Storytime, Week 2: Jan. 14, 2024

The Woman With The Expensive Perfume

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Passage: Luke 7:36-50 - Once Jesus was invited over for dinner at a Pharisee’s home. While he was there, a woman from town who had a reputation for being a sinful woman came in with a jar of perfume. She began pouring the perfume on Jesus’ feet while wiping them with her hair and tears. The Pharisee saw this and started muttering to himself, wondering how Jesus could allow a sinful woman to touch him like that. Jesus then told a parable about two people who owed differing amounts of money to a moneylender, both of whom were forgiven their debts. He concluded that the one who was forgiven more would have more love and appreciation for the one who forgave their debts. In the same way, the woman who had been forgiven much by God, showed her great love for Jesus.

Big Idea: God’s Love Heals Our Hearts

Follow Up Questions:

• Preschool-Kindergarten

  • What happened in the Bible story from class today?

  • What was it that the woman in the story poured on Jesus’ feet? What did you think about that?

  • Was the woman someone that everybody liked or didn’t liked? Why do you think that was?

  • What did Jesus say to the woman when he heard people whispering about her? How do you think that made her feel to know that Jesus loved her and forgave her for her mistakes?

  • What are some ways that we can be like Jesus when we hear people saying mean or untrue things about others?

• Grades 1-3

  • What happened in the Bible story you learned about in class?

  • Was the woman from the story someone who was very popular or unpopular? Why do you think that was?

  • What was the surprising thing she did when she arrived at the party? Why do you think she did that?

  • What was it that Jesus said when he heard the others whispering about her? How do you think that made her feel to know that Jesus loved her and forgave her for her mistakes?

  • What are some ways that we can follow Jesus’ example when we hear people saying mean or untrue things about someone?

• Grades 4-6

  • What Bible story did you learn about in class today?

  • What was something the story says about the woman who showed up at the party Jesus was at? What did she do when she arrived?

  • How did the people at the party react when they saw her pouring perfume on Jesus’ feet? How did Jesus react?

  • How do you think it impacted the woman to know that Jesus accepted and forgave her for all of her mistakes?

  • What does it mean to you to know that Jesus sees you and loves you for who you really are on the inside, regardless of what anyone else thinks of you?