Toddler Class
Coach Susan
Asst. 1 : Yessy
Asst. 2 : Tasya & Felianty
Primary Class 1-3
Coach Lily Bun
(Asst. San - San & Trista)
Primary Class 4-6
Coach Swanky
Toddler Class
Coach Susan
Asst. 1 : Yessy
Asst. 2 : Tasya & Felianty
Primary Class 1-3
Coach Lily Bun
(Asst. San - San & Trista)
Primary Class 4-6
Coach Swanky
ACTS: STEPHEN SAW JESUS
HOOK
Prepare
some water bottles as a target, and some pieces newspapers.
STORY (Acts 6-7)
REVIEW MEMORY VERSE WITH
ACTIONS
“But you will receive
power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses
in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the
ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8
Jesus
told the disciples to wait in Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit. And then they
would be His witnesses, not just in Jerusalem, but in all Judea and Samaria,
and all over the world.
Seven Chosen to Serve
As
the group of believers got bigger, there were lots of people to care for,
especially widows. The disciples had to focus on prayer and teaching the
word
of Christ. So they decided to choose 7 men to help with the serving and caring
of the people.
·
Good reputation
·
Full of the Holy Spirit
·
Wise
So
7 men were chosen:
·
Stephen — described as a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit
·
Philip
·
Prochorus
·
Nicanor
·
Timon
·
Parmenas
·
Nicolaus, who was from Antioch
The
disciples laid hands on them and prayed for them.
Aren’t
the names funny? Let’s read them again and pay particular attention to the
first two (Stephen and Philip). We will be learning more about them this and
next Sunday.
Stephen: Full of Grace and
Power
Stephen
was a man who was full of grace and power. He did great wonders and signs among
the people, and told them about Jesus.
Some
people who heard Stephen preaching didn’t like him talking about Jesus. They
tried arguing with him, but Stephen would answer them full of wisdom and the
Holy Spirit.
So
they arrested him and brought before the religious leaders. They told lies,
saying, “This man wants to destroy the temple and God’s law.”
The
religious leaders looked at Stephen. And they all saw that his face was like an
angel. “Are these things so?” they asked.
Stephen
took this opportunity to tell everyone about how, through the ages, God’s plan
was to save
His
people through His son, Jesus.
Stephen: Full of the Holy
Spirit
All
these made the people even more angry. Because they didn’t believe in Jesus,
and they had called for Jesus’ death.
But
Stephen didn’t look at the angry crowd. Instead, he looked to Jesus. He saw heaven
and Jesus standing at God’s right hand.
When
he told the people what he saw, they cried out with a loud voice, shut their
eyes and charged at him. They dragged him out to the city and stoned him.
Do
you know what stoning is? Do you know what you did earlier today … throwing
those paper balls at the bottles? Imagine you were doing that with big rocks …
at a person. Yup, they were throwing rocks at Stephen to kill him.
It
would have been a very painful and slow death. But before he died, Stephen
cried out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit”, and then, “Lord, do not hold this
sin against them.”
Do
you recognize those words? That’s right. Jesus said something similar when He
was hanging on the cross. (Luke 23:34, 46)
And
approving all these was a young man named Saul, whom we will learn about later.
Pix illustrations can be found here:
http : //www.freebibleimages.org/illustrations/stephen-martyred/
LESSON
Stephen kept his eyes on
Jesus.
He
was filled with Jesus’ Spirit. He served the church well. He was not afraid of
telling people about
Jesus even when they hated him for it. He continued
to look to Jesus even when he was attacked and stoned. And when he died, he
knew he was going to be with his beloved Lord and Saviour, and he was not
afraid.
Even when the church was
attacked, God worked out His purposes.
Stephen’s
death should have destroyed the church. There was great persecution/attack
against the church in Jerusalem, and the believers ran away.
Acts 8:1 And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered
throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
But
God used this “running away” to spread the good news about Jesus to everyone in
those regions.
Interestingly,
Acts 8:1 is the fulfillment of part of Acts 1:8. The believers became witnesses
in all Judea and Samaria.
“But you will receive power
when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Let’s not stop talking about
Jesus
The
early church showed us that sometimes, believing in Jesus can cost us our
lives. But we do not have to be afraid. We know Jesus loves us soooo much that
He gave us His life. And we are forever with
Him.
Let’s continue to keep our eyes on Jesus. And let’s trust God to turn a bad
situation into good.
Let’s
continue to tell our friends and family and neighbours about how much Jesus
loves them and what He has done for them on the cross.
HUDDLE TIME
Get the kids into small groups to pray for who they
want to share Jesus to and pray for them.
