Passage: Luke 17:11-19 - Once when Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, he went into a village where ten men with leprosy (a skin disease causing sores to appear all over their bodies) met him. They cried out to Jesus to have mercy on them. Jesus told them to go back to their communities and show themselves to the priests. As they went along, they were healed. One man, a Samaritan, seeing that he was healed, went back to Jesus, praising God and throwing himself at Jesus’ feet in thanks. Jesus asked about where the other nine were and why only one, a foreigner, had returned. He told the man to go in peace and that his faith had healed him.
Big Idea: Jesus heals bodies and hearts.
For Teachers:
Lesson plan.
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Welcome:
Welcome the kids to class, ask how their week was.
Use the tablet to manually check-in the kids who are in the classroom.
Use this time to get to know the kids’ names.
Warm Up Activity: Copycat game
The group sits in a circle and each person has to look down at their feet. Instruct them that when they look up, they should look at only one person and copy whatever that person does. Count to three before everyone looks up and starts copying. Repeat the game for several rounds.
Tip: turning off (or dimming) the lights can be a helpful way to transition to the lesson time.
Prayer: Before our lesson time, we’re going to do a Breath Prayer together!
A Breath Prayer is when you have a really short prayer that you pray while slowly breathing in and out. You can do it anytime, anywhere, and it can help you feel more calm.
Our prayer today is “God of light, calm my heart.” We’ll slowly breathe in together while I say “God of light”, and slowly breathe out while I say “calm my heart”, and you can think the words in your own head while we breathe. So let’s quiet our bodies, close our eyes, and we’ll try it a few times. “Breathe in, God of light, breathe out, calm my heart” etc. [do it a few times]
Preliminary Discussion:
Last Sunday we learned about a miracle where Jesus healed a blind man by giving him his sight back. We learned from that story that God cares about people who are feeling left out, just like the blind man who was being ignored by everyone until Jesus noticed him.
Today we’re going be learning about another one of Jesus miracles and solving the mystery of what the miracle means for us
If you would like a fidget to help you focus our leaders will pass around a basket of fidgets to use.
Video Lesson — “Miracle Mysteries: Jesus heals 10 men” from the Lesson Plan playlist.
Follow Up Discussion: (don’t have to do all the questions, choose a few)
Does anyone remember from the story what problem the 10 men had?
Do you remember what the story said about how other people thought of those men?
What did those men do when they saw Jesus? And how did Jesus end up helping them?
How many of those men went back to Jesus to thank him? What was something that we leaned about that man?
Why do you think the Samaritan man was so thankful to Jesus?
What are some ways that we can help take care of each other’s hearts?
Activity: Healing Words craft
“In the video, they talked about how we can help God heal people’s hearts by using kind words, listening to people, and being their friend.”
Kids can colour hearts & bandaids, cut them out, write “healing words” on the bandaids, and glue them onto the hearts.
Allow kids to move to free play as needed.
Dismissal: As they leave, check-out children manually on the tablet and make sure each child leaves with their caregiver. Check parents’ pick-up stickers to see that they match with the code listed on the tablet.
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Welcome:
Welcome the kids to class, ask how their week was.
Use the tablet to manually check-in the kids who are in the classroom.
Use this time to get to know the kids’ names.
Warm Up Activity: Copycat game
The group sits in a circle and each person has to look down at their feet. Instruct them that when they look up, they should look at only one person and copy whatever that person does. Count to three before everyone looks up and starts copying. Repeat the game for several rounds.
Tip: turning off (or dimming) the lights can be a helpful way to transition to the lesson time.
Prayer: Before our lesson time, we’re going to do a Breath Prayer together!
A Breath Prayer is when you have a really short prayer that you pray while slowly breathing in and out. You can do it anytime, anywhere, and it can help you feel more calm.
Our prayer today is “God of light, calm my heart.” We’ll slowly breathe in together while I say “God of light”, and slowly breathe out while I say “calm my heart”, and you can think the words in your own head while we breathe. So let’s quiet our bodies, close our eyes, and we’ll try it a few times. “Breathe in, God of light, breathe out, calm my heart” etc. [do it a few times]
Preliminary Discussion:
Last Sunday we learned about a miracle where Jesus healed a blind man by giving him his sight back. We learned from that story that God cares about people who are feeling left out, just like the blind man who was being ignored by everyone until Jesus noticed him.
Today we’re going be learning about another one of Jesus miracles and solving the mystery of what the miracle means for us
If you would like a fidget to help you focus our leaders will pass around a basket of fidgets to use.
Video Lesson — “Miracle Mysteries: Jesus heals 10 men” from the Lesson Plan playlist.
Follow Up Discussion: (don’t have to do all the questions, choose a few)
Does anyone remember from the story what problem the 10 men had?
Do you remember what the story said about how other people thought of those men?
What did those men do when they saw Jesus? And how did Jesus end up helping them?
How many of those men went back to Jesus to thank him? What was something that we leaned about that man?
Why do you think the Samaritan man was so thankful to Jesus?
What are some ways that we can help take care of each other’s hearts?
Activity: Healing Words craft
“In the video, they talked about how we can help God heal people’s hearts by using kind words, listening to people, and being their friend.”
