Reference: Acts 27-28:1-6
Story Summary:
In Jerusalem, some men were angry with Paul for sharing the good news of Jesus. They wanted to kill him, but before they could, he was arrested by some soldiers. While Paul waited in jail, Jesus appeared to him. He promised that Paul would one day share the good news in the city of Rome.
It was decided later that Paul and other prisoners should be taken to Rome on a sailing ship. God told Paul that their trip would be troublesome. Paul told the ship's commander that the trip was doomed, but he didn't listen and set sail.
Strong hurricane-like winds blew the ship. They set down their anchor and were stranded at sea for 14 days. God sent an angel to Paul. He told him that everyone on board would live, but the ship would be destroyed. Paul shared this news with those sailing with him, and told them to eat some food to keep up their strength.
Eventually, the boat began to break. The soldiers wanted to kill the prisoners, but the commander stopped them. He ordered them to swim to a nearby island or grab broken pieces of the ship and float to it.
When they reached the island, Paul was bitten by a poisonous snake, but God kept him from dying.
Big Idea and Motions: God’s in control of everything.
God - point up
Control - pretend to use a video game controller
Everything - gesture your arms out in a wide circle
Verse / Motions: Romans 8:28, ESV - And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good
Know - tap your brain
Love - put your hands over your heart
God - point up
All things - gesture your arms in a wide circle
Work Together - repeatedly move your hands together interlocking your fingers
Good - two thumbs up
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
What happened to Paul in Jerusalem? // He was arrested for sharing the good news
What promise did Jesus make to Paul? // He’d share the good news in Rome
What did Paul tell the ship’s commander before the trip? // The ship will wreck, people will be in danger
Why was their sailing trip so dangerous? // Strong, hurricane-like winds
What did Paul tell the men during the storm? // An angel met him, they would live, but the ship would be lost
When the boat began to break, what did the soldiers want to do? // Kill the prisoners
What did the commander tell the prisoners to do? // Swim to the island, float on pieces of the ship
What happened to Paul on the island? // He was bitten by a poisonous snake
What did the island people think would happen to Paul? // He’d die
When he didn’t die, what did the island people think? // Paul was a god.
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - https://goo.gl/4a6pIQ
Resources - https://goo.gl/Y6R7VK
November 27, 2016
November 20, 2016
NT 47 Paul and Silas in Prison
Reference: Acts 16
Story Summary:
While on a missionary trip, Paul and Silas came to the city of Philippi. There they met a slave girl who had an evil spirit. It helped her tell the future to others and make her owners money.
The spirit made the girl follow Paul and Silas around and bother him. Paul commanded the spirit to leave in Jesus’ name, and it did. The slave girl’s owners were angry because their slave couldn’t make money anymore. They dragged Paul and Silas to the judge, who ordered the men whipped, beaten, and thrown into prison.
At midnight, Paul and Silas prayed and sang to God while chained in prison. God sent an earthquake, making their chains fall off and the doors open. The jailer thought everyone escaped, but Paul told him that everyone was still there. The jailer asked Paul what to do to be saved. “Believe in Jesus,” the men told them.
The jailer took Paul and Silas to his home and cleaned their wounds. He believed the good news of Jesus and his whole family was baptized.
Big Idea and Motions: Believe the good news of Jesus and you’ll be saved.
