In each weekly episode, Bible teachers, David and Mary Nelson, study and discuss an event from the Bible and then exchange ideas for creative teaching.
Jesus guided his disciples into a boat and sent them to sail across the Sea of Galilee without him. He then spent time alone in prayer.
Later in the night, Jesus observed the disciple…
So many people wanted to hear Jesus preach that a crowd followed him to a remote location. As mealtime approached, the only food that was found was a boy’s lunch containing five small l…
Jairus was a synagogue ruler who asked Jesus to come to his house and heal his 12-year-old daughter. On the way to the house, Jesus healed a woman who had been sick for 12 years.
By t…
For many, Easter has just become a time for bunnies and egg hunts. For Christians, however, the resurrection is the REAL story for this and any day.
This activity allows an opportunity …
A deranged man approached Jesus. Satan had caused the man hurt by sending evil spirits to live inside of him. Jesus confronted the demons and sent them out of the man and into a herd …
After an exhausting day of preaching to the multitudes, Jesus got in a boat and told the disciples to sail to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. Jesus went to sleep. A squall arose, …
Simon, the Pharisee, invited Jesus to come to his house for dinner. Simon did not show Jesus the simple gestures of hospitality common for that time, like greeting him with a kiss and w…
Jesus preached many wonderful lessons in the Sermon on the Mount. The lessons were practical and applied to everyday life. One important thing that Jesus said in his sermon was to "do …
People who were sick or disabled would gather around the Pool of Bethesda because they believed the waters would heal them. One of these people had been unable to walk for 38 years, an…
The popularity of Jesus grew as people began to know more about Jesus and see the miracles he performed. For the first time in his ministry, Jesus preached at his home synagogue. The a…
A royal official in the town of Capernaum had a son who was dying. The official travelled to where Jesus was, in Galilee, and begged him to come back with him to heal his son. Instead…
A man who could not walk wanted to be healed by Jesus. When the man’s friends carried him to the house where Jesus was staying, they found the house packed with people wanting to hear J…
Nicodemus was a Pharisee and an important Jewish leader and teacher who visited Jesus at night to ask questions. Among other things, Jesus told Nicodemus that he must be “born again” t…
Jesus performed His first miracle at a wedding in the city of Cana. When the hosts ran out of wine to serve the guests, Mary had total confidence that her son, Jesus, would take care of…
Followers of Jesus are called disciples. There were many disciples, but early in his ministry, Jesus selected twelve men from the group to be apostles. These men were constantly with Je…
Satan tempted Jesus to turn from God's plan and submit to him. Jesus stood firm in the Word of God and did not give in to temptation.
How can we help children prepare to stand up agains…
At the age of 30, Jesus was baptised in the Jordan River by his cousin, John the Baptist. Jesus was not baptised because He needed to repent of wrong but because He wanted to do everyth…
John fulfilled prophecy by preparing the way for the Messiah. He preached a convicting message of repentance to the ordinary person as well as to the hypocritical Pharisees of his day.…
While visiting the temple in Jerusalem at age twelve, Jesus became separated from his parents and was inadvertently left behind. Upon returning to Jerusalem three days later, his worrie…
King Herod was the king of the Jews at the time of Jesus' birth. Herod felt his kingship threatened when Magi came from the East searching for the new king. Despite Herod's attempts t…