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STORY 1: Stephen dies for the Lord Jesus

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READ:
KEY VERSE:
1 John 4: 19
Acts 6: 8-15, Ask someone to help
7: 54-60 you find this verse.

After the Lord Jesus had gone back to Heaven,

many people became believers in Him. These
people, who loved the Lord Jesus, were part
of God’s church in Jerusalem. One of the
helpers in the church there was Stephen. He
was a good man who served the Lord Jesus by
helping other people. He was full of the Holy
Spirit and often preached about Jesus.

Q: Fill in the things Stephen did.

He p __ __ __ __ __ __ __ about Jesus.
He s __ __ __ __ __ the Lord Jesus.
He h __ __ __ __ __ other people.
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Stephen

Some Jewish men did not like Stephen preaching about Jesus. They took
Stephen to court where there were men who told lies about him. Even
though Stephen was having a hard time, he was not afraid. No matter
what these men said or did to him, the Lord Jesus would always be with
him. The angry men noticed how peaceful Stephen was - the Bible tells
us that his face looked like that of an angel!

Stephen spoke to all the people gathered in the court. He reminded them
that they had killed Jesus. This made them furious. Stephen looked up
to Heaven and saw a bright light. “I can see Jesus standing at the right
hand of God,” he exclaimed. He was thrilled to see into Heaven, but his
enemies were more angry than ever.
 Q: Put a tick (a) or a cross ( x ) by each answer.

The Jews were angry with Stephen because:-

he saw the Lord Jesus in Heaven. ..........

he told them they had killed Jesus. ..........
he took their money. .......... /6
Now they wanted to kill him
straight away. They rushed
towards him, dragged him
outside the city and started
throwing big stones.

Stone after stone hit Stephen

and he knew he was going to
die. The Lord Jesus was in
Heaven, waiting to meet him.
Calmly, he prayed, asking
the Lord Jesus to take him to
Heaven and also to forgive his
enemies for the wrong they were
doing.

After this Stephen died. He

loved the Lord Jesus very much
because He had died on the
cross for him. Stephen was
willing to give his life for Jesus
in return, even though it meant a
cruel death.

Q: Fill in the answers on the Word Grid.

1
S
1. The .................. hit Stephen.
2. This happened outside the ............... .
2
T
3. Stephen was willing to ............. . 3
E
4. He ............. for the men who
threw stones. 4
P
5. When he died, he went to ................. .
6. Stephen loved .................. very much.
5
H
7. The Key Verse is found in
1 ............. 4: 19.
6
E
7
N /7
Q: Colour Stephen’s name on the Word Grid. /1
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STORY 2: Philip shares the good news

READ:
KEY VERSE:
Acts 8: 35
Acts 8: 26-40 Ask someone to help
you find this verse.

Philip also believed in the Lord Jesus and went around preaching. Usually he would
preach in towns and cities where many people lived, but one day an angel told him
to go along a road which passed through a desert.

Q: Colour the picture which shows where Philip was sent.

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Philip must have wondered why he was being sent there. Soon he saw a chariot in
the distance. As it came closer, he saw an important man sitting in it. He was on his
way home to a far-off country called Ethiopia, where he worked for the queen. The
Holy Spirit told Philip to go close to the chariot. As he did this, he could hear the
man reading from a part of the Bible!

Q: Cross out the sentences that are WRONG.

The man was riding on a donkey. He lived in Ethiopia.

He worked for the king. He was reading.
He was on his way home. /5
“Do you understand what you are reading?” asked Philip.

“How can I,” the man replied, “unless I have someone to explain it to me?”

At once, the Ethiopian man asked Philip to sit beside him in his chariot. The verses
he was reading said that someone would be killed like a lamb. How puzzled the
Ethiopian was! Then Philip explained that this Person was the Lord Jesus who had
allowed Himself to be put on the cross to pay the price for our sin.

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 Q: Colour all the letters except for x, y and z to find the message Philip
preached to the man.

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Soon the Ethiopian understood that
he needed to have his sins forgiven.
Philip explained that he needed to
trust in the Lord Jesus to be his
Saviour. Without delay, he believed
in the Lord Jesus!

As they travelled along, the Ethiopian

said,“Look, there’s some water. Why
can’t I be baptised?”

So the chariot stopped and Philip

and the Ethiopian got down into the
water where Philip baptised him. This
showed that he was now a follower of
the Lord Jesus and from now on, his
life would be different.

After this, the Holy Spirit took Philip

away to preach in other places. The
Ethiopian continued on his journey,
full of joy. He was so happy that he
wanted to tell people in his country
about the Lord Jesus.

