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What Manner of Man Is This?

A hole in the roof, a soldier who understood authority, a storm that obeyed, and a race to sort Jesus’s miracles by power

  • ⭐ Valiant 9–11
  • Week 9
  • 📅 Sunday, February 28, 2027
🤔 Forehead Guess🏆 Showdown
💡 The big idea

Jesus Christ has power over sickness, sin, nature and death, so I can trust Him with faith in every storm.

I can put my faith in Jesus Christ’s power, repent when I need His forgiveness, and help bring my friends to Him.

Study it yourself firstRead Matthew 8; Mark 2–4; Luke 7 in Gospel LibraryCome, Follow Me manualOpen this week (Matthew 8; Mark 2–4; Luke 7)
Know the chapters

This week’s chapters read like a highlight reel of the Savior’s power. He touches a leper and makes him clean (Matthew 8:1–4), heals Peter’s mother-in-law (8:14–15) and a man with a withered hand (Mark 3:1–5), and raises a widow’s only son at Nain as the funeral procession passes by (Luke 7:11–15). A Roman centurion, an army officer over as many as a hundred soldiers, asks Jesus to heal his servant, then stops Him from coming: he understands authority, so he knows a word from Jesus is enough (Matthew 8:5–13). Jesus marvels at his faith. Ask your class to sort the miracles by what Jesus has power over: sickness, sin, nature and death. By the end, the disciples’ question in Mark 4:41, “What manner of man is this?”, answers itself.

Mark 2:1–12 is the drama. The house in Capernaum is packed, so four friends carry a paralyzed man (“sick of the palsy”) up onto the flat roof, dig through it and lower him down in front of Jesus. Jesus sees “their faith” and first says, “Thy sins be forgiven thee.” The scribes think it is blasphemy, because only God can forgive sins. They are right about that, which is exactly the point: Jesus then heals the man’s body so they will know that He has the power to forgive (2:10–11). Nine- to eleven-year-olds can handle this reasoning. Healing legs can be seen; forgiveness can’t, so the visible miracle proves the invisible one.

In Mark 4:35–41 Jesus sleeps on a pillow while waves fill the boat. The disciples wake Him with “Master, carest thou not that we perish?” He calms the sea with three words, then asks them, “Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?” The manual invites learners to notice the questions in this story. Faith doesn’t mean never feeling afraid; it means taking our fear to Him. He does care, and even when He doesn’t stop a storm right away, He can bring peace inside us.

Luke 7:36–50 shows His heart toward sinners. A woman washes His feet with her tears while Simon the Pharisee silently judges her. Jesus tells a story of two debtors who are both forgiven, one of 500 pence and one of 50, and asks which will love the forgiver more. For this age, connect the dots: the Savior came “not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance” (Mark 2:17), and the centurion’s understanding of authority is a lot like how priesthood authority works today. In January of the year they turn 12, boys can be ordained deacons, so your oldest kids are less than a year away from holding that authority, and every child can receive priesthood blessings from someone who holds it.

Only have 5 minutes?

Read Mark 2:1–12 and Mark 4:35–41. Do the Speak-the-Word Challenge hook with anything in the room, let Teach Mode run the Through the Roof drama (a blanket makes a perfect mat), teach the Mark 4:39–40 motions, and play Forehead Guess. If you don’t have cards, tap “I brought nothing” and Power Sort becomes a Four Corners race.

What to bring5 items

Tick what you have. Forgot something? Every step that needs a supply has a no-supplies version in the plan below.

Before class

  1. Make 4 heading cards for Power Sort: SICKNESS · SIN · NATURE · DEATH.
  2. Make 8 miracle cards with references only, so kids have to read to sort them: Matthew 8:1–3 · Matthew 8:5–13 · Matthew 8:14–15 · Mark 2:3–12 · Mark 3:1–5 · Mark 4:35–41 · Luke 7:11–15 · Luke 7:44–48. (Mark 2 fits two piles; accept either if they can explain why.)
  3. On the board write the week’s big question: WHAT MANNER OF MAN IS THIS? (Mark 4:41). Leave room underneath for four columns.
  4. Add your kids’ names in the My Class tab so you can hand out story parts with one tap. Give the Scribes and Scripture Readers to confident readers; they read straight from Mark 2.
  5. Choose a kid ahead of time to be Scorekeeper for the whole lesson; give them the marker.

