YEAR2UNIT10:THEHOLYSPIRITLESSON2:THESPIRITGUIDES

Philip and the EthiopianSessionOverview

Objectivesforthelesson:1. Tounderstandtheimportantpartthe

HolySpiritplaysinourlives.2. Tolearnthatwecanallbefilledwiththe

Holyspirit.

Learningoutcomesforthelesson:1. TolearntheimportanceofhearingGod’s

voiceandactingonit.2. Tounderstandtheimportanceofobeying

GodwhenheasksandthewonderfulconsequencesofobeyingGod.

SuggestedGames:

‘Passtheflame’*‘HolySpiritrelay!’*‘Namegame’(Seethegamessheetenclosed)

SuggestedSongs:

‘SpiritoftheLivingGod’*‘HolySpiritfillsmeup’*‘Fatherweadoreyou’(Seethesongssheetenclosed)

Memoryverseforthisunit:

‘ThehelperistheHolySpirittheFatherwillsendinmyplace.HewillteachyoueverythingandhelpyouremembereverythingIhavetoldyou’John14:26

(SeetheMemoryversesheetenclosed)

BibleBlast:

• KeyPassage: ‘Acts8:26-40’

• Talkandapplication:

(SeetheBibleBlastsheetenclosed)

Response:

• Suggestedactivity: ‘ScrollofGoodNews’

• KeyQuestions: Fordifferentagegroups(Seetheresponsesheetenclosed)

ReflectandPray:‘FizzyExplosivePrayers’

(Seetheresponsesheetenclosed)

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1. ‘SpiritoftheLivingGod.’CompleteMissionPraiseNo.612(SeevideoonPinterestsiteYear2Unit10)

2. ‘HolySpiritfillsmeup’AmazingGodSongsforChildrenCDbyBrendonandCathieClancy(SeevideoonPinterestsiteYear2unit10)

3. ‘Fatherweadoreyou.’CompleteMissionPraiseNo.44(SeevideoonPinterestsiteYear2unit10)

4. ‘Breathonme’HillsongUnitedCDShouttotheLord2000

(SeevideoonPinterestsiteYear2unit10)

* pleasenote:inordertousethesesongsyouneedtoeitherbuytheCDordownloadtheindividualsongfromitunesorgotothewebsiteprovided.

Multimedia:VideosongsonJIGSAWDDYCPinterestsite‘Year2Unit10TheHolySpirit’

Usefulwebsites:www.missionpraise.comwww.gofishresources.comwww.elevationkids.com www.childbiblesongs.com www.itunes.com

SONGSUGGESTIONS

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Lesson1:TheSpiritcomes:PentecostLesson2:TheSpiritguides:Philip&theEthiopianLesson3:TheSpiritempowers:TemptationofJesusFamilyService:PentecostSunday

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Ideasforfunwaystointroducethelesson:

1. Play‘Passtheflame’.Thisgameisverysimilarto‘squeeze’.Getthechildrenintoacircle,holdinghands.Thechildrenwillpassontheflamebysqueezingthehandnexttothem.Theteacherwillchoosesomeonetobegin.Thechildrenmustonlysqueezeonehandgoingaroundinthecircle.(Thiscanbedifficultforsomechildrenandaddstothefunwhenthesqueezemaybepassedaroundthecirclebothways!)Toaddtothedifficultyyoumayaddanotherinstruction:ifyoudoublesqueezethehandbesideyouthenthesqueezemustchangedirectionandgobackthewayithadcome!Onepersonischosenandaskedtostandinthecentreofthecircletoguesswheretheflamehasbeenpassedto.Theywatchandwhentheynoticeahandbeingsqueezedtheyshoutstop.Iftheyarecorrecttheyswapplaceswiththatperson.WewanttopassonthegoodnewsofJesustothosearoundusandkeepgoing.

