Lesson 1

MosEs’ CHIlDHooD

Reading Portion: Exodus 1:22, 2:1-10; 6:20

Lesson:

1. Many years after Joseph’s death, a new Pharaoh came to the throne. He didn’t like the
Israelites, so he was cruel to them. But even though he was mean to them, the number of
Israelites kept growing. He was afraid that they would turn against him and join his enemies.

2. So he commanded that all the Israelite boys be thrown into the River Nile and all the girls be
kept alive.

3. At that time, a man named Amram and his wife, Jochebed, had a son. Because of Pharaoh’s
command, Jochebed hid her baby for three months.

4. When she couldn’t hide him anymore, she got a basket made of reeds and covered it with tar
so that it would float. Then she put the baby in the basket and put the basket among tall grass
at the edge of the Nile River.

5. The baby’s sister, Miriam, stood a short distance away, watching the basket.

6. At the same time, Pharaoh’s daughter, went to go take a bath in the river. When she saw the
basket, she asked her slave girl to get it. When she opened the basket, she saw a crying baby.

7. She knew it was a baby of one of the Israelites. Miriam went to Pharaoh’s daughter and asked
her if she needed someone to nurse the baby.

8. Miriam went and got the baby’s mother. Jochebed took care of the baby until he was older
and gave him back to Pharaoh’s daughter.

9. Pharaoh’s daughter called the baby Moses, which means “drawn out of the water."

Moral: God chooses His saints from their mother’s womb and preserves them.

Memory Verse: Isaiah 44:21

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God Calls Moses

Reading Portion: Exodus 3, 4

1. One day, Moses was taking care of his father-in-law’s flock. He led the flock to Mount Sinai
and there, Moses saw a bush on fire. But the bush wasn’t burning up! Moses thought it was
really strange and went to check it out.

2. Then God called out to Moses: “Moses, Moses!” Moses replied, “ Here I am!” God told Moses
not to go any closer. He told him to take off his sandals because he was standing on holy
ground. Moses covered his face because he was scared to look at God.

3. God told Moses that He has heard the cry of the Israelites, who were being beat up by the
Egyptians. He told Moses that He wanted Moses to go to the Pharaoh and tell him to let God’s
people go.

4. Moses didn’t think that he should do it because he wasn’t a great man. God said, “I will be
with you.” Moses asked God what to answer if the people ask him who God is.

5. God answered, “I am that I AM; Tell the children of Israel that I AM hath sent you.” God went
on to tell Moses to call together the leaders of Israel and they will listen to Moses, but that Moses
will have a hard time with Pharaoh. Even after all that, Moses was still scared. He asked God,
“What if they don’t believe that you are the one who sent me? What will I do then?”

6. First sign: God asked him, “What is that in your hand?” Moses answered, “It is my walking
stick.” Then God told Moses to throw it down. When Moses threw it onto the ground, it turned
into a snake. Moses ran from the snake. Then God said, “Grab the snake by its tail.” Moses did as
God told him to and it became a stick again.

7. Second sign: God said, “Put your hand inside your coat.” Moses did so, and when he took it
out, his hand had a dangerous disease on it. God said, “Now put your hand back in your coat.”
Moses did as God said and when he took it back out, it was normal!

8. Third sign: God told Moses that if the people still didn’t believe after those two miracles, then
Moses should take some water from the Nile River and pour it on dry ground and it will turn to
blood.

9. After all of that, Moses told God that he wasn’t a great speaker. When God told Moses that
He would help him, Moses asked God to send someone else. God got a little upset with Moses
but told him that He would send Moses’ brother Aaron to Moses. Moses will tell Aaron what to
say and Aaron will say it.

10. Moses went to Egypt with Aaron and did everything that God told Moses to do. The people
believed and worshipped God.

Moral: To redeem His people, the Lord first calls a person, encourages him, gives him authority
and sends him.

