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Philip and the Ethiopian

Acts: The Gospel Spreads

Day 87of 180
Week 18of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how God guides believers to share the gospel

2

Learn how Philip explained the prophecy about Jesus in Isaiah

3

Recognize that the good news of Jesus is for all people

📖 Scripture Connection

Acts 8:35

“Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.”

— Acts 8:35 (WEB)

Demonstrates how Scripture points to Jesus and the importance of sharing the gospel

📦 Materials Needed

  • Bible (World English Bible)
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • Colored pencils
  • World map
  • Notebook
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll explore an amazing story of how God uses ordinary people to share extraordinary news!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about standing strong for Jesus in yesterday's lesson about Stephen?
2Teaching (10 min)

Philip's journey shows us how God can use anyone to spread the good news about Jesus

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • An angel guided Philip to meet a specific person
  • The Ethiopian official was reading from Isaiah
  • Philip explained how Isaiah's prophecy pointed to Jesus
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How do you think the Ethiopian felt when Philip explained the Scripture?
  • Why do you think God sent Philip to this specific person?
3Activity: Scripture Detective (12 min)
evangelism story

Trace Philip's journey on a map and create a storytelling poster

📝 Instructions:
  1. Use the BibleMouse Resource Guide map
  2. Draw Philip's travel route
  3. Illustrate key moments from the story
  4. Write down what you learned about sharing Jesus
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Focus on drawing the main characters and one key moment

Challenge: Research the historical context of Ethiopian officials in that time period

4Closing (3 min)

Reflect on how God can use us to share His message

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did Philip do to help the Ethiopian understand Jesus?
  • How can we be open to God's guidance like Philip?
🙏 Prayer:

Lord, help us be willing to share Your love with others, just like Philip

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about Saul's incredible conversion on the road to Damascus

💎 Memory Verse

Acts 2:42

“They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”

— Acts 2:42 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Memory Verse Relay: Create hand motions for each key word, then race to put them in order

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson illustrates God's heart for all people and the power of explaining Scripture

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage children to ask questions
  • Use the BibleMouse Printables Library for additional visual aids
  • Be prepared to explain complex theological concepts simply
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find it hard to understand how Old Testament prophecies relate to Jesus

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Curiosity about sharing faith, understanding of God's guidance

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Listen to BibleMouse Song Collection tracks about sharing the gospel
  • Write a journal entry from the Ethiopian official's perspective
  • Create a dramatization of Philip and the Ethiopian's conversation

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