Props: sheep, sheep game, sock sheep,book about lambs,picture showing Jesus loving children, obeying pictures, dirty shirt with black and red clean heart with Jesus on it,Small Frisbee’s with Sheep pasted on them that you can give out to the children. You can buy these small frisbees at Party City or AT
Principle: The parable of the Lost Sheep shows us how much Jesus loves us.
Bible Verse: John 10:27 and Luke 15
Principle: Jesus is the Good Shepard. He watches overs us and brings us home.
Songs: “I am special I am special to the Lord – Oh the Lord I love Him so and I’ll let the whole world know. I am special I am special to the Lord” *Children Of Grace Worship published by Grace Church St Louis " When I go to Bed" (see songs to use for Lessons on this site)and everyone knows " Jesus loves me." FIND SONGS
Read and Share DVD Bible Video – Video 1 #13 Our Bookstore bought the 4 Video set from Anchor Distributors – it is perfect for 2 and 3 year old’s – simple, short and biblically accurate FIND HERE
Jesus told us about a Shepard who went to look for a lost sheep – He left 99 sheep to go look for Him and he found him! And today we have that sheep here tell us what happened. Hi Sammy Sheep!
Sammy: Hi Teacher – Hi boys and girls! Well, what happened was this. I was watching a beautiful butterfly flying all around. It was so much fun. I turned around to tell my mom but she wasn’t there. I looked for my friends and they were not there! Then I knew. I was lost! i cried and cried and cried Baa,baa,baa,baa, baa, but no one heard me. I started to run and fell down a hill. I tried to climb up but I kept slipping back. I was so scared. I kept crying until my throat was sore. I didn’t know what to do.
But then I heard it. My Shepard was calling me – Sammy, Sammy, Sammy – where are you. I started yelling as loud as I could and He came down the hill and got me and put me on his shoulders and took me home. He loves me so much.
Teacher: And Jesus is just like Sammy’s Shepard. He loves us. When we are lost he looks for us. I am going to show you what it is like without Jesus.
Put on a dirty ragged shirt with a big red heart pinned to it with dirt all over it. Say this is what we look like without Jesus. When Jesus comes into our heart He cleans us up. What makes us dirty is sin and God’s Word says everyone has sinned. I am going to show up pictures of what sin is. ((Some one with angry face – someone who won’t clean up his room (does not obey) telling a lie,taking a toy etc.))
But if we ask Jesus in our heart he will clean our heart and when we want to sin we can ask him to help us do what is good and He will do it. Tell them – "If anyone wants Jesus to come into your heart you can say this with me. Jesus I know you died on the cross for me and rose again. I want you to come into my life and into my heart." Jesus came in because you asked him to.
Take off the ragged shirt and pin clean heart on yourself. Now you can ask Jesus to help you and He will. Show pictures of children obeying.
Game: Match the cut out pictures of sheep with the ones in the squares. ** Another Game:** Have the children hide their eyes, then hide Sammy sheep and see who can find him. You can make sock puppets or you can give miniature sheep out as take home prizes.