2. Agameof‘HolySpiritrelay!’Getthechildrenintoteamstoraceagainsteachother.Havechairsatthetopendoftheroomwithdeflatedballoonssittingonthechairs,(makesureyouhaveaseparateballoonforeachpersonforhygienereasons).Thechildrenraceup,takeaballoon,blowitup,holdtheballoon(donottie)andraceback,releasetheairfromtheballoon,thenthenextpersoncango.Thewinningteamistheteambacksittinginalinewiththeirdeflatedballoonsintheirhands.Wearelikethatballoon,deflateduntilwehavetheHolySpiritinsidetofillusup!

3. Play‘Namegame’Getthechildrenintoacircle.Eachpersonintroducesthemselvesbytheirfirstnameandtellsthegroupafood,beginningwiththesameletterastheirname.Continuethegameusing,colour,footballteam,country,superheroetc.Canletthechildrenchooseagroupingtoo.Wewanttosharewitheachotherandseehoweasyitistostartchattingandfindingoutabouteachother.

* Free Games app on phone or tablet. Search Youth Group Games ‘Tried and tested youth games’.

GAMES

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Lesson1:TheSpiritcomes:PentecostLesson2:TheSpiritguides:Philip&theEthiopianLesson3:TheSpiritempowers:TemptationofJesusFamilyService:PentecostSunday

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‘ThehelperistheHolySpiritthefatherwillsendinmyplace.HewillteachyoueverythingandhelpyouremembereverythingIhavetoldyou.’John14:26

MEMORYVERSE

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Lesson1:TheSpiritcomes:PentecostLesson2:TheSpiritguides:Philip&theEthiopianLesson3:TheSpiritempowers:TemptationofJesusFamilyService:PentecostSunday

Waystoteachthememoryverse

1. Memoryverse‘countdown’.Thereare30wordsorphrasesinthismemoryverse.Teachallthechildrenthememoryversefirst,byusingyourfingerstocountthewordsasyousaytheme.gthefirstline‘ThehelperistheHolySpiritthefatherwillsend’fingers1-10(bothhandsupandallfingersused),thenadd‘inmyplace.’,fingers1-3(Startafreshnewhand3fingers).Secondsentence-‘Hewillteachyoueverythingandhelpyouremembereverything’,fingers1-10(bothhandsupandallfingersused),thenadd‘Ihavetoldyou’,(Startafreshnewhand4fingers)andthenadd‘John14:26’,(Startafreshnewhand3fingers).Oncelearntsplitthegroupintotwo.onesidesaysthememoryversewhilsttheothercountsdownfrom30slowly,seewhowins,canspeedthisupasthechildrengetmorefamiliarwiththememoryverse.Changeoverandcompeteagainsteachother.

2. ‘Wordsearch’memoryverse.Writethememoryverseontoalargepieceofcardandfillinthespaceswithletters.Besttouseagridofsquares10x10

3. ‘Sing’memoryverse.Canputtheseversestothetuneof‘Herewegoroundthemulberrybush’.Herewegoroundthemulberrybush.ThehelperistheHolySpiritThemulberrybush.Themulberrybush.thefatherwillsendinmyplace.Herewegoroundthemulberrybush.HewillteachyoueverythingOnacoldandfrostymorning.andhelpyouremembereverythingIhavetoldyou.

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KEYPASSAGE:Acts8:26-40

Backgroundinfo:

AsthestrengthandpoweroftheearlychurchgrewfromPentecost,sotoodidthehatredagainstthechurch.ManyChristianswerepersecutedfortheirfaith.PersecutionincreasedinJerusalem,whichforcedmanyChristianstoleaveandgotoothersurroundingcountriesandtellthegoodnewsofJesusthere.AndsobeganthespreadofthegoodnewsofJesustootherpeople,notjustJewsbutallpeople,allovertheworld.

ThegoodnewsofJesusisforallpeople,nomatterwhattheirbackgroundorlifestyle.

ThedisciplesleftJerusalemandtravelledtodifferentcountries.Oneofthedisciples,Philip,decidedtoheadtoSamariatosharethegoodnewsofJesus.ThiswasadifficultplaceforaJewtogoto,astherehadbeendisagreementsandprejudicebetweenthisnationandtheJewishpeopleforalongtime.