If your class is wild

  • Make “Peace, be still!” your freeze call: everyone stops, hands flat and low like a calm sea, and waits in silence.
  • In the drama, the Four Friends carry the blanket like a stretcher while the Man walks stiffly inside it. Nobody actually lifts a classmate.
  • Give your loudest kids the Crowd. Squishing in the doorway and gasping on cue is a great outlet.
  • In Power Sort, only one runner per team may be at the card piles at a time. Everyone else reads and debates.
  • If they come in bouncing, do Power Moves first and the hook right after.

The 25-minute plan24 min + bonus

Bonus steps are for when you have extra time. Steps that mention Teach Mode, the Sound Board or other class games refer to the Gospel Sparks app; on the web you can play Forehead Guess and Scripture Showdown from this page.

1. Hook

The Speak-the-Word Challenge

2 min

Kids try to control things with words alone, which sets up how astonishing Jesus’s power is.

  1. Pick something in the room: a chair, a water bottle, the window blind. Say: “Challenge: make it move using only your words. No touching, no blowing, no shaking the table. You get ten seconds.”
  2. Let two or three volunteers try with the most dramatic commands they can think of. Everyone counts down the seconds.
  3. Ask: “Why didn’t it work?” (Words alone don’t have power over things.)
  4. SAY“This week a Roman officer told Jesus, ‘Speak the word only,’ and his servant was healed without Jesus even going to the house. Jesus spoke to a storm, and it obeyed. At the end, His own disciples asked, ‘What manner of man is this?’ Today we’re going to answer that question.”
🌪️ One challenger at a time. Anyone who touches the object hands the turn to the next kid.

Class screen: 🗣️ Make it move with only your words. Ten seconds. Go! · No touching · No blowing · No shaking

2. Story

Story Drama: Through the Roof

6 min

Acting out Mark 2 shows friends who wouldn’t quit and a Savior who proved He can forgive sins.

  1. Hand out roles (tap Roles in Teach Mode). Give the Four Friends the blanket and choose a doorway for the Crowd.
  2. Read each scene aloud and pause for the action cue. Scribes and Scripture Readers read their verses straight from Mark 2. You read Jesus’s words.
  3. At scene 6, stop and ask the Mark 2:9 question to the whole class: “Which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven’ or ‘Get up and walk’? Why?” (Anyone can say the first one; nobody can see if it worked.)
  4. After scene 7, ask: “So why did Jesus heal the man’s legs?” (So everyone could see that He really has power to forgive.)
  5. Finish with: “The scribes were right that only God can forgive sins. What does that tell you about Jesus?”
🌪️ “Peace, be still!” freezes everyone instantly. The Crowd may squish, but only shoulder to shoulder.

Class screen: 🎭 Story Drama: Through the Roof · Mark 2:1–12 · Readers: your verse is in the scene

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: A blanket, beach towel or yoga mat (the man’s bed in the drama)

  1. Hand out roles (tap Roles in Teach Mode). The Four Friends link hands in a square around the Man to make his “bed.”
  2. Read each scene aloud and pause for the action cue. Pass your scriptures to the Scribes and Scripture Readers for their verses. You read Jesus’s words.
  3. At scene 6, ask the Mark 2:9 question: “Which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven’ or ‘Get up and walk’? Why?”
  4. At scene 7, the Man drops the Friends’ hands, jumps up and pretends to roll up a heavy mat and carry it out.
  5. Ask: “So why did Jesus heal the man’s legs?” and “The scribes were right that only God can forgive sins. What does that tell you about Jesus?”
3. Wiggle break

Power Moves

2 min

A fast command game burns energy and reviews the miracles in this week’s chapters.

  1. Teach the moves: “Storm!” = sway and roar like wind · “Peace, be still!” = freeze, hands flat · “Arise!” = jump up from a crouch · “Take up thy bed!” = roll up an invisible mat · “Stretch forth thine hand!” = one arm straight out · “Be thou clean!” = brush off your arms.
  2. Call them slowly, then faster and mixed up. Throw in fake commands (“Arrrr-ange your chairs!”) to catch kids who move too early.
  3. No one is out; anyone caught just does three quick jumping jacks and rejoins.
  4. Let a kid lead the last round.
🌪️ End on “Peace, be still!” and hold the freeze for five silent seconds before sitting down.

Class screen: 🌪️ Storm! Peace, be still! Arise! Take up thy bed!

4. Scripture

Scripture Spotlight: The Storm’s Four Questions

3 min

Reading Mark 4:35–41 together and hunting its questions helps kids see that faith is taking our fear to Jesus.

