Jesus Heals a Man at a Pool

Unit: Jesus Heals Title: Jesus Heals a Man Date: September 12, 2004

Concept / Topic: Students will be able to describe how Jesus helped a man who had been ill thirty-eight years.[1]

General Goal(s): The students will be able:

Find Jerusalem and the Pool of Bethesda on the map.
Know what a sign is and what they are used for.
Learn how healing is a sign and Jesus heals
Learn to pray when they are sick.
Accept the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord

Time	Notes
12:15 – 12:25	Introductions of Teachers Rules: Hands to yourself Stay in your sit Do not talk if a Teacher is talking Around the World In 80 Days Contest Plush Toy Sorting
12:25 – 12:30	Prayer
12:30 – 12:40	Tell the Story John 5:1-9, Have students reenact story.
12:40 – 12:50	Map Quest Have Students find Jerusalem On Figure 1 Find the Pool of Bethesda On Figure 2 Find the Pool of Bethesda On Figure 3
12:50 – 1:00	The Purpose of Healing - Sword Drill John 20:30 – 31, Sign so that we might believe. Isaiah 53:5, By Jesus’ Action, we are healed Psalm 147:1 – 4, God Heals James 5:14 – 16, What is required for healing (Have the students Call for the elders of the church Prayer in faith Confession
12:50 – 1:00	Altar Call
1:00 – 1:15	Memory Verse Exodus 15:26, Funsheets

Required Materials:

Figure One - Map of Israel from www.bible.ca/maps/
Figure Two - Map of Jerusalem from www.bible.ca/maps/
Figure Three – Map of Jerusalem from www.bible-history.com/jerusalem/index.html
Figure Four - Image of Pool of Bethesda from www.atlastours.net/ holyland/st_anne_church_and_bethesda_pool.html
Figure Five - Image of Pool of Bethesda from www.bible-history.com/jerusalem/firstcenturyjerusalem_pool_of_bethesda.html
Funsheets:

Memory Verse Word Search - Exodus 15:16
Unit Memory Verse Word Search - Isaiah 53:05
Crossword - John Chapter 1

Text

John 20:30 - 31

30And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; 31but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.

Isaiah 53:5

5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.

Psalm 147:1 - 4

1 Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.

2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.

3 He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.

4 He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name.

James 5:14 - 16

14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. 16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much

Exodus 15:26

26and said, “If you diligently heed the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”

[1] Radiant Life. Middler Teacher Guide. Vol 24. Num. 1 Page 11

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