Friday, December 16, 2011

Bible Story: The Man Who Said Thank You!

Before you tell kids this story read the prompt.
  Prompt: 

Luke 17:11-19

King James Version (KJV)
 "11And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
 12And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
 13And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
 14And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.
 15And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
 16And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
 17And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
 18There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
 19And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole."

Now here's how you can tell the story to kids about The Man Who Said Thank You!

THE MAN WHO SAID THANK YOU!
 Once along time ago back in a place called Israel.  There where Ten lepers.  Do you know what a leper is?  (wait for answers if one of them gets it right tell them and continue.)  A leper is a person with a sickness that makes their skin really dry and makes them get sours (Owies for really little kids) and even makes their skin start to peal off.  These Ten lepers were all sitting in the outside of town because they where not aloud to go into the city because they had leprosy.  All of a sudden they saw a man and a group of others entering the city.  Can you guess who they saw? (let them answer) They saw Jesus! And they started yelling  "Jesus! Master have Mercy on us!" Can you yell? (have the kids yell with you or skip the yelling)  Then Jesus saw them and he said to them "Go show yourselves to the priests."
So they obeyed Jesus and went to show themselves to the priests. (pretend to walk to the priests by stomping your feet on the ground or if at a table tap your hands on the table.)  (calm the kids down and then continue)  And guess what happened when they went to see the priest like Jesus had said?  They were healed the priest said that they where all better!  Jesus had healed them! They where all so excited all of them ran off into the city, except for one.  This man ran to go find Jesus, he thought to himself I must find Jesus and thank him!  When he found Jesus Fell at Jesus' feet and thanked him and praised him, giving glory to God.  Then Jesus asked "Were there not ten healed? But where are the other nine?
"They did not return to give glory to God." replied the man.
And then Jesus said to him "Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole."
Jesus was happy when he saw the man thanked him.

STORY QUESTIONS/ REFLECTION
  1.  Do you think Jesus likes it when you say thank you to him?
  2. Did Jesus like it when the man came back to him and said thank you?
  3. Have you said thank you to Jesus today?
  4. How about your parents?
KEY VERSE
LUKE 17:16 "And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan."

Memory Bible Verse
Psalm 106:1
"Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever."

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