AnAngelappearedtoPhilipandtoldhimamessagefromGod,togoSouthdownadesertroadtoGaza.Philipimmediatelyobeyedand,becauseofPhilip’sobedience,Ethiopia,thecountry,wasopeneduptohearingGod’sWord,throughtheEthiopianeunuchbecomingaChristian.PhilipobeyedtheguidanceoftheHolySpiritinhislife.

Whatisaeunuch?TheeasiestwaytoexplaintoyoungchildrenistosaythataeunuchwasaspecialservanttotheQueenofEthiopiaandwasnotallowedtohavegirlfriends,wivesorchildren.Or,forolderchildren,aeunuchisamanwhohashadanoperationthatmakeshimunabletohaveanychildren.

ThiseunuchwasmostprobablyaGentilewhohadconvertedtoJudaism.HehadtravelledfartoworshipinthetempleinJerusalemandwasonhiswaybackhometoEthiopia.HewasanimportantpersoninthecourtoftheQueenofEthiopia,inchargeofthetreasury.HisconversionwasasignificanteventasitbroughtChristianityintothepowerstructuresofanothergovernment.

PhilipconvertedthismanusingtheOldtestamenttounderstandtheNewTestament,showingthattheBibleisneededinitstotality.God’swordisapplicabletoallpeople,ofallages.

Resourcesrequired:Clothestodressupasadisciple-headscarf,robe,belt,etc,dressupasanangel-whitesheet,tinselforhalo,etcanddressupastheEthiopian-headscarforhat,robe,belt,etc.Scroll(seescrollworksheet)

Alternativetalk/VIDEOseePinterestJIGSAWDDYC‘Year2Unit10HolySpirit’

BIBLEBLAST

WehavebeenlearningabouttheHolySpirit,thehelperGodgivestousasweliveourlivesasChristiansforGod.

TodaywearegoingtolookatoneofJesus’Apostles,Philip,andhowtheHolySpiritgavehimgreatboldnessandstrength.TheHolySpiritwaswithPhilipandguidedhimthroughhistravelsandhisencounterswithpeople.

WereadallaboutitinthebookofActschapter8verses26-40.(CanreadfromtheBibleorshowthevideofromthePinterestsiteJIGSAWDDYC‘Year2Unit10HolySpirit’)

Let'smeetPhilip.(ChooseachildtogetdressedupasPhilipandbringtothefront)

PhilipwasoneofthedisciplesofJesus.

SadlyJesushadgone.Hehadrisenfromthedeadandgonebacktoheaven.

ButGodhadlefttheHolySpirittohelpthebelieverstosharethegoodnewsofJesusChristtoothers.

PhilipasadiscipleofJesuswasnowanapostle,amessengertotellthegoodnews.

SayhellotoPhilip.Letthechildrenallsay‘hello’.

Let’smeetanangel,wellapretendoneforus!(Chooseachildtogetdressedupasanangel)

AngelsareGod’sheavenlymessengerstous.

TheyhelptotellusimportantthingsoraskustodosomethingimportantforGod.

ThisangelhadaveryimportantmessageforPhilip.

SayhellototheAngel.Letthechildrenallsay‘hello’.

Finallylet’smeettheEthiopianEunuch.(ChooseachildtogetdressedupastheEunuch)

Thiseunuchwasaveryimportantman.

Hewasheadofthetreasury,allthemoneyinEthiopia,andworkedfortheQueen.

Hewasaeunuchwhichmeanshehasnowifeandhashadanoperationtostophimeverhavinganychildren.

HehadbecomeaJewandknewalittleaboutGod.

HehadachariotandwastravellingbackfromJerusalemtoEthiopia.(Pulloutsomechairsandmakeachariot,addsomechildrenashorsesandadriver)

SayhellototheEthiopianEunuch.Letthechildrenallsay‘hello’.

TellthechildrenthatwearegoingtoactoutthestoryofPhilipandtheEthiopianEunuch...

TALK

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OnedayasPhilipwaswalkingalongtheroadtoSamariaanAngelappearedtohim.(PhilipandAngel)

TheAngeltoldPhilip,“GoSouthdownthedesertroadtoGaza”.

GazawasthelasttownbeforeenteringthecountryofEthiopiafromJerusalem.

