Philip and the Ethiopian

February 14, 2020

The Gospel Project Online
Video and Activity Page Links

Gospel Project Preschoolers (2-5) 

Video; Unit 30, Session 1

Gospel Project Younger Kids (6+) 

Video; Unit 30, Session 1

River City Youth (8+) Sermon Notes

Sermon Notes Handout

Unit 30/Session 1: Overview

Philip and the Ethiopians
Acts 8

Unit Verse:

Colossians 1:18

Big Picture Question

Why does the church exist? The church exists to glorify God. 

Story Point:

Philip told the Ethiopian man about Jesus.

Discussion Questions

Preschool to age 7: 
Who told Philip to go to a desert road? (an angel)

Where was the man in the chariot from? (Ethiopia)

What did Philip ask the man? (Do you understand what you are reading)

Who were the words Isaiah wrote about? (Jesus)

What did the Ethopian man think about the good news about Jesus? ( He believed and went home happy)

Why does the church exist? The church exists to glorify God.

Ages 8 and older: 

Additional Discussion Questions on Activity Page.

Follow up with a three questions method 

What did our Bible Story tell us about? (Facts)

What did you learn about yourself/humanity/character?(Lesson teaching)

How will you apply/tell others about what you learned? (application/main teaching called to action)

**Close your time in prayer**

Thank God for what you learned today.

Everyone shares one thing they are grateful to God for 

and one thing they would like to ask God for.

Consider who else to pray for, especially those who don’t know Jesus.

Family Worship Time 

This family worship time will be most valuable to your family if you preview the materials ahead of your planned family gathering so that you can assess what is appropriate engagement for the age of your kids. 

In general a child's attention span is 3 to 5 minutes per year of a child's age for best engagement of their listening and comprehension.

Suggested outline of previewing material and Family worship time:

Parent: view How to use video- Plan your Family Worship time

Print/view Activity Pages: starter activity and coloring page/journal page

Watch: Bible Story video 

Discussion: Blog questions/ Family Discussion on right side of the activity page; Also BIG Picture Question (Doctrine) 

Prayer: Outline of suggested areas. 

Praying God’s blessing to you and yours.  

**Additional Family Worship ideas and resources can be seen

on previous River City Kids blog post 3/22/2020