The Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin

KFW—September 15, 2013

The Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin (p. 374-377 in the Spark Bible)

Have you ever been out somewhere with your mom and dad and couldn’t find them all of a sudden?  Jesus has two stories about lost things for us today.  I need your help with some motions though, okay?  So listen carefully and help me when I ask for you.

Jesus told a story about sheep.  Can you be sheep for me?  Say BAAA! Once there was a shepherd who had 100 sheep.  WOW that’s a lot of sheep!  How loud do you think 100 sheep are?  Baa as loud as 100 sheep (BAAAA!)  YIKES!  That’s loud! This shepherd loved all 100 of his sheep—the big ones, the little ones, the quite ones, the loud ones, the good ones and the silly ones.  They were his sheep and he loved them. 

Every day this shepherd counted his sheep to make sure they were all safe.  One day he counted…”90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99—OH NO! only 99 sheep!” How many are missing?  ONE.  How quiet would one sheep sound?  That’s quiet!  So the shepherd left the other 99 sheep together at home and went to look for the one lost sheep.  The shepherd listened for the lost sheep to Baa! Can you listen with me?  He looked in all the places that sheep might get stuck or in trouble.  It was taking him awhile.  Can you help me listen and look for the sheep? (Have one of the adults agree to baa very quietly for the kids to listen for, put a sheep on the wall somewhere to “find”)  He found it!  Can you say with me, “I found it!”   Then he called all of his friends and neighbors and said “come on over!  I found my lost sheep!  Let’s have a party!”

Jesus told another story.  This one is about a coin.  Once there was a woman who had saved up 10 little silver coins. Can you count them with me?  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9—Do you think that she said “oh, I still have 9, it’s okay that one is missing? “  No, she didn’t!  She lit her lamp, even though it was very late at night, and she started sweeping.  Can you help me sweep with your pretend broom?  SWEEP, SWEEP! She swept the house from top to bottom.  She looked over and under everything until (FIND THE COIN UNDER THE RUG) There was the lost coin!  I found it!  I found it!  She was so happy, that she had a party! 

God is like the shepherd and the woman, you know—Jesus tells us—He says even if you are one and lost, even if you baa very quietly or have walked away from him, he will come and find you and rejoice!