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1 H s O F T H E r o f a t H Ordnary Mn and Womn... Supr Ordnary Powr 36 T h C n t u r o n s G r a t F a t h H r o s o f t h F a t h C u r r c u l u m No part of ths currculum may b rpublshd wthout prmsson. Plas fl fr to copy for classroom us.

2 36 T h C n t u r o n s G r a t F a t h Mmory Vrs: Jsus told Hs dscpls: Hav fath n God (Mark 11:22 CEV) Lsson Goals: #1 - Undrstand how ordnary th cnturon was #2 - Dscovr what obdnc ld th cnturon to do #3 - Dsr to lt God do xtraordnary thngs n th lf of th ordnary studnt Audnc: Young, un-churchd larnrs Adaptabl for all ags, ncludng adults (S For mor tranng on Actvts pag) Scrptur to Study: Matthw 8:5-13 Luk 7:1-10 Th C n turon s Grat Fa th / pag 2

3 36 T h C n t u r o n s G r a t F a t h Matthw 8:5-13, Luk 7:1-10 Who can tll m what a hro s? A hro s somon who s couragous and brav and compassonat. Thr ar hros and hrons n th Bbl. All of thm ar brav and couragous and mor, but not n th way you would xpct. Our hro: A Roman Cnturon Hs Hroc Fat: Exrcsd Grat Fath Exrcsng grat fath may not sound vry hroc, but lt s look at th facts and s what you thnk whn you hav hard th whol story Latly w hav larnd about John th Baptst prparng th way for Jsus. W also larnd about Jsus choosng twlv dscpls out of all th popl who followd Hm. Aftr a prtty wll known tachng ssson on th sd of a mountan (th Srmon on th Mount), Jsus lft th hll that slopd down nto th Sa of Gall and wnt to th narby town of Caprnaum. Whn Jsus arrvd n Caprnaum, H was mt by som Jwsh ladrs. Thy bggd Jsus to hlp a frnd of thrs. You s, thr frnd was a Roman soldr. H was actually th ladr of Roman soldrs, a cnturon, who commandd 100 mn. Th Roman Cnturon ddn t fl lk h had a rght to com nto Jsus prsnc, much lss ask anythng of Hm. That s why th Jwsh ladrs wr thr. Thy rspctd th Roman Cnturon. Thy xpland to Jsus that h lovd th naton of Isral and had vn bult thr synagogu wth hs own mony. Thn thy told Jsus th problm. Th Cnturon had a srvant boy (Luk 7:7 AMP) that h card about vry much. Th boy was at hom n bd. H couldn t mov hs body and h was n a lot of pan. In fact, h was so sck h was narly dad. So Jsus wnt wth thm. Whn thy wr almost at th cnturon s hous, th offcr snt som frnds to Jsus. Thy carrd a mssag from th cnturon, Don t bothr to com to my hous, Lord. Who am I that you should com to my hous? Just say th word and I know my srvant boy wll b wll. And thn th cnturon xpland that h undrstood about Jsus authorty. Th cnturon, too, was n authorty ovr othrs, 100 Roman soldrs, to b xact. Whn h gav th ordr, hs ordr was obyd. Whn Jsus hard ths, H was so surprsd that H turnd and sad to th crowd followng Hm, I tll you that n all of Isral I v nvr found anyon wth ths much fath (Matthw 8:10 CEV) Ths Roman had mor fath than many of th Jws, God s chosn popl Th C n turon s Grat Fa th / pag 3

4 Thn, Jsus snt th mssngrs away. Thy found th srvant boy who had bn ll qut wll agan. (Luk 7:10 AMP) H was actually hald th nstant Jsus sad th word. Lt s look a lttl mor closly at th Roman cnturon. H was a dscplnd man. H was n a poston of authorty. H hard about Jsus and must hav blvd what h hard. H was prtty sur about what h blvd, so sur, n fact, that h actd on that blf, h calld on Jsus for hlp. Th cnturon blvd that Jsus was powrful nough to hal no mattr whr H was. H ddn t hav to b n th sam room or sam vllag, for that mattr. Th cnturon had grat fath n God. H xrcsd that fath, or put t nto practc, whn h askd Jsus just to say th word. Do you hav fath? What s t that you say you blv? Do you profss fath n Jsus Chrst? What ar you trustng Hm to do n your lf? If you hav any qustons, lt s talk. N x t W k A Thankful Lpr Y O U c a n b a h r o, t o o Whn you lv a lf of fath n Jsus Chrst, you don t hav to lap tall buldngs to b a hro. Th Roman Cnturon xrcsd grat fath. Th offcr was powrlss to hlp hs srvant boy, but h had hard of somon who could. What problm ar you strugglng wth today? Hav you hard of th God who wants a frndshp wth you? Jsus told hs dscpls: Hav fath n God (Mark 11:22 CEV) Wll you stp our n fath and gv your problms to Hm? Thn, you ll s God do thngs you could nvr hav magnd Th C n turon s Grat Fa th / pag 4

