““Lesson 13: Jesus Christ Heals the Sick,” Lesson 13: Jesus Christ Heals the Sick,” Primary 7: New Testament, Primary 7: New Testament, 4444

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Jesus had great love and Jesus had great love and compassion for the sick.compassion for the sick.

A leader of the Jewish people had A leader of the Jewish people had a son who was dying.a son who was dying.

He traveled many He traveled many miles to find miles to find Jesus. Jesus.

The leader asked The leader asked Jesus to come Jesus to come heal his son.heal his son.

Jesus told the leader Jesus told the leader his son would be his son would be healed. healed.

His servants ran to His servants ran to meet him when the meet him when the leader returned home.leader returned home.

They told him his son was better and They told him his son was better and would live.would live.

The man knew that Jesus Christ had The man knew that Jesus Christ had healed his son. He and all his family healed his son. He and all his family believed in the Savior.believed in the Savior.

After the Sermon on the After the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus healed many Mount, Jesus healed many more people.more people.

A man with a terrible skin disease called A man with a terrible skin disease called leprosy asked Jesus to heal him.leprosy asked Jesus to heal him.

Jesus touched the leper and told him he Jesus touched the leper and told him he was healed. was healed.

The leper’s skin instantly The leper’s skin instantly cleared and he was cleared and he was healed.healed.

Jesus asked the man to Jesus asked the man to tell no one other than the tell no one other than the priest, but the man told priest, but the man told everyone he met.everyone he met.

A Roman army officer heard about A Roman army officer heard about Jesus. He had a servant who was Jesus. He had a servant who was very sick and dying. very sick and dying.

When Jesus entered the When Jesus entered the city, the officer told city, the officer told Jesus about his servant.Jesus about his servant.

Jesus said he would Jesus said he would come to the officer’s come to the officer’s home to heal the home to heal the servant.servant.

The officer said he was not worthy to The officer said he was not worthy to have Jesus enter his home. have Jesus enter his home.

He said if Jesus said the servant He said if Jesus said the servant would be healed then he knew it would be healed then he knew it would happen. would happen.

Jesus said He had never Jesus said He had never met anyone whose faith met anyone whose faith was as strong.was as strong.

Jesus said the servant Jesus said the servant would be healed would be healed because of his faith.because of his faith.

Jesus went to the home of Peter who Jesus went to the home of Peter who was one of His disciples. was one of His disciples.

The mother of Peter’s wife was sick The mother of Peter’s wife was sick with a very high fever.with a very high fever.

Jesus was asked Jesus was asked to heal her. to heal her.

When he did the When he did the fever immediately fever immediately left her. left her.

Jesus saw a Jesus saw a widow at the widow at the funeral of funeral of her only her only son. son.

He saw how He saw how sad she was.sad she was.

He went to the body of her son and He went to the body of her son and told him to get up. told him to get up.

The widow’s son was alive again.The widow’s son was alive again.

Jesus healed the sick, crippled, deaf Jesus healed the sick, crippled, deaf and blind.and blind.

He cast out devils.He cast out devils.

He forgave He forgave sins. sins.

He brought He brought people people back from back from death.death.

Many people Many people heard of Jesus. heard of Jesus.

Many people came Many people came to Him.to Him.

It became difficult It became difficult for Him to openly for Him to openly enter the cities.enter the cities.

Jesus wanted to Jesus wanted to help everyone help everyone who tried to come who tried to come to Him. to Him.

He knew many He knew many were too sick and were too sick and weak to come to weak to come to Him.Him.

Jesus sent His apostles throughout Jesus sent His apostles throughout the land to teach and heal.the land to teach and heal.

““Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: raise the dead, cast out devils: freely freely ye have received, freely give” ye have received, freely give” (Matthew 10:7-8).(Matthew 10:7-8).

He told His He told His apostles, “And as apostles, “And as ye go, preach, ye go, preach, saying, The saying, The kingdom of kingdom of heaven is at hand.heaven is at hand.

Why do you think Jesus Why do you think Jesus performed these miracles? performed these miracles?

Let’s read: Let’s read: Mark 1:41 Luke 7:13 John 9:1–3

How did these healings bless How did these healings bless the lives of the people involved? the lives of the people involved?

