My Mouth Belongs to Jesus

Ten Sick Men

6/14/20 Scripture Reference

Luke 17:11-19

The Point!

God wants me to give my thanks to Him!

Lesson Goals

Tell that one man came back to thank Jesus for making him well.

Identify things for which he or she can give thanks.

Discover that we should use our mouths to praise and thank God.

Activity Time: (Memory Verse, Songs, Lesson Introduction Activity)

Memory Verse

Use the sign language chart to teach the memory verse.

Worship Time

Songs:

Introduction: “Ten Hop!”

Say; “Today we’re hearing about Jesus and ten men. The ten men all had sore places on

their skin that were red and would not heal. Jesus helped the ten men. He made their skin

better. The ten men were happy, but only one of the men thanked Jesus. Only one of the men

praised God for the wonderful thing that God had done for him.

Say the first verse of the rhyme printed below. Then have everyone hop as you count one

through ten. Say the second verse of the rhyme. Then have family members hop and shout the

number one.

“Ten Hop!”

How many men came to Jesus?

How many men did he see?

How many men came to Jesus?

Count and hop with me.

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10.

How many men said thank you?

How many men did he see?

How many men said thank you?

Count and hop with me.

One!

You can repeat it once or twice. Then say; “Let’s open our Bible and read about these ten men.

This story is in the New Testament of the Bible. Put on your listening ears while I read it to

you.”

Bible Story: Read the story from the Read With Me Bible.

Jesus Heals Ten Men

The Read With Me Bible

Pages 350-353

As Jesus was going into a village, ten men met with Him. They had a skin disease. They called

out, “Jesus! Master! Have pity on us!” Jesus saw them and said, “Go. Show yourselves to the

priests.” While they were on their way, they were healed. When one of them saw that he was

healed, he came back. He praised God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and

thanked Him. Jesus asked, “Weren’t all ten healed? Where are the other nine?” Then Jesus said

to him, “Get up and go. Your faith has healed you.”

Discussing the story:

Ask: What was wrong with the men who called out to Jesus? How many men were there?

What did Jesus tell them to do? What happened to the men? How many men came back and

thanked Jesus and praised God?

Say: Jesus healed all ten men. But only one man came back to say thank you and praise God.

We can thank Jesus everyday for all the wonderful things He does for us. We can use our mouths

to say “thank you”, pray to God, and sing praises.

Pray: Let the children take turns “thanking Jesus” for one special thing. End the prayer by

thanking God for each child.

Closing Prayer/Echo Prayer: Have the children repeat the words after you.

Dear Jesus,

I love you.

Help me be a good listener!

Teach me how to give to God and others.

Amen.

Craft Activity: Have children color the man. Show them how to put their fingers in it.

Bible Activity

Mouth Ball

Do: Use a box, bucket, or tub. Play the mouth basket game.

Talk About:

What do we need to do with our mouths?

Who should we praise with our mouths?

Remember to let only good talk come from our mouths.

I am so thankful God gave me my mouth!!

FAMILY FUN TIME

Thank You Bites

Give each family member an empty cup and a bag filled with ten pieces of food. (grapes, goldfish,

pretzels, etc.) Have each person count the pieces as he/she transfers them into their cups.

Then have them take and eat the pieces one at a time. Lead your family in saying “thank you”.

Say “Thank you” each time they eat a piece. Talk about the one man who remembered to say

“thank you” to Jesus.

Bible Activity: This game is similar to Duck, Duck, Goose

Not Thankful; Not Thankful; Thankful (Adapted from: Wiggly Giggly Bible Stories About Jesus; Group; 1998, pg. 62)

Seat everyone in a circle. Choose one person to be “IT”. Say: “One day, Jesus met ten lepers on the road. They

asked to be healed. Jesus told them to go see the priest. On their way there, the lepers were healed. Nine of them

ran away home, but the tenth man came back to thank Jesus. Who was the thankful one?”

Have IT walk around the outside of the circle tapping those seated on the head. IT says,: Not thankful, not

thankful” as he/she taps the children on the head. When IT taps a someone and says “Thankful” that person jumps

up and chases (walks quickly but no running) IT around the circle back to the empty space. Then everyone in the

circle says, “Thank you, Jesus.” Let the next person be IT. Play until everyone has a turn.

Faith @ Home

Toddler II My Mouth Belongs to Jesus

Jesus Heals Ten Lepers Scripture Reference

Luke 17:11-19

Goals

The Children Will: Tell that one man came back to thank

Jesus for making him well.

Identify things for which he or she

can give thanks.

Discover that we should use our

mouths to praise and thank God.

Things to talk about: • When did you say “Thank you” today?

• What are some reasons we thank God?

Words to pray together: Dear God, Thank you for (say reasons your child

mentioned). Thank you for Jesus. You are good!

In Jesus’ name, amen.

PRAYER FOR YOUR CHILD

Lord, give (child’s name) a heart and attitude of gratitude. Help him/her see the blessings that you have given.

And help (child’s name) to express

his/her thankfulness with words of praise to You and to others. Psalm 100:4