Summer Sunday
School
Passages for Sunday June 28th
Psalm 30:6-12 and Mark 5:24-34
Read Psalm 30:6-12
Background Psalm 30 is a song of deliverance. This
meant that the writer expressed his thanks to God for saving him from a
serious, life-threatening event. The subtitle of the psalm suggests that it was
written by King David and that years after his death, when the Temple was being
dedicated, it was sung during the initial ceremony. It may have been sung in
memory of the great king, or perhaps as a reminder to everyone that the prime
function of the Temple was to be a sacred place where the people could make
their personal heartfelt prayers directly to God.
Questions
a)
In verse 6, the psalmist mentions how his
prosperity had made him secure. Has his wealth displaced God?
b)
How had God’s favor established his fortune?
What happened when he felt that God had turned his back on the psalmist?
c)
What indications do we get from the psalm which
reveal to us that the writer was experiencing a serious life-threatening issue?
Have we ever experienced something similar?
d)
What is the outcome of the psalmist’s prayer?
How would his experience help other people pray to God?
e)
Has there been a time or event when our own
lives have been endangered? How did it affect our faith in God?
Read Mark 5:24b-34
Background This Gospel event happens as Christ walks
to the home of Jairus, in order to heal his ailing daughter. An old woman in
the crowd, who has a chronic illness, reaches out and touches Jesus in order to
be cured of her disease. It is the last desperate act of someone who has tried
everything else to be healed. She has faith in Christ’s power, but because she
has become an introvert, she does not want to draw any attention to herself.
Questions
a)
The passage tells us that the diseased woman had
spent everything she had on being cured by physicians, but none of their
remedies worked. What do you think this did to her confidence and how would it
have affected her financially?
b)
Where do you think she heard the reports about Jesus?
What do you think was said about Him?
c)
What did the woman propose to do? What made her
reluctant to ask Jesus for help?
d)
How does Jesus react to what she did? Why does
He want her to publicly reveal her act? How did the woman feel at this?
e)
The story shows us the power of faith. In times
of sickness or suffering, how does our faith in Christ heal us? How can we
share that faith in Him with others who are ill or suffering?
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