Reference: Genesis 2
Story Summary:
God created everything that exists just by speaking. But when he made human beings, he did something special.
He took the dust of the ground and formed it into the shape of a man. Then he breathed the breath of life onto the dust-man and he became a living being. His name was Adam.
God took Adam and placed him in the beautiful Garden of Eden. He could eat the fruit of it’s trees. His job was to care for the garden.
God said that it was not good for Adam to be alone. He brought all the animals to Adam, to see if one of them would be a helper fit for him. When they came, Adam named them all. But not one was fit to be Adam’s helper.
So God caused Adam to fall into a deep sleep. God took one of Adam’s ribs and closed up his side. He formed the rib into a woman and brought her to Adam. Adam was excited to have a helper made especially for him. He later gave her the name “Eve.”
Big Idea and Motions: God created human beings in his likeness.
God - point up
Created - pretend to mold playdough with your hands
Human beings - point to yourself with two thumbs
Likeness - point up with one hand and point to yourself with the other.
Verse / Motions: Genesis 1:27, ESV - So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
God - point up
Created - pretend to mold playdough with your hands
Man - flex your muscles
Image - pretend to do a painting with a brush
Male - point to a boy in the room
Female - point to a girl in the room
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
What was the name of the man God made? // Adam
How did God make Adam? // Formed him from the dust of the ground
How did God bring Adam to life? // Breathed on him
Where did God place Adam? What was his job? // In the Garden of Eden; he took care of the garden
What did God say was “not good?” // Adam was alone.
What did God bring to Adam so he could find a helper? // All the animals
What did Adam do with all the animals? // Give them names
What was the name of the woman God made? // Eve
What did God use to create Eve? // One of Adam’s ribs
What is the big difference between animals and people? // People are made in God’s image
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - http://goo.gl/ELSFy6
Resources - http://goo.gl/qdoRZ3
January 8, 2017
January 1, 2017
OT 01 God Creates the Universe
Reference: Genesis 1
Story Summary:
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. He created it all in six days and made it all appear simply by speaking.
On the first day, God created the light. He called the light “day” and the darkness “night.” On the second day, God separated the water on the earth, putting some in the sky and the rest on the earth. The water above the earth was called the “sky” and the water below, the “sea.”
On the third day, God made land appear and filled it with all kinds of plants. On the fourth day, God created lights for the day and night: the sun, moon, and stars.
On the fifth day, God created birds to fill the skies and fish to fill the seas. On the sixth day, God created animals to fill the land. He also created people, which we’ll read more about in our next lesson.
After looking at all he made, God said that it was very good. And on the seventh day, he rested, not because he needed a break, but because he was finished with his work and wanted to teach us to rest, too.
Big Idea and Motions: God spoke and created everything in six days and it was good.
God - point up
Spoke - make your hand talk like a puppet
Created - pretend to mold something with your hands
Everything - gesture your arms in wide circles
Six - hold up six fingers
Good - two thumbs up
Verse / Motions: Genesis 1:1, ESV - In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Beginning - place your palms together, then open them like a book
God - point up
Created - pretend to mold some playdough
Heavens - point up and jump
Earth - reach down and smack the floor
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Who was around before everything was created? // God
What did God create on day 1? // The heavens, the earth, day, and night
What did God create on day 2? // He separated the sky and sea
What did God create on day 3? // Land and plants
What did God create on day 4? // The sun, moon, and stars
What did God create on day 5? // Birds and fish
What did God create on day 6? // Land animals and people
What did God do on day 7? // He rested
How did God create all these things? // He spoke and they happened
Why did God rest? Because he was tired? // He rested because he was done
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - http://goo.gl/NtC1Ie
Resources - http://goo.gl/MWHgNm
Story Summary:
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. He created it all in six days and made it all appear simply by speaking.
On the first day, God created the light. He called the light “day” and the darkness “night.” On the second day, God separated the water on the earth, putting some in the sky and the rest on the earth. The water above the earth was called the “sky” and the water below, the “sea.”
On the third day, God made land appear and filled it with all kinds of plants. On the fourth day, God created lights for the day and night: the sun, moon, and stars.
On the fifth day, God created birds to fill the skies and fish to fill the seas. On the sixth day, God created animals to fill the land. He also created people, which we’ll read more about in our next lesson.
After looking at all he made, God said that it was very good. And on the seventh day, he rested, not because he needed a break, but because he was finished with his work and wanted to teach us to rest, too.
Big Idea and Motions: God spoke and created everything in six days and it was good.
