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
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