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
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