God - point up
Spoke - make your hand talk like a puppet
Created - pretend to mold something with your hands
Everything - gesture your arms in wide circles
Six - hold up six fingers
Good - two thumbs up
Verse / Motions: Genesis 1:1, ESV - In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Beginning - place your palms together, then open them like a book
God - point up
Created - pretend to mold some playdough
Heavens - point up and jump
Earth - reach down and smack the floor
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Who was around before everything was created? // God
What did God create on day 1? // The heavens, the earth, day, and night
What did God create on day 2? // He separated the sky and sea
What did God create on day 3? // Land and plants
What did God create on day 4? // The sun, moon, and stars
What did God create on day 5? // Birds and fish
What did God create on day 6? // Land animals and people
What did God do on day 7? // He rested
How did God create all these things? // He spoke and they happened
Why did God rest? Because he was tired? // He rested because he was done
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - http://goo.gl/NtC1Ie
Resources - http://goo.gl/MWHgNm
December 18, 2016
NT 49 Jesus is Coming Again
Story Summary:
After Jesus rose in the sky and ascended to heaven, two angels told the disciples that Jesus would come back one day in the same way he left. Before Jesus left for heaven, Jesus told his disciples that he would prepare a place for them in his Father’s house.
The Bible tells us that no one but God the Father knows when Jesus will come back. But Jesus told his disciples to be ready for his return at any time.
There are many mysteries about what will happen when Jesus returns, but there are some things we know for sure. When Jesus returns, everyone who has died, good or bad, will be brought back to life. Then, Jesus will divide everyone into two groups: those who believed the good news about Jesus and those who didn’t.
Jesus will send those who didn’t believe the good news to be punished in fire forever. The devil and all his evil angels will face this same punishment, too.
Jesus will reward everyone who believed the good news. He’ll make a new heaven and earth, where everything is perfect. God will come and live with his people. Our bodies will be made perfect, never to die. Jesus will reign as king and we’ll happily serve him forever.
Big Idea and Motions: King Jesus is coming back, so be ready.
Jesus - form a cross with your arms
Coming back - point up to heaven, then down to earth
Be ready - fold your hands and look up, as if waiting for Jesus
Verse / Motions: Matthew 24:44, ESV - Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
You - point at another person
Ready - fold your hands and look up, as if waiting for Jesus
Son of Man - form a cross with your arms (since the “Son of Man” is Jesus)
Coming - march in place
Hour - tap your wrist like you’re pointing to your watch
Do not expect - put your hands on your cheeks and look surprised
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
What’s one thing Jesus is doing for us in heaven? // Preparing a place for us
What did the two angels tell the disciples after Jesus left? // He’d come back in the same way
Who knows exactly when Jesus will come back? // God the Father
How can we be ready for Jesus coming back? // Believe the good news about Jesus
When Jesus comes back, what happens to everyone who has died? // They are resurrected
What are the two groups Jesus separates everyone into? // Righteous believers and unrighteous non-believers
What happens to the people who didn’t believe? // Punished in fire forever
What happens to the people who believe? // They’ll live forever in God’s kingdom
When Jesus comes back, what will he make? // A new heaven and earth (or make heaven/earth like new)
Who will live with us in the new heaven and earth? // Jesus, God
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - https://goo.gl/atygah
Resources - https://goo.gl/Srrf1K
After Jesus rose in the sky and ascended to heaven, two angels told the disciples that Jesus would come back one day in the same way he left. Before Jesus left for heaven, Jesus told his disciples that he would prepare a place for them in his Father’s house.
The Bible tells us that no one but God the Father knows when Jesus will come back. But Jesus told his disciples to be ready for his return at any time.
There are many mysteries about what will happen when Jesus returns, but there are some things we know for sure. When Jesus returns, everyone who has died, good or bad, will be brought back to life. Then, Jesus will divide everyone into two groups: those who believed the good news about Jesus and those who didn’t.
Jesus will send those who didn’t believe the good news to be punished in fire forever. The devil and all his evil angels will face this same punishment, too.
Jesus will reward everyone who believed the good news. He’ll make a new heaven and earth, where everything is perfect. God will come and live with his people. Our bodies will be made perfect, never to die. Jesus will reign as king and we’ll happily serve him forever.
Big Idea and Motions: King Jesus is coming back, so be ready.
Jesus - form a cross with your arms
Coming back - point up to heaven, then down to earth
Be ready - fold your hands and look up, as if waiting for Jesus
Verse / Motions: Matthew 24:44, ESV - Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
You - point at another person
Ready - fold your hands and look up, as if waiting for Jesus
Son of Man - form a cross with your arms (since the “Son of Man” is Jesus)
Coming - march in place
Hour - tap your wrist like you’re pointing to your watch
Do not expect - put your hands on your cheeks and look surprised
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
What’s one thing Jesus is doing for us in heaven? // Preparing a place for us
What did the two angels tell the disciples after Jesus left? // He’d come back in the same way
Who knows exactly when Jesus will come back? // God the Father
How can we be ready for Jesus coming back? // Believe the good news about Jesus
When Jesus comes back, what happens to everyone who has died? // They are resurrected
What are the two groups Jesus separates everyone into? // Righteous believers and unrighteous non-believers
What happens to the people who didn’t believe? // Punished in fire forever
What happens to the people who believe? // They’ll live forever in God’s kingdom
When Jesus comes back, what will he make? // A new heaven and earth (or make heaven/earth like new)
Who will live with us in the new heaven and earth? // Jesus, God
Google Docs Links:
Lesson - https://goo.gl/atygah
Resources - https://goo.gl/Srrf1K
November 27, 2016
NT 48 Paul is Shipwrecked
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
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 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
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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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