More Healings and Miracles

In this unit, you will read three stories about when Jesus healed a woman bent over for many years, restored sight to a man who was blind and made well a man who had been ill for thirty-eight years Three people, passed by, who all needed a healing touch that Jesus provided. How might seeing a person in their need and providing human contact be a form of healing? In the other two stories, Jesus fed a crowd of more than five thousand with only a few fish and loaves and calmed a storm simply with a command. These are described as miracle stories, but they are also stories of hunger and fear, situations many experience. Perhaps the miracles are found in the act of sharing and being a peaceful presence.

Stories included in this unit:

• Jesus Heals a Woman on the Sabbath (Luke 13:10–17)
• Jesus Touches People (Mark 8:22–26)
• Jesus at the Pool (John 5:1–13)
• A Boy and His Lunch (John 6:1–15)
• Calming the Storm (Luke 8:22–25)

Growing in God’s Love: A Story Bible Curriculum invites children and their leaders to wonder, play, and connect with one another as they develop a better relationship with God. By exploring the stories in Growing in God’s Love: A Story Bible, children and their leaders learn more about who God is and what their relationship is with God. This curriculum has 35 units filled with 148 stories from the story Bible that dive deep into characters and themes in the Bible. Children and their leader will read the story together from the story Bible, pause to allow the story to resonate, and then engage with the story and wrestle with their place in that story.

Growing in God’s Love: A Story Bible Curriculum is written for ages 5–10 and is intentionally multiage, meaning that children are all grouped together. Grouping children this way brings a relational focus to the sessions and fosters a collaborative spirit. The curriculum also includes an intergenerational component with four suggestions for intergenerational and home ideas for each session within a unit. Those ideas include suggestions for things to do in worship, more education-focused ideas, ways to connect with one another, and mission ideas. This adds another dimension to learning and helps the children connect to the congregation, creating a holistic approach to children’s ministry.