The Children\'s Chapel

Die Groot Verrassing!
by Steven Wilson

Four friends set down the lame man in his bed right in front of Jesus

Text Version | English | Italian


“Dit is dit, is dit nie? Dít is die groot verrassing,” het die man opgewonde gesê, terwyl hy na sy vriend, wat besig is om steke aan sy bed te werk, gekyk het. “Jy werk daardie bande aan my bed vas, sodat ek oral saam met jou kan gaan. Dit is die verrassing nê, is dit?” Die man wou van die vloer waarop hy gelê het opspring en sy vriend 'n drukkie gee, maar hy kon nie.

“Nee,” het sy vriend laggend gesê. “Dit is nie dit nie. Dit is baie beter as dit. Jy moet net wag en kyk.” Hy het begin om tou deur die bande wat hy op elkeen van die vier hoeke aangewerk het te ryg.

Op daardie oomblik, het drie ander mans daar aangekom. Hulle het die bed gesien en in akkoord geknik. “Dit sal werk,” het hulle gesê.

“Wat?” het die verlamde man gesê en amper van opwinding uitgebars. “Werk wat? Wat sal werk? Vertel my asseblief wat die verrassing is.”

Each of the four friends took hold of a length of twine and facing forward they hooked it over their shoulder lifting the bed “Jy sal sien,” het die drie gesê toe hulle die man van die vloer af optel en hom versigtig op sy bed neersit. Elkeen van die vier vriende het 'n stuk tou geneem, en terwyl hulle vorentoe kyk, het hulle dit oor hulle skouers gehaak en die bed opgelig.

Op die telling van drie, het hulle uit die huis uitgehardloop die stowwerige dorp binne. Met groot spoed het hulle deur die nou strate en verby verlate huise gedartel. Sonder om eers stadiger om die hoeke te gaan, het hulle om elke draai geglip.

“Sjoe!” het die man geskree. “Dit is dit! Dít is die groot verrassing — 'n malle doodsveragtende rit deur die strate van Kapérnaüm. Dit is 'n groot verrassing!”

It was crowded about with people “Nee!” het die mans geskree. “Dit is nie dit nie. Die verrassing is baie beter as dit.”

Gou het hulle buite 'n gebou by die meer van Galiléa aangekom. Dit was stampvol mense. Daar was geen manier wat hulle deur die voordeur kon kom nie. Die vier vriende het moedeloos gelyk toe hulle dink dat hulle nie in staat sou wees om binne-in die huis te kom nie. Toe het een van hulle 'n blink gedagte gekry. “Die dak,” het hy gesê en die ander het saamgestem.

“Wat doen julle?” het die man gevra toe hulle hom tot op die plat dak van die stampvol gebou getel het.

“Jy sal sien!” het hulle gesê toe hulle naarstiglik die teëls van die dak afgehaal en 'n groot gat gemaak het om hom daardeur te laat sak.

They frantically removed the slates from the roof and dug a big hole to lower him throughThey started to lower him down through the hole

“Is dit dit? Is dít die groot verrassing?” het die man nou 'n bietjie bekommerd gevra. “Ek dink ek sal eerder op nog 'n resies deur die strate gaan as julle nie omgee nie.”

He looked up into the Face of Jesus “Nee!” het sy vriende gesê toe hulle begin om hom te laat afsak deur die gat in die dak. “Jy sal sien.”

Die verlamde man het styf in die middel van sy bed gelê, terwyl sy vriende hom laat afsak het tot binne-in die gebou. Hulle het hom neergesit reg voor 'n man, wat afgekyk en vir hom geglimlag het.

“So, dít is die groot verrassing!” het die verlamde man gesê. “Sjoe! My vriende moet soveel geloof hê. Dit is regte die beste verrassing ooit,” en hy het opgekyk in Jesus se gesig.


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DINK!
1. Waarom kon sy vriende nie die verlamde man deur die deur na Jesus dra nie? 2. Het die vriende moed verloor deur hierdie probleem wat hulle teëgekom het? 3. Wat was die laaste plan wat hulle gemaak het om hulle vriend by Jesus uit te bring? 4. Dink jy hulle het groot geloof gehad om die man na Jesus te neem? 5. Wat is geloof?


ONTHOU
'n Vriend is altyd die moeite werd!


'N VERS OM TE LEER
“Jy moet jou naaste liefhê soos jouself” (Matthéüs 22:39b).


PRAKTIESE TOEPASSING

Hou jy van verrassings? Van watter soort verrassing hou jy die meeste? Wat was jou grootste verrassing ooit? Het dit jou bly gemaak?

Het jy al ooit iemand anders verras? Was dit vir jou lekker om hulle te verras? Het jy al ooit ‘n vriend gehelp wat slegter af was as jyself? Hoe het dit jou laat voel?

Wat was die groot verrassing wat sy vriende vir die verlamde man gegee het? Dink jy Jesus was bly om die verlamde man en sy vriende te sien al het hulle die dak oopgebreek om by Hom uit te kom?

[Na bespreking:] Jesus hou daarvan as ons ander help en hulle bly maak. Wat kan jy alles doen om jou ouers of oupas en oumas, broers en susters, vriende of onderwyser, of veral iemand wat jy weet wat swaarkry te verras? Onthou, die grootste geskenk wat jy vir iemand kan gee, is om hulle van Jesus te vertel en hulle met geloof in gebed na Jesus te bring.



LAAT ONS BID

Dog and boy praying beside bed

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Here, help my asseblief om ander te help.
Leer my asseblief om te weet dat dit U bly maak
as ek my tyd gee, sodat ander mense daardeur gehelp kan word.
Dankie vir die hulp wat U vir my gee.
In die Naam van Jesus. Amen.
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KAN JY HIERDIE STORIE IN DIE BYBEL VIND?
Lukas, hoofstuk 5, verse 17-26




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