43 - Jesus Heals the woman with the bent back

Introduction

Ask the children if they would like to get taller. Ask them to stand straight and to get on their tippy toes. Next, ask them to bend their backs down. Which position do they prefer? When your back is bent over, you cannot see everything around you very well, but you see the ground instead. Learn about the power and the love of our Lord Jesus Christ. He can do anything for us and he loves and cares for us.

Lesson Outline

There was once a woman who could not stand straight. Her back was bent over and she could not look up at all. She couldn’t look up to see the sky or the tall trees or the birds that were flying up. All she saw was the ground below her feet. She was very sad to be like this, because for a long time, she was not able to raise herself up at all. For eighteen years, her back was bent over like this. 

One day, Jesus was there. When He saw her with her back like this, He called her. He knew that she was not happy like this and that she needed to get better. He put His hands on her back and told her that she has been set free from being bent over. Right away, her back straightened up and she was standing tall again. She was so glad and thanked Jesus and she glorified God. Now, she was able to see the sky, the birds, the sun, and the tall trees. Now, she was able to see everyone’s face when she was talking to them and she could get her work done easily. Jesus truly made this woman very happy after 18 long years of sadness in this condition.

Our Lord Jesus loves us very much and can give us everything we need. When we see someone sick or someone who cannot walk, we should pray and ask Jesus to help them.

Memory Verse

“For I am the LORD who heals you” Exodus 15:26