Storytime, Week 2 (Jan. 14, 2024)
The Woman With The Expensive Perfume
Bible Passage: Luke 7:36-50
Big Idea: God’s Love Heals Our Hearts
Preschool-Kindergarten
Welcome — Activity Leader — 2 minutes
Have the children sit in a circle on the circle time rug. Welcome them to class and introduce yourselves.
Warm-Up Game: Washing Each Other’s Feet — Activity Leader — 3 minutes
Pretend to wash each other’s feet. This is an imaginative play idea where the kids can take their shoes off and use their perfume bottles and cloths to pretend to wash each other’s feet.
Intro & Bible Story— Bible Story Leader — 5 minutes
Today we are going to be learning about a time when a woman poured her very special, very expensive perfume on Jesus’ feet to wash it. Can you imagine that? Why do you guys think she would do that?
Well, let’s watch our video to find out more about the story…
Video Lesson — 5 minutes
Follow Up Discussion — Bible Story Leader — 5 minutes
Does anyone remember from the story where Jesus was when the woman came and poured perfume on his feet? (he was at someone’s house for a party)
And do you remember if the woman was a very popular person that everyone liked or not?
Why do you think that people didn’t like that woman very much? (maybe because they heard other people saying bad things about her) Do you think that was fair for them to think badly about her?
Do you remember what Jesus said about her when the others were whispering and saying mean things? (he said good things about her and said that he forgives her for all the mistakes she’s made)
Can you think of some ways that we can be like Jesus when we hear people saying mean things about someone?
Prayer — Bible Story Leader — 1 minute
“Dear God, thank you for the story we learned today about the woman who loved Jesus so much that she poured her special perfume on his feet. Thank you that Jesus healed her heart by reminding her that God loves and forgives her for all her mistakes. Thank you that you can also heal our hearts when they’re feeling sad or hurt. Please help us to be like Jesus to our friends by showing them kindness, and forgiving them when they make mistakes, just like you always forgive us. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”
Craft: Perfume Bottles — Activity Leader — 7 minutes
There will be playdough available for the kids to build their own perfume bottles, as well as colouring and activity pages.
If a child is not interested in the activity, allow them to move to free play.
Free Play — Both — 7 minutes
Dismissal: Collect tags and make sure each child leaves with their caregiver
Grades 1-3
Welcome —Both— 3 minutes
Have the children sit near the TV. Welcome them to class. Introduce yourselves .
Warm Up Activity: Shoe Mix Game — Activity Leader — 3 minutes
Ask everyone to form a circle; they are then to take off their shoes and put them in a huge pile in the middle of the circle
Shuffle all the shoes in the pile; when the leader says “go” everyone will rush to find their own shoes; once they have found their shoes, they can put them back on and return to their spot in the circle
Time the event from “go” to “finish” and see if the group can improve their previous record time
Preliminary Discussion — Bible Story Leader —5 minutes
Today we are going to be learning about a time when a woman poured her very special, very expensive perfume on Jesus’ feet to wash it. Why do you guys think she would do that?
Well, let’s watch our video to find out more about the story…
Video Lesson — 5 minutes
Follow Up Discussion — Bible Story Leader — 5 minutes
Does anyone remember from the story where Jesus was when the woman came and poured perfume on his feet? (he was at someone’s house for a party)
And do you remember if the woman was a popular person that everyone liked or not?
Why do you think that people didn’t like that woman very much? (maybe because they heard other people saying bad things about her) Do you think that was fair for them to think badly about her?
Do you remember what Jesus said about her when the others were whispering and saying mean things? (he said that she did a beautiful thing, and that he forgives her for all her mistakes)
What are some ways that we can follow Jesus’ example when we hear people saying mean things about someone? (We can be a friend to them and not judge them just because of what other people are saying, and we can forgive them for their mistakes, just like God forgives us for our mistakes)
Prayer — Bible Story Leader — 1 minute
“Dear God, thank you for the story we learned today about the woman who loved Jesus so much that she poured her special perfume on his feet. Thank you that Jesus healed her heart by reminding her that God loves and forgives her for all her mistakes. Thank you that you can also heal our hearts when they’re feeling sad or hurt. Please help us to be like Jesus to our friends by showing them kindness, and forgiving them when they make mistakes, just as you always forgive us. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”
Craft: Clay Perfume Bottles — Activity Leader — 10 mins
There will be modeling clay available for the kids to build their own perfume bottles, as well as colouring and activity pages.
Dismissal: Collect tags and make sure each child leaves with their caregiver
Grades 4-6
Welcome and Warm-Up — Activity Leader— 5 minutes
Welcome the kids to class, introduce yourselves.
Game: Movie Charades
There will be a word list printed; leader will call up an individual and whisper a movie title to them, which they will act out silently for the group to guess
Depending on the size of the group, you can split them up into two teams and they can compete against one another
Preliminary Discussion — Bible Story Leader —5 minutes
Today we’re going to be hearing about a time when Jesus was at a party at someone’s home, and a woman came in and poured her very expensive perfume on his feet. Can you think of why the woman might have done that?
Let’s watch today’s video to find out more about the story…
Video Lesson — 4 minutes
Follow Up Discussion — Bible Story Leader — 5 minutes
From the video, can you remember if the woman in the story who poured perfume on Jesus’ feet was very popular and well liked or not? Why do you think that was?
What did Jesus say when he heard people muttering about the woman after she poured perfume on his feet?
How do you think it would have affected her to know that even if everyone else thought badly about her, Jesus accepted and forgave her for all her mistakes?
Have you ever been in a position where people were saying things about you behind your back or heard rumours being spread about someone else? Why do you think rumours can be so harmful?
What do you think is something we can learn from Jesus’ example in the story and the way he treated the unpopular woman?
Prayer — Bible Story Leader — 1 minute
“Dear God, thank you for the story we learned today about the woman who poured her expensive perfume on Jesus’ feet. Thank you for the way that Jesus healed her heart by showing her God’s love and forgiveness when nobody else would, and that we know you can also heal our hearts when we feel misunderstood or hurt by the words of others. Please help us to follow Jesus’ example by showing love and acceptance to others who might really need it. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”
Craft: Clay Perfume Bottles — Activity Leader — 10 minutes
There will be modeling clay available for the kids to build their own perfume bottles
Dismissal: Collect tags and make sure each child leaves with their caregiver
