Church and Religion: 2024.08.25_kids
John 6:16-21
Do Not Be Afraid
Summary: Have you ever been in a huge storm? They are scary! Today, let's follow the disciples as they take a boat ride in a big storm, but something more powerful and amazing than the storm happens: Jesus walks on the sea to meet them! Let's see what happens:
Outline:
1. Where is Jesus in the storm?
2. How will I survive?
3. How long must I struggle?
4. Who could possibly help?
Verse: John 6:20 But he said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.”
Questions for devotions and family worship:
1. Why do you think Jesus sent the disciples onto the sea of Galilee without him?
2. After they struggled for hours, Jesus walked on the water to them. What may have been Jesus' design in doing this? What do we learn from the parallel accounts in Matthew 14:2-32 and Mark 6:45-52?
3. If the signs Jesus performed tell us about the Gospel of the kingdom, then what does the experience of the disciples on the sea help to see about the Christian life?
