Children’s Bible Program – Level 2: NT Lesson 14 “The Church Begins”

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Featured Passage: Acts 2-7

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Before Jesus ascended into heaven He had told the disciples to wait in Jerusalem until they received the power of the Holy Spirit. The Feast of Pentecost had come and many people were in Jerusalem to keep it. The disciples were gathered together in a house to keep this Holy Day. As they were meeting suddenly they heard sounds like a mighty wind and something extraordinary happened!

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Discuss:

  1. What happened when the disciples heard the mighty wind? 
  2. What does it mean to speak in tongues?
  3. At the end of his message, what did Peter tell the people to do? How many people were baptized that day?
  4. What miracle happened when Peter and John went up to the temple? 
  5. Why do you think the Jewish leaders didn’t want Peter and John to preach in Jesus’ name? What happened after they told them not to?
  6. Why do you think Ananias and Sapphira lied about the money they were giving? What happened to them?
  7. Why was the office of deacon created? Who were the first deacons?
  8. What was Stephen accused of when he was arrested? Why do you think the Jews were so angry with Stephen after he spoke?
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Memory Challenge:

Acts 2:38 

“Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

Children’s Bible Program – Level 3: NT Lesson 15 “Establishing Congregations (Part 1)”

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Featured Passage: Acts 16-17

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God started His Church in Jerusalem with over 3,000 people baptized on the same Pentecost when Jesus Christ sent the Holy Spirit. As the apostles continued to preach the gospel, and news of Jesus Christ’s resurrection traveled, the church quickly grew.  Though many of the original followers came from the areas around Jerusalem, a growing number of people from other regions and nations were also interested in learning about Christ and following God’s way. The apostle Paul and some others traveled near and far to cities all around Asia minor to teach the people about God’s way and to set up congregations for the brethren. Their mission was exciting, but also rather dangerous.

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Discuss:

  1. After being in Jerusalem for a conference with the other leaders in the church, what reason did Paul have to go on another trip (Acts 15:36-41)? 
  2. Who was Timothy? Why do you think Paul wanted Timothy to come with him?
  3. What were the people in Philippi doing by the riverside on the Sabbath? Who did Paul and Silas meet from that group of people?
  4. Why were Paul and Silas arrested in Philippi? What were Paul and Silas doing in the prison that night? What do you think caused the jail keeper to become a believer? 
  5. To what city did Paul and Silas go to after leaving Phillipi? How did the Jews there respond to the gospel message? What did they accuse Jason and the other Christians of doing (Acts 17:6)? 
  6. When Paul taught in Berea how did the people there receive the truth? What can we learn from their example?
  7. When Paul spoke to the people in Athens, how did he introduce the true God? Why do you think he took this approach? 
  8. Imagine that someone asked you something about your beliefs. What are some ways you could answer them? Have you ever had to explain what you believe to someone? Are you always going to be able to explain things the same way? Why or why not?
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Memory Challenge:

Acts 17:30-31 

“Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.”

Children’s Bible Program – Level 2: NT Lesson 15 “Philip Preaches the Gospel”

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Featured Passage: Acts 8

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After Stephen was killed the Christians began to be persecuted more than ever before.  A young man named Saul received permission from the authorities to hunt down Christians and put them in prison. Many of the Christians began to move to other places to get away from the persecution in Jerusalem. The Apostles stayed in the area, continuing to preach the good news. Philip, a recently ordained deacon, was one of those who went out from Jerusalem preaching the gospel, making an impact everywhere he went. One day, an angel spoke to Philip and sent him on a very particular mission.

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Discuss:

  1. What is persecution? What was Saul doing to the Christians?  
  2. What was the name of the magician who had astonished the people of Samaria? Why was he following the Apostles? What did Peter tell him? 
  3. Where did the angel tell Philip to go? Whom did he meet? How was he able to catch up with him? 
  4. What part of Scripture was the Ethiopian reading when Philip overtook the chariot? What is it in this passage that Philip could use to preach the gospel? 
  5. How did the Ethiopian respond after Philip explained the passage? 
  6. Where did Philip go after he left the Ethiopian? How did he get there? What do you think he did when he got there?
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Memory Challenge:

Acts 8:12 

“But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized.”

