Day 2
Bible Lesson about Jesus’s miracles
Mark 10:46-52 Bartimaeus Receives Sight
Chart in Life Application Bible page 1937 Jesus performed many miracles or other list of miracles Jesus performed.
Materials: Bibles (every lesson), blind folds, costume for Bartimaeus
Have an assistant be Bartimaeus, pretending to be blind by wearing dark glasses and a cane in the approach to the classroom. The blind person should beg from the students. Make sure Bartimaeus is unseen for a short time.
Greet Students and open with prayer.
Dear Jesus, Please open our hearts and our minds as we learn about a few of the many miracles you did in Bible times. Amen
Lesson introduction:
Pair students so one student can see while one student is blind folded. Have the sighted students guide the blindfolded student to do a simple task such as draw a smiley face or walk to a certain spot in the room. Remember to have the students switch who is wearing the blind fold, so each student has the opportunity to try a task while unable to see.
As the students are finishing their blindfold activity a now seeing Bartimaeus should burst into the room with his exciting news.
The most amazing thing just happened to me! While I was sitting by the roadside begging, because I was unable to see, Jesus of Nazareth and his disciples came by. Have you heard of this Jesus? Well, I had heard that he could do amazing things, so I thought maybe, just maybe he could help me. I began to call out for him. I called for him have mercy on me. The crowd told me to be quiet, but I knew it might be my only chance, so I called even louder. Then I heard him, I heard Jesus say, “call him”. He wanted me to come to him, so of course I immediately got up and went right to Jesus. As if it wasn’t obvious he asked me what I wanted him to do for me. I asked the Great teacher to allow me to see. He responded by saying “Go, your faith has healed you” Immediately I could see everything! Jesus healed many people, but I am one of the special ones. My story can be found in the Bible.
Bible Time:
Let’s open our Bibles and read Bartimaeus’s story. It is found in Mark 10:46-52. Help students find the passage. Read it aloud to younger students. For older students allow them to take turns reading the verses.
Share What you know:
As Bartimaeus mentioned Jesus did many miracles, a few of these miracles are mentioned in the Bible. Who can share some of these miracles? Call on students. If a student gives information you are not familiar with, see if they know where it is found in the Bible. If a student gives something you are sure is not in the Bible, express that you don’t think it is in the Bible, so others are not confused. Use a chart to share more miracles from the Bible.
Extra time: Share and/ or look up more miracles. You can encourage students to page through the Gospels to see if they can spot anymore, or do more activities using blind folds.
Close in Prayer:
Dear Jesus,
Thank you for healing Bartimaeus. Help us to recognize the miracles that you continue to do around us today.
Amen