LEADERS HUB
Year 1, Term 3, Week 8: Ideas for Junior Group
Week 8: God is Powerful - To Save
Lesson Objective:
God is powerful to show himself to us and save us from our sin.
Bible Passage:
Acts 9: 1-18 (Conversion of Saul/Paul)
Memory Verse:
Acts: 9:17 - Ananias left and went into the house where Saul was staying. Ananias placed his hands on him and said, “Saul, the Lord Jesus has sent me. He is the same one who appeared to you along the road. He wants you to be able to see and to be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
Story Idea: Watch It!
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Have the kids watch the following youtube video:
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Quiz Questions:
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1. What was Saul doing at the beginning of the story? Being mean to people who followed Jesus - putting them in jail and hurting them
2. What strange thing happened to Saul when he was walking along the road? A bright light shone on him and Jesus spoke to Him
3. What did Jesus want Saul to do? To start telling others about Jesus
4. Did Saul become a follower of Jesus? Yes
5. Does Jesus want us to follow Him just like Saul? Yes
6. What do we do when we are follower of Jesus? Pray and talk to God, read the Bible, tell others about Jesus etc.
Game Idea: Animal Swaps
- Have the kids move around the room to music
- Call out the name of an animal and have them all pretend to be that animal
- Each time you call a new animal - the kids should change to pretending to be that animal
- You may choose to have the last kid to change sit out
- The last remaining child is the winner!
Remind the kids that Jesus spoke to Saul and he changed to become a follower of Jesus!
Game Idea: Stop, Slow, Go!
- Before the lesson, download and print the stop, slow, turn around and go signs
- Make a circle with markers and have the kids walk around to music
- Hold up one of the signs and call the direction; eg. 'STOP!'
- All the kids must change according to your direction:
* Go = Walk normally
* Slow = Walk in slow motion
* Stop = Freeze
* Turn around = Turn and walk in the opposite direction
Remind the kids that Jesus changed Sauls direction - He was against Jesus and then he became a follower of Jesus!
Craft Idea: Saul/Paul Story Spinner
Before the lesson:
- Download and print the Saul/Paul Story Spinner template on yellow card (or yellow paper and attach it to the back of a paper plate for stability
- Cut circles of black card the same size as the yellow circles
- Use a knife to make a small slit in the centre of the two card circles
- Cut a wedge out of the black circles large enough to cover the story segments
- Gather split pins and colouring pencils from the cupboard
Have the kids:
- Colour their pictures
- Attach their circles together with the split pins (younger kids will need help)
- Spin the black card to reveal the story in the light section!
