- Bibles or the Superbook Bible App
- Eraser
- Whiteboard and marker or chalkboard and chalk
Write the SuperVerse on the board—Mark 16:20:
The disciples went everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked through them, confirming what they said by many miraculous signs.
Our God of Miracles: Look up verses about miracles performed in the book of Acts.
Divide the children into pairs. Try to place experienced Bible users with inexperienced ones. Give each team a Bible
if needed.
Let’s say the SuperVerse together—Mark 16:20:
The disciples went everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked through them, confirming what they said by many miraculous signs.
In the activity, you will work in pairs to look up four of the many miracles recorded about some of the disciples in the Bible book of Acts. This is not a race, so you do not need to be the fastest to find the verses. I will read the Bible Passage and write it on the board. When you find the Passage, raise your hands. When everyone is ready, we will take turns reading the Passage aloud. I will then ask you a few questions about what took place.
Note that the suggested answers are from the New Living Translation. If children are using different translations, their answers will vary.
1. Acts 19:11–12:
11God gave Paul the power to perform unusual miracles. 12When handkerchiefs or aprons that had merely touched his skin were placed on sick people, they were healed of their diseases, and evil spirits were expelled.
Where did Paul’s power come from? God.
What miracles took place? The sick were healed; evil spirits were expelled or cast out.
What was unusual about these miracles? Handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched Paul’s skin were placed on the people who were then healed and delivered.
2. Acts 3:1–10:
1Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o’clock prayer service. 2As they approached the Temple, a man lame from birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the one called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from the people going into the Temple. 3When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for some money. 4Peter and John looked at him intently, and Peter said, “Look at us!” 5The lame man looked at them eagerly, expecting some money. 6But Peter said, “I don’t have any silver or gold for you. But I’ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!” 7Then Peter took the lame man by the right hand and helped him up. And as he did, the man’s feet and ankles were instantly healed and strengthened. 8He jumped up, stood on his feet, and began to walk! Then, walking, leaping, and praising God, he went into the Temple with them. 9All the people saw him walking and heard him praising God. 10When they realized he was the lame beggar they had seen so often at the Beautiful Gate, they were absolutely astounded!
What did the man expect to receive? Money.
What did the man receive? Healing; he was lame and now could walk.
What did the man do when he received his healing? He jumped up and was walking, leaping, and praising God as he went into the Temple with them.
How did people react? They were shocked, amazed, astounded.
3. Acts 20:9–12:
9As Paul spoke on and on, a young man named Eutychus, sitting on the windowsill, became very drowsy. Finally, he fell sound asleep and dropped three stories to his death below. 10Paul went down, bent over him, and took him into his arms. “Don’t worry,” he said, “he’s alive!” 11Then they all went back upstairs, shared in the Lord’s Supper, and ate together. Paul continued talking to them until dawn, and then he left. 12Meanwhile, the young man was taken home alive and well, and everyone was greatly relieved.
What happened to the young man named Eutychus as Paul preached? He fell asleep while sitting on a windowsill and fell to his death.
What did Paul do? He picked the man up and said he was alive—the man went home and was alive and well.
4. We learned in the Bible story that the believers scattered from Jerusalem because of Saul, who was actively persecuting the church and putting believers into prison. Jesus appeared to Saul on the road to Damascus and blinded him. Saul sat for three days alone in a room—he could not see and did not eat or drink anything. The following verses in Acts 9:10–18 tell us what happened next:
10Now there was a believer in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, calling, “Ananias!” “Yes, Lord!” he replied. 11The Lord said, “Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to Me right now. 12I have shown him a vision of a man named Ananias coming in and laying hands on him so he can see again.” 13“But Lord,” exclaimed Ananias, “I’ve heard many people talk about the terrible things this man has done to the believers in Jerusalem! 14And he is authorized by the leading priests to arrest everyone who calls upon Your name.” 15But the Lord said, “Go, for Saul is My chosen instrument to take My message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel. 16And I will show him how much he must suffer for My name’s sake.” 17So Ananias went and found Saul. He laid his hands on him and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road, has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18Instantly something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized.
Who did God call to go to Saul? A believer named Ananias.
Why did he hesitate to go? Because he knew Saul was arresting all believers, and he was one of them!
What was the miracle God sent Ananias to do? Lay hands on Saul so he could see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.
What happened because Ananias obeyed? Saul regained his sight instantly and was baptized.
Can you identify some easily overlooked miracles in verses 11–12 that only our God could know? He knew where Saul was and what he was doing. He showed him a vision of Ananias.
Conclusion: What an exciting time to witness God’s power through signs and wonders in the early church. We serve this same God of miracles today!