Believe - pretend to grasp a rope with two hands in front of you
Good news - two thumbs up
Jesus - form a cross with your arms
You’ll - point to another person
Saved - do the baseball “safe!” sign
Verse / Motions: Acts 16:31, ESV - And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
Said - make your hand talk like a puppet
Believe - pretend to grasp a rope in front of you with both hands*
Lord Jesus - form a cross with your arms
You - point to another person
Saved - do the baseball “safe” sign
Household - form the “roof” of a house with your arms over your head
*This is the ASL sign for faith/trust. Follow this link to watch a video: http://goo.gl/4cHz3
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Who were the two men on a trip in today’s story? // Paul and Silas
What problem did the female slave have? // An evil spirit who told her the future
How did the evil spirit bother Saul? // The girl follow them around, saying the same things
When Paul told the spirit to leave in Jesus’ name, what happened? // It left the girl
When the slave owners became angry, what happened to Paul and Silas? // They were whipped, sent to prison
What were Paul and Silas doing in prison? // Singing to God, praying
What caused the prison doors to open and the chains to fall off? // An earthquake
Why was the jailer afraid? // If the prisoners escaped, he'd be in trouble
When the jailer said, “What do I do to be saved?”, what did they say? // Believe in Jesus
What did the jailer and his family do after they believed? // They were baptized
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - https://goo.gl/6N2Ayb
Resources - https://goo.gl/dN5BVu
Story Summary:
While on a missionary trip, Paul and Silas came to the city of Philippi. There they met a slave girl who had an evil spirit. It helped her tell the future to others and make her owners money.
The spirit made the girl follow Paul and Silas around and bother him. Paul commanded the spirit to leave in Jesus’ name, and it did. The slave girl’s owners were angry because their slave couldn’t make money anymore. They dragged Paul and Silas to the judge, who ordered the men whipped, beaten, and thrown into prison.
At midnight, Paul and Silas prayed and sang to God while chained in prison. God sent an earthquake, making their chains fall off and the doors open. The jailer thought everyone escaped, but Paul told him that everyone was still there. The jailer asked Paul what to do to be saved. “Believe in Jesus,” the men told them.
The jailer took Paul and Silas to his home and cleaned their wounds. He believed the good news of Jesus and his whole family was baptized.
Big Idea and Motions: Believe the good news of Jesus and you’ll be saved.
Believe - pretend to grasp a rope with two hands in front of you
Good news - two thumbs up
Jesus - form a cross with your arms
You’ll - point to another person
Saved - do the baseball “safe!” sign
Verse / Motions: Acts 16:31, ESV - And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
Said - make your hand talk like a puppet
Believe - pretend to grasp a rope in front of you with both hands*
Lord Jesus - form a cross with your arms
You - point to another person
Saved - do the baseball “safe” sign
Household - form the “roof” of a house with your arms over your head
*This is the ASL sign for faith/trust. Follow this link to watch a video: http://goo.gl/4cHz3
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Who were the two men on a trip in today’s story? // Paul and Silas
What problem did the female slave have? // An evil spirit who told her the future
How did the evil spirit bother Saul? // The girl follow them around, saying the same things
When Paul told the spirit to leave in Jesus’ name, what happened? // It left the girl
When the slave owners became angry, what happened to Paul and Silas? // They were whipped, sent to prison
What were Paul and Silas doing in prison? // Singing to God, praying
What caused the prison doors to open and the chains to fall off? // An earthquake
Why was the jailer afraid? // If the prisoners escaped, he'd be in trouble
When the jailer said, “What do I do to be saved?”, what did they say? // Believe in Jesus
What did the jailer and his family do after they believed? // They were baptized
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - https://goo.gl/6N2Ayb
Resources - https://goo.gl/dN5BVu
November 13, 2016
NT 46 Saul and Barnabas’ Missionary Journey
Reference: Acts 13-14
Story Summary:
As the church met together, the Holy Spirit spoke to them. He wanted Saul and Barnabas to travel from city to city and share the good news about Jesus. And so they set off from the city of Antioch.
Each place they went, they shared the news that Jesus had died for our sins and rose from the dead. They first headed to Seleucia. Then they sailed to Salamis, a city on an island. After that, they reached Paphos, where they were bothered by an evil magician. God, however, made the magician completely blind.
They continued to the cities of Perga and then Antioch (a different city from where they started). Some people there were angry that they were sharing the good news, so they threw them out of town. In the next city, Iconium, God gave them power to do miracles. Some angry people there tried to throw stones at them, but the two men escaped.
They travelled to Lystra, where God gave them the power to heal a man who couldn't walk. But evil men came and threw stones at Saul. They thought they'd killed him, but Saul got up and walked right back into the city.
Big Idea and Motions: Share the good news all over the world.