Q: Put the sentences below in the correct order by numbering them 1 to 6.

Number 1 is done for you.

___ They both went down into the water.

___ Philip left him.
1
___ The Ethiopian trusted Jesus.
___ Philip baptised him.
___ He went home a very happy man.
___ He saw some water. /10
We should be thankful that we have heard the good news about Jesus. We must
also trust Him as our Saviour. Then we will find the same happiness as the man
from Ethiopia.

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STORY 3: Saul and a bright light!

READ:
KEY VERSE:
2 Corinthians 5: 17
Acts 9: 1-9 Ask someone to help
you find this verse.

Saul hated Jesus! He didn’t believe the

things that Jesus had said or that He is
God’s Son. He wanted to hurt the people
who loved Him.

Q: Look back at Story 1.

Who was the man who was
stoned to death?

S __ __ __ __ __ __ . /2
Saul was there when that happened. It pleased him very much. Now he wanted to
find other believers in Jesus and have them put in prison. He heard about some who
lived in a city a long way off.

Q: Write the first letter of each object to find out the name of this city to
which Saul decided to go.

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Saul and his friends had almost arrived at the city
when suddenly there was a very bright flash of light.
Saul was so overcome by it that he fell down to the
ground.“Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?” a
voice said.

“Who are you, Lord?” answered Saul, feeling

frightened and confused.

“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” the voice said.

Saul now understood that Jesus is the Son of God,

alive in Heaven. Saul’s thoughts about the Lord
Jesus had all been wrong! How much his life needed
changing! Then the Lord Jesus told Saul to go on into
the city, where he would be told what he must do. But
when he got up, he was blind and his friends had to help him along!

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 Q: Fill in the answers in the Crossword.

1. Saul wanted to put believers into .................... .

1 2
2. His friends helped him into the ........................ .

3. A bright .................... shone from Heaven.

3
4. Saul could not see; he was ....................... .

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When Saul met the Lord Jesus it was the beginning of a new life.

Q: Look at these three words. Use them to complete the Key Verse.

Christ old new

“If anyone is in __ __ __ __ __ __ , he is a __ __ __ creation,

the __ __ __ has gone, the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5: 17 /3

From now on, Saul’s life would be different.

Q: Finish these OLD THINGS which would no longer be part of his life.

Hating J __ __ __ __ .

H __ __ ing Jesus’ followers.

Not believing Jesus is the S __ __ of G __ __ . /4

All of us are sinners and do wrong things.

Only the Lord Jesus can take away our sin.
Only He can give us the power to live a new life.

He will help us every day to do what is right,

if we trust and obey Him, like Saul.

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STORY 4: Saul becomes a changed man

READ:
KEY VERSE:
Acts 9: 20
Acts 9: 10-23 Ask someone to help
you find this verse.

God spoke to Ananias in a dream and

asked him to go and visit Saul. Ananias
had heard how badly Saul treated
people who loved Jesus, so at first he
didn’t want to go. But the Lord explained
that Saul’s life had been changed. Now
Saul would preach about the Lord Jesus
to people who had never heard about
Him.

Ananias then obeyed the Lord and

found Saul, who had been blind for the
last three days!

“Brother Saul,” said Ananias, placing his

hands on him,“the Lord has sent me so
that you can have your sight back and
be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

Ananias called Saul “brother” because now they both belonged to the same family -
God’s family! Suddenly Saul was able to see again.

He was baptised and had some food while Ananias explained God’s plan for him.
Soon Saul met other followers of the Lord Jesus who lived in Damascus. They were
amazed that Saul was now their friend, and not their enemy.

Q: Draw a straight line to join up the beginning and ending of each of these
sentences.

The Lord asked a special plan for Saul’s life.

The Lord had able to see again.
Saul was Ananias to visit Saul. /6
Q: Colour these words which tell us what Saul began to preach about the Lord
Jesus.

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 When Saul preached about the Lord Jesus, there were Jews who did not
level 2 like this message. It wasn’t long before they plotted to kill Saul. One night,
his friends helped him to escape in a basket over the city wall.

Q: Complete the picture to show how Saul escaped from the city.

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Saul’s life had been completely changed.

Q: Fill in some of the NEW things which had come into his life
now that he loved the Lord Jesus.
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Now he belonged to God’s f __ __ __ __ __ .
He was filled with the H __ __ __ S __ __ __ __ __ .
He had new f __ __ __ __ __ __ .
He p __ __ __ __ __ __ __ about Jesus.

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