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Continue reading →: Fish Tax (GAME)
Time 15 minutes Description Peter was worried about not being able to pay the required tax to the Temple. Jesus knew what was bothering him even before Peter could say anything and told Peter to go fishing, which is what Peter did best. In the mouth of the first…
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Continue reading →: Lemme See (QUICK DRAMA)
DESCRIPTION This short drama reenacts the story of Zacchaeus the Tax Collector from Luke 19:1-10. It is intended to make the story a little easier for young minds to understand or to give new perspective for older minds. PREPARATION Have a ladder ready and off to the side for…
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Continue reading →: Would You Die for a Lie? (LESSON)
Time 30 minutes Description This lesson makes the case to prove Jesus’ resurrection by stressing the commitment of the apostles to defending it as truth. Aside from Judas, they were all eyewitnesses of Jesus’ resurrection, and ten of them died a martyr’s death because they wouldn’t renounce it.…
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Continue reading →: The Rest of the Story (LESSON)
Time 30 minutes Description This lesson tells of Jesus’ resurrection and the restoration of Peter to leadership. Peter denied Jesus three times, and Jesus forgave him three times just so that he would know and understand that he was completely forgiven and that God could still use him.…
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Continue reading →: The Spirit Is Willing, But the Body Is Weak (LESSON)
Time 30 minutes Description This reenacts the last hours of Jesus life before His crucifixion all the way through to His death and burial. Everyone (even Peter) abandoned Jesus in His time of need, but Jesus went to the cross for us anyway. They way He died, as…
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Continue reading →: Walk On Water – WOW! (LESSON)
Time 30 minutes Description This lesson teaches that we can do great things if we will trust God. Peter was able to walk on water as long as he kept his eyes on Jesus, but when he looked around at his circumstances, he lost his faith and began to…
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Continue reading →: Let Go and Let God (LESSON)
Time 15 minutes Description This lesson teaches that faith is about letting go of our problems and letting God handle them. It uses the story about Jesus feeding the 5,000 and highlights the faith of the little boy who was willing to give everything he had so that…
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Continue reading →: Woman at the Well, The (LESSON)
Time 30 minutes Description This lesson teaches how Jesus worked through a woman that society had given up on to bless her community and draw them to Christ. The woman at the well was a Samaritan, a woman and a sinner – three reasons a Jewish rabbi should…
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Continue reading →: The WHO and the DO (LESSON)
Time 30 minutes Description This lesson teaches that the most important question to answer correctly in this life is the question Jesus asked of His disciples, “Who do you say I am?” Answering that question correctly changes who we are and makes us children of God, and who…
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Continue reading →: Follow the Leader (LESSON)
Time 30 minutes Description This lesson teaches about what’s it’s like to be on Jesus’ team. When you are on a team, you do what you see your leader doing. Peter didn’t always follow the leader very well, and Jesus had to go after him several times to…
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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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