Mark 4 : 35 - 41 Jesus Calms A Storm

 

AIM to be the first to reach 10 points

 

PLAYERS 2 or more

 

NEEDED a Revised Good News Bible or New Testament, card, pen, ruler, scissors, rubber bands, a pack of cards, colours, dice, coin, a box or bag, paper/pencil for scoring

 

HOW TO MAKE

1. Type out the Bible story from the Revised Good News Bible version and print out.

2. Draw around coin on card to make playing tokens: decorate, cut out.

 

3. To make Circle Cards, cut 19 cards 6 cm square and write the letters "Q" and "A" on 10 of them, leaving 9 blank. Form into a Pack and secure using rubber bands.

 

4. Cut two cards 4 x 2 cm and draw an arrow on each.

 

5. To make Question/Answer Card Pack, write out the following Questions and Answers on 23 cards cut to size 8 x 6 cm - use different coloured pens for the Questions and Answers and make the lettering clear.

• Were there other boats on the lake at the time this happened ? Yes

• What did Jesus say to the wind ? "Be quiet !"

• Were the disciples brave or afraid ? Afraid

• Was it the morning or the evening ? Evening

• Were they in a ship or a boat ? A boat

• What did the disciples call Jesus ? Teacher

• What did Jesus say to the waves ? "Be still !"

• What did Jesus put his head on to sleep ? A pillow

• Who got into the boat first ? Jesus

• Who did not have any faith ? The disciples

• Did the disciples think they would die in the storm ? Yes

• Was Jesus in the front of the boat or the back ? The back

• Did Jesus speak to the wind and waves sitting down or standing up ? Standing up

• Was the boat on a lake or a river ? A lake

• Was the storm on the sea or a lake ? A lake

• When Jesus spoke to the wind and the waves, was He standing up or

• lying down ? Standing up

• Is Jesus in charge of storms ? Yes

• Is Jesus in charge of the wind ? Yes

• Is Jesus in charge of the waves ? Yes

• What Gospel is this story found in ? Mark

• Spell "Jesus" J - e - s - u - s

• Spell "boat" b - o - a - t

• Spell "Mark" M - a - r - k

Form cards into a Pack and secure using rubber bands.

 

6. Label box or bag and keep HOW TO PLAY instructions inside along with Arrow Cards, dice, Playing Tokens, paper with typed up story from Mark 4 : 35 - 41 on, and Question/Answer Cards.

 

HOW TO PLAY

1. Shuffle the Circle Cards and place face up in a circle on playing area.

2. Place Arrow Cards outside Circle Cards to indicate direction of play.

3. Shuffle the Question and Answer cards and place face down in centre of circle of cards.

4. Players read the story Jesus Calms a Storm then place it out of sight.

5. Place paper and pencil where players can reach it and write their names along the top of it, to use for scoring.

6. Players place their tokens on any blank card and have turns to throw dice, moving tokens around card circle accordingly in the direction indicated by the arrows.

7. If token lands on a blank card, turn is over.

8. If token lands on a card showing "Q A " player opposite lifts the top card from the Questions and Answers Card Pack and reads out the Question to the player whose turn it is. If the answer given is correct, player records one point under his/her name on score sheet. Card is placed at bottom of Pack and turn is over.

9. If answer given is not correct, card is placed at bottom of Pack and turn is over.

10. The first player to score 10 points wins.

 

Mark 4 : 35 - 41 Jesus Calms A Storm Revised Good News

On the evening of that same day Jesus said to His disciples,

"Let us go across to the other side of the lake."

So they left the crowd; the disciples got into the boat in which Jesus was already sitting, and they took him with them. Other boats were there too. Suddenly a strong wind blew up, and the waves began to spill over into the boat, so that it was about to fill with water. Jesus was in the back of the boat, sleeping with his head on a pillow. The disciples woke him up and said, "Teacher, don’t you care that we are about to die?’ Jesus stood up and commanded the wind,  "Be quiet!" and He said to the waves,  "Be still!" The wind died down, and there was a great calm.  Then Jesus said to His disciples, "Why are you frightened? Do you still have no faith?"

But they were terribly afraid and said to one another, "Who is this man? Even the wind and waves obey Him."