  1. Open to Mark 4:35–41. Assign one verse per reader. Say: “Four questions are hidden in this story. When you hear one, stand up.”
  2. Read it through. Write the questions on the board as kids find them: “Carest thou not that we perish?” · “Why are ye so fearful?” · “How is it that ye have no faith?” · “What manner of man is this?”
  3. Ask: “Which of these questions have you ever felt like asking?” Share your own answer too.
  4. Show the key verse and teach the motions phrase by phrase. Say it together twice, getting faster the second time.

Class screen: 🌊 Find the four questions in the storm! · Mark 4:35–41 · Stand up when you hear one

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: Scriptures for each team (their own, a classroom set from the library, or Gospel Library on a parent-approved device)

  1. SAY“Four questions are hidden in Mark 4:35–41. When you hear one, stand up.” Pass your scriptures around so a different kid reads each verse.
  2. As kids stand, have them repeat the question. Count them on your fingers until all four are found.
  3. Ask: “Which of these questions have you ever felt like asking?” Share your own answer too.
  4. Show the key verse and teach the motions phrase by phrase. Say it together twice, getting faster the second time.
5. Game

Power Sort

4 min

Teams race to read eight miracles and sort them by what Jesus has power over.

  1. Lay the four heading cards on the floor: SICKNESS · SIN · NATURE · DEATH. Split into two teams with scriptures and deal each team four miracle cards.
  2. Teams read each reference and decide which power it shows. A runner places the card under a heading and tells you in one sentence what happened.
  3. Each correct card scores 2 points. Mark 2 fits under SICKNESS or SIN; a team that can explain why it could be both earns a bonus point.
  4. Stand back and look at all four piles. Point to the board and ask: “So… what manner of man is this?”
🌪️ One runner per team at the piles. Runners speed-walk; anyone who runs tags a teammate to take over.

Class screen: ⚡ Sickness, sin, nature or death: sort the miracles! · Read it · Sort it · Explain it

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: Scriptures for each team (their own, a classroom set from the library, or Gospel Library on a parent-approved device), 12 index cards or half sheets of paper and a marker for Power Sort (see prep)

Power Corners

  1. Name the four corners of the room: SICKNESS · SIN · NATURE · DEATH. Split into two teams.
  2. Describe a miracle in one sentence (a leper touched, a soldier’s servant healed from far away, a fever gone, a man through the roof, a withered hand, a storm calmed, a widow’s son at Nain, a woman forgiven).
  3. Everyone walks fast to the corner that shows the power. Each team scores a point for every member in the right corner.
  4. After each one, hand your scriptures to a kid to read the verse aloud (Matthew 8:3 · 8:13 · 8:15 · Mark 2:5 · 3:5 · 4:39 · Luke 7:15 · 7:48).
  5. Ask: “So… what manner of man is this?”

Class screen: ⚡ Run to the corner that shows Jesus’s power! · Sickness · Sin · Nature · Death

6. Game

Forehead Guess: Miracles Edition

3 min

A Heads Up–style guessing game with harder words reviews the people, places and ideas.

  1. Keep the same teams. Tap Forehead Guess. One kid holds your phone or tablet on their forehead, screen facing their team.
  2. Teammates give clues without saying the word. Tilt down for “got it,” up to pass. 45-second turns.
  3. Add the scores to your Power Sort points to crown today’s champions.
🌪️ Pick guessers with the Name Spinner. Clue-givers stay seated.
▶ Play Forehead Guess on the web

Class screen: 🤔 Forehead Guess: Miracles Edition · No saying the word!

7. Game

Scripture Showdown

5 minBONUS

A fast team quiz reviews the whole lesson.

  1. Split into two teams and pick a captain for each. Tap Scripture Showdown.
  2. Read each question aloud. Teams huddle for 10 seconds; only the captain may answer.
  3. Bonus point if the team can name the chapter where the answer is found.
▶ Play Scripture Showdown on the web

Class screen: 🏆 Scripture Showdown!

8. Talk it over

Faith in the Storm

2 min

Deeper questions connect the miracles to forgiveness, fear, friendship and priesthood authority.

