Jesus Without Language

This is a story of a trial, an arrest for an act of kindness, a rough fisherman, filled with God’s spirit to speak eloquent words. These games take the idea of Jesus’s power being the foundation of Peter’s acts even though he was not present.

Hidden Jesus – Hide the letters J, E, U, and two S’s around your space. Have the kids find them and piece them together as a word. Play in teams by having each team collect only one colour of letters.
Link: Peter was imitating Jesus, continuing his work, the power did not come from Peter
 

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Here are the images you need for the hero’s attributes linked to ‘Peter’s Defence (Acts 4)’ – where Peter heals a lame man.
Each hero set contains a high quality graphic of the character, a take home bible card and a colouring page.

The images are displayed small here, click on the image you wish to have, then save the image that loads.
(These images are not copyright free, they are for personal/classroom use only.)

(ps the hero images don’t load with Acts 3 on, they are just the same as last lesson and I’m saving myself reinventing the wheel!)

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We had far too much fun playing with these little hats that remind us the power is not really ours, just as Peter’s defence stated the power was not really his, but from Jesus. We are all Jesus powered! Warning: We know kidmin leaders will be the first to try wearing them… it’s tall but still kid sized!

 
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Essential Teachers notes:
Peter had healed a man using Jesus’s name. Nobody was going to say the healing was bad, but the authorities really didn’t like the mention of Jesus of Nazareth. This story of Peter and Johns arrest and the defence that Peter provided gives us a glimpse into the strange place the early believers inhabited, part of the Israelite nation but not an accepted part. This story uses the technique of repeating part of the last story as a recap before adding the next part.

Tell this story or a similar one of your choice from a favourite bible translation or story book. This version is supplied for inspiration, feel free to omit or embellish to give it your personal voice.

Main passage: Acts 4
Additional Passages: Acts 3.

If you want the teachers page then please click on the image for the pdf.

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