Memory Verse: Exodus 4:12

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Moses before Pharaoh in Egypt

Reading Portion: Exodus 5; 6:1-13; 7:10-13

Lesson:

1. After talking to the people, Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him to let God’s
people go that they may worship God in the desert.

2. Pharaoh refused and made the Israelites work harder. Before, the Israelites were given straw
to make bricks. Now, the Israelites had to find their own straw and make the same amount of
bricks as they had when they were given straw. The people were getting hurt by the slave
masters because they couldn’t make the same amount of bricks. They began to get mad at
Moses and Aaron.

3. Moses cried out to God and God said that He will use His great power against Pharaoh – so
much so that Pharaoh will actually let the people go. God encouraged Moses and told him to
go again to Pharaoh and tell him to let the Israelites go.

4. Moses told God: “The Israelites wouldn’t listen to me, so surely the king will not listen to me
either. I am not a good speaker.” But God told Moses to tell Aaron to throw down his walking
stick in front of the king. And Aaron threw down his rod and it became a snake.

5. The king called his magicians and asked them to do it. And they threw down their sticks and
their sticks turned into snakes, also! Aaron’s stick that was turned into a stick ate up all the other
snakes. Even then, Pharaoh refused to let God’s people go.

6. But God wasn’t done with Pharaoh yet.

Moral: Just as God sent Moses to deliver His people out of affliction, He sends His servants to
help us when we call upon Him.

Memory Verse: Psalm 34:17

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The Plagues that Came upon Egypt

Reading Portion: Exodus 7:14 – 25; 8; 9 - 12

Vocabulary: Plague – a widespread disaster

Lesson: After Pharaoh refused to let the people go, God sent plagues upon Egypt

Plague One – Water turned into Blood – The River Nile (where people get their water) was
turned into blood.

Plague Two – Frogs started hopping inside and outside of people’s houses.

Plague Three – Lice covered all of Egypt.

Plague Four – Flies started to eat up people’s stuff

Plague Five – The Egyptian Cattle began to get sick. Some even died.

Plague Six - Boils broke out in the body of the Egyptians.

Plague Seven – Fire came down with a huge hailstorm.

Plague Eight – Locusts ate up the all the plants of the Egyptians.

Plague Nine – There was thick darkness in Egypt. No one could see anything.

Plague Ten – All the firstborn in each Egyptian family died – including Pharaoh’s son.

Moral:
God reveals his power through signs and wonders and saves His people.

Memory Verse:

Job 5:9- Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:

Psalm 136: 4- To Him who alone doeth great wonders for His mercy endureth forever.

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The Paschal lamb

Reading Portion: Exodus 12:1 – 11; 21-37

Lesson:

1. God told Moses and Aaron that on the 10th of the month (the first month of their year), the
main man of each family had to go out and get a lamb. If his family is small, then he could share
one with his neighbor, depending on the size of their family.

2. The lamb had to be a one year old healthy male.

3. On the 14th of the month, in the evening, they had to kill it. They had to smear the blood on
the top and the two sides of their doors.

4. Then they had to roast the lamb and eat it with flat bread (unleavened bread) and bitter
herbs.

5. They had to eat all of it. If they had any leftovers, they had to burn it. They had to eat it in a
hurry, with a stick in their hand and sandals on their feet.

6. Nobody was allowed to leave their houses until the morning. That night, they all had to stay
in their homes. God was going to pass over the doors that had blood on them. The doors that
didn’t have the blood on them, the firstborn of those families were killed – including Pharaoh’s
firstborn.

7. After all that happened, Pharaoh commanded that the Israelites leave Egypt. The Israelites
were able to borrow things from the Egyptians for their journey.

8. There were more than 6,000 Israelites who left Egypt that day – following Moses, their leader.

Moral: The Israelites were delivered from Egypt by the slaying of the paschal lamb. In the same
way, by the sacrifice of Jesus, we are delivered from sin.

Memory Verse: 1 Corinthians 5:7

Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even
Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:
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Crossing the red Sea

Reading Portion: Exodus 14: 5- 31

Lesson:

1. Once the people of Israel left Egypt, Pharaoh had a change of heart. He wanted the people
back in Egypt. So, he went chasing after them using more than 600 chariots and many officers.

