LESSON 26: HOLY SPIRIT – PETER
VOCABULARY: vision, God-fearing, speak tongues, prophesy
STORY: There is a man. His name is Peter. Peter is a good man. He has a good relationship with the Lord. There is also a man named Cornelius. He is a God-fearing man. One day he had a vision. In the vision, an angel told Cornelius to find Peter and bring him to his home. Cornelius sent three servants to bring Peter to him. Before the servants came to get Peter, the Spirit spoke to Peter and told him men would come and he should go with them. Peter went to Cornelius’ house. Cornelius asked Peter to teach him about Jesus. Peter told the whole family about Jesus. He told them how Jesus is God, and that He died for their sins and rose from the dead. After hearing about God, Cornelius’ whole family believed and they all were filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they began to speak in tongues and prophesy.
STORY WITH QUESTIONS: There is a man. His name is Peter. (What is the man’s name?) Peter is a good man. (What kind of man is he?) He has a good relationship with the Lord. (Who does he have a relationship with?) There is also a man named Cornelius. (What is the man’s name?) He is a God-fearing man. (What kind of man is he?) One day he had a vision. (What happened one day?) In the vision, an angel told Cornelius to find Peter and bring him to his home. (What did the angel tell him?) Cornelius sent three servants to bring Peter to him. (Who did Cornelius send for Peter?) Before the servants came to get Peter, the Spirit spoke to Peter and told him men would come and he should go with them. (What did the Spirit tell Peter?) Peter went to Cornelius’ house. (Where did Peter go?) Cornelius asked Peter to teach him about Jesus. (What did Cornelius ask Peter?) Peter told the whole family about Jesus. He told them how Jesus is God, and that He died for their sins and rose from the dead. (What did Peter teach Cornelius?) After hearing about God, Cornelius’ whole family believed and they all were filled with the Holy Spirit. (What happened to the whole family?) Then they began to speak in tongues and prophesy. (After being filled with the Spirit, what did the family do?)
ACTIVITIES:
- Review the Vocabulary Words
- Have the students write the words and draw a picture for each word.
- Listen to Audio 1 as you read the story.
- Listen to Audio 2 – Story with Questions as you read the story and answer the questions.
- Talk about what happened in the story. They can draw pictures to represent each part of the story in their notebooks.
| What happened 1st? | 2nd? | 3rd? |
| 4th | 5th | 6th |
6. If time allows, you can play a game.
7. End class in prayer.