NT 45 Peter Escapes From Prison

Reference: Acts 12:1-19



Big Idea: Pray and believe that God can save.


Verse: James 5:13 - Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. (ESV)


Motions for the Big Idea:Pray - place your palms flat against each otherBelieve - fold your hands togetherGod - point upSave - make the baseball “Safe!” sign


Motions for the Verse:
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

1. Who was Herod? // A really mean king
2. What was Herod doing in the beginning of the story? // Arresting Christians and throwing them in prison
3. What was the name of the Christian Herod threw in prison? // Peter
4. What did the people of the church do for Peter? // They prayed to God
5. Who did God send to rescue Peter? // An angel
6. What was Peter doing when the angel came? // Sleeping between two guards
7. What happened to Peter’s chains when the angel came? // They fell off
8. Did the guards try to stop Peter and the angel from escaping? // No
9. After Peter escaped from prison, who did he go to see? // The people of the church
10. Who answered the door when Peter knocked? // Rhoda
11. Did the people of the church believe Rhoda when she said Peter was outside? // No
12. What is today’s big idea? // Pray and believe that God can save.
13. What is today’s Bible verse? // James 5:13 - Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. (ESV)

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NT 44 Saul Meets Jesus

Reference: Acts 9:1-22


Big Idea: God can save even the worst sinners.

Verse: 1 Timothy 1:15b - Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. (ESV)


Motions for the Big Idea:God - point upSave - make the baseball “Safe!” signWorst - two thumbs downSinners - make a mean face and hold up your fists


Motions for the Verse:
Christ Jesus - make a cross with your forearms
World - trace a big circle in the air with your arms
Save - make the baseball “safe” sign
Sinners - two thumbs down
I am - point to yourself
foremost - hold up your index finger, as if saying “I’m #1!”

Questions to Ask Throughout the Week

1. Who was today’s story about? // Saul
2. What was Saul doing? // Capturing Christians and throwing them in prison
3. Who did Saul meet on the road? // Jesus
4. What did Saul see when Jesus appeared to him? // A bright light from heaven
5. What did Jesus say to Saul? // Why are you hurting me and the people who believe in me?
6. What happened to Saul’s eyes after he met Jesus? // He was blind for three days
7. What was the name of the believer God appeared to in a vision in Damascus? // Ananias
8. How did Ananias feel about Saul and why? // He was afraid because Saul was putting Christians in jail
9. What happened to Saul’s eyes after Ananias visited him? // He could see
10. After Saul could see again, what did he do? // Believed in Jesus and was baptized
11. What is today’s big idea? // God can save even the worst sinners.
12. What is today’s Bible verse? // 1 Timothy 1:15b - Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. (ESV)

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NT 43 Philip and the Ethiopian

Reference: Acts 8:26-40

Big Idea: Believe in Jesus and be baptized.

Verse: Ephesians 2:8- For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God...

Motions for the Big Idea:
Believe - fold your hands together as if pleading
Jesus - make a cross with your forearms
Baptized - lean back as far as you can and stand back up

Motions for the Verse:
For - hold up four fingers
Grace - place one hand on your heart and reach out to help with the other
You - point to someone else
Saved - make the baseball “safe” sign
Faith - Hold your left fist in front of you; touch your forehead with your right index finger; then rest your right fist on top of your left fist (this is the ASL Sign for “Faith”; watch a video here)
This is not - wag your index finger “no”
Gift - pretend to hold a present and give it to someone else
God - point up

Questions to Ask Throughout the Week

1. Who told Philip to go down the desert road? // An angel from the Lord
2. Philip saw a man. Where was the man from? // Ethiopia
3. What was the Ethiopian riding in? // A chariot
4. What was he reading? // The book of Isaiah from the Bible
5. Who did the Ethiopian work for? // The queen
6. What did the Holy Spirit tell Philip to do? // Go over to the chariot
7. Did the Ethiopian understand the part of the Bible he was reading? // No
8. Who did Philip tell the Ethiopian about? // Jesus
9. What did the Ethiopian do when we saw water? // Ask to be baptized
10. What does being baptized mean? // Dunked underwater in God’s name
11. What does baptism remind us of? // Jesus cleans away our sins, Jesus died and rose again to save us
12. What happened after Philip baptized the Ethiopian? // The Holy Spirit took him away.
13. What is today’s big idea? // Believe in Jesus and be baptized.
14. What is today’s Bible veres? // Ephesians 2:8- For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God...

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