2. Meanwhile, the Israelites had reached the Red Sea and were camping there. There were
mountains all around them. They turn back and see Pharaoh and his army chasing after them.
They were trapped!

3. They cried out and complained to Moses, saying, “You brought us out of Egypt only to have
us die here!”

4. Moses encouraged the people: “Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord! The Egyptians
you see right now will no longer be there”

5. Moses then sought God for direction. God sent a pillar of cloud to block the Egyptians from
being able to see the Israelites and the Israelites were protected. He told Moses to stretch out his
rod over the waters.

6. God sent a strong wind that divided the water. There was dry land in the middle and the
Israelites were able to walk through that to the other side.

7. Pharaoh’s army chased after them, but the wheels on their chariots started coming off and
the Egyptians tried to run away. But God commanded Moses to stretch his hand over the sea
and the Egyptians drowned.

8. When the Israelites saw all that God had done for them, they feared God and trusted in Him.

Moral: When we believe in the Lord and follow Him, He removes hindrances marvelously and
leads us.

Memory Verse: Exodus 15 : 13

Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them
in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.
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Waters of Marah

Reading Portion: Exodus 15: 22-27

Vocabulary:
Wilderness – an empty place where people usually don’t live
Bitter – a harsh taste

Lesson:

1. After crossing the red sea, the Israelites journeyed on foot to the wilderness.

2. The first place they went to was called Shur. There was absolutely NO water to be found
there.

3. Next, they came to a place called Marah. They found water there, but it was too bitter to
drink. Marah means bitter.

4. The people began to complain, “What are we supposed to drink?”

5. Moses then cried out to God and God showed him a piece of wood, which Moses had to
throw in. As soon as Moses threw in it in, the water became sweet.

6. Then God said, “If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do
that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes,
I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am
the LORD that healeth thee.”

7. After that, they came to a place called Elim, where there were plenty of water (12 water wells)
and 70 palm trees. They camped there.

Moral: Just as God made the bitter water sweet for the children of Israel in the wilderness, Jesus
makes all our bitter experiences sweet for us.

Memory Verse: Exodus 23:25

 Lesson 9
Manna

Reading Portion: Exodus 16

Lesson:

1. After the Israelites received more than enough water in the last place they were in (Elim),
they came to a place called Sin. Sin was a wilderness. They soon were very hungry.

2. They weren’t happy and complained to Moses. They said that they’d rather be in Egypt and
eat all the food they wanted (even though they suffered a lot).

3. God heard them and told Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are
to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether
they will follow my instructions. On the sixth day they are to prepare what they bring in, and
that is to be twice as much as they gather on the other days.”

4. Soon after that, God told Moses that this bread was to come in the morning and in the
evening, they’ll get meat. So, in the evening, quail came. And when they got up in the morning,
they found thin flakes on the ground.

5. When the Israelites saw it, they had no idea what it was. It was white and was like wafers
made out of honey. But they did what they were told and gathered as much as each of them
needed (about 2 liters per person). By the time the sun grew hot, it all melted.

6. They were told to eat only what they gathered the day and save none of that for the next day
(except the sixth day). Some people didn’t listen and saved some for the next day. And when
they got up the next day, they found that it stunk and was covered with flies.

7. Since Sabbath is the day of rest, the Israelites had to gather twice as much on the sixth day
than they usually would on the other days, because there would be nothing on the ground on
that day.

8. The people called this bread Manna. Manna means “What is it?”

9. God told Moses to save some in a jar so that the future generations can see the bread God
gave them to eat. Moses told Aaron and Aaron did as God said.

Moral: The Lord nourishes and keeps His children even in the wilderness.

