29 - The Lost Sheep

Introduction:

Who knows what sound the sheep makes? How do sheep eat? Do you know what a shepherd does? He takes the sheep out to eat and play. He finds green grass for them to eat and finds a place that has water for the sheep to drink. Does the shepherd love his sheep? Yes! He also has to make sure his sheep are safe from any danger. Today, we are going to tell you a story about a very good shepherd. Jesus loves us and cares about us like the good shepherd.

Lesson Outline: 

There was once a shepherd who had 100 sheep. The good shepherd always counted his sheep every night to make sure they were all there. One day, a little sheep was not there anymore. He counted all the sheep, and then …, counted again to make sure, but still found one missing. It was the littlest one named Toto, who was missing. That made the shepherd very sad to think that one of his sheep was not safe. Quickly, the shepherd left the 99 behind and went to look for the one little lost sheep. He looked over mountains and hills, behind trees, under the cliff, in rocky places, and everywhere. (Let the children act as if they are also looking for the lost sheep. A puppet sheep can be used). He called his name everywhere…..Toto…Toto…, do you hear me? …. Until, finally, he heard a little sound far away……baaaa…..baaaa….Yes!! This is the sound of Toto…. The shepherd ran to him and hugged him and picked him up. The shepherd was so happy that he had finally found his lost sheep. Toto was also very happy to be safe again because he had been scared when he was lost. The shepherd carried Toto up on his shoulders and brought him all the way back home to the other 99 sheep. The shepherd was very happy to have all 100 sheep safe and together again. 

In the same way, Jesus is our Good Shepherd and we are the little sheep. Jesus loves us (His sheep) very much and wants us always to be close to Him. To stay close to our Shepherd Jesus, we must pray, talk to Him, and hear what He tells us in the Bible. Jesus will be looking for anyone who is not close to Him to bring him back, so that person can be safe with Jesus. 

Memory Verse:

“I am the good shepherd” John 10:11