Kids can colour hearts & bandaids, cut them out, write “healing words” on the bandaids, and glue them onto the hearts.
Dismissal: As they leave, check-out children manually on the tablet and make sure each child leaves with their caregiver. Check parents’ pick-up stickers to see that they match with the code listed on the tablet.
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Welcome:
Welcome the kids to class, ask how their week was.
Use the tablet to manually check-in the kids who are in the classroom.
Use this time to get to know the kids’ names.
Warm Up Activity: Name It game
Each kid gets a piece of paper and writing utensil. The leader selects a random letter and a category (see list below, or come up with something!). Kids have 30 seconds to write down as many things as they can think of that start with that letter and are in that category. After time is up, kids can share what they came up with if they’d like. Play as many rounds as you want.
Category ideas: First names, Fruit, Pizza toppings, Hobbies, Part of the body, Something found in the fridge, Something that is green, Something found in a classroom, A verb (action word), A snack, Something that is cold, Dangerous animal, Something round, A mood/feeling
Tip: turning off (or dimming) the lights can be a helpful way to transition to the lesson time.
Prayer: Before our lesson time, we’re going to do a Breath Prayer together!
A Breath Prayer is when you have a really short prayer that you pray while slowly breathing in and out. You can do it anytime, anywhere, and it can help you feel more calm.
Our prayer today is “God of light, calm my heart.” We’ll slowly breathe in together while I say “God of light”, and slowly breathe out while I say “calm my heart”, and you can think the words in your own head while we breathe. So let’s quiet our bodies, close our eyes, and we’ll try it a few times. “Breathe in, God of light, breathe out, calm my heart” etc. [do it a few times]
Preliminary Discussion:
Today is week 4 of our series on Jesus’ miracles.
Today’s miracle is all about a time when Jesus healed 10 men who had a skin disease that caused them to have sores all over their bodies, and because of it, they were treated like outsiders by society.
If you would like a fidget to help you focus our leaders will pass around a basket of fidgets to use.
Video Lesson — “Mystery Miracles: Jesus heals 10 men” from the Lesson Plan playlist.
Follow Up Discussion: (don’t have to do all the questions, choose a few)
Can anyone remember how it was that Jesus healed the 10 men who had sores all over their bodies?
Can you think of why Jesus might have deciding to heal them in this way even though we know that he definitely has the power to heal them immediately?
How many of the ten men ended up going back to Jesus to thank him? What was different about this particular man?
Do you think that being a Samaritan or foreigner might have played a role in his decision to thank Jesus? How so?
What are some ways that you can think of that we can follow Jesus’ example of caring for people’s hearts?
Activity: Healing Words craft
“In the video, they talked about how we can help God heal people’s hearts by using kind words, listening to people, and being their friend.”
Kids can colour hearts & bandaids, cut them out, write “healing words” on the bandaids, and glue them onto the hearts.
Dismissal: As they leave, check-out children manually on the tablet and make sure each child leaves with their caregiver. Check parents’ pick-up stickers to see that they match with the code listed on the tablet.
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Welcome:
Greet the children, check-in the children on the tablet as soon as they arrive in the classroom.
Introduce yourself, get to know the kids’ names.
The time can be as structured or unstructured as the kids want it to be (feel free to use your judgement). The following activities are just suggestions. If a child is not interested in the activities, allow them to move to free play.
Activity: Read “Jesus Helps and Heals” from pg. 152 of the Tiny Truths Bible. Or choose a picture book from the shelf and read it to the kids (whoever is interested).
Body Break Activity: Sing/Dance
“I Might Be Small (Preschool Worship)” from the Worship Kids 2025 playlist on YouTube
Activity: Healing Words craft
Explain - “There are lots of stories in the Bible about Jesus healing people! Jesus also healed people’s hearts with his kind and loving words. We can also help God heal people’s hearts by using kind words, listening to people, and being their friend.”
Healing Words craft: Kids can colour a heart, colour a bandaid, and glue the bandaid onto the heart.
Dismissal: As they leave, check-out children manually on the tablet and make sure each child leaves with their caregiver. Check parents’ pick-up stickers to see that they match with the code listed on the tablet.
-
Welcome:
Welcome the kids to class, ask how their week was.
Use the tablet to manually check-in the kids who are in the classroom.
Use this time to get to know the kids’ names.
Warm Up Activity: Copycat game
The group sits in a circle and each person has to look down at their feet. Instruct them that when they look up, they should look at only one person and copy whatever that person does. Count to three before everyone looks up and starts copying. Repeat the game for several rounds.
Tip: turning off (or dimming) the lights can be a helpful way to transition to the lesson time.
Prayer: Before our lesson time, we’re going to do a Breath Prayer together!
A Breath Prayer is when you have a really short prayer that you pray while slowly breathing in and out. You can do it anytime, anywhere, and it can help you feel more calm.