  1. Sit in a circle. Toss the soft ball to whoever answers next.
  2. Ask one question at a time. Pick the two or three that fit your class best, and share your own answer too.
💬 Ask the class
  • The four friends couldn’t get through the door, so they made a way. Who might need you to help “carry” them to Jesus, and what would that look like?
  • Jesus forgave the man first and healed his legs second. Why do you think He did it in that order?
  • The centurion knew a word from someone with authority was enough. How is that like priesthood authority in the Church today?
  • Jesus asked, “Why are ye so fearful?” Does having faith mean you never feel scared? What does it mean instead?
  • In the story of the two debtors (Luke 7:41–47), why does the one forgiven more love more? What does that teach about repenting?

Class screen: 💬 What manner of man is this? Let’s talk.

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: A soft ball or a rolled-up pair of socks

  1. Sit in a circle. Whoever answers next gets the “calm sea” signal: you hold your hands flat toward them, and they answer.
  2. Ask one question at a time. Pick the two or three that fit your class best, and share your own answer too.
9. Testimony

Testimony: Peace, Be Still

2 min

End reverently with the Savior’s power and a plan for this week’s storms.

  1. Call “Peace, be still!” one last time and wait for real silence.
  2. Share one or two sentences about a time Jesus Christ brought you peace or forgiveness, or how you know He has power over every storm.
  3. Invite everyone to think silently of one worry they can take to Him in prayer this week.
  4. Introduce the challenge on the screen and ask a child to say the closing prayer.

Class screen: 🕊️ He calmed the sea. He can calm me. · Take your storm to Him in prayer

Story drama

Through the Roof

Mark 2:1–12 ↗

Parts to hand out

  • The Man Sick of the PalsyCan’t walk, rides the mat through the roof, then jumps up healed and carries his own bed out.
  • Four FriendsCarry the mat by its corners, climb to the roof, dig a hole and lower their friend down.
  • The CrowdPack the doorway so nobody can get in, cough at falling dust, and gasp at the end.
  • ScribesSit with arms folded and read Mark 2:7 as a suspicious whisper.
  • Scripture ReadersRead Mark 2:5 and the crowd’s words in Mark 2:12 from the scriptures.
  • Sound CrewMake the digging, crumbling and cheering sounds on cue.

Scenes

  1. 🏠👥 No room, not even at the door

    Word spread through Capernaum: Jesus was in the house. So many people crowded into the house to hear Him that there was no room left, not even near the door.

    🎬 The Crowd squeezes into a doorway shoulder to shoulder and grumbles, “No room! No room!”

  2. 🛏️🤝 Four friends and a man who can’t walk

    Four friends came carrying a man who was paralyzed. He couldn’t walk, so they carried him on his bed, one friend at each corner. They believed that if they could just get him to Jesus, everything would change.

    🎬 The Four Friends hold the corners of the blanket like a stretcher while the Man walks stiffly inside it, arms limp.

  3. 🚪❌ Blocked!

    But the crowd was too thick. The friends tried the door. They tried going around. There was no way through. Most people would have given up and gone home.

    🎬 The Friends try to push through; the Crowd folds arms and shakes heads. Friends huddle: “Now what?”

  4. 🪜🕳️ Up to the roof and dig!

    Many houses there had flat roofs that people could climb up onto. So the friends climbed up with their friend and started breaking a hole right through the roof above Jesus (Luke 5:19 says they let him down through the tiling).

    🎬 Friends climb in place, then dig hard. The Crowd coughs and looks up as pretend dust falls on their heads.

  5. ⬇️🛏️ Lowered down in front of Jesus

    Slowly they let the bed down through the hole until the man lay right in front of the Savior. Jesus looked up at the four faces in the roof and saw their faith.

    🎬 Friends lower the blanket slowly to the floor; the Crowd gasps. A Scripture Reader reads Mark 2:5.

  6. 💭📜 “Who can forgive sins but God only?”

    Some scribes were sitting there, thinking hard. Forgive sins? Only God can do that! Jesus knew exactly what they were thinking, and He asked them which was easier to say: “Thy sins be forgiven thee,” or “Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk.”

    🎬 The Scribes read Mark 2:7 in a suspicious whisper. The teacher reads Jesus’s question from Mark 2:8–9. Everyone freezes, thinking.

  7. 🧍✨ “Arise, and take up thy bed”

    Jesus said He would prove that He has power on earth to forgive sins. He told the man to get up, pick up his bed, and go home. And the man did, right away, in front of everyone.

    🎬 The teacher reads Mark 2:10–11. The Man springs up, rolls up the blanket, tucks it under his arm and walks out through the Crowd.

  8. 😲🙌 “We never saw it on this fashion!”