SONG: No other
Name (with
actions)
SONG: Refuge
DANCE:
Salvation is here
ACTS: STEPHEN SAW JESUS
HOOK
Prepare
some water bottles as a target, and some pieces newspapers.
Get
the kids into 2 groups, roll up the newspapers into balls and throw at the targets.
First team to knock down all the water bottles wins.
You
may want to put some water or sand in the bottles as added weight, but not too
heavy because the newspapers are light.
STORY (Acts 6-7)
REVIEW MEMORY VERSE WITH
ACTIONS
“But you will receive
power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses
in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the
ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8
Jesus
told the disciples to wait in Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit. And then they
would be His witnesses, not just in Jerusalem, but in all Judea and Samaria,
and all over the world.
At
the moment, all the disciples were still meeting together in Jerusalem.
Seven Chosen to Serve
As
the group of believers got bigger, there were lots of people to care for,
especially widows. The disciples had to focus on prayer and teaching the
word
of Christ. So they decided to choose 7 men to help with the serving and caring
of the people.
·
Good reputation
·
Full of the Holy Spirit
·
Wise
So
7 men were chosen:
·
Stephen — described as a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit
·
Philip
·
Prochorus
·
Nicanor
·
Timon
·
Parmenas
·
Nicolaus, who was from Antioch
The
disciples laid hands on them and prayed for them.
Aren’t
the names funny? Let’s read them again and pay particular attention to the
first two (Stephen and Philip). We will be learning more about them this and
next Sunday.
Stephen: Full of Grace and
Power
Stephen
was a man who was full of grace and power. He did great wonders and signs among
the people, and told them about Jesus.
Some
people who heard Stephen preaching didn’t like him talking about Jesus. They
tried arguing with him, but Stephen would answer them full of wisdom and the
Holy Spirit.
So
they arrested him and brought before the religious leaders. They told lies,
saying, “This man wants to destroy the temple and God’s law.”
The
religious leaders looked at Stephen. And they all saw that his face was like an
angel. “Are these things so?” they asked.
Stephen
took this opportunity to tell everyone about how, through the ages, God’s plan
was to save
His
people through His son, Jesus.
Stephen: Full of the Holy
Spirit
All
these made the people even more angry. Because they didn’t believe in Jesus,
and they had called for Jesus’ death.
But
Stephen didn’t look at the angry crowd. Instead, he looked to Jesus. He saw heaven
and Jesus standing at God’s right hand.
When
he told the people what he saw, they cried out with a loud voice, shut their
eyes and charged at him. They dragged him out to the city and stoned him.
Do
you know what stoning is? Do you know what you did earlier today … throwing
those paper balls at the bottles? Imagine you were doing that with big rocks …
at a person. Yup, they were throwing rocks at Stephen to kill him.
It
would have been a very painful and slow death. But before he died, Stephen
cried out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit”, and then, “Lord, do not hold this
sin against them.”
Do
you recognize those words? That’s right. Jesus said something similar when He
was hanging on the cross. (Luke 23:34, 46)
And
approving all these was a young man named Saul, whom we will learn about later.
Pix illustrations can be found here:
http : //www.freebibleimages.org/illustrations/stephen-martyred/
LESSON
Stephen kept his eyes on
Jesus.
He
was filled with Jesus’ Spirit. He served the church well. He was not afraid of
telling people about
Jesus even when they hated him for it. He continued
to look to Jesus even when he was attacked and stoned. And when he died, he
knew he was going to be with his beloved Lord and Saviour, and he was not
afraid.
Even when the church was
attacked, God worked out His purposes.
Stephen’s
death should have destroyed the church. There was great persecution/attack
against the church in Jerusalem, and the believers ran away.
Acts 8:1 And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered
throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
But
God used this “running away” to spread the good news about Jesus to everyone in
those regions.
Interestingly,
Acts 8:1 is the fulfillment of part of Acts 1:8. The believers became witnesses
in all Judea and Samaria.
“But you will receive power
when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Let’s not stop talking about
Jesus
The
early church showed us that sometimes, believing in Jesus can cost us our
lives. But we do not have to be afraid. We know Jesus loves us soooo much that
He gave us His life. And we are forever with
Him.
Let’s continue to keep our eyes on Jesus. And let’s trust God to turn a bad
situation into good.
Let’s
continue to tell our friends and family and neighbours about how much Jesus
loves them and what He has done for them on the cross.
HUDDLE TIME
Get the kids into small groups to pray for who they
want to share Jesus to and pray for them.
SONG: No other
Name (with
actions)
SONG: Refuge
DANCE:
Salvation is here
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