Memory Verses:

Psalm 84:11 - For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no
good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Psalm 107:8 - Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful
works to the children of men!
Psalm 107:9 - For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
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The Israelites at Rephidim

Reading Portion: Exodus 17

Lesson:

1. After leaving Sin, the Israelites traveled through many different places. They camped
at a place called Rephidim.

2. The main problem with Rephidim was that there was no water for them to drink. So
they complained to Moses.

3. Moses talked with God and God told him to take the staff that he had struck the river
Nile with a long time ago and head to Horeb with some of the elders of the Israelites.
There God will meet them by a rock. And Moses had to strike this rock.

4. Moses did as God commanded and water gushed out of this rock.

5. Later on, a nearby nation called the Amalekites came and fought with the Israelites.
Moses (with Aaron and Har) stood on a hill with the staff of God in his hand while
Joshua got some Israelite men and fought the Amalekites.

6. As long as Moses held his hands up, the Israelites were winning. But when Moses’
arms started tiring, the Amalekites started winning.

7. So when Moses’ arms were tiring, Aaron and Har got a stone for Moses to sit on.
Both of them held Moses’ arms up – one on the left side and the other on the right. It
was like this until sunset.

8. This event was recorded so that Joshua and the future generation. Moses built an
altar and called it: Jehovah Nissi, which means: The Lord is my Banner.

Moral: The Lord cares for His people and gives them victory in all their battles.

Memory Verse: Psalm 18:29

For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
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Jesus Casts out the Legion

Reading Portion: Luke 8: 26 - 35

Vocabulary:
Demon possessed–a bad spirit taking control over a person
Tomb – a place where dead people are buried.

Lesson:

1. Jesus and his disciples were sailing and arrived at a place called Gadarenes. When Jesus
stepped onto land, a demon possessed man came to him. This man was completely naked and
lived in tombs.

2. Jesus began to order the bad spirit out of the man.

3. The man shouted, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you,
don't torture me!"

4. Jesus asked man what his name was. The man replied, “Legion.” Legion means that multiple
bad spirits (or demons) have gone into him.

5. These demons in the man all began to beg Jesus not to let them go to hell.

6. Nearby, a bunch of pigs were grazing and the demons asked Jesus to send them into the pigs
instead. And once the demons went into the pigs, the pigs went crazy and drowned in the lake.

7. The man who had the demons no longer had demons in him. He was fully clothed and
wasn’t so crazy anymore.

Moral: Though a person may be bound by many devils for several years, if he comes to Jesus,
perfect deliverance can be experienced.

Memory Verse: John 8: 36; Ephesians 6:11

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JArIus’ DAuGHtEr rAIsED to lIFE

Reading Portion: Luke 8: 41, 42, 49-56

Lesson:

1. There was a ruler of the synagogue named Jarius, whose 12 year old daughter was dying.
He fell at Jesus’ feet and begged him to come to his house.

2. Jesus was heading there, but something else happened. And Jesus was dealing with that,
when someone from Jarius’ house ran up to him and told Jarius that his daughter was dead
and not to trouble the master.

3. Jesus heard that and said, “Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.”

4. When Jesus got to the house, he only allowed Peter, James, John and her parents to go with
him. Everyone else had to stay back.

5. They were all weeping and Jesus told them to stop weeping because she isn’t dead, only
sleeping. They all laughed at him.

6. Jesus took the girl’s hand and told her to rise. She became alive again and arose. Jesus told
them to give her some food.

7. The parents were shocked, but Jesus told them not to tell anyone about what had
happened.

Moral: The Lord can not only heal all manner of sicknesses but can also raise the dead.

Memory Verse: John 11:25 - Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that
believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
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The Death of John the Baptist

Reading Portion: Mark 6:17-29

Lesson:

1. King Herod was not living properly. He married his brother’s wife (Herodias), which
was against God’s law. When John the Baptist pointed out his sin to him, King Herod
threw him into prison.

2. Herodias did not like John the Baptist at all. She wanted him dead, but she couldn’t
without King Herod’s permission. Even though King Herod didn’t like to hear everything
that John had to say, he still liked to listen to him and respected him.

