God's Rescue Plan: 4-Week Curriculum on the Birth of the Church (download)

“God’s Rescue Plan: The Birth of the Church” is a 4-week lesson series focusing on the days and weeks following Jesus’ death and resurrection.

"God's Rescue Plan" is a great series to help deepen children's knowledge and understanding of early church history. In these lessons, students will hear Jesus’ final command to His disciples, see Jesus ascending to heaven, feel the coming of the Holy Spirit, and experience the start of the new church.

4 - weeks of Bible Lessons
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Ages 5-12

The primary point we hope children will come to understand through this lesson series is that the church is God’s chosen instrument to take the good news of Jesus around the world. These lessons fall at the end of the gospels and the start of Acts, so work well as a follow up to an Easter series, but are written in such a way that they can be taught at any point of the year.

4-Week Bible Lesson Outline

1. Witnesses
   • Text – Matthew 28 & Acts 1
   • The Great Commission
   • Main Point – Jesus sends His disciples out to tell people about Him
2. Goodbye: Hello
   • Text – Acts 1
   • Jesus’ Ascension and the Promise of Jesus’ Return
   • Main Point – Jesus is coming back one day
3. The Helper Comes
   • Text – Acts 2:1-3
   • Pentecost – The Coming of the Holy Spirit
   • Main Point – God sent the Holy Spirit to be with His people
4. What is the Church?
   • Text – Acts 2:42-47
   • The First Church
   • Main Point – The Church is God’s people in community

Each Lesson Contains:

• Introductory Activity
• Large Group Worship Time: Welcome activity, Complete Bible Lesson – teaching materials for the Biblical text, Prayer, Song Suggestions
• Small Group Lessons (2 options – ages 5-8 and ages 8-12): Review, Application, Memory Verse, Prayer
• All necessary printables and resources
• Take home – family devotional guide

ABOUT THIS KID'S SUNDAY SCHOOL SERIES:

• 📅 4 weeks of lessons
• 📘 Materials in ESV, NIV & KJV Bible versions, with editable WORD file for lesson materials
• ⏰   Teaching time: 45-90 minutes
• 👧🏼 Ages 5-12 (grades K-6 in the USA) - small groups age 5-8 and 8-12
• 📥  Instant download (Word lesson, PDF lesson, PDF teaching materials)
  
• ⛪️ You have full permission to share these digital materials within your congregation.