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JESUS FEEDS THE 5,000 and THE MIRACLE OF HEALING
February 6 - 27, 2005 First English Lutheran Church, Appleton, WI Donna Haberland Summary of lessons: Theological Background: A miracle can be described as a moment when, as a result of an unexpected and surprising event, one becomes aware of the presence and power of God at work. More simply, a miracle is a wonderful event showing us the power of God. Jesus performed many miracles. He healed the sick, cured the lame, calmed a storm, and brought the dead back to life (to name a few). Jesus’ miracles certainly must have amazed those who witnessed them. But Jesus did not want his miracles to be seen as some sort of ‘magic’. He didn’t want people to follow him around, just to see him perform miracles. Maybe this is why he often told those cured to, "tell no one about it" (Matthew 9:30) Jesus Feeds the 5,000: The miracle of the feeding of the five thousand is the only miracle of Jesus’ (except Jesus’ resurrection) that is recorded in all four gospels. This is a chance to see the differences and similarities in each gospel (all four are in agreement about the number of loaves and fishes, the number of people and the number of leftover baskets). The story in John’s gospel doesn’t mention it, but the other Gospels tell us that Jesus had just learned about the death of John the Baptist and had withdrawn to a solitary place. The crowds somehow learned where Jesus was headed and followed him. Jesus was teaching this crowd that had followed him and healing those that needed healing (Matthew 14:14, Mark 6:34, Luke 9:11). As a result of interacting with the crowd, Jesus recognizes their physical needs. When it gets to be dinnertime, Jesus tests Philip by asking where they will be able to buy bread for the people to eat. Jesus knew another miracle was going to occur (John 6:6). But there was a lesson to be taught- a lesson about sharing, even when we think that what we have isn’t worth sharing. You would think that the disciples would have had more resources than a young boy with his 5 loaves and 2 fish. But the disciples didn’t think that what they had was enough, so they gave nothing. One boy however, gave what little he had and it made all the difference. Doesn’t it make you wonder: what if the boy hadn’t come or had withheld his lunch? Would Jesus not have been able to feed the multitudes? Remember- a little becomes a lot with Jesus! Healing Stories: (Jesus Cleanses Ten Lepers) This is one of the miracles of Jesus. In His miracles, Jesus points out to us that sickness is not the result of sin or God’s wrath (John 9:2). Rather He uses miracles as an opportunity to demonstrate the love and power of God. The people healed by Jesus had leprosy, one of the most dreaded diseases of the day. A leper must stand no closer than 50 yards to a healthy person and were expected to shout “Unclean, unclean”, so that others might know the lepers were near. If a leper thought his sickness had gone away, he must present himself to a priest, who could declare him clean. In this story, Jesus told them to go to the priest even before they were healed. The healing took place on their way to see the priest. This story points to Jesus caring for people who were outcasts in their society. The Samaritans and Jews, who despised each other, shared a common bond when it came to a dreaded disease such as leprosy. The healing of this Samaritan by Jesus, tells us that God’s love and power are to be shared by all humanity. Gratitude is a main point of this story. All ten lepers were anxious to be healed, but only the Samaritan was thoughtful enough to return and express his gratitude to Jesus. Do we remember to say thank you every day for all we are given? (Parts taken from WORM Rotation website.) Bible Texts The Beginner’s Bible pg. 374-379 The New Adventure Bible: Matthew14:13-21, Mark 6:34-44, Luke 9:10-17, John 6:1-13 (You may choose to read these stories from the Beginner’s Bible for all grades.) Open Eyes: Beginner’s Bible pg 386-389; John 9:1-7 The One Who Remembered: Beginner’s Bible pg. 427-431; Luke 17:11-19 The Blind Beggar (Bartimaeus):Beginner’s Bible pg.438-443; Mark 10:46-52 One Touch: Beginner’s Bible pg.368-373; Mark 5:24b-34 The Woman Who Could Not Stand Up: Beginner’s Bible pg.406-411;Luke 13:10-13 The Man At The Pool: Beginner’s Bible pg. 454-458; John 5:5-9 Memory Verse: “My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of Heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:2 Goals: The lesson will help the students: * Learn that Jesus wants us to share what we have with others. * Be aware that we should respect and love all people, including those with special needs. * Learn the Bible story about Jesus feeding the multitudes ------------------------------------------------------------------- Temple (Games) Workshop At the start of class, read the Bible Texts. (see above for list) 3rd-6th Grade Bible Work: Exchange Volunteer notes: the Bible these page numbers refers to is The NIV Adventure Bible. Zonderkidz, 2000 In the Dictionary/Concordance in the back of your Bible, look up the following words: 1. MIRACLE: (pg.1443) An unusual happening , one that goes against the normal laws of nature. Miracles are done by the power of God. 2. LEPROSY: (pg. 1441) A word used in the Bible for many different skin diseases and infections. 