3. King Herod’s birthday came around and he threw a huge party. Herodias’ daughter
came in and danced for him.

4. She danced so well that the king told her that he would give her anything she
wanted. Anything!

5. The daughter went up to her mother and asked her what she should ask of King
Herod.

6. The mother said, “The head of John the Baptist on a plate.”

7. The daughter went and told King Herod what she wanted. King Herod felt horrible,
but couldn’t go back on his promise.

8. So, John the Baptist was killed, and his disciples came and buried him in a tomb.

Moral: In resisting sin, we should be prepared to lose our lives.

Memory Verse: Hebrews 12: 4 - Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
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Five Loaves and Two Fishes

Reading Portion: Matthew 14:13-21; John 6:9

Lesson:

1. After the death of John the Baptist, Jesus wanted to be alone for a little while. He got on a
boat to go someplace quiet, but the crowd followed him on foot.

2. When Jesus saw the people, he had compassion on them and began to heal them. When it
was evening, the disciples told Jesus to send the people away.

3. Jesus replied, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."

4. "We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish," they answered. The food belonged to a
small boy.

5. Jesus told them to bring those to Him and asked the 5,000+ people to sit down on the grass.
When they did, He thanked God for the food and then broke it. He then gave it to the disciples
and told them to give it to the people.

6. The disciples did so…and the people ate. After everyone was full, the disciples gathered the
leftovers.

7. They had 12 baskets of leftovers!

Moral: The lad who had loaves and fish willingly gave all that he had for the sake of others. That
brought a great blessing to all. When we give what we have to Jesus, He makes it a blessing to
many people.

Memory Verse: Luke 6:38 - Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down,
and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same
measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
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Jesus Walks on Water

Reading Portion: Matthew 14:22 -33

Lesson:

1. After feeding the crowd, Jesus immediately asked the disciples to get into a boat and head
on over to the other side. Jesus dismissed the crowd and went to the mountainside by himself
to pray.

2. Meanwhile, the disciples were in the middle of the sea, in the middle of waves that were
crashing against it.

3. After awhile, Jesus went to them, walking on the water.

4. The disciples saw someone walking on water towards them and thought it was a ghost at
first. They were really scared.

5. Jesus told them it was he and also told them not to be afraid.

6. Peter then called out to Jesus, asking if Jesus would let him go to him on the water.

7. Jesus said, “Come.” And so, Peter jumped from the boat and headed towards Jesus.

8. But when he took his eyes off of Jesus and saw the waves, he got scared and started to sink.
He cried out to Jesus to save him.

9. Jesus caught him and asked him why he doubted.

10. When they both got on the boat, the others were astonished and said: “Truly You are the
Son of God.”

Moral: Those who believe in Jesus could do the very works He did.

Memory Verse: John 14: 12 - Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works
that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my
Father.
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HEAlInG Is tHE CHIlDrEn’s BrEAD

Reading Portion: Matthew 15: 21-28

Lesson:

1. Jesus went to a place called Tyre and Sidon. There, a woman came running to Jesus, crying
out: "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-
possession."

2. Jesus didn’t say anything!

3. The disciples said, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

4. To that, Jesus replied: “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.” (The first reason why Jesus
came down to earth was for the Jews – but because the Jews rejected Jesus, Jesus came for all
men).

5. The woman noticed that He didn’t send her away. So she wouldn’t leave Jesus – She just kept
calling on Him, asking Him to help her.

6. Jesus finally answered her, “It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs.”

7. "Yes, Lord," she said, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."

8. Jesus admired the woman’s faith and healed her daughter.

Moral: Divine healing is the children’s bread. To receive it, we should humble ourselves, and
pray believing, without getting discouraged till we receive the answer.

Memory Verse: Hebrew 11: 6 - But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that
cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek
him.
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Jesus feed the four thousand

Grade 3

05/02/10
Reading Portion: Mark 8:1-9

Jesus was preaching for few days in a wilderness, where they had no food or stores nearby. Great
multitudes came to him to hear the word of God and get healed. The third day He felt
compassion on the people and He called his disciples and said to them that they needed to be fed.
If we don’t feed them before they leave, they can faint or become sick. But the disciples did not
understand the mind of Jesus, so they answered and said that this is the “wilderness”, how are we
going to get food in the wilderness to feed this huge crowd?

