Following along with the water theme from Day 5 we have another of Jesus' incredible miracles! I hope you have fun with this!
Day 6
Matthew
8:23-27 “Jesus Calms the Storm”p.334
Treasure
Hunt Resources: Toy boats and bath or water play tub!
Beginning
Activity/Chat: Talk about storms and how they make
the kids feel. They can get pretty rough sometimes and it can be especially scary
if you are out on the water in a boat. Ask them what they think might happen to
a boat in a storm. Demonstrate in the bath or water play tub with a toy boat
just how scary the rough water could be.
Today
in our true story from the bible we are going to hear about some people who
were out on a boat when a big storm came and Jesus’ amazing miracle to save
them.
“Jesus
Clams the storm” Beginner’s Bible, p. 334
IN THIS TRUE STORY FROM THE BIBLE
WE CAN LEARN THAT BECAUSE JESUS IS GOD HE HAS THE INCREDIBLE POWER TO CONTROL
STORMS AND TO STOP THEM WITH HIS WORDS!
Questions:
1.
Where were Jesus and his disciples in
this story? (Out in a boat)
2.
What happened to make the disciples so
scared? (A big scary storm rocking and tipping the boat)
3.
When the disciples woke Jesus what did
he do? (He told the storm to stop!)
Wow!
How incredible it must have been for those disciples to see the wind and the
waves respond to Jesus’ voice and stop still. That truly must have been amazing
to watch. What an powerful God we trust in and serve. The disciples that night
had been so scared of the massive storm rocking their boat that they had
forgotten that because Jesus was with them they had nothing to be afraid of, no
matter how scary the storm was. How exciting it is that Jesus is always with us
too when we trust in Him! Even at times when we feel scared he will be there
watching over us and ready to help us when we call out to Him!
If
you have time you might like to make some jelly boats (as in the picture below)
to remember the story together and to enjoy cooking and sharing a special treat
as a family! You cut the oranges in half and take the flesh out before filling
them with jelly and allowing them to set. Then you cut them into quarters and
make a sail!
Prayer:
Jesus
you are so amazingly powerful! Thank you that you are in such great control of
our world that even the wind and the waves listen to you. Please help us to
always be faithful and trust in you and your mighty power. Amen.
Memory Verse Activities:
Continue
with the song and actions!
Learn how
to make origami boats together and use them to write the words/sections of the
verse on the sides of them and see if you can “sail” them into the right order
again! You could use the bottom of a cardboard box to make an ocean to place
them in, and even paint it!
Written and Compiled by Kate McIntosh, March 2012
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