory Verse Activity:

Have some toy or real doctor’s instruments available:

stethoscope, bandages, and band aids. The children sit in a

circle, with the doctor’s instruments in the middle. One child

at a time chooses something from the centre of the circle and

then pretends to be a doctor to one of the other children sitting

in the circle, eg. he/she might choose the stethoscope and listen

to someone’s heart. After the child has completed the task, he/

she repeats the memory verse “Jesus ... heals you”, and chooses

someone else to have a turn. Write the memory verse on large

band aids with permanent marker pen. The children can put

these on their clothing (don’t stick them on bare arms).

 

Story:
Story Aid: Use an upturned box for the house with some TP rolls done up as the people. Make a little bed of fabric and tied at the corners with string to let the lame man down by.

Story Summary

Jesus was in Capernaum. When it was known that He was in the town, lots of people came to the house where He was.

They all wanted to hear Him teach about God.

Four men brought their paralysed friend to the house where Jesus was staying.

There were so many people inside the house, listening to Jesus, that they had to take their friend onto the roof and lower him through a hole they made.

Jesus told the man that his sins were forgiven.

The religious men were upset with Jesus for forgiving the man’s sins, because they did not believe that He was the Son of God. They

said that only God could forgive sins.

Jesus told the man “Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house”, and immediately the man was healed. Jesus did this to show the religious men that He was indeed the Son of God.

All the people in the town were amazed and praised God for the man’s healing.

Prayer: 

Thankyou, that I could come to Sunday School this morning and learn about you. Thankyou God for healing the sick. We pray for all the sick people in the world, that you might be with them and give them comfort and healing.

Amen

Craft: 

Don't print title or memory verse or sheep.
Have the children colour the comic.