Paul in the bible for kids
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In this last lesson of the series, children will discover how Paul served God according to his belief that God’s promises would come true. Paul was alive during the time of the early church and was used greatly by God to teach others about faithfulness, obedience, and suffering for Christ. This lesson contains a fun craft and word scramble as supplements for reviewing the lesson and series.
TARGET AGES: 9 – 13 Older Elementary. You may need to simplify this lesson when working with younger children.
CURRICULUM UNIT: This lesson is part of the Who was …. ? series on major Bible characters.
OBJECTIVE: To teach the children that God’s promises can be trusted.
MAIN IDEA: Paul had a hard past, but when he became a believer he wholeheartedly trusted God’s promises. We learn from Paul’s life that earthly circumstances can’t stop God’s promises from coming true.
SCRIPTURE PASSAGES: 2 Corinthians 11:23-30, 2 Corinthians 12:6-10, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, 1 Corinthians 15:51-52
SUGGESTED MATERIAL(S): God’s Promises Magnets (from Oriental Trading), “Promises Word Scramble” attachment, pencils
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From a blinding light to angry mobs to a shipwreck, the Apostle Paul’ story is one that involves devotion, determination and drama.
When these sixteen lessons from the life of Paul are grouped together children are better able to grasp how God used Paul and others to expand the reach of the good news of Jesus to far away places .
The lessons are already covered on this website within the book of Acts section but are grouped together here in case you would like to cover Paul’s Life as a theme.
Each of these sixteen lessons listed below include:
- A Bible lesson and teaching instructions
- Practical and enjoyable activities to help children learn
- Links to other online resources
- A slideshow to view online or download and use
- The same slideshow in .pdf if you choose to download and print
- An online video depicting the story from Paul’s point of view
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Ideas for Teaching These Lessons:
- Expanding on the corresponding books in the Bible as Paul establishes churches. For example, when you teach about Paul in Ephesus you and the children could read some verses from the book of Ephesians.
- If you are teaching a series of lessons about Paul then you might could draw an outline of him on a large poster or paper and th