3. SABBATH: (pg.1448 - the blind beggar in “Open Eyes” was healed on the Sabbath) The seventh day of the week; the Jewish day of rest and worship. It extended from Friday sunset until Saturday sunset. 4. LET’S LIVE IT (pg. 1095) Read about the disease leprosy and how others treated people that had it. 5. LET’S LIVE IT (pg. 1178) Is Sickness Punishment? Discuss this with the class. The man wasn’t blind because of doing something wrong, he was just born blind. Are there people you know who have a disability? How are we to treat them? All Grades: Do as many activities as time allows. 1. What Is a Miracle? Say to the students, “Jesus performed a miracle when He healed people. Miracles, although they may not seem quite as exciting, happen all around us every day. Have you ever planted a seed that grew? Have you ever watched the sun rise or set? Have you seen a rainbow? Let’s see how many miracles we can think of this morning.” Write them down on the white board. Taken from Firelight Bible Learning Curriculum 2. Memory Verse Activities: Ask the students to form a circle. Have one person begin a “human link” by saying the first word of the Bible verse and linking to the next person by holding their hand (or head, foot, shoulder, elbow). That person says the second word, etc. Continue until everyone is “linked” Memory Verse: “My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of Heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:2 3. Praise/Thanks Acrostic: In large letters write the word PRAISE on the top left-hand side of the board, vertically. Leave a space and write the word THANKS underneath it also vertically. Ask the students what the difference is between praising Jesus and thanking him. (Praise tells God what it is about Him that you worship and adore. “Thanks” shows our appreciation for how He has manifested Himself in our lives, by giving us things, doing things for us etc.). Have children take turns writing things beside the letters that they want to praise God or thank God for. Some suggestions are on the following page. For the younger grades, you could give each child a specific letter and have them draw a picture to put up on the wall. Suggestions for the Praise/Thanks Acrostic: P- perfect life T- taste buds R- ruler of the universe H- home; heaven A- able to do anything A- animals I- imagination N– never leaving us S- savior K- keeping us safe E- eternal, everlasting love S- saving our world 4. Blindfold Drawing Game: Have the students form pairs. Give each pair a marker and two pieces of paper. Blindfold one person in each pair; explain that the partner without the blindfold will tell his or her blindfolded partner what to draw by giving step-by-step directions. Gather the non-blindfolded partners in a huddle and tell them to have their partners draw a house without revealing what the final goal is. Have kids switch roles and repeat the process. This time, direct the non-blindfolded partners to help their partners draw a sailboat. Repeat the game. This time, have non-blindfolded kids direct their partners to draw a car (and then a shark) while holding the hand of the blindfolded partner to aid in drawing picture. The blindfolded partners should relax their hands so the seeing partners can do the work easily. When pairs have finished, ask them to compare pictures. Ask: What was it like to draw without being able to see? Did you trust the person who was helping you draw? Why or why not? How is trusting the person who helped us draw like trusting Jesus? (You have to have faith in them like you would in Jesus, to help you) 5. “Miracles” see pg.64. You’ll need different size batteries and a flashlight or battery -operated toy. Exchange Volunteer notes: Not sure what book this is referring to. 6. Accepting Others - do the activities “Circle or Triangles: Who’s Best?” “Sack Trade”. Instead of using paper bags, you can have the children use tape to attach the shapes to their clothing. Taken from Lively Bible Lessons for Grades K-3 pg 49, by Group Publishing. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Drama Workshop At the start of class, read the Bible Texts (See list above) and do Discussion Questions. Discussion Questions: 1. Many people were gathered by Jesus in the story. How many people does the Bible say were gathered that day? 5,000 2. If First English is completely full of people on a Sunday, there would be about 500 people here. Write the numbers down. Do you know how many times we would have to fill our church to have 5,000 people? We would have to fill it 10 times! 3. How long do you stay at church when you come on Sunday mornings? 1 or 2 hours 4. How long did the people stay to here Jesus teach? They stayed all afternoon and longer - even until dinnertime 5. What did Jesus’ friends think should happen when it was dinnertime? They thought they should send all the people home. 6. How many people had brought food with them? Just one little boy 7. What kind of food did the boy have? 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish 8. What did Jesus do with the bread and fish? He took the food, prayed and thanked God for the food and told his friends to give it to the people. 