A 6-year-old Teesside girl fell 150ft off of the edge of a cliff in North

Yorkshire and only received minor

injuries.

Was this a miracle?What would make it a

miracle?

Knowing God through MiraclesWhat makes something miracle?

To define a miracle

To explain the point of miracles.

To evaluate different types of miracle

What makes something a miracle?It leads to a good outcome

It happened to strengthen the person’s faith

If the miracle is a medical cure, it is complete, permanent and immediate

It shows God’s power and love for us

It is so unlikely to happen by chance that God must have done it

The person has no faith in God but it still happened

It is something that is scientifically impossible

1. Write out 5 things that make something a miracle.

2. What do you think miracles prove about God?

**According to these definitions, was the girl who fell off a cliff a miracle? Why/ why not?

It is an amazing thing to have happened

The person was praying to God for help, and God answered.

It is anything that can’t be explained

I think God is powerful enough to do anything, because He made the

world in the first place. Miracle are

SCIENTIFICALLY IMPOSSIBLE EVENTS

I think “miracles” are very unlikely events or

coincidences, caused by God for a good purpose.

Miracles are COINCIDENCES CAUSED

BY GOD

1. Write out & give an example of the 2 kinds of miracle

2. Read about one of the miracle. a. Summarise what

happened. b. Explain what sort of

“miracle” it isc. What could this miracle

teach you about God ?**Can you prove if an event was actually caused by God?

1. Miracles of Lourdes

2. Lucky Choir

3. Lanciano: Eucharist miracle

Read about the miracle. a. Summarise what happened. b. Explain what sort of “miracle”

it isc. What could this miracle teach

you about God ?**Read the other miracle story. Answer the 3 questions for them.

1. Miracles of Lourdes

2. Lucky Choir3. Lanciano:

Eucharist miracle

LOURDES – healing miracles

LANCIANO – bread & wine become human heart tissue

LUCKY CHOIR – saved from explosion

WHICH MIRACLES SHOW GOD TO BE:

Loving / protectingOmniscient

RealPresent

Answering prayerSuffering

LOURDES – healing miracles

LANCIANO – heart tissue

LUCKY CHOIR – saved from explosion