Lesson No. ( 26 ) The Lost Sheep

References

Luke 15.

Notes for Servants

«         What is more beautiful for us than to be as one flock, for one shepherd, who is Jesus Christ.

«         Most of the time we have a desire in our heart for sin, but Jesus prepared for us all the ways of life for us; grace, blessings and love.

«         God, I thank you for choosing me as a shepherd for your little angels, please do not hold your grace from them because of my sins and let me have their blessings and their prayers for my sake, Amen.

Objectives

General: God's love for us and His care for everyone.

Specific:

The children will be able to ...

1. Feel safe with Jesus and know that He looks after them.
2. Learn that, if they go far from their parents, they may get lost.
3. Know what to do if they get lost.

Bible Verse

                                                "The Lord is my shepherd"

(Psalm 23:1)

                                                 "I am the Good Shepherd"

(John 10:11)

Teaching Aids

1. The Picture of Jesus, the Good Shepherd.
2. Felt Figures and Flannel Board.

Instructions

(1) Review last week's lesson.

(2) Remind the children about the church occasions for the coming week.

(3) Give the children an idea about sheep and how they live together.

(4) The teacher should explain the connection between the parable and God’s care.

(5) Teacher should prepare the appropriate questions to emphasize the objectives during the lesson.

Story Time

Once upon a time, there was a big crowd gathered to listen to Jesus.  Jesus told people many stories about how much God love them and care for them.  Now we are going to hear one of those stories.

A shepherd had one hundred sheep.  Some were big and some were little.  One little sheep was named Snowflake.  The shepherd took good care of his sheep.  He looked for green grass and cold water for them.

Every night, when the shepherd went home, he counts his sheep to make sure that they are all there and puts them into their home.  One day Snowflake went too far away from the shepherd and was lost.  The shepherd took the sheep back home.  He counted ninety nine sheep only.  One is lost!

The shepherd called Snowflake, Snowflake did not come.  Snowflake was lost.

The shepherd went to look for Snowflake.  He searched through the night until he heard a sheep crying, “Baa, baa.”  The shepherd followed the sound and found Snowflake.

The shepherd picked Snowflake up in his arms and carried him all the way to his home.  The shepherd was very happy that he had found his little lost sheep.

Discussion

1 - Follow up the story by talking about it with the children.

2 - Continue the discussion while they do the activity.

Learning Activities

Colouring Page.