Signs, Healings, and Authority
Family guide · Signs, Healings, and Authority · Mark 2:1-12; John 11:17-44 · about 15 minutes
Big idea: Jesus' works disclose compassion and authority while raising the question of His identity.
Start with the passage and keep direct text, explanation, and application distinct.
The 15-minute flow
- 2 minConnect. Connect Signs, Healings, and Authority to the story already learned in Jesus, Gospel, and Salvation.
- 5 minRead. Read selected portions of Mark 2:1-12 and name direct observations.
- 3 minUnderstand. Restate the big idea in your own words: Jesus' works disclose compassion and authority while raising the question of His identity.
- 3 minPlay. Use Signs, Healings, and Authority Claim Audit verbally or on paper.
- 2 minRespond. State one direct textual claim, one interpretive conclusion, and one responsible application from the lesson.
Talk about it
- What does the passage directly say?
- What meaning follows from it?
- What is one response we can practise?
This week
Action: State one direct textual claim, one interpretive conclusion, and one responsible application from the lesson.
Prayer: Thank God for what the passage reveals and ask for help to respond faithfully.
Note for parents: Questions are welcome. Do not force disclosure, certainty, public prayer, baptism, or another public religious decision.