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Kidzone KG and 1st Grade Small
Group
Unit 29 Session 3 – Younger
Elementary
Sunday, Jan 25, 2015
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TEACHER BIBLE STUDY Jesus Has
Power Over Sickness
Matthew 20:29-‐34; Mark 10:46-‐52; Luke
18:35-‐43 The prophet Isaiah wrote
about the Messiah’s mission. It
would include opening the eyes
of the blind. (See Isa. 35:5;
42:7.) The Gospels of Matthew,
Mark, and Luke all record an
account of Jesus’ physically healing
people who were blind. In
Matthew 20, Matthew mentions two
unnamed blind men, while the
accounts in Mark 10 and Luke
18 focus on only one of
them. Mark provided more detail,
identifying the blind man as
Bartimaeus (bahr tih MEE uhs).
As Jesus traveled from Jericho, He
passed Bartimaeus, who spent his
days begging on the side of
the road. When Bartimaeus heard
that Jesus was passing by, he
cried out to Him, using a
messianic title: “Son of David,
have mercy on me!”
Socially, Bartimaeus would have been
considered unimportant—certainly not
important enough for the attention
of someone as popular as Jesus.
Perhaps Bartimaeus was used to
being ignored by passersby, but
Jesus stopped and reached out
to him.
Jesus said to Bartimaeus, “What do
you want Me to do for
you?” (Mark 10:51). Jesus had
just asked the same question of
two of His disciples, James and
John. (See Mark 10:36.) Their
response, asking for their own
glory, revealed their own spiritual
blindness. Jesus told them that
they didn’t know what they were
asking. They didn’t truly understand
Jesus’ mission, which included
suffering and service.
Bartimaeus, on the other hand,
answered Jesus’ question with a
plea of faith: “Teacher, I want
to see!” Bartimaeus believed that
Jesus could heal him, and Jesus
did. Bartimaeus had nothing to
offer Jesus. He knew he was
needy, and he begged for mercy.
Jesus is willing to help those
in need.
Though we may not be physically
blind, all sinners are born
spiritually blind. In our need,
we can cry out like Bartimaeus,
“Son of David, have mercy on
me!” Jesus can open our eyes
to the truth about God and
save us.
YOUNGER KIDS BIBLE STUDY OVERVIEW
Session Title: Jesus Has Power
Over Sickness Bible Passage:
Matthew 20:29-‐34; Mark 10:46-‐52;
Luke 18:35-‐43 Big Picture
Question: How did Jesus show
His power over sickness? Jesus
opened the eyes of people who
were blind. Key Passage: John
11:25-‐26 Unit Christ Connection:
Jesus demonstrated His power over
the brokenness of the world
caused by the fall.
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Kidzone KG and 1st Grade Small
Group
Unit 29 Session 3 – Younger
Elementary
Sunday, Jan 25, 2015
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Small Group Time Welcome time
Activity page (5 minutes) Session
starter (10 minutes) Key passage
activity (5 minutes)
Bible story review (10 minutes)
Activity choice (10 minutes) Journal
(5 minutes) Prayer (5 minutes)
THE BIBLE STORY Jesus Has Power
Over Sickness
Matthew 20:29-‐34; Mark 10:46-‐52; Luke
18:35-‐43 Jesus and His disciples
had been in the town of
Jericho. When it was time to
leave, they started walking out
of town. A large group of
people followed them.
A man named Bartimaeus (bahr tih
MEE uhs) was sitting by the
road that led to Jerusalem.
Bartimaeus was blind, so he sat
there and begged for money.
Bartimaeus heard a crowd walking
by. “What is going on?”
Bartimaeus asked the people around
him.
“Jesus is passing by,” they said.
Bartimaeus wanted Jesus to help
him, so he cried out, “Jesus,
Son of David! Have mercy on
me!”
Bartimaeus believed that Jesus was
the promised Messiah, born into
the family of King David like
the Old Testament prophets had
said He would be. If anyone
could help Bartimaeus, it was
Jesus.
The people around Bartimaeus told
him to keep quiet, but
Bartimaeus did not keep quiet.
In fact, he cried out even
more. “Son of David! Have mercy
on me!”
Jesus heard Bartimaeus, and He
stopped walking. “Tell that man
to come here,” Jesus said. So
the people told Bartimaeus to
get up. “Jesus is calling for
you,” they said. Bartimaeus got
up right away. He left his
coat on the ground and went
to Jesus.
“What do you want me to do
for you?” Jesus asked him.
“Teacher,” Bartimaeus said, “I want
to see!” “Go on,” Jesus said.
“You are healed because you
believed.” Right away, Bartimaeus
could see! He wasn’t blind
anymore; Jesus had healed him.
Jesus started walking again, and
Bartimaeus followed Him down the
road. Bartimaeus praised God, and
the people who saw what Jesus
had done praised God too. Jesus
has power over sickness!
