STEPPING STONES BIBLE STUDY GOD S UNFOLDING PLAN OF SALVATION HANDOUTS Free downloadable NewHopePublishers.com

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1 STEPPING STONES BIBLE STUDY GOD S UNFOLDING PLAN OF SALVATION HANDOUTS Free dwnladable NewHpePublishers.cm By Rita Usher, Melanie Stry, and Amanda Thrntn Fr use with Stepping Stnes Bible Study cpyrighted cntent published by New Hpe Publishers INCLUDES: STUDENT LESSON HANDOUTS DRAMAS CHARTS BIBLE VERSES GROUP WORK BIBLIOGRAPHY OF LESSON REFERENCES New Hpe Publishers PO Bx Birmingham, AL NewHpePublishers.cm New Hpe Publishers is a divisin f WMU, an internatinal rganizatin that challenges Christian believers t understand and be radically invlved in Gd s missin by Rita Usher, Melanie Stry, and Amanda Thrntn All rights reserved. First printing Printed in the United States f America. N part f this publicatin may be reprduced, stred in a retrieval system, r transmitted in any frm r by any means electrnic, mechanical, phtcpying, recrding, r therwise withut the prir written permissin f the publisher. New Hpe Publishers serves its authrs as they express their views, which may nt express the views f the publisher. All Scripture qutatins, unless therwise indicated, are taken frm the Hly Bible, New Internatinal Versin, NIV. Cpyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permissin f Zndervan. All rights reserved wrldwide. The NIV and New Internatinal Versin are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc. Scripture qutatins marked (NKJV) are taken frm the New King James Versin. Cpyright 1982 by Thmas Nelsn. Used by permissin. All rights reserved. Scripture qutatins marked (NCV) are taken frm the New Century Versin. Cpyright 2005 by Thmas Nelsn. Used by permissin. All rights reserved. Scripture qutatins marked (NASB) are taken frm the New American Standard Bible, Cpyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lckman Fundatin. Used by permissin.

2 Letter t Teachers Welcme t Stepping Stnes Handuts, including student handuts, lessn charts, lessn verses, and lessn dramas fr use with Stepping Stnes: Gd s Unflding Plan f Salvatin Bible Study. Please read these helpful reminders regarding this resurce as yu plan yur study with yur grups: Yur lessn time. Please nte that there is plenty f material fr yu t cver with students. Hwever, yu can custmize lessn time length and what yu will be able t cver in yur grup schedule. Yur Bible versin. Stepping Stnes lessns use Scripture quted frm the Hly Bible, New Internatinal Versin (1984), the versin used successfully t teach these lessns in many classes. Whatever Bible versin yu chse, the lessn truths remain the same, including what yu ll ask students t learn using the handuts here. Whatever Bible versin yu may chse, yu can easily review lessns with students and adapt student handuts t that versin. Yur Bible study teacher s bk handut keys. These are references in the teacher s bk, Stepping Stnes, Gd s Unflding Plan f Salvatin. The handut keys make lessns easy t teach. Yu can use the keys t help emphasize lessn cntent with yur grup. Yur student handuts and ther teaching tls. These handuts include helpful review sentences and mre fr participants t refer t, such as infrmatin abut hw the Bible is unique, what are the key subjects f the individual bks f the Bible, hw the Tabernacle was arranged, imprtant Scripture verses t remember (including verses abut anger), charts, and pages fr grup wrk. There are als dramatic play scripts and a dramatic mnlgue all created ut f the Stepping Stnes authrs experiences with diverse small grups studying Gd s plan f salvatin. These handuts review lessn facts and principles, just like yur teacher bk and the handuts include many fill-in-the-blank sheets yu can cpy t prvide fr yur participants. Studying thrugh the years, we ve used numerus references and we acknwledge these in the references list prvided, which may be f use t yu and yur grups in yur cntinuing study f Gd s Wrd. Yur lessn-applicatin activities. Yu ll als find lessn-applicatin activities that include suggestins fr students t apply t life what the lessns teach. There are creative activities, including visuals yu may chse t use, grup wrk, pair wrk, plays, discussins, mvies, and mre that will help carry students frward thrugh Gd s unflding plan f salvatin. Feel free t custmize these t best suit yur grup. Yur steps. Stepping Stnes utlines each lessn, step by step frm verview t cnclusin, prviding tried-andtrue ways t use Stepping Stnes successfully. We pray these lessns will be a blessing t yu and yur participants as Stepping Stnes has allwed us t share Gd s unflding plan f salvatin with many. Yur feedback. We invite yu t share yur testimnies at: NewHpeReader@wmu.rg Rita Usher, Melanie Stry, Amanda Thrntn 3