    Everyone was amazed. They praised God and said they had never seen anything like it. The Man’s body was healed, but first his heart was made clean, and the whole room learned who Jesus really is.

    🎬 A Scripture Reader reads the end of Mark 2:12; the Crowd repeats, “We never saw it on this fashion!” and cheers.

Key verse

Mark 4:39–40 ↗
“And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?”
In kid words: Jesus stood up, told the wind to stop and the sea to be calm, and it all went still. Then He asked, “Why are you so scared? Where is your faith?”
🙌 “And he arose” = stand up tall · “rebuked the wind” = point firmly to one side · “Peace, be still” = both hands press down slowly, palms flat · “the wind ceased” = arms stop swaying · “a great calm” = arms spread wide and flat like a smooth sea · “Why are ye so fearful?” = hands up, puzzled face · “how is it that ye have no faith?” = hand on heart

More verses

Matthew 8:8 ↗
“Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.”
In kid words: Lord, you don’t even need to come to my house. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
Mark 2:10–11 ↗
“But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.”
In kid words: So you will know I have power to forgive sins: get up, pick up your bed, and go home.
Mark 2:17 ↗
“They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
In kid words: Healthy people don’t need a doctor; sick people do. I came to help people who need to repent.
Luke 7:50 ↗
“Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.”
In kid words: Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.

Forehead Guess words20 words

  • 🪖 Centurion
  • 🏘️ Capernaum
  • 🤝 Four Friends
  • 🏠 Roof
  • 🛏️ Palsy
  • 📜 Scribes
  • 💛 Forgiveness
  • 🩺 Physician
  • 💰 Levi
  • 🌊 Sea of Galilee
  • 😴 Pillow
  • 🤫 Peace, Be Still
  • 🪞 Great Calm
  • 🩹 Leper
  • ⚰️ Nain
  • 😢 Widow
  • 🏺 Alabaster Box
  • 🧾 Two Debtors
  • 👑 Authority
  • 🙏 Faith
Clues for each word
  • Centurion: Roman soldier who said, “Speak the word only”
  • Capernaum: Town where the house was packed to the door
  • Four Friends: They carried a man up onto a roof
  • Roof: They dug a hole through it to reach Jesus
  • Palsy: Old word for the man who couldn’t move
  • Scribes: They asked, “Who can forgive sins but God only?”
  • Forgiveness: Jesus gave it before He healed the man’s legs
  • Physician: Doctor; the sick need one, not the healthy
  • Levi: Tax collector who left his table to follow Jesus
  • Sea of Galilee: Lake where the great storm hit the ship
  • Pillow: What Jesus was sleeping on during the storm
  • Peace, Be Still: Three words that stopped the wind and waves
  • Great Calm: What the sea became after Jesus spoke
  • Leper: Jesus touched him and said, “Be thou clean”
  • Nain: Town where a widow’s only son was raised
  • Widow: Her only son was brought back to life
  • Alabaster Box: Held the ointment for Jesus’s feet
  • Two Debtors: Jesus’s story: one owed 500, one owed 50
  • Authority: The centurion understood it; the priesthood has it
  • Faith: Jesus saw it in four friends on a roof
▶ Play Forehead GuessFull screen, 60-second timer, works on any phone.

Scripture Showdown10 questions

  1. Why couldn’t the four friends bring the man in through the door?
    • A. The door was locked
    • B. The house was packed with people
    • C. Jesus was sleeping
    Show answer

    ✅ B. The house was packed with people Mark 2:2: there was no room, not even about the door.

  2. What did Jesus say first to the man lowered through the roof?
    • A. “Thy sins be forgiven thee”
    • B. “Arise, and walk”
    • C. “Who touched me?”
    Show answer

    ✅ A. “Thy sins be forgiven thee” Mark 2:5. He healed the man’s heart before his legs.

  3. The scribes said no one can forgive sins except whom?
    • A. The high priest
    • B. The king
    • C. God
    Show answer

    ✅ C. God Mark 2:7. They were right, and Jesus did it anyway, because He is the Son of God.

  4. Why did the centurion tell Jesus not to come to his house?
    • A. His house was too far
    • B. He knew a word was enough
    • C. His servant was already well
    Show answer

    ✅ B. He knew a word was enough Matthew 8:8–9. He understood authority: a command works even from far away.

  5. Jesus said He hadn’t found such great faith where?
    • A. Not in Israel
    • B. Not in Rome
    • C. Not in Egypt
    Show answer

    ✅ A. Not in Israel Matthew 8:10. A Roman outsider showed faith that amazed Him.

