This document is a summary of a Bible story where Jesus wakes a young girl from death. It describes how the girl's father, Jairus, pleaded with Jesus to heal his daughter who was dying. Although Jesus went to their house, the girl had died by the time he arrived. However, Jesus told the mourners that the girl was only sleeping and healed her by taking her by the hand and saying "get up". The people present were astonished that Jesus could wake someone from the dead. The story aims to show Jesus' power and love.

1. Jesus can even wake up the dead
Do you have patience and faith?

2. Jesus can even wake up the dead
• Good morning children.
• Do you find it easy to
wake up in the
morning?
• How do you parents
wake you up?
• Do you yawn or stretch?
• Show me.

3. Jesus can even wake up the dead
• Close you eyes like you
are asleep.
• Now show me what you
do.
• “Time to wake up.
• It’s morning time.”

4. Jesus can even wake up the dead
• Well today our Bible
reading is story about
Jesus waking a child up.
• But what is amazing
about this “wake up
story” is that Jesus
woke her up after she
died!

5. Jesus can even wake up the dead
• I’m going to tell you the
story and I would like
you to act out how the
people were feeling.
• This story is found in
Chapter 5 of Mark’s
Gospel

6. Jesus can even wake up the dead
• (vs 22) A man named
Jairus fell at Jesus’ feet
and pleaded with him,
“My daughter is dying
please come and put you
hands on her so that she
will be healed and live.”
• ---What do you think
Jairus felt like?
• Show me how might feel.
• Yes, he was very worried.

7. Jesus can even wake up the dead
• (vs 24)Jesus started to go to Jairus’ house to
see his daughter but it was taking a long time
because he stopped to talk to another person
who needed healing.
• How do you think Jairus was feeling then?
• Yes.
• He was very anxious.

8. Jesus can even wake up the dead
• (vs 35)Then all of a sudden some people came
from Jairus’ home and said.
• Your daughter has died.
• Don’t bother bringing Jesus.

9. Jesus can even wake up the dead
• (vs 36)Jesus kept on going and when he came
to the house where the girl was he saw all the
people crying.
• When he came to the girl he said that she was
only sleeping.
• Since the people knew she had died they
laughed at Jesus

10. Jesus can even wake up the dead
• (vs 41) Then Jesus took her by the hand and
said “Little girl, I say to you get up!”
• (vs42) Immediately the girl stood up and
walked around.
• The people were astonished!

11. Jesus can even wake up the dead
• (vs 38) Now one more thing. It doesn’t say this
in the bible story but what do you think Jairus,
the girls father, was feeling?
• Yes.
• I think he was celebrating!

12. Jesus can even wake up the dead
• That was great acting children. It was almost
like being there! Isn’t that wonderful.
• Even though the girl died and it seemed too
late, it wasn’t too late for Jesus.
• He was able to wake people up even when
they were dead.
• That’s how wonderful Jesus is.

13. Jesus can even wake up the dead
• Pray: Thank you God for this wonderful
miracle of Jesus bringing this girl back to life.
• Thank you for his amazing love and his
amazing power.
• Help us, through your Holy Spirit to follow him
and know him more and more each day - In
Jesus’ name, Amen!