Christ Connection: The prophet Isaiah
wrote that the promised Messiah
would open the eyes of people
who were blind. (Isaiah 35:5;
42:7) He was here! Jesus was
the promised Messiah. Even if
we are not blind, we are
sinners. Sinners can’t see the
truth about God until Jesus
opens our eyes and saves us.
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Kidzone KG and 1st Grade Small
Group
Unit 29 Session 3 – Younger
Elementary
Sunday, Jan 25, 2015
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SMALL GROUP OPENING Session Title:
Jesus Has Power Over Sickness
Bible Passage: Matthew 20:29-‐34;
Mark 10:46-‐52; Luke 18:35-‐43
Big Picture Question: How did
Jesus show His power over
sickness? Jesus opened the eyes
of people who were blind.
Key Passage: John 11:25-‐26
Unit Christ Connection: Jesus
demonstrated His power over the
brokenness of the world caused
by the fall. Welcome
time:
Arriving Activity: Braille fun •
“Dot Code”printable
• name tags, 1 per kid
• index cards, 1 per kid
• pencils
Place a “Dot Code” printable at
each table or where a group
of kids can easily access it.
Explain that you are using dots
as a code for letters. Provide
a name tag for each kid
and an index card. Encourage
the kids to write their names
on the name tags using the
dot code. Then give them a
simple sentence like Jesus loves
me! or Jesus has power! to
write on their index cards.
Say • The code you just used
really isn’t a made-‐up code.
It’s the Braille alphabet. Braille
is the written language for
people who are blind. If a
person who was blind was
reading braille, the dots would
be raised. She would feel the
dots with her fingers and know
what it said. Today’s Bible
story is about a blind man
who asked Jesus for his sight.
Activity page (5 minutes) • “Injury
Match” activity page, 1 per kid
• pencils
Guide boys and girls to complete
the activity page.
Say • Lots of things we do
help us feel better when we
are sick, but today we will
discover who has power over all
sickness.
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Kidzone KG and 1st Grade Small
Group
Unit 29 Session 3 – Younger
Elementary
Sunday, Jan 25, 2015
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Session starter (10 minutes)
Option 1: Sounds only Invite
a leader to make different
sounds. The kids must guess
what makes that sound. Consider
animal sounds, alarms, ring tones,
sirens, vehicle sounds, and so
forth. Continue as time allows.
If you have older kids, choose
a volunteer to make the
different sounds. You may want
to approve the sounds before
kids make them to the class.
Say • Some sounds we recognize
immediately. Others are more
difficult. Imagine if you had
to rely on sounds to identify
almost everything. That’s what one
man had to do in today’s
Bible story.
Option 2: Quiet! • towel, bandana,
handkerchief, or cloth headband
Tip: If a child does not
want to wear a blindfold, he
may close his eyes.
Choose a volunteer to blindfold
using a towel, bandana, headband,
or handkerchief. Once the volunteer
is blindfolded, secretly choose
another kid to be “Jesus.” The
blindfolded volunteer should stand
still while the rest of the
kids move around the room
making any noise they wish. The
blindfolded volunteer then yells
“quiet.” Then the kids must
freeze and remain silent. The
volunteer will then say, “Where’s
Jesus?” “Jesus” must say, “I’m
here.”
The blindfolded volunteer should then
remove the blindfold and guess
who was speaking. If he guesses
correctly, the blindfolded volunteer
remains in the game. If not,
“Jesus” becomes the blindfolded
volunteer, and you choose another
kid to be “Jesus” next round.
Play as time allows.
Say • In today’s Bible story,
a man who was blind heard
Jesus and asked for help, even
though others were trying to
keep the man quiet.
SMALL GROUP LEADER Session Title:
Jesus Has Power Over Sickness
Bible Passage: Matthew 20:29-‐34;
Mark 10:46-‐52; Luke 18:35-‐43
Big Picture Question: How did
Jesus show His power over
sickness? Jesus opened the eyes
of people who were blind.
Key Passage: John 11:25-‐26
Unit Christ Connection: Jesus
demonstrated His power over the
brokenness of the world caused
by the fall.
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Kidzone KG and 1st Grade Small
Group
Unit 29 Session 3 – Younger
Elementary
Sunday, Jan 25, 2015
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Key passage activity (5 minutes) •
Key Passage Slide or Poster
• dry erase board and markers
(optional)
Make sure the key passage, John
11:25-‐26, is visible for each
child, either as the slide,
printed poster, or written on a
dry erase board. Read the
verses together.
Say • Jesus has power over
all things. He has power over
creation, power to take care of
our needs, and power to heal
sickness. These verses remind us
that He also has power over
death. We don’t have to fear
any of these things. We can
trust Jesus to heal us, just
like Bartimaeus did.
