Family Worship

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Family Worship

Family Worship is a devotional plan which equips your family to build upon the gospel truths your child learns Sunday in children’s church.

We include scripture, questions, and a prayer for you and your child to engage with throughout the week. It is our goal to give you tools to help model a personal worship practice for your children.

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Unit 23: Session 1

Jesus Forgives and Heals

Big Picture Unit Question:

What did Jesus teach when He was on earth? Jesus taught about God and His kingdom. He taught that all Scripture is about Him.

Christ Connection:

By forgiving the man’s sins, Jesus revealed that He is God. Jesus has power to heal and forgive. Only through faith in Jesus can people be saved from their sins.

Preschool Bible Story

Elementary Bible Story

For $2,000, you can take a helicopter tour over Lake Hillier in the Western Australia islands. Despite the cost, the tours are very popular because Lake Hillier is no ordinary lake. The salt content of the water makes this lake a bright bubble-gum pink! It is truly a sight that people haven’t seen before!

One of the most well-known miracles was when Jesus healed a paralyzed man who had been lowered through the roof by his friends. Jesus saw their faith and told the man that his sins were forgiven. When the Pharisees questioned Jesus’ authority to make such a statement, Jesus showed His power and authority by telling the paralyzed man to get up and walk, and the man took up his mat and walked!

The crowds who saw this miracle were amazed because they had never seen anything like this. John 1 :18 says “No one has ever seen God. The one and only Son, who is himself
God and is at the Father’s side-he has revealed him.” When Jesus showed His power and authority to heal and forgive, He was showing that He is God. Though we can’t see God, we can see His power and His love demonstrated through His Son, Jesus.

Jesus showed His power by forgiving sin and healing the man who could not walk. Jesus can forgive sins and heal people because Jesus is God.

Preschool Bible Verse

Elementary Bible Verse

Questions:

1) Is sickness the result of sin in our lives?

Discuss how sickness is the result of sin coming into the world when the first humans, Adam and Eve, sinned. But that individual sin is not always the specific cause of someone’s illness. Encourage kids to look forward to the day when Jesus will restore the new heaven and new earth, wiping away all sickness once and for all.

2) Is Jesus’ offer of forgiveness for everyone?

Share that we are all sinners. Jesus came to offer forgiveness for anyone who trusts in His name. Explain that when we place our faith in Jesus as Lord, He saves us and invites us into God’s kingdom!

3) How can you share about the good news of Jesus with others?

Remind kids that Jesus calls believers to share the truth about sin along with the good news of salvation with those around them. Challenge kids to think of someone in their life who needs to hear the gospel of Jesus.

Pray:

God, thank You for revealing who You are through Jesus-the Son of God. By showing us His power and authority, Jesus showed us that He is God. We can trust His promise to forgive sins because He is able! Amen.

Additional Resources:

Worship Video

The Apostle’s Creed

We believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth;
and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.