This passage holds a very straightforward message of thankfulness. Jesus did not heal for the praise, but showing gratitude is a skill we should all aim to model and foster in the youngsters in our care.
This retold version of the Bible passage is supplied for inspiration, feel free to omit or embellish to give it your personal voice.
Main Passage : Luke 17:11-19
There are no shortage of sheep-based stories in the bible, and this little sheep craft could serve so many of them well.
These are the Character resources provided for: The 99 Sheep (Luke 15).
For each passage, there is a collectable card alongside high-quality character images and a colouring page. All other graphics are extra’s!
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These resources are provided for personal/classroom use only.
Use can use them for teaching, games, publicity, decor, big screen presentations, flannelgraphs, stickers, or any other non-commercial activity in your church, school, home, or organised group.
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The story of the lost sheep and the faithful 99 is a church classic. These games play with ideas in the passage found in Luke 15.
All Ages
Small group
No Setup time
Quiet game
Can be seated
Print the board game PDF by clicking on the picture. You will need counters and a dice to play. Travel along the pathway collecting sheep. The person with the most sheep at the end is the winner, but beware of the foxes and lions!
Link: Counting the sheep.
All Ages
Any size group
Requires setup time
Noisy game
Space needed
This obstacle course meets arcade game involves players controlling an object through pulling ropes and tension. Attach two or more long strings or ropes to a doll. Lay out an obstacle course with a sheep to reunite with at one end. The players can not step inside the obstacle course area, but must hold the ropes from the sides, pulling them or keeping the string tense to guide the doll around the obstacles to reach the sheep.
Link: The search for the sheep.
Under 7’s
Any size group
No Setup time
Noisy game
Space needed
Hide a small ornament or picture of a sheep in the room and have the kids hunt for it.
Link: The search for the sheep.
Under 7’s
Any size group
No Setup time
Noisy game
Space needed
In this classic game, you follow the leader around the room, imitating their actions.
Link: following the good shepherd.
All Ages
Big group
No Setup time
Noisy game
Space needed
(A JWL favourite sheep game) This is a noisy and silly game for a group. Choose 2 herdsmen, and assign them each a colour. Using chairs, or some sort of barriers, make sheep pens. Tell all the other children they must pretend to be sheep, on all fours. If someone comes and stands near them, they must turn away from the person. When all the children are on all fours, mark their backs with a coloured dot sticker. The herdsmen then need to herd the sheep into the right pen.
Link: The shepherd taking the sheep home.
This parable, often called the Lost sheep, is one that’s hugely quoted and a staple of Christian symbolism. It’s a fabulous passage because it shows us not only that Jesus will rescue us, no matter how far we have wandered, but that Jesus recognised the religious leaders’ faith in that he knew they did not need his help in the same way the fallen did.
This retold version of the Bible passage is supplied for inspiration, feel free to omit or embellish to give it your personal voice.
Main Passage : Luke 15
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