Someone in the crowd had seven pieces of bread and few small fishes. He asked the people to sit
on the ground, and then took the bread and fish and blessed it and broke it in pieces. Then he
asked the disciples to serve everyone. They fed around 4,000 people and there was still some
food left over.

Memory Verse: 1st peter 3:8-9

8
Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful,
be courteous:
9
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are
thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

Moral:

Jesus had compassion on those who were hungry and fed them. We should also be
compassionate like Jesus.
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The Transfiguration of Jesus

Reading Portion: Matthew 17: 1- 9

Vocabulary: Transfigure – to change completely

Lesson:

1. One day, Jesus took Peter, James, and John to a high mountain.

2. And on that mountain, Jesus started changing and became transfigured. His face started to
shine and his clothes became super white – as white as light!

3. Suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared. They started talking with Jesus.

4. Then, Peter spoke up. He said, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up
three shelters – one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

5. As Peter was speaking, a cloud came down and hugged them (or completely covered them).
Then a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.
Listen to him!”

6. The disciples got scared and fell facedown to the ground, but Jesus came and told them to
get up and not to be afraid.

7. When the disciples got up, they didn’t see anyone but Jesus.

8. When they were coming down the mountain, Jesus told them not to tell anyone about what
happened until after he rises from death.

Moral: People who live like Jesus in this world shall be transformed like him.

Memory Verse: 1 Corinthians 15: 51, 52 - Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep,
but we shall all be changed, 52In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the
trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
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Jesus Heals the Lunatic

Reading Portion: Matthew 17: 14 – 21; Mark 9: 14 - 29

Vocabulary: Lunatic– a crazy person

Lesson:

1. After the transfiguration, Jesus and the disciples joined the rest of the disciples, who were in
the middle of an argument with the teachers of the law.

2. When Jesus asked what was going on, a man came to Jesus and knelt before him. He said,
“Lord, have mercy on my son. He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire
or into the water. I brought him to your disciples but they couldn’t heal him.”

3. Jesus told the man to bring the boy to him. And when the spirit saw Jesus, it threw the boy
into a convulsion (shaking, trembling, like a seizure). He fell to the ground and rolled around,
foaming at the mouth.

4. Jesus asked the man how long this has been going on and the man told Jesus that it has
been happening since the boy was a child.

5. The man again asked Jesus to help. Jesus told the man, “Everything is possible for him who
believes.” Immediately the man said, “Lord I believe, help my unbelief!”

6. Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of the boy. Then the boy was healed.

7. The disciples whispered to Jesus, “How come we weren’t able to heal the boy?”

8. “Because you didn’t have enough faith, “Jesus replied. “I tell you the truth, if you have faith as
small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, Move from here to there and it will move.
Nothing will be impossible for you.”

Moral: Faith, fasting, and unceasing prayer are essential for one to resist and overcome the devil.

Memory Verse: Ephesians 6: 16, 18 - 16Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall
be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 18Praying always with all prayer and
supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all
saints;
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Jesus Pays Tribute Money

Reading Portion: Matthew 17: 24 - 27

Lesson:

1. When Jesus arrived in a place called Capernaum, tax collectors came to Peter and asked
them if Jesus pays temple taxes.

2. Peter said, “Yes he does.”

3. Later, Jesus asked Peter, “From who do you think the kings of the earth collects their taxes
from – from their sons or from others?”

4. “From others.” Peter replied.

5. “Then the sons don’t have to give anything.” Jesus said. “But to be respectful and not hurt
their feelings, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch and in it, you’ll
find the right coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.”

Moral: We are indebted to do our duties toward the country, apart from our duties toward the
church.

Memory Verse: Romans 13: 7 - Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due;
custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.