Day 1- 01 THE STORYIn Jesus’ time, doctors didn’t have what they have today. People who had leprosy were considered unclean. Leprosy is contagious, and since there were no medicines to cure it, people who had leprosy lived their life as outcasts. No one wanted to be around them, and they spent most of their life alone.
Read Matthew 8:1-3
Who did Jesus heal? Did Jesus care if the man was an outcast?

Day 2- 02 THE WITNESSThere are many true stories in the Bible of how Jesus would heal people. He healed people with leprosy, He healed a man who couldn’t walk, He healed a sick girl, and He healed a bleeding woman. Those were just a few of the many stories. Many people got to see God work in this way. Most people have seen God use His healing powers to heal someone’s heart… including their own. God is most concerned with healing your heart. He does not want you to live life or die without knowing Him. He will heal everyone who wants to be healed from their sin. He does have the power to heal sickness, but He doesn’t always use the power to heal someone’s sickness. Why? Sometimes, He uses sickness to bring people to know Him. Sometimes, He uses sickness to bring people home to Him, which is much better than living life on earth. God tells us that we can ask Him for help when someone is sick. He can heal, and if He doesn’t, He has something even better planned.
Read Romans 8:28
Do you believe that in every situation God will do good things?
Spend time praying for someone who is sick and trust God to do things His way.

Day 3- 03 THE SOURCERead Matthew 8:1-3 again
Is there someone who is considered unpopular at your school? Think about that person. Why are they considered an outcast? Do you think it’s easy for them to be treated that way? The Bible tells us over and over that Jesus cares about the people who are outcasts.
Read 1 Samuel 16:7
What do people look at when they determine if someone is cool?
What does God look at in a person? How did God do this for the man with leprosy?
How does this encourage you?

GIVE IT A TRY!Here is a word find for you to do. You have to answer the questions to know what words to find. You might have to look back through your book to remember some of the answers.
Question #1 – How many people did God feed?
Question #2 – What religious leader asked Jesus questions
Question #3 – What woman was too busy to hang out with Jesus?
Question #4 – Who was the person who Jesus called to walk on water?
Question #5 – Who was the lady that gave all she had to God?

(Insert Word Find)

Day 4- 04 THE MOTIVE

If God cares for outcasts, can you too? Did you know that you were once unlovable because you were a sinner?
Read Romans 5:8 and write it out.
What did God do for you when you were a sinner?

Day 5- 05 CAUGHT IN THE ACTReach out and make a new friend to someone who doesn’t have many friends.
Maybe it’s simply eating lunch with them so they don’t have to each lunch alone.

Write down on your character sheet what you learned from the story of Jesus and the man with leprosy.