Sunday School – August 9

August 8, 2020 | Kelly Herndon

Jesus Calmed a Storm (Kids) &
Jesus Cast Out a Demon (Teens & Adults)

This week’s Sunday School lesson explains how Jesus is God by both calming a storm and casting out demons.

One Jesus versus a legion of demons with super strength, having snapped shackles and chains—but the demons are the ones begging for their lives. Jesus commanded them to come out of the man, and they had to obey the Son of the Most High God. They asked Jesus’ permission to enter a herd of pigs, which again reveals Jesus’ authority because the demons needed His permission, which He granted. The large herd went crazy, ran into the sea, and drowned. Jesus succeeded with mere words in freeing the man from his spiritual shackles. His sanity had been returned to him through the intervention of the supernatural Savior of humanity. Naturally, the man wanted to go with Jesus. He wanted to be with his Savior and learn from Him. Instead, Jesus instructed the man to go and share the good news of what happened.

All of the activity pages and videos are below.

Luke 8:22-39 (NASB)

22 Now on one of those days Jesus and His disciples got into a boat, and He said to them, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” So they launched out. 23 But as they were sailing along He fell asleep; and a fierce gale of wind descended on the lake, and they began to be swamped and to be in danger. 24 They came to Jesus and woke Him up, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And He got up and rebuked the wind and the surging waves, and they stopped, and it became calm. 25 And He said to them, “Where is your faith?” They were fearful and amazed, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him?”

26 Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27 And when He came out onto the land, He was met by a man from the city who was possessed with demons; and who had not put on any clothing for a long time, and was not living in a house, but in the tombs. 28 Seeing Jesus, he cried out and fell before Him, and said in a loud voice, “What business do we have with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me.” 29 For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had seized him many times; and he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, and yet he would break his bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert. 30 And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion”; for many demons had entered him. 31 They were imploring Him not to command them to go away into the abyss.

32 Now there was a herd of many swine feeding there on the mountain; and the demons implored Him to permit them to enter the swine. And He gave them permission. 33 And the demons came out of the man and entered the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.

34 When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran away and reported it in the city and out in the country. 35 The people went out to see what had happened; and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting down at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they became frightened. 36 Those who had seen it reported to them how the man who was demon-possessed had been made well. 37 And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes and the surrounding district asked Him to leave them, for they were gripped with great fear; and He got into a boat and returned. 38 But the man from whom the demons had gone out was begging Him that he might accompany Him; but He sent him away, saying, 39 “Return to your house and describe what great things God has done for you.” So he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.

Preschool (4-year-old and under)

Preschool Activity Page & Coloring Page

Preschool Activity Page – Answer Keys

Preschool Video

Gospel Plan for Preschoolers

Elementary School (K-5th Grades)

Younger Elementary Activity Page (K-2nd)

Younger Elementary Activity Page – Answer Keys

Older Elementary Activity Page (3rd-5th)

Older Elementary Activity Page – Answer Keys

Elementary School Video

Gospel Plan

Middle & High School (6th-12th Grades)

Daily Discipleship Guide for Middle School

Daily Discipleship Guide for High School

Family Connection

Additional Information for Adults

Daily Discipleship Guide for Adults

Article: Demon Possession: A First-Century Understanding by Robert F. Jones

Article: Demons: A First-Century Understanding by Sharon H. Gritz

Article: Gadara, Gerasa, or Gergesa? by Michael Priest

Article: Legion by R. Garland Young

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Sunday School – August 9

August 8, 2020 | Kelly Herndon