Invite the kids to read the
key passage together again. Then
encourage the kids to cover one
eye and read it together. For
a third time, ask the kids
to cover both eyes with their
hands. When they cannot remember
the verse, they should open
their eyes. Challenge them to
see who can recite the most
of the verses without looking.
You may even choose a few
individuals at a time for the
challenge.
Bible story review (10 minutes) •
Bibles, 1 per kid
• Small Group Visual Pack
• Big Picture Question Slide or
Poster
Encourage the kids to find Luke
18:35-‐43 in their Bibles. Help
them as needed.
Say • If you open your Bible
about three-‐fourths of the way,
you will likely open up near
or in one of the four
Gospels. What are the four
Gospels? (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John)
Luke is the third Gospel. Whose
life do the Gospels share with
us? (Jesus’ life)
Use the small group visual pack
to show kids where today’s
Bible story is on the timeline.
Review the Bible story provided
using the bolded text, or
summarize the story in your own
words. Challenge the kids to
keep their eyes closed for the
entire review time.
Say • Jesus told Bartimaeus his
faith had healed him. Certainly,
Jesus is the One with the
power to heal. Bartimaeus didn’t
let anyone keep him from Jesus.
He believed Jesus was the
promised Messiah. We are also
asked to put our faith or
trust in Jesus. When we repent
and trust in Jesus, He will
heal our greatest sickness—sin.
Show the big picture question
slide or poster.
Say • How did Jesus show His
power over sickness? Jesus opened
the eyes of people who were
blind.
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Kidzone KG and 1st Grade Small
Group
Unit 29 Session 3 – Younger
Elementary
Sunday, Jan 25, 2015
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Activity choice (10 minutes) Option
1: Find it! • half-‐sheet of
paper • tape • sticky
note (optional) • blindfold
(optional) • timer (optional)
Clear a large area of
wall space, making sure there
are no obstacles on the ground
for kids to trip over. Tape
a half-‐ sheet of paper
somewhere on the wall, not too
high for the kids to reach.
You may also use a sticky
note. Choose a volunteer. Blindfold
her or encourage her to close
her eyes. Position the volunteer
near the wall, but a few
feet away away from the piece
of paper.
When you give the start signal,
the volunteer must feel along
the wall until she finds the
paper. Choose another volunteer and
play again. If you want the
kids to compete against each
other, use a timer or stopwatch
app to time the kids. The
kid with the best time wins.
Say • Often, signs on walls
in public places have small
dots below the words. That is
braille. People who are blind
feel those dots to read the
sign. If you were blind, you
would have to feel for the
braille on the sign so you
could read it. In our story,
Bartimaeus knew Jesus could heal
him from any sickness, including
blindness. How did Jesus show
His power over sickness? Jesus
opened the eyes of people who
were blind.
Option 2: Ice pack • ziplock
bags, 1 per kid •
permanent markers • bowls, 2
per group • tablespoons
• measuring cups • water
• salt • duct tape
• sponges, 1 per kid
(optional) Give each kid
a sandwich or quart-‐size ziplock
bag. If you would like, allow
the kids to decorate the
outsides of their bags with
permanent markers. Encourage the kids
to team up. Provide a small
bowl of salt and tablespoons
for each team, along with a
measuring cup and a large bowl
of water. Explain that teams
will work together to pour two
tablespoons of salt and one cup
of water into each bag. Seal
each bag and then tape it,
or provide a second ziplock bag
to reinforce it. Instruct kids
to put the “ice pack” in
the freezer when they get home.
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Kidzone KG and 1st Grade Small
Group
Unit 29 Session 3 – Younger
Elementary
Sunday, Jan 25, 2015
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For an easier, no-‐mess option,
provide each kid with a sponge
and a ziplock bag. Kids can
just wet their sponges and
place them in ziplock bags.
Explain that when placed in a
freezer for a few hours, the
“ice pack” will freeze. It can
be used in a lunch box to
keep things cold or to treat
an injury.
Say •An ice pack is used to
treat an injury or sickness
that causes swelling. Many people
with sicknesses came to Jesus
to be healed. Jesus proved He
has power over sickness. How
did Jesus show His power over
sickness? Jesus opened the eyes
of people who were blind.
Journal and prayer (5 minutes) •
Journal Page, 1 per kid
• markers or crayons
• Bible Story Coloring Page
Distribute each child’s journal page
provided with this session. Instruct
the kids to draw a picture
of Bartimaeus after Jesus healed
him. Writers can write the big
picture question and answer.
Say • Let’s all say the big
picture question and answer one
more time. How did Jesus show
His power over sickness? Jesus
opened the eyes of people who
were blind.
If time remains, take prayer
requests or allow kids to
complete the coloring page provided
with this session. Pray, thanking
God for healing those who are
sick or injured. Pray for each
child by name, asking God to
allow each one to see and
understand more about who God
is and His plans to save
sinners.
Dismiss to parents – Make sure
to check security tags when
dismissing children.
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