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Lesson kit: Naaman Is Healed

Everything you need to teach this story in Sunday school, kids' church or at home: lesson plan, questions and a printable sheet.

Passage
2 Kings 5
Ages
6 to 8
Length
37 minutes
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Lesson aim

Obeying God, even in simple things, brings great blessings; and pride can keep us from receiving them.

Key verse

“So he went down to the Jordan River and dipped himself seven times, just as the man of God had told him. And his skin became like the skin of a young boy. He was completely clean!” 2 Kings 5:14

Lesson plan

  1. 1

    Welcome · 5 minutes

    Greet the children, sing a song they know and say a short prayer.

  2. 2

    The story · 10 minutes

    Tell the story with the illustrations on the big screen or by reading it aloud, page by page.

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  3. 3

    Talk · 10 minutes

    Ask the questions below and let the children answer in their own words.

  4. 4

    Activity · 10 minutes

    Hand out the printed sheet: each child draws their favourite scene and practises the verse.

  5. 5

    Closing prayer · 2 minutes

    Close by thanking God for what you learned today. Obeying God, even in simple things, brings great blessings; and pride can keep us from receiving them.

Discussion questions

  1. Who told Naaman about Elisha?
  2. Why did Naaman get angry?
  3. What happened the seventh time in the river?

Summary for the teacher

Naaman, commander of the army of Aram, had leprosy. A young Israelite girl said the prophet Elisha could heal him. Elisha told him to wash seven times in the Jordan River. Naaman got angry at such a simple instruction, but his servants convinced him. On the seventh time, his skin became like a child’s, and he began to worship God.

Child's sheet

Name: ______________________________

Naaman Is Healed

2 Kings 5

✏️ Draw the part of the story you liked best
  1. Who told Naaman about Elisha?
  2. Why did Naaman get angry?
  3. What happened the seventh time in the river?

✂️ Cut out and take home

“So he went down to the Jordan River and dipped himself seven times, just as the man of God had told him. And his skin became like the skin of a young boy. He was completely clean!”

2 Kings 5:14