  6. Where was Jesus when the storm filled the ship with water?
    • A. Steering at the front
    • B. Walking on the shore
    • C. Asleep on a pillow
    Show answer

    ✅ C. Asleep on a pillow Mark 4:38. He was in the back of the ship, asleep.

  7. After calming the sea, what did Jesus ask His disciples?
    • A. “Why are ye so fearful?”
    • B. “Who rowed the boat?”
    • C. “Where is the other ship?”
    Show answer

    ✅ A. “Why are ye so fearful?” Mark 4:40. He wanted their faith to be bigger than their fear.

  8. What was the name of the Pharisee who judged the woman in Luke 7?
    • A. Levi
    • B. Simon
    • C. Jairus
    Show answer

    ✅ B. Simon Luke 7:40. Jesus told Simon a story about two debtors.

  9. In Jesus’s story, one debtor owed 500 pence. How much did the other owe?
    • A. 5 pence
    • B. 5,000 pence
    • C. 50 pence
    Show answer

    ✅ C. 50 pence Luke 7:41. Both were forgiven; the one forgiven more loved more.

  10. Jesus said He came not to call the righteous, but whom?
    • A. Sinners to repentance
    • B. Kings to power
    • C. Soldiers to battle
    Show answer

    ✅ A. Sinners to repentance Mark 2:17. He is the Physician for everyone who needs Him, which is all of us.

▶ Play Scripture ShowdownTeams take turns on one screen.

Songs

  • Master, the Tempest Is Raging Hymns, no. 105

    The disciples’ storm in Mark 4, set to music; the manual points to this hymn too. Find it ↗

  • Faith Children’s Songbook, p. 96

    The four friends, the centurion and the woman all showed it. Find it ↗

  • Tell Me the Stories of Jesus Children’s Songbook, p. 57

    A calm song to open with, full of the kinds of stories we read today. Find it ↗

This week’s challenge

Be One of the Four

This week, help “carry” someone closer to Jesus: invite a friend to an activity, text someone who seems down, or help a sibling say their prayers. Then read Mark 4:35–41 on your own and pick which of the four questions you most want to ask Him in prayer.

Text the parents

Today in Primary we sorted Jesus’s miracles by His power over sickness, sin, nature and death. We acted out the four friends who lowered a man through a roof (Mark 2:1–12) and found the four questions in the storm story (Mark 4:35–41). Ask your child: why did Jesus forgive the man before He healed his legs, and who could they help “carry” to Jesus this week?

📝 After class

What worked? Who needs a check-in this week? Jot it here on a printed copy, or in the app’s private class notes.

Got extra time?

🧾 The Two Debtors · 4 min

  1. Read Luke 7:41–43. Ask: “If one person owed 500 and another owed 50, how many times bigger was the first debt?” (Ten times.)
  2. Ask: “Both were forgiven completely. Why would the first one love the forgiver more?”
  3. Read Luke 7:47. Say: “Nobody is a ‘50 pence’ person who doesn’t need Jesus. Everyone’s debt is too big to pay alone.”

💰 Called from the Tax Table · 4 min

  1. Read Mark 2:14–17. Explain that tax collectors (publicans) were often seen as cheaters and traitors.
  2. Ask: “Why would the Pharisees be upset that Jesus ate with them? Why did Jesus do it anyway?”
  3. Ask: “Who at school or in our ward might feel left out? How can we sit with them the way Jesus did?”

🪖 Centurion Commands · 3 min

  1. Read Matthew 8:9. Pick a kid to be the Centurion who gives commands like “Go!” “Come!” “Do this!”
  2. Commands only count if the Centurion first says “Under authority…”; anyone who moves without it takes a seat and becomes a helper judge.
  3. Ask: “Why did the centurion understand Jesus so well? How does priesthood authority work the same way today?”

⚰️ A Funeral Turned Around · 4 min

  1. Read Luke 7:11–16. Point out that the widow had lost her husband and now her only son.
  2. Ask: “Nobody asked Jesus for help. Why did He stop?” (Verse 13: He had compassion on her.)
  3. SAY“Jesus notices sorrow even when nobody asks. And because He rose again, everyone who dies will live again.”

Sources

Scripture quotations are from the King James Version, the Bible used by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Tap or click a reference to open it in Gospel Library. Start with the official Come, Follow Me manual; these ideas are here to help it come alive.

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