The book of acts was penned by the apostle paul and teaches many concepts. This is related to us in the ninth chapter of the acts of the apostles. Teach the children the account of sauls conversion to the church of jesus christ as found in acts. Background for the teacher this session focuses our attention on pauls conversion experience. Pauls qualities circle the words that describe pauls qualities. Acts 9 pauls conversion bible video for kids sharefaith. Childrens ministry curriculum with timeless bible stories, engaging activities, and modern technology. Before his encounter with christ, paul persecuted the church. Write romans on small slips of paper and hand out at the end of class to memorize at home. Pauls road to damascus conversion bible study guide.
Cute idea for putting people in the basket of the hot air balloon. To list beginning events of pauls first missionary journey and the meanings of the colors of the wordless book. From ministry to children, this coloring page is based on the conversion of paul aka saul form acts 9. Each lesson features a short summary of the material followed by questions for the student to answer. The conversion of paul the book of acts amazing facts. Sauls conversion printable kids sunday school lessons.
Feel free to use and share ideas in this website to help nurture childrens faith across the world. Pauls conversion is one of those world changing moments. This is a man who wrote half of the new testament, and its a great lesson to teach kids. Workbook by johnny stringer is a twentyfour lesson workbook that takes the student though the new testament record of the earliest history of christs church. In acts 8, we learned that saul was trying to destroy the church.
Acts activities for kids resources buck denver asks. Then two or three of the participants do a dramatic reading of pauls conversion story from the acts of the apostles. While traveling on the road to damascus to persecute christians, saul falls to the ground blinded by a heavenly. Lesson bible lesson prop to help illustrate paulus im korb. Through pauls conversion and work, we see that anyone can be.
This class covers the missionary journeys of paul from the book of acts. The word of god 800 x 552 55 kb jpeg saul becomes paul coloring page later when saul testifies in trials acts and. Sauls conversion printable kids sunday school lessons, sunday. Using a hardboiled egg and a raw egg as focusing symbols, the young people reflect on the meaning of conversion. Provide legos for each student or divide them into groups. After the holy spirit came down at pentecost, peter and the other apostles started to share the good news of jesus all over jerusalem, and thousands of people believed. Apart from the book of acts, how would we know and heed pauls instructions as those of a true apostle. In acts, we have three accounts of his conversion and commissioning acts 9, 22, 26. But an unexpected meeting changed his mind and heart.
Within its pages are found the establishment of the church, the conversion of one of christianitys most ruthless converts, the conversion of the first gentile to the gospel and pauls sermon to the grecians from mars hill. The main version, using reftagger from works better for other mobile devices. Through the power of christ, a man who had been a hatefilled villain became a lovefilled hero. But just like jesus was hated by many people, the disciples and new believers were also hated. A journey through the book of acts overview lesson. Damascus is different than damascus at the time saul was converted. Following the reading the young people use the scriptures to. Pauls conversion 1 chapter 3 pauls conversion acts 9 a. A light he later described as brighter than the sun acts 26. Pauls journeys acts of the apostles pauls journeys. The big change a story about saul on the road to damascus by linda sue pochodzay edwardsas told on the awardwinning site, featuring bible stories from a variety of authors, excellent christian resources for children, and over 140 links to other christian and familyfriendly sites for kids. Often, we teach children about paul using the book of acts, and indeed we should. This craft will help visualize the conversion of paul for your kids.
The head was made with a pattern from the book bible story clip and copy patterns. The study of pauls conversion is a good subject for children in upper elementary through middle school. Make sure you explain both sides of the mask when you tell your kids the story. So were on lesson five, and this is a great study, whatever time it is.
With pauls conversion, christianity changed forever. This page is the index to all our free lesson plans in the book of acts. Jesus transforms sauls life pauls conversion this lesson on saul s conversion teaches students that god completely transforms a persons life when they believe in jesus. Choose volunteers to act for paul, a few men traveling with paul, jesus, and ananias as you read. Ask the students to create a scene from the bible story using legos. While paul s in jerusalem he witnesses to kings and governors. Aim to know the main points of sauls conversion youth.
The illustration shows ananias praying over saul after god stuck. If you have enough children, have a small group be angry jews and another group be disciples. He was on his way to damascus as he continued jailing and persecuting christians. Saul was traveling to damascus to arrest christians when jesus met him on the road. Both versions of our lessons display nicely on most small screens. Conversion sunday school lesson pauls conversion craftsunday bloody sunday disambiguation sunday bloody sunday is a song by sunday bloody sunday may also refer to. Please note that future flying saucers uses affiliate links.