PhilipknewtoalwaysobeyGod.Sohebegantowalk.

Alittlefurtheron,achariotwascomingalongtheroad.(Chariotwithdriver,horsesandEunuch)

InsidethechariotwasanEthiopianEunuchsittingreadingfromascroll.(HandtheEunuchthescroll)

Thismanwasveryimportantandhadgreatauthorityandpower,workingfortheQueenofEthiopia.

HehadjustcomefromJerusalemandwasheadinghome,readingascrollofscripturefromthebookofIsaiah.

TheHolySpiritinPhiliptoldhimtogoovertospeaktotheman.

TheEunuchwasreadingfromthescroll.(Readthescrolloutloud)

Philipasked,“doyouunderstandwhatyouarereading?”

Hesaid,“no,helpmeunderstand.”

SoPhilipclimbedintothechariotandbegantotelltheEunuchthatJesuswasthelambdescribedintheOldTestamentwhohadtodieforoursins...andJesushadjustdonethatacoupleofweeksago!

PhilipbegantotelltheEunuchthegoodnewsaboutJesus.

TheHolySpiritwaswithPhilip,helpingtogivehimthewordstosay.

AstheytravelledalongtheycametosomewaterandtheEunuchimmediatelyaskedPhiliptobaptisehim.

PhilipbaptisedtheEunuchinthenameoftheFather,theSonandtheHolySpirit.

Immediatelyafter,theSpiritoftheLordcaughtPhilipawayandtheEunuchneversawhimagain.

ButtheEunuchwentonhiswayachangedmanforever,rejoicingandpraisingGod.

FortodayhehadbecomeaChristian,afollowerofJesusChrist.

Application:TheHolySpiritisGod’sgifttoallofus,tobeourhelperandourguide,tofilluswithpowerandboldnesstotellotherpeopleaboutGod.

AllofushavetheHolySpiritinusifweloveJesusandaskGodtocomeintoourlivesandbecomeaChristian,afollowerofJesus.(Ifyouarecomfortablewiththis,andanopportunityarises,youmaywanttoletthechildrenknowhowtobecomeafriendofJesusandbecomeaChristian,abelieverofJesusChrist.See‘HowdoIbecomeaChristian’sheetbelow)

Let’spray.

DearGod,helpusalltobefilledwithyourHolySpirit,togiveustheboldnesstotellothersaboutyou.Amen

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HOWDOIBECOMEACHRISTIAN?BecomingaChristianmeansthatyourealisethatyouneedJesusChristinyourlife.JesusistheSonofGodandHecametoearthtosharethegoodnewsthatGodwantstogettoknowusandhavearelationshipwithus.Godlovesus.Godisholyandhatessin.Jesuswasbornintotheworldandisfullyhumanandfullydivine.HeisourwaytocomeintotheholypresenceofGod.BecauseGodcannotbearoundsin,Jesusdiedforoursinsonthecross,sothatwhenweaskforGod’sforgivenessandaskhimtocomeintoourliveswecanfreelycomeintoGod’sholypresence.WehavealldonewrongandweallneedJesus!

JesusalsogivesusagiftcalledtheHolySpirit.TheHolySpiritisthepartofGodthatcanbewithusallthetime.Hewillcomfortus,guideus,leadusintotruth,teachusmoreaboutJesus,andhelpustolivelikeGodwantsustoo.

ChristianstrytoliveforGodthroughtheirownpersonalfaithinGod.Through:readingthebible,whichisourstudyguide;praying,whichisourcommunicationwithGod,wetalktoGodandwelistentowhatHesaysbacktousandhavingarelationshipwithJesus,havingabestfriend.Themoretimeyouspendwithyourbestfriend,themoreyoustarttoactalike;themoretimewespendwithJesus,themorewe’llstarttoactlikeHim.