Children’s Bible Program – Level 3: NT Lesson 16 “Establishing Congregations (part 2)”

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Featured Passage: Acts 18

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Paul traveled all around Asia minor, visiting the brethren and spreading the gospel wherever he went. Some places where he went, the people were not very receptive to his preaching, like in the city of Athens. In other places, the people were excited to hear about the truth and the congregations grew quickly! One of those places was the city of Corinth. Paul met a couple there named Aquila and Priscilla. Aquila was a tentmaker by trade, just like Paul! Paul stayed with them for a while, for there was a lot of work to do – making tents and teaching God’s message!

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Discuss:

  1. Who were Priscilla and Aquila? Why had they come to Corinth?
  2. On what day of the week was Paul preaching and persuading Jews and Gentiles? 
  3. What impact did Paul’s preaching have on the Corinthians in terms of baptisms? Were there any notable people baptized in Corinth?
  4. How long did Paul stay in Corinth? Where did he travel to when he left Corinth? Who traveled with him?
  5. Why did Paul stay only a short time in Ephesus? What was Paul’s purpose in going back through Antioch, Galatia, and Phrygia? Why do you think it was important for Paul to travel around to so many different places? 
  6. Who was Apollos? What did he do that attracted the attention of Aquila and Priscilla? What did Aquila and Priscilla do to help Apollos? Why was it important for Apollos to understand this doctrine?
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Memory Challenge:

Acts 18:9

“Now the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, “Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent; for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city.”

Children’s Bible Program – Level 2: NT Lesson 16 “Saul is Called”

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Featured Passage: Acts 9

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A young Pharisee named Saul was very zealous about God’s law, but sadly in the wrong way. He thought the brethren who were followers of Christ were trouble makers, so he wanted to get rid of them. He consented to Stephen’s death, and he dragged many men and women off to be thrown in prison for their belief in Jesus Christ. One day, Saul went to the high priest and asked for letters saying that if he found anyone in the synagogues following “the Way” (followers of Jesus Christ) he had the authority to arrest them. With the letters in his hands, he rushed off to Damascus, a nearby city, to find the brethren. Thankfully, God had other plans.

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Discuss:

  1. What do you think is meant by “the Way”? The brethren were not called Christians until later (Acts 11:26).
  2. What happened to Saul on the road to Damascus? How did he respond?
  3. Who did God send to anoint Saul so that he would receive his sight? What was his initial response to God about going to see Saul? Why do you think he hesitated?
  4. What was God’s plan for Saul? What is the first thing Saul did after baptism and receiving the Holy Spirit? 
  5. Why did Saul have to leave Damascus? How did he get away?
  6. How did the brethren in Jerusalem respond to Saul when he returned there? 
  7. Which of the brethren helped Saul and introduced him to the apostles?
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Memory Challenge:

Acts 9:15-16

“Go for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel. For I will show him how many things he must suffer for My name’s sake.”

Programa Bíblico para Niños – Nivel 1: Lección 1 “Antes de que comenzara el tiempo”

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Pasaje Destacado: Génesis 1:1; Juan 1:1–3; Job 38:4–7 [“hijos de Dios” se refiere aquí a los ángeles]; Hebreos 1:10; Deuteronomio 10:14.

La semana de la creación (en realidad, como veremos en una lección posterior, debe llamarse la semana de la “recreación”), es una importante enseñanza de la Biblia y de la Iglesia de Dios. Ahora bien, antes de esta semana de la recreación registrada en el primer capítulo del Génesis, hubo un momento en que solo existía Dios, dos seres a quienes ahora conocemos como Dios el Padre y el Verbo, quien posteriormente se hizo carne y es llamado Jesucristo. Dios se propuso expandir su familia. Primero creó seres espirituales que conocemos como los ángeles. Después, Dios comenzó a crear el universo físico. ¡La habilidad creativa de Dios es realmente asombrosa!

Todo el universo, todo lo visible y lo invisible, fue creado para los futuros hijos e hijas de Dios Todopoderoso.

Discusión:

  • Haga que estos versículos cobren vida haciendo preguntas a sus hijos sobre cómo debe haber sido antes de que Dios y Jesucristo (el Verbo) le dieran inicio a la creación.
  • Explique que Jesucristo tuvo un nombre diferente antes de hacerse hombre (el “Verbo”) y que Él más tarde nació como el Hijo de Dios y se le dio un nuevo nombre, Jesucristo. Si bien es cierto que Jesucristo es Dios, ahora nos referimos al que lo engendró como a Dios como “el Padre”.
  • Hablen acerca de cómo Dios y Jesucristo querían una familia e hicieron la creación para que la disfrutaran. Originalmente, eran solo ellos dos, y querían una familia mucho más grande.
  • Ayude a sus hijos a comprender que Dios es el Creador y que solo Dios puede crear a partir de su Santo Espíritu. ¡Incluso cuando creamos una silla de madera, Dios fue quien creó la madera!
  • Explique a sus hijos que Dios creó a los ángeles antes de crear el universo físico.
  • Pregunte a sus hijos qué cosas disfrutan más de la creación de Dios. Ayúdeles a entender, de una manera sencilla, que Dios creó todas estas cosas para nosotros.

