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Week 16 of Year 2 "Jesus Heals a Boy - Part 2"

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For adult study: "Jesus Heals a Boy - Part 2"

The story summary and questions were written in a way that makes it possible to use a New Testament reference in place of the Urantia reference. A selected chapter from a 1932 book, titled Treasure-House of the Living Religions, supports a spiritual theme that is found within the story. Children will use a one page handout that includes a coloring picture. 

Paper 158:4-6
The Urantia Book

Have compassion on us and help us


Students may read Paper 158:5 or all of sections 4-6 

Jesus and three apostles heard arguing as they came near the camp after the Transfiguration. A man stepped out of the crowd and begged Jesus to heal his son, who was afflicted with seizures and an unclean spirit. When Jesus saw the boy, he said to the distressed father, “All things are possible to him who believes.” And the father replied, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!” Then, Jesus commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the boy and never return.

Discussion Questions

What questions do you have about the boy’s double affliction? The quotes in this story cause us to think about trusting God and believing with a whole heart. What thoughts do you have about, “All things are possible to him who believes”?


Procedure for using the PDF handouts with children

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Additional reading:

Read about the "unconquerable faith" of the ascendant pilgrims and their "battle cry."

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Re: Faith

144:2.6  “But when you pray, you exercise so little faith. Genuine faith will remove mountains of material difficulty which may chance to lie in the path of soul expansion and spiritual progress.”

152:1.5  Never before Jesus was on earth, nor since, has it been possible so directly and graphically to secure the results attendant upon the strong and living faith of mortal men and women. ...

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New Testament reference

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Chapter 9—Faith and Faithfulness—p.37

He it is Who sendeth down a spirit of secure repose 

into the hearts of the faithful, 

that they might add faith to their faith.  (Hinduism)


O Lord, Thou art my God. 

I will exalt Thee; I will praise Thy name; 

For, Thou hast done wonderful things. 

Thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.  (Judaism)


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