Let’s read:Let’s read: Luke 7:2, 12Luke 7:2, 12 John 4:52–53John 4:52–53

What qualities do we need to What qualities do we need to develop in our lives if we are develop in our lives if we are going to follow the Savior’s going to follow the Savior’s example in these accounts? example in these accounts?

Let’s read John 13:34–35Let’s read John 13:34–35 How can we show love, How can we show love,

compassion, and concern toward compassion, and concern toward people who are in need? people who are in need?

How have you felt when someone How have you felt when someone helped you?helped you?

Did Jesus know all of the people Did Jesus know all of the people he healed? he healed?

Let’s read Matthew 8:5–8Let’s read Matthew 8:5–8

What does this What does this tell us about tell us about whom we should whom we should help if we see help if we see someone in someone in need?need?

After Jesus healed the leper, After Jesus healed the leper, what did He ask him to do? what did He ask him to do?

Let’s read Mark 1:43–44Let’s read Mark 1:43–44 What does this tell us about What does this tell us about

how we should help others?how we should help others? Because leprosy was thought to be Because leprosy was thought to be

highly contagious, those with the highly contagious, those with the disease were often not allowed to live disease were often not allowed to live in the cities and they were shunned in the cities and they were shunned by those without leprosy.by those without leprosy.

How does helping others in need How does helping others in need bring us closer to Heavenly Father bring us closer to Heavenly Father and Jesus? and Jesus?

Let’s read Matthew 25:45Let’s read Matthew 25:45 How do you feel when you help How do you feel when you help

someone? someone? Can any of you tell about an Can any of you tell about an

experience when you helped experience when you helped someone in need or when you someone in need or when you received help from another person?received help from another person?

Let’s read 1 John 3:18Let’s read 1 John 3:18

This verse is telling This verse is telling us that we should not us that we should not only tell people we only tell people we love them, we should love them, we should show our love show our love through our actions. through our actions.

It is what we do for someone else It is what we do for someone else that shows we love them.that shows we love them.

Act out ways you can Act out ways you can show love for your show love for your family and friends.family and friends.

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President Spencer W. President Spencer W. Kimball said: Kimball said:

““God does notice us, God does notice us, and he watches over and he watches over us. But it is usually us. But it is usually through another through another person that he meets person that he meets our needs”our needs” (“Small Acts of Service,” (“Small Acts of Service,” Ensign,Ensign,

Dec. 1974, p. 5). Dec. 1974, p. 5).

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Do you know of anyone who has Do you know of anyone who has helped someone else in need? helped someone else in need?

This person has developed love, This person has developed love, compassion, and concern for compassion, and concern for others and shows that love others and shows that love through acts of service.through acts of service.

Let’s read the following Let’s read the following scriptures about serving others: scriptures about serving others: Matthew 25:34–40 Matthew 25:34–40 Mosiah 2:17–18, 4:14–15Mosiah 2:17–18, 4:14–15

Let’s make a list of the things Let’s make a list of the things these scriptures tell us we these scriptures tell us we should do for others. should do for others.

Choose an act of service you will Choose an act of service you will perform during the coming week.perform during the coming week.Enr Act 3

Act out ways you could show love Act out ways you could show love and compassion and serve people in and compassion and serve people in one of these situations:one of these situations: A new child comes to Primary and A new child comes to Primary and

doesn’t know anyone.doesn’t know anyone. A child in your Primary class gets A child in your Primary class gets

sick.sick. Your friend is not a member of The Your friend is not a member of The

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.day Saints.

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Act out ways you could show love Act out ways you could show love and compassion and serve people in and compassion and serve people in one of these situations:one of these situations: Someone in your ward or branch Someone in your ward or branch

is lonely.is lonely. Your parents are busy and ask you Your parents are busy and ask you

to help take care of your little to help take care of your little brother or sister.brother or sister.

Someone says unkind things to a Someone says unkind things to a friend of yours.friend of yours.

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I am grateful for the life and example I am grateful for the life and example of the Savior. of the Savior.

During the week all of us should try During the week all of us should try to show more love and do small acts to show more love and do small acts of service for our families and others.of service for our families and others.

I testify that we are I testify that we are following Jesus’ following Jesus’ teachings when we teachings when we show compassion show compassion and love to those and love to those around us. around us.

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