Its dealing with the conversion of the apostle paul, and its going to be. Before a player can move a pawn home, he or she must have drawn all segments of the story of sauls conversion and placed them in the proper order. There is a lot of confusion these days about what it means to be born again. Glue a large popsicle stick to the back of one of the faces. While this is a tale that most of us are familiar with, it would behoove us to recount the story here, in order to fully immerse ourselves in this seminal moment. But before we get deep into the scripture, we need to understand the. In this lesson, we will take a look at one character in the bible whose life was. Pauls conversion bible activities on sunday school zone. Quiz for the bus use the material from the holy land of turkey from 2011 to answer these questions about paul. To guide a student in the study of pauls transformation, instruct him to locate acts chapters 7, 9, 22, and 26 in the bible.
There is a booklet that i have used and have the kids flip through the pages with me and as i am telling the bible lesson, i hand out a little item that will hopefully remind them of that part of pauls life. Acts 9 conversion of saul object lesson for children. Acts 9 pauls conversion sunday school crossword puzzles. Have saul walk along the road using angry body language. Childrens bible lessons, paul, conversion of saul, for elementry and middle school students. Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him. This bible story was made as part of the miracle of. Ministryto children is a website that helps you with free bible lessons, children s ministry curriculum, ideas for children s church and activities for kids sunday school. Scramble unscramble words from pauls invitation to greece holy land tour to answer the questions. Teaching paul to children in sunday school sunday resources. Mostly, well spend our time in acts 9, but we have a memory verse, and the memory verse is from acts 9. Verses 18 19 say, immediately, something like scales fell from sauls eyes, and he could see again. The story of pauls conversion on the road to damascus is told in acts 9.
Few bible stories are as thrilling as pauls conversion on the road to damascus. Scripture tells us that he breathed threats and murder against the church. President nelson grandfathers visit from the other side of the veil and family history work duration. Activities for kids from the early church in the book of acts. Pauls words trace the words from pauls speech to the athenians. This lesson on sauls conversion teaches students that god completely transforms a persons life when they believe in jesus. This bible story shows the catalyst for pauls ministry. Download and print this coloring page to help teach your kids the dramatic biblical story of sauls conversion. Through the holy spirit, luke saw pauls conversion as a watershed event, or he would not have repeated the story three times in this. Each studentgroup can do the same part of the story or be given different parts of the story to. Saul of tarsus, a pharisee in jerusalem after the crucifixion and resurrection of jesus christ, swore to wipe out the new christian church, called the way. Aims to know the main points of sauls conversion to learn key words. Background well be using the book of acts as our chronological structure, while taking occasional side trips into pauls thirteen letters or epistles. The download page also includes a link to a lesson.
The stories of pauls conversion, journeys, and shipwreck are rich stories. Our mobile version, which links to biblegateway, works better for some mobile devices. Study this weeks lesson to prepare for sabbath, august 4. Explain that this lesson is about one mans miraculous conversion to the gospel of jesus christ. This story includes many events in pauls life which you can read about in the book of acts found in the bible. He went to the high priest and asked for permission to go to damascus to arrest those of the way. Jesus disciples in jerusalem were skeptical of pauls salvation at first. In acts 26, we learn more of what happened on the road to damascus and pauls conversion see lesson the conversion of saul may 2015 on this blog. The purpose of learning one additional book is to learn all 39 books of the new testament. Paul became an apostle who proclaimed the gospel with power and might in many countries. Pauls conversion acts 9 sunday school lesson resource youtube. The story of the conversion of saul can be found in the acts of the apostles. We are not to look upon it as a strange phenomenon to be only gazed upon, and wondered about, it is a lesson book for all time. A recent book by researcher wade roof, spiritual marketplace.
Pauls conversion sunday school lesson ministrytochildren. Describe for children how in the first days of the church, the jews did not like. Missionary journeys of paul from the book of acts wall. God chose saul to be his instrument to share the good news with the gentiles. Pauls conversion is recorded three times in the bible 1. Saul sees a blinding light lesson 7 bible point god. By submitting himself completely to jesus, paul was able to spread the gospel throughout the known world. Fun for kids and an incredible learning resource, this pauls conversion activity is perfect for your upcoming acts 9 sunday school lesson. Papers were granted and saul, and some other men, set off. Teach the children the account of sauls conversion to. Saul was a zealous jew, and he did all he could to oppose the name of jesus. Its based on many chapters in acts but focuses primarily on his conversion in acts 9. The account of pauls conversion in acts is relatively brief.
We see not only his desire to associate with the saints, but also his willingness to suffer as a christian. How are people converted to the gospel of jesus christ. Paul begins this passage by reminding his readers of the man he used to be. Paul is one of the most important and seachanging moments in the history of christianity.
Perhaps we shy away from other paul content because it isnt story. There, on the road, he was confronted by none other than the resurrected christ, and he became a christian. Pauls conversion sunday school lesson bible crafts. These are passport covers with the students names on them. This page is devoted to sharing the actual lesson plans i used while teaching the book of acts to 4th6th graders in a bible class setting. Youre going to love watching your kids search their bibles to find answers about saul, paul, the road to damascus, and acts 9.
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