It also underscores a bottom line lesson from the biblical record of the account.
Paralyzed man lowered through roof craft.
And they came bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men.
The activity highlights eight elements of this event.
We made a craft using a square envelope for the house.
And he was preaching the word to them.
With so many people trying to see jesus there was no way the friends carrying a stretcher could make it through the door.
Allow enough wool so the man can be lowered.
And many were gathered together so that there was no more room not even at the door.
And when they could not get near him because of the crowd they removed the roof above him and when they had made an opening they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay.
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.
Tape 2 strips of wool on back of man.
Make two small holes in the roof.
This bible activity is a word scramble based on jesus actions to heal and forgive a lame man who was lowered before him through the roof of the house where he was teaching.
I made the paralyzed man and the bed according to the craft instructions found below.
This week we began with the man through the roof story healing of the paralysed man from mark 2 1 12.
Man lowered through the roof.
Glue flaps on house to make 3d.
They were good friends to take him to jesus.
Diorama drama this story also lends itself well to a 3 d diorama dramatization in order to show the paralyzed man being lowered through the roof.
Jesus is our friend.
When jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic son your sins are forgiven mark 2 3 5.
The picture of the man is from page 79 of the free lesson available from teachkids eu.
Awesome he does amazing things.
This is my version.
When they couldn t get near jesus they went to the roof and uncovered the roof.
Cut out the house and man on mat.
When he returned to capernaum after some days it was reported that he was at home.
The lesson is found in the preschooler section and is called little kids can know god through his miracles.
I created my diorama by inserting felt into a shoe box and then placing my flannel graph characters into the box.
There were four men carrying a man that was paralyzed.
Some men came bringing to him a paralytic carried by four of them.
Thread wool through holes in roof and tie.
This week your child will create a paralyzed man lying on his mat with 4 ropes attached to remind them of the faith of this man and his friends as they lowered him through the roof to get to jesus.
Video 3 minutes 26 seconds of a teacher telling this story using simple paper props from youtube.