BEGINNER LEVEL 2 – Lesson 9 for Students

LESSON 9: JESUS HEALS PETER’S MOTHER-IN-LAW 

VOCABULARY: sick, fever, worried, synagogue, preach, commanded

STORY: There was a woman. Her name was Mary. She was very sick. One day she was lying in bed with a very high fever. She could not do anything. Everyone was worried about her. Jesus, a good man who performed many miracles, was leaving the synagogue when he was asked to go see Mary. Jesus went to see Mary. Jesus went and commanded the fever to go away. Right away the fever left and Mary got up. Mary began to serve Jesus. Later in the day, many who were sick came to Jesus and he healed them all. Everyone wanted Jesus to stay, but Jesus had to continue going and preaching in the different synagogues. So Jesus continued to preach. 

ACTIVITIES: 

  1. Review the Vocabulary Words
  2. Write and draw a picture for the vocabulary words.  
  3. Listen to Audio 1 as you read the story.
  4. Listen to Audio 2 – Story with Questions as you read the story and answer the questions.
  5. Think about what miracles you have learned about in this module.
  6. Make a chart of the different miracles:
Story 1: They did not have enough food to feed the thousands.  God broke the bread and it fed everyone more than they could have asked for. 
Story 2: Maria and Jose didn’t have food.  They prayed and asked God to provide for them and a neighbor brought them food. 
Story 3: A man was born blind.  Jesus heals the man and gives him his sight. 
Story 4: A boy falls off of the jungle gym and hurts his head.  His brother prays for healing and the bump goes down. 
Story 5: The young man was dead.  Jesus tells the boy to get up and he gets up. 
Story 6: A boy falls under the ice and is on life support.  His family prays and with the power of prayer the boy survives. 
Story 7: Mary is sick with a high fever. God heals her and others of their sicknesses. 

7. End class in prayer