Man Lowered Through Roof To See Jesus

There were four men carrying a man that was paralyzed.

Man lowered through roof to see jesus.

This lesson is intended for preschool and out students really enjoyed the projects. This is a lesson about the friends bringing a man that couldn t walk to see jesus but there were so many people they had to put a hole in the roof and let him down. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd right in front of jesus. Help them realize that it was because everyone could see whether the man could walk versus his sins being forgiven not being seen by others.

When jesus saw how much faith these four men had he not only healed the paralyzed man he even forgave him of all his sins. The four men carried their friend up to the roof and made an opening in the roof. Berean literal bible and not having found what way they should bring him in on account of the crowd having gone up on the housetop they let him down with the mat through the tiles into the midst before jesus. Then they lowered the man down through the roof to where jesus was.

Luke 5 19 tells us when they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd right in front of jesus. Ask the child if they can explain why it would be easier for jesus to forgive sins than heal the man. You and i have friends who need to come to jesus. Mark s gospel describes the process as digging through it 2 4.

This bible activity helps middle and older children become familiar with the experience of the man jesus forgave and healed after the man s four friends lowered him down to jesus through a hole in the roof. Point out that jesus healed both the man s physical problem and his heart. When they couldn t get near jesus they went to the roof and uncovered the roof. Since they were unable to get to jesus through the crowd they uncovered the roof above him made an opening and lowered the paralytic on his mat.

The friends climbed up an outside staircase and dug a hole through the roof. Someone that is crippled and disabled they wanted to get close to jesus but the house was so full of people that they couldn t get to him. Jesus was impressed by the faith of these men. Man goes through roof to see jesus.