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Life in the Early Church

Acts: The Church Is Born

Day 84of 180
Week 17of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how the first Christians lived in community

2

Identify key characteristics of the early church's fellowship

3

Appreciate the importance of sharing and caring for one another

📖 Scripture Connection

Acts 2:44-45

“All who believed were together, and had all things in common. They sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need.”

— Acts 2:44-45 (WEB)

Demonstrates the sacrificial love and community spirit of the early church

📦 Materials Needed

  • Bible (World English Bible)
  • Notebook
  • Colored pencils
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • Large sheet of paper or poster board
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse adventure! Let's review what we learned about Pentecost and Peter's sermon.

💭 Review Question: What amazing thing happened when the Holy Spirit came?
2Teaching (10 min)

Today we'll explore how the first Christians lived together in a special kind of community that showed God's love.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • They shared everything they had
  • They met together regularly
  • They cared for people who were in need
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What does it mean to share with others?
  • How can we show love to people in our church today?
3Activity: Early Church Community Poster (12 min)
community study

Create a colorful poster showing how the early church lived together

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a large circle representing the church community
  2. Inside the circle, draw or write ways people shared and cared for each other
  3. Use your BibleMouse Resource Guide for inspiration
  4. Add Bible verse references to support your ideas
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Focus on drawing 3-4 key ways people helped each other

Challenge: Research and add historical details about early church life

4Closing (3 min)

Review our learning about the early church's love and community

📝 Review Questions:
  • What made the early church special?
  • How can we show God's love to others?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, help us to love others and share what we have, just like the first Christians did.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about how the apostles continued to share the good news about Jesus

💎 Memory Verse

Acts 4:12

“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”

— Acts 4:12 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Memory Verse Musical Chairs: Write each word of the verse on separate cards. Place cards around the room. Play music and have the child move around. When music stops, they must find and arrange the words in the correct order.

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

The early church demonstrated radical generosity and community, showing the transformative power of the Holy Spirit

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use the BibleMouse Printables Library for additional visual aids
  • Encourage personal application of biblical principles
  • Be prepared to discuss practical ways to show love
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find it challenging to understand deep community concepts

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Signs of empathy, willingness to share, understanding of Christian community

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a family giving project inspired by early church generosity
  • Listen to BibleMouse Song Collection tracks about love and sharing
  • Read additional stories from the BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library about early Christians

Ready for Tomorrow?

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