How Peter Served Jesus

Story 

Say: Today’s story is about Jesus’ disciple Peter.  Who can tell me something they know about Peter? (Give the children plenty of time to answer).  Today we are going to read a story about the things Peter did after Jesus went to heaven.  

Read the story of Peter and the early church in any children's bible.  

Lesson

Say:  Who did Peter help and what did he do to help them? (Peter helped a man who couldn’t walk and a woman, Tabatha, who was dead.  Peter healed the man-by the power of Jesus and Peter brought Tabitha back to life.)  What did the Temple leaders think about Peter, and what did they do?  (They didn’t like Peter telling people about Jesus.  They arrested Peter).  In our story, what happened when Peter was arrested by King Herod? (Jesus’ followers prayed for him and an angel helped Peter escape.

Jesus used Peter to do some help people and tell people about Jesus!  Jesus wants to use us like he used Peter, to help people and to them about Jesus.  Who are some of the people that you can help and that you can tell about Jesus? (Give children plenty of time to answer). 

Big Idea

Jesus used Peter to do some help people and tell people about Jesus!  Jesus wants to use us like he used Peter, to help people and to them about Jesus.  

Memory Verse

Go and make followers for Jesus. – Matthew 28:19

Prayer

Take time to see if children have any prayer requests or prayer joys.  Say a short prayer thanking God for sending Jesus to save us and asking him to help us be helpers to others and talk to them about Jesus like Peter did.  

Game Ideas

Jesus Says (Simon Says)