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Today, were going to learn about ten men who were very sick. They had a bad disease called
leprosy. It was something that hurt their skin on their hands, feet, nose, throat, and eyes. They
had to go to the doctor to be healed! But this Doctor wasnt a doctor like you or I have ever
seen. This was a special Doctor. Lets learn about Him today!
Bible Lesson: Luke 17:11-19 (NIV)
Teach this lesson through a dramatic interpretation of Scripture. Have the children actively
engaged as you read along.
Verse 11: Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and
Galilee. (Have the children march their feet as Jesus is travelling.)
Verse 12: As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. (Count to ten on
fingers.) They stood at a distance. (Hold your hand above your eyes like you are looking far
away at something.) Tell the students that they had to stand far away from people so that others
wouldnt get sick too!
Verse 13: And called out in a loud voice, Jesus, Master, have pity on us! (No inside voices
here! Repeat after me: Jesus, master, have pity on us!) These lepers knew that Jesus could
make people well!
Verse 14: When he saw them, he said, Go, show yourselves to the priests. And as they went
(feet marching again), they were cleansed. (Look at skin and say: Wow! All better!) The lepers
had great faith that Jesus would heal them. And He did, as they travelled on their way!
Verse 15: One of them (hold up one finger), when he saw he was healed, came back, praising
God in a loud voice. (Repeat after me: Thank you, Jesus!)
Verse 16: He threw himself at Jesus feet and thanked him (have the children get on their knees
and say: Thank you Jesus. Youve healed me.) and he was a Samaritan.
Verse 17: Jesus asked, (arms outstretched, questioning) Were not all ten cleansed? Where are
the other nine?
Verse 18: Was no one (shake heads no) found to return and give praise to God except this
foreigner? Do you think that the other nine forgot to say thank you?
Verse 19: Then he said to him, Rise and go; your faith has made you well. (Have the students
stand up, march their feet, and smile.) Jesus healed the mans skin problem, but He also healed
his heart. Because the man believed in Jesus, his sins were forgiven too. Every part of him was
made well!
Application: God has given us so many gifts to be thankful for. We can be thankful for Jesus,
who died on the cross for our sins. Our hearts can be very sick without Him! We need Jesus to
heal our hearts and forgive us! I am thankful that He has the power to do that! We can also be
thankful for good health, food to eat, our church, etc! Lets remember to thank God today, like
the one man did in our Bible lesson.
What are you thankful for today?
Bible Lesson Game: Doctor May I? (a spin-off of Mother May I?)
1. Have the children form a horizontal line, facing you.
2. The teacher assumes the role of Doctor for this game and backs up to create a good
distance.
3. Choose a child at the left side of the line to go first. He/she needs to ask, Dr, may I take
____ (number) giant, regular, or baby steps? The Dr. responds either, Yes or No. If
yes, the child takes the pre-determined number of steps and says thank you.
4. If the child forgets to say thank you, they need to return to the starting line. Play
continues with the next child.
5. The first one to high-five the Doctor wins.
Art Project: Thankful Hearts (Materials: pre-drawn heart on red, orange, yellow, or brown
construction paper with the words, My Thankful Heart on the bottom of the page, band-aids,
black marker)
1. Have the students place band-aids on heart outline.
2. Inside the heart, invite them to tell you what they are thankful for. Write down their
responses.