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Mark 9 · Grade 5

Listen to Him

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The transfiguration confirms Peter's confession and Jesus' teaching about the cross. Moses and Elijah, representing the Law and the Prophets, appear with Jesus, but the Father singles out Jesus alone: "Listen to him," especially as He speaks of suffering. Coming down, Jesus explains that Elijah has come in John the Baptist and that the Son of Man must suffer.

The healing of the boy reveals the disciples' powerlessness without prayer and dependence on God. The father's cry, "I believe. Help my unbelief!" is one of the most honest prayers in Scripture. Faith is not the absence of doubt but turning to Jesus with what faith we have.

Mark 9 also continues the pattern of chapters 8 through 10: Jesus predicts His passion, the disciples misunderstand, and Jesus teaches about discipleship. Here the misunderstanding is an argument over greatness. Jesus answers with a living illustration, a child, who had no status in that society. He warns sternly against causing little ones to stumble and urges radical seriousness about sin, using strong images, so that we would not lose eternal life.

Show What You Know

  1. Why does the Father single out Jesus from Moses and Elijah?

  2. What does Jesus say about Elijah coming first?

  3. What does the father's prayer teach about faith?

  4. What three-part pattern repeats in Mark 8 through 10?

  5. Why was a child a powerful illustration of greatness?

Crossword

21453

Across

  1. Jesus healed him and lifted him up.
  2. A voice spoke from it.
  3. Whoever wants to be first must be ____ of all.
  4. He brought his sick boy to Jesus.

Down

  1. All things are possible to him who does this.
  2. Jesus' clothes became white like ____.

Think About It

  1. Why do you think Jesus allowed Peter, James and John to see His glory before the cross?

  2. Jesus used strong images about sin. Why should followers of Jesus take sin seriously?

Memory Verse

A cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”

Mark 9:7 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you worship Jesus for His greatness?
  • How can a cup of water given in Jesus' name matter so much?
  • What is one specific way you could live out this chapter this week?

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