The apostles were healing the sick people and the people knew that only someone from God could do the things that apostles were doing. Right then, someone came in and told the high priest that the men who he had put in prison were standing in the temple and teaching the people! The captain and his soldiers went to straight to the temple and brought the apostles back to the high priest, but they brought them back in a peaceful manner because the soldiers were afraid of the people. As the high priest and his group of people heard what had happened, they were confused and wondered where this was going to lead.The soldiers had gone to the prison to bring the apostles, but the apostles weren't there! The soldiers hurried back to the high priest and all those who were waiting and said that the prison had been securely locked, everything was shut, the keepers of the prison were standing outside the doors, but when the doors were opened, there was no one there! Later that morning, the high priest and Sadducees called the Jewish council and the senate together, sending soldiers to bring the apostles from the prison to them.When it was morning, the apostles were teaching and preaching to the people in the temple again! But at night, an angel of the Lord opened up the prison doors and brought the apostles out of the prison! The angel told the apostles to stand in the temple and speak all the words of life to the people. But there was trouble! The high priest and the Sadducees were filled with indignation or anger! They did not like the apostles healing people in Jesus' name, so they arrested the apostles and put them in a common prison where they were all together.They were hoping that Peter would walk down their street and his shadow would fall upon the sick person and heal them! Crowds came from the cities around Jerusalem, bringing their sick people with them and every one of them was healed. People would bring their sick family members out into the streets, laying them on beds or on couches. As the apostles performed many miracles, proving they were from God, more and more people were believing and the church was growing.SPECIAL SONG: The B-I-B-L-E (see F ebruary 2014 - Songs We Sing In Bible Class #3 on this blog. If a time ever came that we would need to suffer for Christ, pray that we would be strong and boldly obey God. We must obey God rather than man just like the apostles. ![]() PRAYER: Thank God that we can live peacefully and still worship God. Next time we will begin the book of the New Testament. You can also see a list of the types of free, printable Bible activities we provide on the site.įor other related activities, see the links below.MEMORY VERSE: Acts 5:39 "But if God be for it, ye cannot over throw it."īOOK TO REMEMBER: Recite all 39 books of the Old Testament from memory. Now their lame man has been healed and can jump and leap and praise the Lord! Have kids glue the “leaping legs” to the bottom of the large rectangle. Guide children in accordion folding their strips of tissue paper to become “leaping legs” for the lame man. ![]() Give children the large and small rectangles and instruct them to glue the circle to the top of the large rectangle and glue the two smaller rectangles to the side of the lame man’s body to form arms. Give kids a circle and instruct them to draw a face on it for the lame man. Pre-cut strips of tissue paper, two strips per child. Teacher Preparation: Pre-cut 1 circle, 1 large rectangle, and 2 small rectangles from two colors of construction paper. Note: This free craft is also available as a downloadable PDF. This fun craft will remind children that God works miracles through His people. ![]() The man’s healing caused quite a stir in the community, but it pointed many people to Jesus and demonstrated that Jesus’ power was now working through His disciples. When Peter was in the temple not long after Pentecost, he encountered a lame man and healed him in the name of Jesus. God’s Unfolding Story for Older Preschoolers.Fun Ways to Teach How the Bible is Organized.Fun Ways to Memorize the Books of the Bible.Understanding How the Bible Is Organized.
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