Key Ideas
Faith Fact
I believe God can heal.
Faith Verse
John 14:12 (NLT)
“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done.”
Question of the Day: When have you stopped what you were doing to help someone?
Read about It
Read: Matthew 14:13–21
Jesus was getting in a boat so He could go somewhere to be alone, but then He saw a large crowd of people behind Him who had followed Him from several towns. Many of these people knew that Jesus had the power to heal them. In that moment, Jesus could have continued on to a place to be alone, but He stopped to help people who were in need. He got out of the boat and healed those who were sick. Later in this story, Jesus performed one of His most famous miracles and fed more than five thousand people with five loaves of bread and two fish.
The beauty of this miracle of healing is that Jesus stopped what He was doing to be with the people and meet them where they were. As believers, we know that Jesus is always with us through the Holy Spirit. When we are sick or hurting, we can turn to Him and find He is already with us and wants to meet our need.
Talk about It
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Question 1. What was Jesus originally going to do in this story? Answer 1. Get on a boat to be alone in a remote area (Matthew 14:13)
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| Question 2. What did Jesus do when He got off the boat?
Answer 2. He had compassion toward the people who had followed Him and He healed the sick. (Matthew 14:14)
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| Question 3. Why do you think Jesus had compassion toward the people?
Answer 3. Answers may vary.
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| Question 4.When did you need to stop what you were doing to help someone?
Answer 4. Answers may vary.
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| Question 5. How can you respond to people the way that Jesus responds to them?
Answer 5. Answers may vary. |
Pray about It
Dear God, thank You that You are never too busy for people. Thank You for Your heart of compassion toward those who seek You. Thank You that you meet us where we are. God, help me respond to others in that same way. Thank You that whenever I need You, You are already right there. Amen.