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Weekend Lesson Guide
to continue the conversation at homelesson 1— April 19
WONDER TRUTH: Jesus Sends the Holy Spirit
SCRIPTURE: Matthew 28; Acts 1
GOD’S BIG STORY: Jesus—resurrected and alive—appears to the disciples on a mountain in Galilee. He commissions His followers to share the good news and promises to send the Holy Spirit as a helper, then ascends into the sky to heaven.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
What was the special mission or job Jesus gave His followers before He went to heaven? (tell everyone about Jesus all over the world)
How did Jesus say He would help His followers with this mission? (by sending the Holy Spirit)
Who were the disciples told to share the story of Jesus with? (everyone in the world)
How do you think the Holy Spirit helps us? (If the kids need help, offer ideas such as: The Holy Spirit helps us share God’s message with others; the Holy Spirit gives us power and courage; the Holy Spirit lives in us and helps us obey God.)
Who is someone you can tell about Jesus?
Who has shared about Jesus with you?
lesson 2— April 26
WONDER TRUTH: The Holy Spirit Empowers Us to Share God’s Story
SCRIPTURE: Acts 2
GOD’S BIG STORY: While celebrating the first Pentecost after Jesus’ death, resurrection, and ascension, the disciples are filled with the Holy Spirit and boldly proclaim the good news that Jesus is Lord!
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
What holiday was being celebrated when the Holy Spirit came? (Pentecost)
What sound filled the room when the Holy Spirit came? (blowing wind)
How did the people talk when the Holy Spirit came to them? (in other languages that they didn’t know)
What do you think the Holy Spirit gives us power to do? (share God’s story with others)
What did Peter tell the people to do for the Holy Spirit to fill them and live in them? (ask God to forgive them, trust in Jesus)
How do you need the Holy Spirit’s help and power this week?
What could you tell someone about Jesus?
lesson 3— May 3
WONDER TRUTH: The Holy Spirit Helps and Guides Us
SCRIPTURE: Luke 11; John 14; Galatians 5
GOD’S BIG STORY: Jesus sends the Holy Spirit to fill His disciples, helping them follow Him and share the good news! Jesus-followers today are filled with the same internal guide and helper—God’s promised Holy Spirit.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Who was changed by the Holy Spirit and wrote about the Holy Spirit in today’s part of God’s big story? (Paul)
Who does the Holy Spirit live inside? (Jesus’ disciples, people who trust in Jesus)
Why did the disciples need the Holy Spirit? (to share the story of Jesus with others)
Share about a time when you needed help and someone helped you.
How does the Holy Spirit help us? (changes us to be more like Jesus, speaks to our hearts and helps us choose not to sin, changes us so that we want to do the things that please God, helps and guides us)
What can we do when we need help from the Holy Spirit? (pray and ask for help, listen, read the Bible)
What do you need the Holy Spirit to help you with?
lesson 4— May 10
WONDER TRUTH: The Holy Spirit Helps Us Be Bold
SCRIPTURE: Acts 3–4
GOD’S BIG STORY: God works miraculously through Peter and John, healing a man who couldn’t walk. After hearing about the miracle, the Jewish authorities question Peter and John, who respond with boldness!
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Where were Peter and John going at the beginning of today’s God’s big story? (to the temple to pray)
What did the man at the gate ask Peter and John for? (money)
Since Peter and John didn’t have any money, what did they do instead? (They healed him, through power from the Holy Spirit!)
Can you jump for joy like the man who was healed? (Invite the kid to jump for joy!)
What did the people think when they saw the man walking? (They were amazed.)
Can you stand up, gasp loudly, and give us your amazed face? (Invite the kids to do the action.)
When Peter and John healed the man and told people about Jesus, the leaders were not happy. Where did they send Peter and John? (to prison)
What would you say to someone who didn’t know about Jesus? (Possible answers: Jesus loves you; Jesus died for you; Jesus wants you to follow Him.)
How does it feel to tell other people about Jesus?
What do you need the Holy Spirit to help you be bold about today?
lesson 5— May 17
WONDER TRUTH: The Holy Spirit Is for Everyone Who Believes
SCRIPTURE: Acts 10
GOD’S BIG STORY: An angel instructs a Roman military official named Cornelius to meet Jesus’ disciple, Peter. Meanwhile, God shows Peter through a vision that God’s Holy Spirit is for everyone—Jews and non-Jews— preparing Peter to meet Cornelius.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Who had the vision about the animals on the sheet? (Peter)
What did the angel from God tell Cornelius to do? (bring Peter to his home)
What did the vision from God teach Cornelius about God? (God doesn’t have favorites; God wants to have a relationship with everyone.)
Who does God want to be in a relationship with Him? (all people)
Why do you think God wants a relationship with everyone and not just some of us? (God loves everyone; God made everyone.)
Who is someone who needs to know about God’s love?
Who will receive the Holy Spirit? (everyone who believes in Jesus and trusts and follows Him)
How should you treat others who are different from you?
Each week we read/watch GOD’S BIG STORY.
GOD’S BIG STORY teaches us a new WONDER TRUTH.
The WONDER TRUTH points us back to THE WORD OF WONDER.
THE WORD OF WONDER is our unit memory verse.
