Middle School Bible Lessons - New Testament

As Jesus’ fame spread abroad there were many who brought their sick to Jesus to be healed. When Jesus healed the Roman centurion’s servant He only had to speak and did not even go there. He also gave the centurion faith to believe in Him.

As Jesus travelled through the country many people began to follow Him. He began to teach them as one having authority, but yet using simple parables that the people could understand.

Although Satan knows who Jesus is and trembles, yet he continues to seek a way to defeat Jesus. When Jesus will cast out the Legion they ask to enter into the swine thinking to escape, but Jesus shows that He has all power.

Herod was troubled when he heard about Jesus and his miracles. He believed that it was John the Baptist, whom he had killed, come back to life. He had killed John for the sake of Herodias, his brother’s wife.

Jesus constrained the disciples to take the ship and go to the other side of the lake, while He went onto a mountain to pray. While the disciples were toiling in a storm Jesus went to them walking on the water.

While Jesus is in Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles He heals a blind man on the Sabbath Day. Now the Pharisees vent their anger not only upon Jesus but also upon those who confess Him.

Jesus taught many lessons by way of parables. Each of these have a specific lesson not only for those to whom Jesus told it but also for us.

The enmity of the Jewish rulers continued to increase towards Jesus, especially as more publicans and sinners followed Him. Jesus plainly told and showed them that He was come to seek and to save sinners and not the righteous. He continued to use parables to illustrate His message.

When Jesus came through Bethany He would often stay with Mary, Martha and Lazarus. One day , while Jesus was teaching near the Jordan, He received the message that Lazarus was very sick. His sisters expected that Jesus would come at once, but Jesus waited for two days and by that time Lazarus had died.

A rich young ruler asks Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life. When he claims to have kept all the commandments Jesus shows him that he still loves his money more than God. He then leaves Jesus.