Passage: Luke 8:43-48 - Once there was a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years and no doctors could heal her. She saw Jesus in a crowd and reached out to touch the hem of his cloak and she was immediately healed. Jesus asked who touched him, because although there were crowds of people pressing into him, he felt that power had gone out from him. The woman was scared but she stepped forward and admitted that it was her and explained why she had done it and that she had been healed. Jesus responded to her by saying, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”
Big Idea: Faith in Jesus makes us brave.
For Teachers:
Lesson plan.
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Welcome: — All Leaders
Greet the children with the tablet outside the classroom door. Check-in the children in your classroom as they arrive.
Introduce yourselves, and use this time to get to know the names of the kids in your classroom.
Leader: “Good morning friends! It’s so nice to see you! We are glad you are here today! We are going to start by playing a game today.”
Warm Up Activity: Hula Hoop Around the World
Have the children circle up and hold the hand of the person next to them (you can do a couple of circles or one large circle depending on what works best for your class size).
Put a hula hoop on one pair of hands, and the children will have to duck under and step over the hula hoop to move it around the circle without unclasping their hands.
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 “Loving God, bring me joy.” We’ll slowly breathe in together while I say “Loving God”, and slowly breathe out while I say “bring me joy”, 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, Loving God, breathe out, bring me joy” etc. [do it a few times] If it helps think of smelling flowers when you inhale and blowing a dandelion flower as you exhale.
Preliminary Discussion — Bible Story Leader
Today we’re learning about another one of Jesus’ miracles and trying to solve the mystery of what the miracle might mean for us.
Does anyone remember any of the miracles we’ve learned about so far?
Today we’ll learn about a woman who had a problem where she was bleeding so much and it wouldn’t stop, for years and years, until she met Jesus.
Let’s watch our video to find out more about the story…
Video Lesson — Select Miracle Mysteries: Jesus heals the woman with bleeding disease from lesson plan playlist
Follow Up Discussion (Choose any of the questions below)— Bible Story Leader
Has anyone ever gotten a cut or scratch before? What happens when we get a cut or scratch?
And how long does it take to stop bleeding and for the cut or scratch to heal?
For the woman in the story, how long did her bleeding last for?
Does anyone remember what she did when she saw Jesus in a crowd?
What do you Jesus meant when he said that her faith healed her?
Do you think having faith in God makes us more brave? What are some brave things you can do when you trust God?
Activity: Fall Tree Q-Tip Painting
There will be various tree templates available, which kids can decorate using q-tips and paint.
If a child is not interested in the activity, allow them to move to free play.
Dismissal: Dismiss children by checking them out on the tablet, making sure they leave with their parent with the appropriate sticker.
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Welcome: — All Leaders
Greet the children with the tablet in the classroom. Check-in the children in your classroom as they arrive.
Introduce yourselves, and use this time to get to know the names of the kids in your classroom.
Warm Up Activity: Hula Hoop Around the World
Have the children circle up and hold the hand of the person next to them (you can do a couple of circles or one large circle depending on what works best for your class size).
Put a hula hoop on one pair of hands, and the children will have to duck under and step over the hula hoop to move it around the circle without unclasping their hands.
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 “Loving God, bring me joy.” We’ll slowly breathe in together while I say “Loving God”, and slowly breathe out while I say “bring me joy”, 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, Loving God, breathe out, bring me joy” etc. [do it a few times]
Preliminary Discussion — Bible Story Leader
If you would like a fidget to help you focus our leaders will pass around a basket of fidgets to use
Today we’re learning about another one of Jesus’ miracles and finding out the mystery of what the miracle might mean for us, and what we can learn from it.
Does anyone remember any of the other miracles we’ve learned about?
Today’s story is about a woman who had a problem because she had a bleeding disease that meant that she had been bleeding for a really long time and it wouldn’t stop.
Has anyone ever had a cut or scratch before? What do you do when you get hurt and are bleeding? How long does it usually take to heal?
Well for this woman, her bleeding actually lasted for twelve whole years. That’s super long.
Let’s watch our video to find out more about the story…
Video Lesson — Play video Miracle Mysteries: Jesus heals the woman with bleeding disease from the lesson plan playlist.
Follow Up Discussion (Ask a few of the questions) — Bible Story Leader
Does anyone remember what the woman in the story did when she saw Jesus in a big crowd of people?
Do you think that was a bit scary for her to do? Why or why not?
What was Jesus’ response when he found out why she did it? What do you think it means that her faith healed her?
Do you think having faith in God makes us more brave? What are some brave things you can do when you trust God?
Activity: Fall Tree Q-Tip Painting
There will be various tree templates available, which kids can decorate using q-tips and paint.
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 and introduce yourselves.
Warm Up Activity: Hula Hoop Around the World
Have the children circle up and hold the hand of the person next to them (you can do a couple of circles or one large circle depending on what works best for your class size).
Put a hula hoop on one pair of hands, and the children will have to duck under and step over the hula hoop to move it around the circle without unclasping their hands. (Note: This may be easy for the older kids, try timing how fast they can do it and then try to beat that record.)
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 “Loving God, bring me joy.” We’ll slowly breathe in together while I say “Loving God”, and slowly breathe out while I say “bring me joy”, 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, Loving God, breathe out, bring me joy” etc. [do it a few times]
Preliminary Discussion — Bible Story Leader
If you would like a fidget to help you focus our leaders will pass around a basket of fidgets to use.
