Matthew 8 · Grade 4
Lord Over Everything
Read and Think
After the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew shows Jesus' power in action. A man with leprosy, a disease that made people outcasts, knelt and said, "Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean." Jesus reached out and touched him, something no one else would do, and the man was healed.
A Roman centurion, a Gentile officer, asked Jesus to heal his paralyzed servant. He understood authority: Jesus only needed to speak. Jesus marveled and said He had not found such great faith even in Israel. Many would come from east and west to the Kingdom. Jesus also healed Peter's mother-in-law and many others, fulfilling Isaiah's words that He took our sicknesses.
Then Jesus calmed a violent storm, asking His frightened disciples, "Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?" On the other side of the lake, two men troubled by demons met Him. The demons knew who He was and were afraid. At His word they left the men, showing that Jesus has authority even over evil.
Show What You Know
Why was Jesus touching the man with leprosy so surprising?
What did the centurion understand about Jesus?
What prophecy did Matthew say Jesus fulfilled by healing?
What four kinds of power did Jesus show in this chapter?
Think About It
The centurion trusted that Jesus' word was enough. What promise of Jesus can you trust today?
When are you afraid? What does this chapter teach you about trusting Jesus in scary times?
Memory Verse
“The men marveled, saying, “What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?””
Matthew 8:27 (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 does Jesus' power help you when you are afraid?
- Jesus cared for a man others pushed away. Who might feel left out that you could welcome?
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