Elisha and the Leper - Sunday Stories for Families

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2 Kings 5.1-27 - Naaman's Skin Disease Naaman became part of God's people by trusting in and obeying God. But Gehazi did the opposite. Use these questions to think more about this story: 1 - Why was Naaman so angry about Elisha’s instructions? How did he expect to be healed? Was there anything he could do to heal himself? 2 - Why do you think some people don’t like the idea of grace? How do they expect to be saved? Are they able to do anything to save themselves? 3 - What did Naaman need to do to be healed? How did he demonstrate faith in God’s word spoken through Elisha? 4 - What do we need to do to be saved? Is there anything we can do to save ourselves? Why should faith naturally lead to obedience? 5 - How did Naaman’s attitude towards God change after he was healed? What did he want to do in response? 6 - Have you been changed by God’s grace? How do you live differently now? How does your faith show in your life? 7 - Where were Naaman and Gehazi from? How would you expect an Israelite, one of God’s people, to behave? What is surprising about each of their actions? 8 - What does this passage teach about who God is willing to save? How does this passage encourage you to share the good news about Jesus with people from every background, race and culture? 9 - Do people in your society expect Christians to come from a certain background, race, position, etc? Are you ever tempted to think the same? 10 - How does the Bible challenge this idea? What sort of people does God want in his kingdom? 11 - Give thanks that God loves to save people of all backgrounds, nationalities and positions. Ask him to help you to share his longing for all people to come to know him and be saved. "Who Is This Man" © 1998 Paul Sheely, CCLI Song No: 2447584 Holy Bible, New International Version® Anglicised, NIV® Copyright © 1979, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. Background music: Won My Heart | © 2016 Liv Chapman & Alanna Glover | CCLI Song # 7081708 How Sweet The Name | © 2016 Percival, Philip (Admin. by Philip Gordon Percival) | Glover, Alanna | Chapman, Liv | John Newton | CCLI Song # 7069099 Prince of Peace © 2016 Rhinoceros Music (Admin. by Rhinoceros Publishing) | Hodge, Trevor | CCLI Song # 7062099

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