The story of pauls conversion on the road to damascus is told in acts 9. Damascus is different than damascus at the time saul was converted. A recent book by researcher wade roof, spiritual marketplace. Download and print this coloring page to help teach your kids the dramatic biblical story of sauls conversion. Pauls conversion is one of those world changing moments. Acts 9 conversion of saul object lesson for children. Cute idea for putting people in the basket of the hot air balloon. Feel free to use and share ideas in this website to help nurture childrens faith across the world. Pauls conversion sunday school lesson ministrytochildren. A journey through the book of acts overview lesson. Then two or three of the participants do a dramatic reading of pauls conversion story from the acts of the apostles. Paul begins this passage by reminding his readers of the man he used to be.
Background well be using the book of acts as our chronological structure, while taking occasional side trips into pauls thirteen letters or epistles. 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. The story of the conversion of saul can be found in the acts of the apostles. These are passport covers with the students names on them. To list beginning events of pauls first missionary journey and the meanings of the colors of the wordless book. There is a lot of confusion these days about what it means to be born again. This class covers the missionary journeys of paul from the book of acts. Acts activities for kids resources buck denver asks. Through the holy spirit, luke saw pauls conversion as a watershed event, or he would not have repeated the story three times in this.
Students will learn that god has a purpose and plan for each person that places hisher faith in jesus. Sauls conversion printable kids sunday school lessons. 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. 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. Teach the children the account of sauls conversion to the church of jesus christ as found in acts. 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. This craft will help visualize the conversion of paul for your kids.
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. Glue a large popsicle stick to the back of one of the faces. The download page also includes a link to a lesson. Pauls conversion bible activities on sunday school zone. This is related to us in the ninth chapter of the acts of the apostles. Our mobile version, which links to biblegateway, works better for some mobile devices. Few bible stories are as thrilling as pauls conversion on the road to damascus. The book of acts was penned by the apostle paul and teaches many concepts. 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. Pauls qualities circle the words that describe pauls qualities. Pauls conversion sunday school lesson bible crafts. Describe for children how in the first days of the church, the jews did not like. Have saul walk along the road using angry body language.
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. Saul was traveling to damascus to arrest christians when jesus met him on the road. Aims to know the main points of sauls conversion to learn key words. Pauls conversion 1 chapter 3 pauls conversion acts 9 a. Sauls conversion printable kids sunday school lessons, sunday. If you have enough children, have a small group be angry jews and another group be disciples. Its based on many chapters in acts but focuses primarily on his conversion in acts 9. The head was made with a pattern from the book bible story clip and copy patterns. Write romans on small slips of paper and hand out at the end of class to memorize at home.
Scramble unscramble words from pauls invitation to greece holy land tour to answer the questions. Choose volunteers to act for paul, a few men traveling with paul, jesus, and ananias as you read. Pauls road to damascus conversion bible study guide. Before his encounter with christ, paul persecuted the church. Study this weeks lesson to prepare for sabbath, august 4. 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. The stories of pauls conversion, journeys, and shipwreck are rich stories.
A light he later described as brighter than the sun acts 26. Acts 9 pauls conversion bible video for kids sharefaith. Each studentgroup can do the same part of the story or be given different parts of the story to. In acts, we have three accounts of his conversion and commissioning acts 9, 22, 26. Missionary journeys of paul from the book of acts wall. He was on his way to damascus as he continued jailing and persecuting christians. Mostly, well spend our time in acts 9, but we have a memory verse, and the memory verse is from acts 9. With pauls conversion, christianity changed forever. Through pauls conversion and work, we see that anyone can be. 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. Scripture tells us that he breathed threats and murder against the church. So were on lesson five, and this is a great study, whatever time it is.
Pauls conversion acts 9 sunday school lesson resource youtube. But just like jesus was hated by many people, the disciples and new believers were also hated. Often, we teach children about paul using the book of acts, and indeed we should. Jesus disciples in jerusalem were skeptical of pauls salvation at first. Paul is one of the most important and seachanging moments in the history of christianity. The study of pauls conversion is a good subject for children in upper elementary through middle school. 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. 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 conversion of paul the book of acts amazing facts. We see not only his desire to associate with the saints, but also his willingness to suffer as a christian. God chose saul to be his instrument to share the good news with the gentiles. Acts 9 pauls conversion sunday school crossword puzzles. Using a hardboiled egg and a raw egg as focusing symbols, the young people reflect on the meaning of conversion.
Pauls conversion is recorded three times in the bible 1. Perhaps we shy away from other paul content because it isnt story. This lesson on sauls conversion teaches students that god completely transforms a persons life when they believe in jesus. Conversion sunday school lesson pauls conversion craftsunday bloody sunday disambiguation sunday bloody sunday is a song by sunday bloody sunday may also refer to. By submitting himself completely to jesus, paul was able to spread the gospel throughout the known world. 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. How are people converted to the gospel of jesus christ. Saul sees a blinding light lesson 7 bible point god. Papers were granted and saul, and some other men, set off. Background for the teacher this session focuses our attention on pauls conversion experience.
Pauls words trace the words from pauls speech to the athenians. Saul was a zealous jew, and he did all he could to oppose the name of jesus. From ministry to children, this coloring page is based on the conversion of paul aka saul form acts 9. Activities for kids from the early church in the book of acts. This bible story was made as part of the miracle of.
Ask the students to create a scene from the bible story using legos. The account of pauls conversion in acts is relatively brief. This is a man who wrote half of the new testament, and its a great lesson to teach kids. While paul s in jerusalem he witnesses to kings and governors. This bible story shows the catalyst for pauls ministry. In acts 8, we learned that saul was trying to destroy the church. There, on the road, he was confronted by none other than the resurrected christ, and he became a christian. While traveling on the road to damascus to persecute christians, saul falls to the ground blinded by a heavenly.
Both versions of our lessons display nicely on most small screens. Provide legos for each student or divide them into groups. Explain that this lesson is about one mans miraculous conversion to the gospel of jesus christ. Fun for kids and an incredible learning resource, this pauls conversion activity is perfect for your upcoming acts 9 sunday school lesson. Aim to know the main points of sauls conversion youth.
Childrens bible lessons, paul, conversion of saul, for elementry and middle school students. The purpose of learning one additional book is to learn all 39 books of the new testament. Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him. Each lesson features a short summary of the material followed by questions for the student to answer. Please note that future flying saucers uses affiliate links. But an unexpected meeting changed his mind and heart. President nelson grandfathers visit from the other side of the veil and family history work duration. The word of god 800 x 552 55 kb jpeg saul becomes paul coloring page later when saul testifies in trials acts and. Quiz for the bus use the material from the holy land of turkey from 2011 to answer these questions about paul. 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.
Its dealing with the conversion of the apostle paul, and its going to be. The illustration shows ananias praying over saul after god stuck. Make sure you explain both sides of the mask when you tell your kids the story. 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. Apart from the book of acts, how would we know and heed pauls instructions as those of a true apostle. Pauls journeys acts of the apostles pauls journeys. This page is the index to all our free lesson plans in the book of acts. The main version, using reftagger from works better for other mobile devices. To guide a student in the study of pauls transformation, instruct him to locate acts chapters 7, 9, 22, and 26 in the bible.
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