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Saul Meets Jesus on the Road

Acts: The Gospel Spreads

Day 88of 180
Week 18of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how God can dramatically transform a person's life

2

Describe the key events of Saul's conversion on the Damascus Road

3

Recognize that God can use anyone for His purposes

📖 Scripture Connection

Acts 9:4-6

“He fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?' He said, 'Who are you, Lord?' The Lord said, 'I am Jesus, whom you persecute. But rise up and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do.'”

— Acts 9:4-6 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's power to change hearts and redirect lives

📦 Materials Needed

  • Bible (World English Bible)
  • Colored pencils
  • Large paper or poster board
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade 4 Bible
  • Optional: Road map
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll explore how God can completely change someone's life! Recall our previous lesson about Stephen's martyrdom and how Saul was present during that time.

💭 Review Question: What do you remember about Saul from our last lesson?
2Teaching (10 min)

Saul was a passionate persecutor of the early Christians. He believed he was doing the right thing by stopping this new 'dangerous' group of Jesus followers. But God had an amazing plan for Saul's life!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Saul was traveling to Damascus to arrest Christians
  • Suddenly, a bright light from heaven flashed around him
  • Jesus spoke directly to Saul, asking why he was persecuting Him
  • Saul was blinded and had to be led to Damascus
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How do you think Saul felt when he heard Jesus' voice?
  • What does this story tell us about God's power?
3Activity: Damascus Road Drama (12 min)
conversion study

Create a dramatic retelling of Saul's conversion using a poster board 'road' and character cutouts

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a long road on a poster board
  2. Create paper characters of Saul, his companions, and Jesus
  3. Act out the scene, moving characters to show the dramatic moment
  4. Use the BibleMouse Printables Library for character templates
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use stick figures and focus on key moments

Challenge: Write a first-person journal entry from Saul's perspective

4Closing (3 min)

Review the amazing way God transformed Saul into Paul, a great missionary

📝 Review Questions:
  • What changed in Saul's life?
  • How did God use Saul after this moment?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank God that He can change anyone's heart and use them for His purpose

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about Peter and how God showed him that the gospel is for everyone

💎 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: Road Race Memorization: Create a road map with each word of the verse on a different 'road sign'. Children move along the road, collecting and arranging the words in order.

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Saul (later Paul) was a highly educated Pharisee who became a key apostle after his conversion

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use dramatic storytelling to capture child's imagination
  • Emphasize God's transformative power
  • Encourage questions and discussion
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find it hard to understand such a dramatic conversion

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to grasp God's ability to change lives

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Research Paul's missionary journeys using BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • Create a timeline of Paul's life before and after conversion
  • Listen to BibleMouse Song Collection tracks about transformation

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