Today is week 5 of our series on Jesus’ miracles, where we’ve been trying to answer the question of what the miracles might mean for us and what we can learn from them.
Today’s story is all about a woman who had been suffering from a disease which caused her to be bleeding for 12 years. That's a really long time!
Let’s watch the video to find out more about the story…
Video Lesson — Play video: Miracle Mysteries: Jesus heals the woman with bleeding disease
Follow Up Discussion (Ask a few of these questions)— Bible Story Leader
What did the woman in the story do when she saw Jesus in a crowd of people? What was Jesus’ reaction at first?
How do you think the woman felt when she had to admit that it was her? Do you think it was a pretty brave thing for her to do?
What did Jesus say when she told him the reason she touched him? What did you think Jesus meant by that?
Do you think trusting God can give us courage to do brave things? What are some brave things we can do through faith?
Activity: Fall Tree Q-Tip Painting
There will be various tree templates available, which kids can decorate using q-tips and paint.
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 a picture book to the kids (whoever is interested can gather in the Reading Corner).
Body Break Activity: Sing/Dance
“I Might Be Small (Preschool Worship)” from the Worship Kids 2025 playlist on YouTube
Activity: Fall Leaves colouring page
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: Hula Hoop Around the World
Have the children circle up and hold the hand of the person next to them.
Put a hula hoop on one pair of hands, and the children will have to duck under and step over the hula hoop to move it around the circle without unclasping their hands.
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 “Loving God, bring me joy.” We’ll slowly breathe in together while I say “Loving God”, and slowly breathe out while I say “bring me joy”, 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, Loving God, breathe out, bring me joy” etc. [do it a few times]
Preliminary Discussion:
Today we’re going be learning about another one of Jesus miracles and solving the mystery of what the miracle means for us
Today’s story is about a woman who had a problem because she had a bleeding disease that meant that she had been bleeding for a really long time and it wouldn’t stop.
Has anyone ever had a cut or scratch before? What do you do when you get hurt and are bleeding? How long does it usually take to heal?
For this woman, her bleeding actually lasted for twelve whole years. That’s super long.
If you would like a fidget to help you focus our leaders will pass around a basket of fidgets to use. Let’s watch our video to find out more about the story…
Video Lesson — “Miracle Mysteries: Jesus heals the woman with bleeding disease” from the Lesson Plan playlist.
Follow Up Discussion: (don’t have to do all the questions, choose a few)
Does anyone remember what the woman in the story did when she saw Jesus in a big crowd of people?
Do you think that was a bit scary for her to do? Why or why not?
What was Jesus’ response when he found out why she did it? What do you think it means that her faith healed her?
Do you think having faith in God makes us more brave? What are some brave things you can do when you trust God?
Activity: Fall Tree Q-Tip Painting
Kids can use Q-tips and washable paint to decorate their tree template
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: Hula Hoop Around the World
Have the children circle up and hold the hand of the person next to them
Put a hula hoop on one pair of hands, and the children will have to duck under and step over the hula hoop to move it around the circle without unclasping their hands. (Note: This may be easy for the older kids; try timing how fast they can do it and then try to beat that record.)
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 “Loving God, bring me joy.” We’ll slowly breathe in together while I say “Loving God”, and slowly breathe out while I say “bring me joy”, 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, Loving God, breathe out, bring me joy” etc. [do it a few times]
Preliminary Discussion:
Today is week 5 of our series on Jesus’ miracles, where we’ve been trying to answer the question of what the miracles might mean for us and what we can learn from them.
Today’s story is all about a woman who had been suffering from a disease which caused her to be bleeding for 12 years. That's a really long time!
If you would like a fidget to help you focus our leaders will pass around a basket of fidgets to use. Let’s watch the video to find out more about the story…
Video Lesson — “Miracle Mysteries: Jesus heals the woman with bleeding disease” from the Lesson Plan playlist.
Follow Up Discussion: (don’t have to do all the questions, choose a few)
What did the woman in the story do when she saw Jesus in a crowd of people? What was Jesus’ reaction at first?
How do you think the woman felt when she had to admit that it was her? Do you think it was a pretty brave thing for her to do?
What did Jesus say when she told him the reason she touched him? What did you think Jesus meant by that?
Do you think trusting God can give us courage to do brave things? What are some brave things we can do through faith?
Activity: Fall Tree Q-Tip Painting
Kids can use Q-tips and washable paint to decorate their tree template
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 woman had? What did she do when she saw Jesus in a crowd?
How did Jesus react and what did he say to her when he found out why she did it?
Do you think it was very brave for the woman to reach out and touch Jesus’ cloak? What do you think made her so brave?
What are some brave things we can do when we trust in Jesus?
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What was the story you learned about in class today?
What was the problem that the woman had? What did she do when she saw Jesus in a crowd?
What did Jesus say to the woman when he found out why she did it? What do you think he meant by that?
Do you think it took a lot of faith and bravery for the woman to reach out to Jesus and touch his cloak? Why do you think she had the guts to do it?
What are some brave things that we can do when he trust in Jesus?
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What was the story you learned about in class today?
What was the problem that the woman had? What did she do when she saw Jesus in a crowd?
What were Jesus’ words to her when he found out why she had touched his cloak? What do you think he meant by that?
Do you think it took a lot of guts for the woman to reach out to Jesus like that? What do you think gave her the courage to do it?
What are some bold and gutsy things we can do through faith in Jesus?
