Ten Leppers

 As you sit down for your Bible time, give your children snack. Be sure to praise them if they say, “Thank You.” 

Today we are going to learn about someone who said thank you and some people who didnt

Explain how leprosy was a very bad disease. People who had it could not be near people who didn’t. They lived in special places away from other people. It’s likely that your child has recently lived through isolation due to COVID-19. Share how people with leprosy also had to quarantine themselves from the community, sometime for the rest of their lives. Speak about how it feels to be away from people you love. Read Luke 17:11-19 from your child’s Bible. Ask your child to hold their hand up and count their fingers. Each finger represents one of the lepers who asked Jesus to heal them. Share how they asked Jesus for mercy and He healed all ten of them. Jesus showed mercy to these men, but only one came back to say, “Thank you.” 

Have your child hold both hands up again but with only one finger open. Speak about how the nine never returned to thank Jesus. Did Jesus know that most of them would not say thank you? Yes, He did, but He still healed them. Have you ever done something nice for someone and they haven’t said thank you or appreciated it? Talk about a time this happened. How does God feel when we forget to say thank you to Him for all the wonderful things He does for us?  

What are ways we can show gratitude? Talk about different ways we can say it such as “thank you” or “I am grateful for…” Also, talk about ways we can show gratitude such as carrying dirty dishes to the kitchen after dinner or cleaning up our toys. Read James 1:17 together. Talk about how everything comes from God. Go round the circle and let everyone take a turn saying one thing for which to be grateful. Encourage children to be creative in coming up with things. After each child has shared encourage everyone to say together ' Thank you God for.......' whatever it was.

Watch video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzZUDRrKgI8

Activity = make clean hands.

Use whiteboard/washable markers to put spots on the hands - like leprosy.  Then take the sponge with the cross on it and wipe off the spots.  Jesus makes us clean from our sin and He can heal our sicknesses

Colouring page

If there is time kids can make Thank You cards to give to someone who has done something nice for them.

Bunnies

Pocket prayer

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