Heroic - Week 3
Every kid wishes they had superpowers, but with Jesus, we don’t need x-ray vision or invisibility to be heroes! In this four-week series, our kids will hear stories about the heroes of the Early Church — the apostles and disciples who used their unique abilities to spread the good news of Jesus. Through their stories, we’ll see that anyone can do great things for God because God gives everyone a mission, the Holy Spirit gives us power, and we’re heroic when we work as a team!
BIG IDEA: No one is powerless when we have the Holy Spirit.
READ: Jesus Goes Up to Heaven: Acts 1:1–11; Ephesians 1:15–23
MEMORY VERSE
Elementary:
"The spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love, and self-discipline."
2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV)
Toddler Twist:
"Jesus gives me power, love, and self-control." 2 Timothy 1:7
WATCH:
Preschool- teaching video
Elementary- teaching video
COLORING: 2 Timothy 1:7
DISCIPLE:
Read Ephesians 1:15–23 together
As people who are on a mission to show others the goodness and love of Jesus, we have to take care of our power source. Because without this power, we won’t have much strength to live like Jesus and to make his greatness known!
So how do we take care of our power source? We need to grow in our knowledge of God. Not knowing things about God. I mean growing in our understanding of how awesome God is — loving God more each day.
Isn’t it incredible that the power that raised Jesus from the dead is the same power that is in us who follow Jesus?! But this doesn’t happen automatically.
What are some ways we can make sure we’re connected to our power source, the Holy Spirit? We can spend time reading and wondering about the true stories we read in the Bible. We can spend time talking to God through prayer. We can trust the Holy Spirit to help us hear God and understand what God might ask us to do for others.
As we do these things, we get stronger and are able to be faithful to the mission Jesus has called us to.
Have your kids take turns standing under a light (flashlight) and imagine that they are getting powered up by the light. Have them name a way they can stay connect to Jesus!
Let’s stay close to him, team!
Pray: Jesus, thank you for the greatest love that you have shown, Reminding me that I am never truly on my own. When I feel powerless to do the things you tell me to, I know the Holy Spirit powers me to follow you! Amen.
DISCUSS:
What was the instruction Jesus gave His disciples about what their next step was to be?
Who did Jesus promise to send?
What would happen as a result of the disciples receiving power from the Holy Spirit?
Read Acts 1:8. Do you think Jesus was thinking about you and me when he gave this command? What makes you think that?
What are some things that you feel powerless to do on your own?
How can the Holy Spirit help you to not feel powerless?
What does the Holy Spirit give us power to do?