The Miracles of Jesus

Jesus is never too far away to hear us speak to Him and meet our needs.

Bible Text:

From Luke and John's Gospels.

Age Group:

Preschool to Grade 2.

Jesus performed many miracles so that people would know that He was the Son of God.  A miracle is something only God can do.  You cannot make people better, or forgive them for all the bad things they had done.  Can you?  NO!  But, God gave Jesus the power to do these things.  And so I'm going to tell you about some of the miracles that Jesus did.

Feeding Five Thousand:

One day Jesus was preaching to a large crowd of people and when evening came, the disciples were worried because the only food they had were five loaves of bread and two fish.  Jesus said, "Bring them to Me", and taking the five loaves and the two fish, He prayed over them and blessed them.  And then He broke them into pieces and gave them to the disciples to give to the people.

Peter was so surprised that the bread and fishes kept growing as fast as he could give it to people all around him.  I'm sure he went faster and faster and shouted, "Quick, take what you want!   Hurry up now!"  He wanted to see if the bread would run out!  But, it didn't, and he was amazed to see that all of the five thousand people ate until they were full and there was still plenty of food left over!

Peter Walks on Water:

One evening, Jesus' disciples were in a boat far out on the lake, and Jesus came to them walking on the water.  Peter's eyes nearly popped out of his head.  "Heh, Lord," he shouted, "If it is You, tell me come to You on the water."  Peter jumped up excitedly, nearly overturning the boat in his haste.  Jesus had answered, "Come".  Peter climbed over the side of the boat and put one foot on the water.  It did not sink!  So he placed his other foot on the water and bounced up and down a little.  It was like walking on jelly.

"This is fun", he thought as he looked up at Jesus and took some steps towards Him.  Just then a wave crashed at his feet and splashed all over him.  Suddenly Peter was afraid and beginning to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!"  Jesus reached out His hand and caught Peter.  "Oh man of little faith", said Jesus, "Why did you doubt?"  When they got back into the boat, the wind stopped and those in the boat said to Jesus, "Truly You are the Son of God."

Jairus' Daughter Raised from the Dead:

Jesus healed those who came to Him and believed in Him.  Once a man called Jairus came to Jesus and fell at His feet saying, "Lord, my little daughter is dying.  Please come and put Your hands on her so that she will be healed and live."  His plea touched the heart of Jesus and He replied, "Yes, I will go with you,"  And so Jesus went with Jairus, and the disciples and a large crowd followed.  As they came near to Jairus' house, some men came out and said to Jairus, "Your daughter is dead, so why bother the teacher any more?"

But Jesus ignored them and told Jairus, "Don't be afraid Jairus, just believe."  And when they came to the house, there were people weeping loudly.  But Jesus went inside and said, "What is all this wailing about?  The child is not dead but asleep."   The people laughed at Jesus and so He put them all outside and shut the door.  He then went into the child's room with Jairus, his wife and the disciples.  Jesus took her by the hand and said, "Little girl, I say to you, get up!"  Immediately the girl stood up and walked around the room to their complete astonishment!

Jairus could not believe his eyes and hugged his daughter.   "Master", he would have said, "You have given me back my beloved daughter!"  And Jesus answered him, "Whoever comes to Me I will never drive away."  In the same way you can reach out to Jesus as well.  He is never too far away to hear you speak to Him.  When we feel sick, or sad or even angry, we can whisper to Jesus, "Please help me."  And Jesus will help us, make us better and help us to feel good inside again.

God bless!

Copyright © 2007 Sharon Children's Ministries