5 p r - s c h o o l l s s o n Who can tll m what a hro s? A hro s somon who s couragous and brav and compassonat. Thr ar hros and hrons n th Bbl. All of thm ar brav and couragous and mor, but not n th way you would xpct. Our hro: a Roman Cnturon Hs Hroc Fat: Exrcsd Grat Fath Exrcsng grat fath may not sound vry hroc, but lt s look at th facts and s what you thnk whn you hav hard th whol story W hav larnd about Jsus choosng twlv dscpls out of all th popl who followd Hm. Aftr tachng th dscpls and othrs, from th sd of a mountan, Jsus lft th hll that slopd down nto th Sa of Gall and wnt to th narby town of Caprnaum. Whn Jsus arrvd n Caprnaum, som Jwsh ladrs mt Hm. Thy bggd Jsus to hlp a frnd of thrs. You s, thr frnd was a Roman soldr. Thy rspctd th Romans. Thy xpland to Jsus that h lovd th naton of Isral and had vn bult thr synagogu wth hs own mony. Thn thy told Jsus th problm. Th soldr had a srvant boy that h card about vry much. Th boy was at hom n bd. H was vry sck. So Jsus wnt wth thm. Whn thy wr almost at th soldr s hous, th offcr snt som frnds to Jsus who sad, Don t bothr to com to my hous, Lord. Who am I that you should com to my hous? Just say th word and I know my srvant boy wll b wll. Whn Jsus hard ths, H was so surprsd that H turnd and sad to th crowd followng Hm, I tll you that n all of Isral I v nvr found anyon wth ths much fath (Matthw 8:10 CEV) Ths Roman had mor fath than many of th Jws, God s chosn popl Thn, Jsus snt th mssngrs away. Thy found th srvant boy who had bn ll qut wll agan. (Luk 7:10 AMP) H was actually hald th nstant Jsus sad th word. Th C n turon s Grat Fa th / pag 5

6 a c t v t s Mmory Vrs Actvty - Prnt th mmory vrs across th top of a pc of papr. Thn, mak an acrostc wth th word F-A-I-T-H, xplanng what fath s. If you nd hlp, rvw th lsson and Hbrws 11. Contnu addng hros nams and hroc fats to your Hros Bannr. Sng Hav Fath n God, Fath, Fath, Fath, Turn Your Eys Upon Jsus, or othr pras songs rlatd to th lsson. Brng chocolat cons for snacks. Provd Roman crafts and gams. Jacks and marbls ar som of th gams w play that orgnatd n Rom. For mor tranng: Rad Jams 1:2-8 and Psalm 37:4. Dscuss ths passags n lght of th lsson. Th C n turon s Grat Fa th / pag 6

7 Jsus told hs dscpls: Hav fath In God Mark 11:22 Th C n turon s Grat Fa th / pag 7

8 H s O F T H E r o f a t H Ordnary Mn and Womn... Supr Ordnary Powr H r o n T r a n n g Th Cnturon s Grat Fa th H r o s o f t h F a t h C u r r c u l u m No part of ths currculum may b rpublshd wthout prmsson. Plas fl fr to copy for classroom us.

9 h r o t r a n n g Scrptur: Matthw 8:5-13, Luk 7:1-10 Mmory vrs: Jsus told hs dscpls: Hav fath n God (Mark 11:22 CEV) Our Hro: What dd our hro do that was so hroc? What can you do to b a Hro of th Fath? HS What powr do Hros of th Fath possss? Do you hav th powr? Rad Luk 7:6-8. What do you larn about th Roman Cnturon? What can you apply to your lf to hlp you hav fath n God and xrcs that fath? Th C n turon s Grat Fa th / pag 9

10 h d d n m s s a g Can you crack th cod to fnd th Hddn Mssag? Whn Jsus hard of th cnturon s fath, what was Hs rspons? Trac th lttrs blow to fnd th answr. Whn Jsus hard ths, H was... Th C n turon s Grat Fa th / pag 10

11 w o r d s a r c h S E L I J A G G O M E L B O R D E N O I R U T N E C N A R E M U S E O O E V A S D O G N I U A L O V E D O E W T S H U T T N O T E F L E W A D S F H N L N S T P H L H T I A F E V A H H I T K D N W I R S B V S U C Y A S U N T O L D R W N S A U O N T H B S E E A H I S D I S C I P L E S L E E T D N E R H R V N K K J E S L I L A G F O A C S G H U R E T E N N B H I N B T J W I L L G E S C S G - Jsus - told - Hs dscpls - Hav fath - n God - cnturon - sck srvant - just say th word - grat fath Th C n turon s Grat Fa th / pag 11

12 h Answr Pag d d n m s s a g Can you crack th cod to fnd th Hddn Mssag? Whn Jsus hard of th cnturon s fath, what was Hs rspons? Trac th lttrs blow to fnd th answr. Whn Jsus hard ths, H was... Th C n turon s Grat Fa th / pag 12

13 w o r Answr Pag d s a r c h S E L I J A G G O M E L B O R D E N O I R U T N E C N A R E M U S E O O E V A S D O G N I U A L O V E D O E W T S H U T T N O T E F L E W A D S F H N L N S T P H L H T I A F E V A H H I T K D N W I R S B V S U C Y A S U N T O L D R W N S A U O N T H B S E E A H I S D I S C I P L E S L E E T D N E R H R V N K K J E S L I L A G F O A C S G H U R E T E N N B H I N B T J W I L L G E S C S G - Jsus - told - Hs dscpls - Hav fath - n God - cnturon - sck srvant - just say th word - grat fath Th C n turon s Grat Fa th / pag 13

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r o f a 11 J o s h u a S e r v e s t h e L o r d O F T H E Ordinary Men and Women... Super Ordinary Power H s O F T H E r o f a t H Ordnary Mn and Womn... Supr Ordnary Powr 11 J o s h u a S r v s t h L o r d H r o s o f t h F a t h C u r r c u l u m 2 0 1 2 www.mssonarlngton.org No part of ths currculum may