1 After some days Jesus went back to the city of Capernaum. Then news got around that He was home. 2 Soon many people gathered there. There was no more room, not even at the door. He spoke the Word of God to them. 3 Four men came to Jesus carrying a man who could not move his body. 4 These men could not get near Jesus because of so many people. They made a hole in the roof of the house over where Jesus stood. Then they let down the bed with the sick man on it.
5 When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the sick man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” 6 Some teachers of the Law were sitting there. They thought to themselves, 7 “Why does this Man talk like this? He is speaking as if He is God! Who can forgive sins? Only One can forgive sins and that is God!”
8 At once Jesus knew the teachers of the Law were thinking this. He said to them, “Why do you think this in your hearts? 9 Which is easier to say to the sick man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your bed, and start to walk?’ 10 I am doing this so you may know the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins.” He said to the sick man who could not move his body, 11 “I say to you, ‘Get up. Take your bed and go to your home.’” 12 At once the sick man got up and took his bed and went away. Everybody saw him. They were all surprised and wondered about it. They thanked God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
Mark 2:1-12 (NKJV)
Down Through the Roof Craft
Supplies
- paper towel tube
- construction paper
- adhesive foam shapes
- cardstock – black and white
- wooden bead
- pipe cleaner
- velcor adhesive dot or glue marker
- scissors
- black or clear tape
Directions
- Wrap paper towel tube with construction paper taped or glued to secure
- Cut a hole at one end of the tube for a door, leaving one side attached. Bend the flap back to create the appearance of an open door.
- Using black cardstock, cut into a rectangle to make the roof. Fold in half and cut a hole in the center of the roof.
- Tape roof to end of the tube opposite the door.
- Using the adhesive foam, cut into small rectangles to make windows, semi circles to make window dressings, one small circle for the doorknob, and a rectangle for the stick man’s blanket.
- Place the windows, window dressings, and door knob on the tube.
- Cut the white cardstock into a small rectangle for the bed. Make sure it is small enough to fit “inside” of the door opening.
- Thread the pipe cleaner through the wooden bed and shape it time make the stick man.
- Glue the man to the white bed, bending slightly at the head.
- Use the foam rectangle you cut for the bed to create a blanket for the man’s bed.
- Glue man/bed inside the door of the paper tube.