Peter in Prison Sunday School Lesson for Kids -
An Angel Helps Peter Escape from Prison
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about the importance of praying for other people.
Needed: Bibles, soft balls or paper wads, two dice
Intro Game: Despite All Obstacles
Set up an obstacle course with two mirror paths. Divide the students into two teams. One student from each team runs the obstacle course at a time while the other team members line up along the length of the obstacle course. When they’re not running, the members of the opposite team throw soft balls or paper wads at the runner from the sidelines.
If a student makes it through the obstacle course without being hit, they score a point for their team and return to the sidelines. If they are hit, they go to the sidelines to throw but not run again. After each pair runs the course, gather the balls or paper wads again for the next two to run.
The game ends when all the students have run the course. The team with the most points wins.
Afterward, explain that we have to do the right things in life even when it seems difficult. There might be things that get in the way of us doing the right thing. There might be people who try to keep us from doing the right thing, but we have to keep doing what we know is right.
Lesson
Ask students, Are you allowed to believe in Jesus?
What if it was against the law to believe in Jesus? Would you still believe in Him?
(Read Acts 12:1-2.)
Why did King Herod have James killed? (Because James believed in Jesus, and the King did not.)
(Read Acts 12:3-4.)
Why did King Herod have Peter put in jail? (Because Peter believed in Jesus.)
(Read Acts 12:5-10.)
How did Peter get out of jail? (An angel came and helped him.)
Who sent the angel to help Peter? (God.)
Do you think God can help you when you have hard times? (Yes.)
God might not always send an angel to help you, but He will do something to help you.
It also said that when Peter was put into prison, the church was praying for Him. God likes it when we pray for other people, and our prayers can help them.
Game: Raising the Dice
Divide students into two teams and give each time a six-sided die. The first student from each team runs up to a table and rolls their dice. The student with the highest roll gets a point for their team.
The trick is that each team can help their player. As the students are rolling their die, the teams cheer. The team that’s the loudest gets to add one number to their player’s die roll. So, if Team A’s player rolls a 3, but their team is cheering the loudest, you’ll count that player’s roll as a 4.
Students re-roll in case of a tie, but only if the tie occurs after you add the cheering bonus.
After the first two students roll and you determine who gets the point, those students run back to their teams, hand off their die, and the next students run up. The team with the most points after everyone has rolled wins.
Explain that when we pray for someone, it’s like we’re cheering for them. We’re asking God to help them, just like the church prayed for Peter. Our prayers for someone else can help God decide to help that person.
Prayer Activity: Praying for Others
Have students spread out around the room and pray silently. Direct them to pray for their family members. A minute later, direct them to pray for their friends. The next minute, ask them to pray for anyone they know of who might be having a problem. Finally, a minute later, tell them to pray for people around the world who might be in jail or being persecuted right now because they believe in Jesus.Lesson continues...
Read Acts 12:11-15.
When Peter knocked on the door of the house, did the people think it was really him? (No.)
They thought it was Peter’s ghost, his spirit. They thought he had died in jail and that they were seeing his ghost, but it really was him.
(Read Acts 12:16-24.)
What happened to the King who had Peter arrested? (God sent an angel to kill him because he let other people say that he was a god instead of telling people to believe in the real God.)
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