Preschool Chapel (8/27/23)

Song 1

Play “The B-I-B-L-E (Bible)”

Main Point: Jesus cares about people who are sick

Hear and Tell Bible Story

From Luke

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been sick

Now show me what you look like when you are feeling sick (pause)

Ask: What do you do when you’re sick?

Go to the doctor

Stay in bed

Take medicine

10 men with leprosy

Sores on body

Had to stay far away

“Unclean! Unclean!”

“Don’t get near me, you might get leprosy!”

Pretend

Put a dot sticker on each kids forehead, and then have them walk around, saying, “Unclean! Unclean!”

Ask: If you wanted to care for someone with leprosy, what would you do?

Take them to the doctor

Give them medicine

Pray for them

Pretend to be doctor with medicine

Put on doctor’s coat

Take the sticker off of each kids forhead and put it on my coat

Ask: What did it feel like to have pretend leprosy?

Bad

Sick

I had to stay away from other people

Ask: How did it feel when you didn’t have pretend leprosy anymore?

Good

I could talk to anyone I wanted

I wasn’t sick anymore

We pretended, but they didn’t

Just as I took away your pretend sickness, Jesus took away the lepers’ real sickness.

Excited man came to tell Jesus “thank you!”

Jesus cares about people who are sick

He cares about you when you are sick, too.

Saying “thank you” = Jesus glad

Jesus is our friend

Jesus is a friend to you (point to each child)

And Jesus is a friend to me (point to me)

Thank Jesus for being our friend and giving us healthy bodies

Wiggle fingers: “Thank you Jesus”

Wiggle toes: “Thank you Jesus”

PRAY: Dear Jesus, we’re thankful that you’re our friend and that you help us. In your name, amen.

Song 2.

Play “Jesus loves everyone”

Puppet Skit

Theo: Hey friends. I can’ stay very long today. I’ve got to go home and rest.

Michael: What’s the matter? Are you sick?

Theo: Not exactly. My brother accidentally shut my tail in the door. It’s broken in two places, and it starts to hurt if I walk around too much.

Michael: That’s too bad, Theo. I hope you feel better.

Theo: Yeah, me too. I didn’t realize how much I needed my tail until it got broken. (to children) how would you feel if you couldn’t use your tails?

Michael: Your friends in this class don’t have tails, Theo. But they do have fingers and toes. Children, tell Theo some of the things you can do with your fingers and toes

Theo: If you lost your fingers, you’d be in trouble for sure. If I lost my tail, I wouldn’t be able to walk very well. My tail helps me balance. I hope it gets better

Michael: Theo, we’re learning today that Jesus cares about people who are sick. Children, can you think of anyone you know who, like whiskers, is hurt or sick? (allow children to respond) Our Bible verse, Matthew 19:26 says “With God everything is possible.” Let’s talk to Jesus about helping those people right now.

Theo: That’s a great idea!

Michael: Dear God, thanks for giving us strong bodies. We’re glad that Jesus cares about people who are sick. Please care for those we’ve prayed for and each of us. IN Jesus name, amen.