Memorizar y revisar:

Ayude a sus hijos a memorizar los días de la semana de la creación:

Día 1 – Dios separa la luz de las tinieblas.

Día 2 – El cielo y las nubes son separados de las aguas de abajo.

Dia 3 – La Tierra seca es separada de los mares. Las plantas son creadas.

Día 4 – El Sol, la Luna y las estrellas son designados para iluminar la Tierra, separar el día de la noche y para señalar las estaciones.

Día 5 – Creación de las aves y los peces.

Día 6 – Creación de los animales terrestres y el hombre.

Día 7 – Dios creó el sábado descansando.

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Programa Bíblico para Niños – Nivel 1: Lección 2 “La Recreación: Días 1 y 2”

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Pasaje Destacado: Génesis 1:1-8

La semana de la recreación ocurrió millones de años después de que Dios creara el universo al principio. Una tercera parte de los ángeles se rebelaron contra el gobierno de Dios, causaron el caos en todo el universo y dejaron la Tierra desordenada y vacía. Estando la Tierra en ese estado, Dios puso todo en orden. Reorganizó la Tierra para que fuera apta para la vida humana. Lo primero que Dios hizo fue restaurar la luz en la Tierra y, en el segundo día, restauró el firmamento.

Discusión:

Ayude a sus hijos a comprender que transcurrió mucho tiempo entre los sucesos descritos en los versículos 1 y 2 del capítulo 1 del Génesis.

Pregunte a su hijos cómo se imaginan la Tierra cuando todo estaba oscuro y cubierto por agua y nubes espesas.

Pregunte si ese ambiente era propicio para la vida humana.

Explique que Dios hace las cosas en etapas, y que cuando re-creó la Tierra, comenzó separando la luz de las tinieblas.

Ayude a sus hijos a comprender que Dios decretó el inicio de cada día a la puesta del Sol, al atardecer.

pregúntele a su hijo qué hizo Dios el segundo día de la recreación.

Explique que la atmósfera, el firmamento azul y las nubes fueron ordenados en ese día.

Memorizar y revisar:

Ayude a sus hijos a memorizar los días de la semana de la creación:

Día 1 – Dios separa la luz de las tinieblas.

Día 2 – El cielo y las nubes son separados de las aguas de abajo.

Dia 3 – La Tierra seca es separada de los mares. Las plantas son creadas.

Día 4 – El Sol, la Luna y las estrellas son designados para iluminar la Tierra, para separar el día de la noche y para señalar las estaciones.

Día 5 – Creación de las aves y los peces.

Día 6 – Creación de los animales terrestres y el hombre.

Día 7 – Dios creó el sábado descansando.

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Children’s Bible Program – Level 3: NT Lesson 17 “Timothy Continues in the Faith”

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Featured Passage: 1 & 2 Timothy

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When Paul and Silas were traveling to visit brethren in some of the newly established congregations, they met a young man named Timothy. From the time he was a little boy, Timothy grew up learning about God’s way of life. His mother Eunice and grandmother Lois followed God and taught Timothy to do the same. Timothy had established a very good reputation with the brethren, so Paul wanted to take Timothy with him on his travels. He wanted to teach and train Timothy to become an evangelist – to serve the brethren and to preach the gospel of the kingdom. On one of their journeys, when they were in Ephesus, Paul noticed that the brethren there needed some more guidance, but he needed to continue traveling to Macedonia. So Paul decided to leave Timothy there to minister to them – but not without giving Timothy some guidance himself.

