The big ideaThe Bible tells us Jesus walked on the lake and caught Peter when he sank.
How it works
Jesus sent his friends, the disciples, across the Sea of Galilee by boat, and climbed a hill alone to pray.
Out on the lake the wind blew hard against the boat, and the disciples rowed all night. Near morning Jesus came to them, walking on the water.
They cried out that it was a ghost. Jesus called out to take heart, it was him, and not to be afraid.
Peter asked to come to him on the water. Jesus said come, and Peter walked, but when he looked at the wind and the waves he began to sink. Jesus caught him at once.
What happened to Peter.Looking at what?
Example 1: Put the night in order
Jesus sent his friends across the lake and climbed a hill to pray.
The wind blew against the boat, and they rowed all night.
Near morning Jesus came to them, walking on the water.
Peter walked, sank, and was caught, and then the wind stopped.
Example 2: What did the disciples think?
They saw someone coming on the water in the gray morning light.
They cried out that it was a ghost, and they were terrified.
Jesus called out to take heart, and they knew his voice.
Example 3: Fix the mistake
Someone says Jesus was in the boat from the start.
Look back: he was alone on the hill.
Fix it: he came to the boat later, walking on the lake.
Words to know
disciples
The friends who followed Jesus and learned from him.
take heart
Be brave, a kind way to say do not be afraid.
doubt
Not being sure you can trust someone.
Sea of Galilee
A big lake with hills all around it.
Watch out
The disciples were rowing against the wind, not with it.
Peter did walk on the water for a while. He sank when he looked at the wind and the waves.
When Peter called for help, Jesus caught him at once.
Jesus was not in the boat at first. He climbed in with Peter at the end.
Try it
Where was Jesus while the boat rowed against the wind?
What did the disciples think they saw?
What did Peter ask for?
What did Jesus do when Peter began to sink?
Answers: 1. Alone on a hill · 2. A ghost · 3. To come on the water · 4. Caught him at once
Try at homeWith a grown-up, talk about a time you felt afraid. What helped you feel brave again?
For grown-upsThe episode ends with the disciples in the boat, and it does not ask your child to decide anything. Let them tell the night in order, and say what Peter did first and last.
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