3 Lessn 13 Jesus Miracles Jesus began His ministry. Luke 4:14-21 What d the verses Jesus read say abut the wrk f the Messiah? What d the miracles f Jesus teach us? Jesus miracles shw that He is the, the One Sent by Gd. Jesus fulfilled. Jesus said the verses in Isaiah 61 were in Him. What reasn des Matthew give us fr all the miracles? Matthew 8:17 This was t what was spken thrugh the prphet Isaiah. Isaiah 53:4 When Jesus perfrmed miracles, the peple realized that there was smething special abut Him. When Jesus raised the sn f a widw, hw did the peple react? Luke 7:16 They were and. They said, has cme t help His peple. When the Jewish leaders tried t seize Jesus, what questin did the peple in the crwd ask? Jhn 7:31 When the cmes, will he d mre miraculus than this man? Jesus miracles teach us abut. His miracles reveal His and Gd s. Jhn 2:11 Turning water int wine was the first f his miraculus signs. Here, He thus revealed his. Jhn 9:3 When the disciples saw a man wh had been brn blind, they asked wh sinned. Jesus answered that it was nt caused by sin, but this happened s that the f Gd might be in his life. Jhn 11:4 What des Jesus say is the reasn fr Lazarus s sickness? 52

4 Lessn 13 Jesus Miracles (cntinued) This will nt end in. N, it is fr glry s that Gd s may be glrified thrugh it. Jesus miracles explain the truth abut. His miracles teach a prper understanding f the. The Jewish leaders say healing as. Jesus saw healing as. Over and ver again, Jesus turned the fcus back n and n. Mark 3:4 Luke 13:16 Luke 14:3 Jhn 5:17 Jesus miracles shw us. Jesus is cmpassinate. What was the miracle in Luke 7:12 13? What reasn is given fr the miracle in this passage? Fr mre examples, see these passages Matthew 15:32; Matthew 20:29 34 Jesus rewards. Jesus has authrity t. What was wrng with the man wh was brught befre Jesus? Matthew 9:1 8. He was. What did Jesus d first fr the paralytic? What did He d in rder t prve t them that He had the authrity t frgive sin (where they culd nt see the effects)? He the man (where they culd see the results). 53

5 Lessn 13 Jesus Miracles (cntinued) Why did Jesus perfrm miracles? Jesus miracles testify f Him. Nicdemus said that Jesus culd nt d the miracles He did unless. Jhn 3:2 Jesus wrk that the Father sent Him. Jhn 5:36 Peter reminded the peple that Gd used Jesus t prve t them. Acts 2:22 Jesus miracles are given as signs t help us believe. Jhn 20:31 What des Jhn say culd happen if we read even the few signs he had recrded. Jesus wuld prefer that we based n His alne. But if we can t, then we shuld start with the. Hw did peple react t the miracles? Peple were and the abut Jesus. Mark 1:27 28, Luke 7:16 17 Often after a miracle, many peple wuld. Jhn 11:45 Hwever, nt everyne reacted. Jhn 11:46, 53; 12:10 11 Sme peple after seeing a miracle, but sme. Even s, Jesus held the unbelievers. Matthew 11:20, Jhn 15: