10 lessons · Juniors
This set of ten lessons covers events in Jesus’ ministry, like the feeding of the 5000, Jesus healing people, and Jesus’ teaching.
Dear Juniors,
About 500 years ago, people believed that the sky covered only the top of the earth and was anchored to something at the bottom. They thought that stars moved, while the earth and sky stayed still.
Then suddenly, men like Christopher Columbus decided to conquer the unknown. Their maps didn’t show what we see on our globes today. The ships and instruments they used to navigate were very simple. They set sail to find new lands and new ocean passages. And they discovered America. This was a Mission Possible.
One hundred years ago, people thought it was impossible to go to the moon. They saw problems that seemed impossible to solve. How would you build something that could take a man into space? How could he breathe in an atmosphere very different from what the earth has? At that time, man had never put his foot on the moon. But President Kennedy thought it was possible to do it. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon’s surface and his first words were, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” This was a Mission Possible.
When Jesus walked this earth, He did a lot of things that seemed impossible. When a storm came up and all His disciples were frightened, He calmed the sea. This was a Mission Possible. Lesson two shows it was Mission Possible to feed thousands of hungry people with only five barley loaves and two small fish.
Jesus also saw and healed much pain and suffering when He walked this earth. Two blind men could see, and a paralytic walked because they believed this mission was possible. Jesus also believed it and He healed them.
God gave John the Baptist a very important job to do. He was to prepare the way for Jesus Christ to come. It wasn’t always an easy job, but he did what God wanted him to do. This was Mission Possible.
In lesson five you will learn about a woman who thought it was possible for Jesus to love her even though she was a sinner. Loving Jesus was easy for her, and she found that it was a Mission Possible for Jesus to love her as well. Just as she anointed Jesus’ feet with expensive perfume, we must also take action and obey God. We must Just Do It! If we do, there will be Treasures in Heaven for us. Jesus knows that we’re Not Yet Perfect. Even though God’s way may seem narrow, He wants us to try. Remember, He has given us a mission that is possible.
If you have days when you feel it is impossible to do good and obey God, remember Christopher Columbus. Where would you be living if he hadn’t discovered America? Remember Neil Armstrong who took the first step on the moon. This would not have happened if President Kennedy and Neil Armstrong hadn’t thought it was a Mission Possible. Jesus wants you to follow His example and always think Mission Possible! You can do it!
Allie Dart