Our prayer today is “God of light, calm my heart.” We’ll slowly breathe in together while I say “God of light”, and slowly breathe out while I say “calm my heart”, and you can think the words in your own head while we breathe. So let’s quiet our bodies, close our eyes, and we’ll try it a few times. “Breathe in, God of light, breathe out, calm my heart” etc. [do it a few times]
Preliminary Discussion:
Last Sunday we learned about a miracle where Jesus healed a blind man by giving him his sight back. We learned from that story that God cares about people who are feeling left out, just like the blind man who was being ignored by everyone until Jesus noticed him.
Today we’re going be learning about another one of Jesus miracles and solving the mystery of what the miracle means for us
If you would like a fidget to help you focus our leaders will pass around a basket of fidgets to use.
Video Lesson — “Miracle Mysteries: Jesus heals 10 men” from the Lesson Plan playlist.
Follow Up Discussion: (don’t have to do all the questions, choose a few)
Does anyone remember from the story what problem the 10 men had?
Do you remember what the story said about how other people thought of those men?
What did those men do when they saw Jesus? And how did Jesus end up helping them?
How many of those men went back to Jesus to thank him? What was something that we leaned about that man?
Why do you think the Samaritan man was so thankful to Jesus?
What are some ways that we can help take care of each other’s hearts?
Activity: Healing Words craft
“In the video, they talked about how we can help God heal people’s hearts by using kind words, listening to people, and being their friend.”
Kids can colour hearts & bandaids, cut them out, write “healing words” on the bandaids, and glue them onto the hearts.
Dismissal: As they leave, check-out children manually on the tablet and make sure each child leaves with their caregiver. Check parents’ pick-up stickers to see that they match with the code listed on the tablet.
-
Welcome:
Welcome the kids to class, ask how their week was.
Use the tablet to manually check-in the kids who are in the classroom.
Use this time to get to know the kids’ names.
Warm Up Activity: Name It game
Each kid gets a piece of paper and writing utensil. The leader selects a random letter and a category (see list below, or come up with something!). Kids have 30 seconds to write down as many things as they can think of that start with that letter and are in that category. After time is up, kids can share what they came up with if they’d like. Play as many rounds as you want.
Category ideas: First names, Fruit, Pizza toppings, Hobbies, Part of the body, Something found in the fridge, Something that is green, Something found in a classroom, A verb (action word), A snack, Something that is cold, Dangerous animal, Something round, A mood/feeling
Tip: turning off (or dimming) the lights can be a helpful way to transition to the lesson time.
Prayer: Before our lesson time, we’re going to do a Breath Prayer together!
A Breath Prayer is when you have a really short prayer that you pray while slowly breathing in and out. You can do it anytime, anywhere, and it can help you feel more calm.
Our prayer today is “God of light, calm my heart.” We’ll slowly breathe in together while I say “God of light”, and slowly breathe out while I say “calm my heart”, and you can think the words in your own head while we breathe. So let’s quiet our bodies, close our eyes, and we’ll try it a few times. “Breathe in, God of light, breathe out, calm my heart” etc. [do it a few times]
Preliminary Discussion:
Today is week 4 of our series on Jesus’ miracles.
Today’s miracle is all about a time when Jesus healed 10 men who had a skin disease that caused them to have sores all over their bodies, and because of it, they were treated like outsiders by society.
If you would like a fidget to help you focus our leaders will pass around a basket of fidgets to use.
Video Lesson — “Mystery Miracles: Jesus heals 10 men” from the Lesson Plan playlist.
Follow Up Discussion: (don’t have to do all the questions, choose a few)
Can anyone remember how it was that Jesus healed the 10 men who had sores all over their bodies?
Can you think of why Jesus might have deciding to heal them in this way even though we know that he definitely has the power to heal them immediately?
How many of the ten men ended up going back to Jesus to thank him? What was different about this particular man?
Do you think that being a Samaritan or foreigner might have played a role in his decision to thank Jesus? How so?
What are some ways that you can think of that we can follow Jesus’ example of caring for people’s hearts?
Activity: Healing Words craft
“In the video, they talked about how we can help God heal people’s hearts by using kind words, listening to people, and being their friend.”
Kids can colour hearts & bandaids, cut them out, write “healing words” on the bandaids, and glue them onto the hearts.
Dismissal: As they leave, check-out children manually on the tablet and make sure each child leaves with their caregiver. Check parents’ pick-up stickers to see that they match with the code listed on the tablet.
For Parents:
Follow-up questions.
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What was the story you learned about in class today?
What was the problem that the ten men had at the beginning of the story?
What did they do when they heard Jesus was in town? How did Jesus end up healing them?
How many of the men went back to thank Jesus? What was different about that one man?
What did you learn from the story about Jesus?
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What was the story you learned about in class today?
What was the problem that the ten men had at the beginning of the story? How did Jesus end up healing them?
How many of the men went back to thank Jesus? What was different about that one man?
What did you learn from the story about Jesus?
What are some ways that we can follow Jesus’ example of caring for people’s bodies and hearts?
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What was the story you learned about in class today?
What was the problem that the ten men had at the beginning of the story?
How did people in that society treat people who had this condition? How did Jesus end up healing them?
Who was the man who came back to thank Jesus? What was different about him and why do you think that matters to the story?
What are some ways that we can follow Jesus’ example of caring for people’s bodies and hearts?