9. Was there enough food to feed 5,000 people? Yes and even a lot left over! 3rd-6th Grade Bible Work: Exchange Volunteer notes: the Bible these page numbers refers to is The NIV Adventure Bible. Zonderkidz, 2000 In the Dictionary/Concordance in the back of your Bible, look up the following words: 1. PASSOVER (pg.1445 Mentioned in John 6:1-13 that the Passover was near) An annual Jewish holiday that yet today reminds the Jewish people of how God freed them from slavery in Egypt. The Lord “passed over” the homes marked with the blood of a lamb on their doorframes, but He killed all the other firstborn in Egypt. 2. PROPHET: (pg.1446 Mentioned in John 6:14. The people thought Jesus was a prophet). A person who receives messages from God to tell His people. A prophet is called by God to speak for Him. 3. Can the students name some other prophets they have heard about? ( Jonah, Daniel, Amos, Ezekiel) Have them turn to pg.624 in The New Adventure Bible. The next page tells about the prophets in the Bible. What is the one thing all the prophets have in common? (They all have a book in the Old Testament) Why do they think each of the prophets has a book in the Bible? Look these pages up in your Bible: 4. LIFE IN BIBLE TIMES (pg. 1070) Read about the baskets the disciples filled with left over food. (This also mentions Jesus feeding 4,000 people which is found in Matthew 15:29) 5. LIFE IN BIBLE TIMES (pg.1103) Read about baking bread. Is this still how we bake bread? Have any of the students made bread (not in a bread machine, either!)? It takes a lot of time and energy (not to mention patience) to make bread! 6. DID YOU KNOW? (pg.1137) Why did Jesus feed 5,000 people? 7. LIFE IN BIBLE TIMES (pg. 1172) Barley Loaves ACTIVITIES FOR ALL GRADES: Do as many activities as time allows. 1. Act Out the Story of Jesus Feeding the 5,000 See the script below OR 2. Do “Lunch for 5,000" Taken from Fun to Learn Bible Lessons, Vol.2 pg. 52 by Group Publishing. ADDITIONAL NOTE BY AUTHOR: The "Lunch for 5,000" is an action way to act the story out. Have the kids count off by two's, assign each group an action - rowing when Jesus went to the other side of Lake Galilee, jogging when the people hurried to him, etc. Use your imagination!! 3. Do the Popcorn Activity See pg.44 from The Children's Worker’s Encyclopedia of Bible-Teaching Ideas for the New Testament by Group Publishing 4. HOW MANY IS 5,000? Count out 50 fish crackers. Each cracker represents one person. We would need 100 piles of crackers to make 5,000. Our Sunday School has about 100 people at opening each week (Drew Street). Think of 50 groups of people like our 1st- 3rd grade Sunday School and that is 5,000 people. That’s a lot of people to feed! Lambeau Field holds about 65,000 people. Enjoy eating the crackers! 4. FISHING GAME: Instructions for Fishing Game: Have the children take turns using the fishing poles with magnets on them to catch a paper fish in the "pond". Throw back any fish without a word on it or anything that's not a fish! Have the kids try to arrange the words everyone catches, in the proper order. (One fish will have the Bible reference on it). Memory Verse: “My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of Heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:2 5. WHERE’S THE PAPER? Taken from Fun to Learn Bible Lessons, Vol.2 pg. 51 by Group Publishing ------------------------------------------------------------------- Video Workshop At the start of class, review the Miracle Bible stories the children read in Temple. VIDEO: The Miracles of Jesus (Nest Entertainment Video) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Art Workshop At the start of class, read the Bible Texts (see list above) and do Discussion Questions (see the drama lesson for questions). Project: A Basket With Five Loaves and Two Fish. Taken from The Big Book of Christian Crafts by Kathy Ross. (Weave a basket, fold paper accordian style, draw fish shape and cut out without separating the fish (similar to making a chain of paper dolls). *********** JESUS FEED THE 5,000 Script for Drama Supplies Needed: baskets, loaves and fish Characters: ·Jesus ·Philip, a disciple ·Andrew, a disciple ·Crippled Person ·Leper ·Blind Person ·Hungry Person ·Boy (has loaves and fish) ·Narrator ** You may want to give the background to the students that King Herod had John the Baptist arrested and put in prison because of his preaching. He eventually had John the Baptist killed. When the disciples heard the news they buried John and then went and told Jesus. ************************************************ Philip: Jesus, Jesus! We have some news. Jesus: What is it Phillip? Philip: King Herod has had John the Baptist killed. For the rest of the script see the drama lesson written by Wendy J. Graham at http://rotation.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/2316088121/m/260102643 ********* ADDITIONAL NOTE BY AUTHOR You can get any of the books I mentioned at a Christian bookstore or have them order them for you! Exchange Volunteer Amy added a summary of workshops and added blank lines and bolding for clarity. Exchange Volunteer Carol modified title to fit naming conventions, made the acrostic readable and added editorial comments about books. This message has been edited. Last edited by: CreativeCarol, |
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I enjoyed reading through this lesson and hope to use some of it for our March story of Feeding the Five thousand. We are going to make a banner from cloth and sponge paint fish patterns on it for one of our workshops. Thanks for your ideas and plans! beth@firstpresvisalia.org
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