Part 1 Who is Jesus?
A little girl from Galilee knows Jesus as the Messiah because she experienced Jesus' resurrection power in her own life.
Before You ListenLet's Get Started
Theme: Worshiping God - The Miracle of Easter
- Who would you say that Jesus is?
- In this story from Luke 8 and 9, different people answered this question in different ways. As you listen, think about how they answered the question, “Who is Jesus?” and why they answered the way they did.
After you listen
Memory Verse
And he said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”
Quiz
Reflect
Who is Jesus? There were large crowds that gathered around Jesus all throughout his ministry. He healed some of them from life threatening diseases. He cast demons out of others. He fed thousands of people with just a few loaves of bread and fish. And he raised some who were dead back to life. Jairus and his wife were sad because their little girl had died. But Jairus had faith in Jesus that he could do great miracles. And he did! Jesus raised Jairus’ daughter from death. Jairus knew Jesus as a great teacher and as one who could do great miracles. Jairus’ daughter knew Jesus as the one who brought her back to life. The disciples knew Jesus as a miracle worker and teacher. The crowds thought Jesus might be some prophet from long ago raised to life. Peter confessed that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of God, even if he didn’t know exactly what that meant. And Jesus knew that very soon he would die and be raised again to life. Knowing who Jesus is is an important part of the Easter story.
Knowing who Jesus is today is just as important! Some people still say that he was only a wise teacher or miracle worker. But the Bible makes it very clear that Jesus is the Son of God and is our Savior. He died so that we can be forgiven of our sins and so that we can one day live with him forever in heaven.
Want to dig deeper and learn more about who Jesus is? You can read the Bible story in Luke 8:40-9:22. Check out some of his other miracles in Luke 9:37-42 and Luke 13:10-17. You can read about Jesus predicting his own death again in Luke 9:43-50.
Challenge
Jesus is Christ, the Messiah-Savior, and the Son of God. That is the most important thing to remember.
- Write (ask an adult to help you if you need) the name of Jesus in big block letters on a piece of paper.
- Color the paper with the brightest colors you can find.
- Then hang it up in a place where you will see it regularly. Every time you see that beautiful name of Jesus, remember that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God.