Share - make your hand talk like a puppet
Good News - two thumbs up
All over - place a hand above your eyes and scan around the room
World - trace the outline of the earth with your arms
Verse / Motions: Matthew 28:18-19, ESV - All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations...
Authority - wag your index finger like you’re in charge
Heaven/earth - reach up high, then stomp on the ground
Me - point to yourself with both thumbs
Go - march in place
Disciple - Hold up the index finger on both hands. Bounce them to the side, as if they’re walking, with one following the other *
All nations - trace the outline of the arm with your arms
* This is the ASL Sign for “Disciple.”
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Who did the Holy Spirit pick to go on a special journey? // Saul (Paul) and Barnabas
What did God the Holy Spirit want them to do? // Travel and tell others about Jesus, make new disciples
How did Saul and Barnabas get to the island of Cyprus? // They sailed there.
What did Saul and Barnabas tell each place they went? // The good news about Jesus
What other name did people call Saul? // Paul
What happened to the evil magician when Paul spoke to him? // He became blind
What happened to the man whose legs didn’t work when Paul spoke to him? // He could walk
Some people were angry with Saul and Barnabas. What did they try to do? // Throw stones at them.
After people threw rocks at him and dragged him out of the city, what did Paul do? // Got up and went back to the city.
What two cities on their journey had the exact same name? // Antioch and… Antioch
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - https://goo.gl/VhMY51
Resources - https://goo.gl/vjzuLz
Story Summary:
As the church met together, the Holy Spirit spoke to them. He wanted Saul and Barnabas to travel from city to city and share the good news about Jesus. And so they set off from the city of Antioch.
Each place they went, they shared the news that Jesus had died for our sins and rose from the dead. They first headed to Seleucia. Then they sailed to Salamis, a city on an island. After that, they reached Paphos, where they were bothered by an evil magician. God, however, made the magician completely blind.
They continued to the cities of Perga and then Antioch (a different city from where they started). Some people there were angry that they were sharing the good news, so they threw them out of town. In the next city, Iconium, God gave them power to do miracles. Some angry people there tried to throw stones at them, but the two men escaped.
They travelled to Lystra, where God gave them the power to heal a man who couldn't walk. But evil men came and threw stones at Saul. They thought they'd killed him, but Saul got up and walked right back into the city.
Big Idea and Motions: Share the good news all over the world.
Share - make your hand talk like a puppet
Good News - two thumbs up
All over - place a hand above your eyes and scan around the room
World - trace the outline of the earth with your arms
Verse / Motions: Matthew 28:18-19, ESV - All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations...
Authority - wag your index finger like you’re in charge
Heaven/earth - reach up high, then stomp on the ground
Me - point to yourself with both thumbs
Go - march in place
Disciple - Hold up the index finger on both hands. Bounce them to the side, as if they’re walking, with one following the other *
All nations - trace the outline of the arm with your arms
* This is the ASL Sign for “Disciple.”
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Who did the Holy Spirit pick to go on a special journey? // Saul (Paul) and Barnabas
What did God the Holy Spirit want them to do? // Travel and tell others about Jesus, make new disciples
How did Saul and Barnabas get to the island of Cyprus? // They sailed there.
What did Saul and Barnabas tell each place they went? // The good news about Jesus
What other name did people call Saul? // Paul
What happened to the evil magician when Paul spoke to him? // He became blind
What happened to the man whose legs didn’t work when Paul spoke to him? // He could walk
Some people were angry with Saul and Barnabas. What did they try to do? // Throw stones at them.
After people threw rocks at him and dragged him out of the city, what did Paul do? // Got up and went back to the city.
What two cities on their journey had the exact same name? // Antioch and… Antioch
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - https://goo.gl/VhMY51
Resources - https://goo.gl/vjzuLz
November 6, 2016
NT 45 Peter Escapes from Prison
Reference: Acts 12
Story Summary:
Evil King Herod starting throwing the people of the church in prison. He even had some of them killed. Later, he had Peter, the leader of the apostles, thrown in prison. Herod had 16 soldiers keeping watch over Peter in prison.