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Discuss:

  1. Timothy was quite young. Can you think of any challenges a young minister might have in a congregation? What might be some advantages?
  2. What were some points of advice that Paul gave Timothy as a young minister?
  3. What qualities was Timothy to look for in men before appointing them bishops (elders) and deacons? 
  4. In his second letter to Timothy, how did Paul describe the Holy Spirit (1 Tim 1:7)? 
  5. What instructions did Paul give concerning widows?
  6. What does it mean to “rightly divide the word of truth”? How do we prepare to do that?
  7. What are some characteristics that Paul mentions people will have at the end of the age? 
  8. After reading the two letters to Timothy, what verses stood out to you the most?
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Memory Challenge:

2 Timothy 3:16-17

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

Children’s Bible Program – Level 2: NT Lesson 17 “Peter Meets Cornelius”

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Featured Passage: Acts 10

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Even though the brethren were being persecuted for their belief in Jesus Christ, the disciples continued to spread the gospel of the Kingdom of God and a way of life — “the Way”– everywhere they went. Many of the brethren at the time came from a Jewish background, and to the Jews, anyone who wasn’t Jewish was called a Gentile and was considered to be “unclean”. God did not want anyone to be considered “unclean” anymore, and He had a plan to spread the Gospel to many different kinds of people. To make His plan known, God chose to work through a man named Cornelius.

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Discuss:

  1. Who was Cornelius? What type of reputation did he have? Who did Cornelius worship?
  2. What did God tell Cornelius to do?
  3. What did Peter see in the vision while he was on the rooftop? What did Peter conclude the vision meant (Acts 10:28)? (Note: Many people wrongly conclude that this dream meant it was okay to eat unclean food.)
  4. Who was at the house with Cornelius when Peter came?
  5. What happened to Cornelius and his household while Peter was speaking? 
  6. What did Peter do after Cornelius had received the Holy Spirit? 
  7. What did Peter mean when He said “God shows no partiality”? God accepts all those who fear Him regardless of race, ethnicity, or nationality (Romans 2:11).
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Memory Challenge:

Acts 10:34-35

“In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.”

Programa Bíblico para Niños – Nivel 3: Lección 1 “El Reino de Dios”

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Pasaje Destacado: Apocalipsis 1:8; Colosenses 1:15-16; Salmos 103:19; Hebreos 1:1–3; Josué 10:11–14; 2 Reyes 20:10–11; Mateo 14:25–33; Marcos 4:37–41; Apocalipsis 21:7; 2 Corintios 6:18; 1 Juan 3:1–3.

Los reinos vegetal, animal y humano son clasificaciones de seres vivos en nuestro mundo material. El mundo espiritual también tiene seres vivos, y el reino angélico tiene diferentes clasificaciones de ángeles. Sin embargo, hay un Reino por encima de todos los demás, sea material o espiritual: El Reino de Dios. Dios está en un nivel de existencia que es difícil de entender para los humanos. Dios tiene vida inherente y es eterno. Dios fue, es y siempre será. Dios es el Creador de todas las cosas, sean espirituales o materiales, por lo tanto, Dios está por encima de todas las cosas. Como Dios creó y controla todas las cosas, no está limitado ni por las leyes físicas, ni por el tiempo, ni por el espacio.

Es por eso que Dios pudo evitar que el Sol se ocultara para Josué, y pudo devolver el Sol diez grados  para Ezequías. También, por eso fue que Jesucristo pudo caminar sobre el agua y calmar el mar rugiente. La buena noticia es que el Reino de Dios es una familia, y todo ser humano que haya existido, tiene el potencial de ser miembro la familia de Dios. ¡Naciste para ser parte de la familia de Dios!

Discusión:

  • Hable con sus hijos sobre la grandeza de Dios, su poder y majestad. Señale algunos ejemplos y pídales que también den ejemplos.
  • Explique el hecho de que Dios no está sujeto a las leyes de la física (como la gravedad, el magnetismo, el movimiento de los planetas, etc.), lo que significa que puede hacer cosas milagrosas. Describa algunos milagros mencionados en la Biblia que desafían las leyes físicas.
  • Explique que Dios nos está ofreciendo vida eterna en su familia como hijos suyos. Seremos miembros de la familia de Dios (1 Juan 3:2).
  • Nuestra herencia es el universo entero. Quizás todos tengan su propia galaxia. Pregunte a sus hijos qué harían para heredar el universo. ¿Qué daría a cambio de la vida eterna? ¡Nada!

Memorizar y revisar:

Colosenses 1:16-17 

“Porque en él fueron creadas todas las cosas, las que hay en los cielos y las que hay en la tierra, visibles e invisibles; sean tronos, sean dominios, sean principados, sean potestades; todo fue creado por medio de él y para él. Y él es antes de todas las cosas, y todas las cosas en él subsisten”.

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