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Continue reading →: Behind Enemy Lines (QUICK DRAMA)
Time 5 minutes Description This quick drama is intended to be used as you teach about being in the world but not of the world. The actors will pretend to be soldiers dropped behind enemy lines. You can use this as a fun, slapstick way to kickoff teaching about…
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Continue reading →: My Latest Book – Peter’s Path
I’m very excited to announce that my new book just went live on Amazon! It’s called: Peter’s Path: Lessons, Skits and Games for Teaching About the Life of Simon-Peter It’s a collection of all my object lessons, Bible lessons, games, and drama skits about the life of Peter, the Apostle.…
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Continue reading →: Yes, No, Wait (GAME)
Time 15-20 minutes Description Peter says that God is attentive to (really pays attention to) our prayers, but sometimes we don’t get the answer we expect or want and sometimes we don’t get any answer at all. It’s helpful to know that God always answers prayer with one of three…
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Continue reading →: Simon-Peter Says (GAME)
Time 10-15 minutes Description After he received the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, Peter was able to do miracles. One time, he healed a man who had been lame since birth. As a result, the man was able to go into the Temple for the first time in…
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Continue reading →: Restored (GAME)
Time 15-20 minutes Description Peter denied knowing Jesus three times. After Jesus rose from the dead, he reinstated Peter to leadership of the church by giving him three opportunities to express his love for Jesus. In this activity, children will try to knock down three cans labeled, “I don’t know…
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Continue reading →: Peter in Prison (GAME)
Time 10-15 minutes Description King Herod arrested Peter and put him in prison, but an angel freed him in a miraculous way. Children will play a game of tag that simulates the miracle. Scriptures Acts 12:1-11 Materials Hula hoops (2 or more, depending on the size of the…
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Continue reading →: Name Change Toss (GAME)
Time 10-15 minutes Description God often changed someone’s name in Scripture to identify his or her potential, and other people in authority renamed characters for various reasons. This matching game challenges children to select both the old and new names of the Biblical characters and throw a beanbag on each…
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Continue reading →: Miraculous Catch (GAME)
Time 10-15 minutes Description One of the times that Jesus called Peter to follow Him was after He did a miracle that allowed Peter to catch so many fish that the weight of them made his boat and his friends’ boat began to sink. Jesus told Peter that from that…
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Continue reading →: Knock, Knock! (GAME)
Time 10-15 minutes Description This game is a bit of a “Knock, Knock” joke about Peter’s situation when he was released from prison by an angel. Even though the believers had prayed for a miracle, they didn’t really believe one would happen and were surprised when he showed up at…
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Continue reading →: Get Up! Get Down! (GAME)
Time 10-15 minutes Description Peter was given miraculous powers by the Holy Spirit after Jesus went to heaven. When Ananias and Sapphira lied about how much money they were giving to the other believers, Peter announced that they would die, and they died immediately! When Peter met Aeneas, a paralyzed…
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I’m Michael
I’ve been teaching kids about the Bible for more than 25 years. Teaching Them is where I share my lessons, games, and skits.
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