The people of the church prayed that God would rescue Peter. One night, as Peter was sleeping, surrounded by guards, an angel from the Lord appeared to him. He told Peter to get up, get dressed, and follow him.
And Peter did. He followed the angel right past all the guards. Peter thought he must have been dreaming, but it was really happening. They came all the way to the city gate, which opened by itself, and Peter escaped. Suddenly, the angel disappeared.
Peter went to Mary's house, where the people were praying, and knocked on the door. A servant named Rhoda answered and recognized Peter's voice. She was so excited, she forgot to let Peter in. When she told the church Peter was there, they thought she was crazy! But when they went to the door, it was Peter!
All of them were amazed. Peter explained to the people of the church how God rescued him.
Big Idea and Motions: God loves us and hears our prayers.
God - point up
Loves - put both hands over your heart
Hears - cup your hands behind your ears
Prayers - fold your hands in prayer
Verse / Motions: James 5:13, ESV - Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
Anyone - point away from you with both index fingers
Suffering - hold out two fists
Pray - place your hands palms together
Anyone - point away from you with both index fingers
Cheerful - point to your cheeks and smile
Sing praise - place one hand over your heart and the other in the sky and sing these words
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Who was the mean king in today’s story? // Herod
What evil things did Herod do? // Throw disciples of Jesus in prison, kill them
What was the name of the apostle Herod threw in prison? // Peter
What did the people of the church do for Peter? // They prayed to God
Who did God send to rescue Peter? // An angel
Did the guards try to stop Peter and the angel from escaping? // No
As Peter escaped, what did he think was happening? // He was dreaming
After Peter escaped from prison, who did he go to see? // The people of the church
Who answered the door when Peter knocked? // Rhoda
Did the people of the church believe Rhoda when she said Peter was outside? // No
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - https://goo.gl/LLnVoG
Resources - https://goo.gl/UODLCk
Story Summary:
Evil King Herod starting throwing the people of the church in prison. He even had some of them killed. Later, he had Peter, the leader of the apostles, thrown in prison. Herod had 16 soldiers keeping watch over Peter in prison.
The people of the church prayed that God would rescue Peter. One night, as Peter was sleeping, surrounded by guards, an angel from the Lord appeared to him. He told Peter to get up, get dressed, and follow him.
And Peter did. He followed the angel right past all the guards. Peter thought he must have been dreaming, but it was really happening. They came all the way to the city gate, which opened by itself, and Peter escaped. Suddenly, the angel disappeared.
Peter went to Mary's house, where the people were praying, and knocked on the door. A servant named Rhoda answered and recognized Peter's voice. She was so excited, she forgot to let Peter in. When she told the church Peter was there, they thought she was crazy! But when they went to the door, it was Peter!
All of them were amazed. Peter explained to the people of the church how God rescued him.
Big Idea and Motions: God loves us and hears our prayers.
God - point up
Loves - put both hands over your heart
Hears - cup your hands behind your ears
Prayers - fold your hands in prayer
Verse / Motions: James 5:13, ESV - Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
Anyone - point away from you with both index fingers
Suffering - hold out two fists
Pray - place your hands palms together
Anyone - point away from you with both index fingers
Cheerful - point to your cheeks and smile
Sing praise - place one hand over your heart and the other in the sky and sing these words
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Who was the mean king in today’s story? // Herod
What evil things did Herod do? // Throw disciples of Jesus in prison, kill them
What was the name of the apostle Herod threw in prison? // Peter
What did the people of the church do for Peter? // They prayed to God
Who did God send to rescue Peter? // An angel
Did the guards try to stop Peter and the angel from escaping? // No
As Peter escaped, what did he think was happening? // He was dreaming
After Peter escaped from prison, who did he go to see? // The people of the church
Who answered the door when Peter knocked? // Rhoda
Did the people of the church believe Rhoda when she said Peter was outside? // No
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - https://goo.gl/LLnVoG
Resources - https://goo.gl/UODLCk
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