Our second lesson in the series on Miracles was about Hope. HOPE is defined as the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best. We looked at the story in Mark of Jairus, whose daughter had died. Most of us would see this as a hopeless situation but Jairus went to Jesus and begged Him to heal his daughter. He had hope that Jesus could heal her and that she could live again. Jesus took her by the hand and told her to get up. Because Jairus placed his hope in Jesus, his daughter lived! We may be going through things in our lives that seem hopeless but Jesus can turn them around. He is the Hope in every situation!
We watched a short video of kids sharing situations in their lives that seemed hopeless - from their parents getting divorced, to struggling in school, and moving far away and leaving their friends. Then we gave the kids an opportunity to share their own situations - anything that felt hopeless that they wanted prayer for.
We went in a dark room with a flashlight and demonstrated that when our situation seems dark or hopeless that just like a flashlight lights up a room, Jesus can bring light to our situation and make everything better. We took turns passing the flashlight around, lighting it up, and declaring that "When things seem hopeless, Jesus is our hope!"
Memory Verse: Be strong and courageous, all you who put their hope in the Lord. Psalm 31:24
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