Toputitsimply:WerecognisethatweneedJesus.Weacknowledgethatwesinandneedtoaskforforgiveness.WecannowhavearelationshipwithGod.WecanbecomechildrenofGodWecancallGodourFatherWecanonedaybewithGodinheaven. InvitethechildtoprayforforgivenessandforJesustocomeintohis/herlife.Letthechildknowthatsayingthisprayermeans:YouaretrulysorryforallthewrongthingsyouhavedoneYoutrulybelievethatJesustookthepunishmentforyoursinsYoutrulywanttostartarelationshipwithJesustohelpyouturnfromallthewrongthingsyouhavedoneanddowhatisright.

Sampleprayer:

DearLordJesus,Thankyouthatyoudiedforme.IamsorryforallthebadthingsIhavedoneinmylife.Pleaseforgivemeandhelpmetolivemylifeforyou.Amen

Somehelpfulwebsites.www.dltk-bible.com/cv/becoming_a_christian.htmwww.letthelittlechildrencome.comwww.the4points.com/uk

FizzyExplosivePrayers(SeePinterest‘Year2Unit10HolySpirit’orflamecreativekids.blogspot.co.uk)

Materials:Bicarbonateofsoda(bakingpowder),whitevinegar,foodcolouring,eyedroppers.

Mixfoodcolouringintowhitevinegartocolourit.Keepeachcolourofvinegarinaseparatecontaineranduseadifferenteyedropperwitheachone.Coverthebottomofabakingtraywithbicarbonateofsoda.

Bringthechildrenaroundinacircle.TalkwiththemabouttheHolySpirithowitcantransformourlivesandbringchange.Demonstratebydroppingadropofcolouredvinegarontothetray...watchtheexplosionandhowittransformsthebakingpowder.ThiscanhappeninourlivestooifweaskfortheHolySpirittohelpus.RemindthechildrenhowPhilipandtheEthiopian’sliveswerechangedbythehelpoftheHolySpirit.

Askthechildrentochooseacolourandaddadroptothetray.Astheydropthevinegarontothebakingsoda,praythattheHolySpiritwillcometothemandtransformtheirlives.

Praywiththechildren-DearGod,thankyoufortheHolySpirit.Pleasefilluseachdaywithyourloveandhelp.Amen

SeeCraftworksheet:ScrollofGoodNews

Age5-7WhowasPhilip?WhatdidGodaskPhiliptodo?HowdidtheHolySpirithelpPhilip?HowdoestheHolySpirithelpus?

Age8-10Philipwasanapostle,whatisthis?WhatdidGodaskPhiliptodo?HowdidtheHolySpirithelpPhilip?WhatroledoestheHolySpirithaveinourlives?

KEYQUESTIONS

RESPONSE

GROUP ACTIVITY & QUESTIONS(Breakintosmallgroups,ageappropriate,classorkeystages)

REFLECT&PRAY

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ScrollofGoodNews[Tryandhaveonemadetoshowthechildren]

MATERIALS:

• Scrolltemplate• Blackpens,pencils,felttips• Ribbonstotieupscroll• Strongblackteaorteabagssqueezedout• Spongesorpaintbrushes• Hairdryer(Usefultodryquicklybutonlyallowleaderstouseasriskofburning!)

See Pinterest JIGSAW DDYC ‘Year 2 Unit 10 Holy Spirit’ for alternative ideas

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.Giveeachchildatemplateofthescroll.2.Askthechildrentothinkofwhattheir‘GoodNews’wouldbetoshareaboutJesus

withothers.3.Takeapencil,blackpenorfelttipandwriteontothescroll.4.Takethescrollandscrunchupalittletogiveitanageingappearance.5.Takeaspongeorpaintbrushandstainthepaperwiththeteamixture.6.Leadersdrythepapercarefullywithahairdryer.7.Cutoutthescroll.8.Rollupusingapencilandtiewithribbon.(Ifstillwet,letthechildrentakethescroll

homewithapieceofribbon).9.Usethediscussionquestionsinthe‘Response’timetochattogether.

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ScrollofGoodNewsPhotocopyandcutout.

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Like a lamb about to be slaughtered,

like a sheep about to be sheared,

he never said a word.

He was arrested and sentenced and led off

to die,

and no one cared about his fate.

He was put to death for the sins of our people.

Isaiah 53 v 7-8

Scroll(Tousewithtalk-photocopyandhaveready)