Adam and Eve Disobey God
Adam and Eve Disobey God We are using the Gospel Story for Kids curriculum in Main Street @ Hayward Wesleyan. [insert video embed] source YouTube
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Genesis 1 Whiteboard Bible Study
When we did the story God Creates the World in Main Street, I walked the students through the creation passage in Genesis 1. We charted what happened on what day, and what filled what day. We also tracked how many times the text said “good” as well as “God said.”
God Creates Man and Woman
God Creates Man and Woman We are using the Gospel Story for Kids curriculum in Main Street @ Hayward Wesleyan. [insert video embed] source YouTube
God Creates the World
God Creates the World We are using the Gospel Story for Kids curriculum in Main Street @ Hayward Wesleyan. [insert video embed] source YouTube
Peter’s Miraculous Escape from Prison
King Herod got a little excited that the Jews got a little excited when “he had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword” (Acts 12:2 NIV), so he proceeded to seize Peter also. “So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him” (Acts 12:5 […]
Cornelius and Peter
The story of Cornelius and Peter is super important. It is the crux of the realization that God’s kingdom is available to whole world instead of just the Jewish people. Jews are God’s special people for the expressed purpose of showing the world what God is like and being living examples of the kind of […]
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
Philip is preaching and teaching about Jesus in Samaria. Last week, Philip encountered Simon the Sorcerer in Samaria. This week, Philip is divinely directed to a location in which he ends up meeting an Ethiopian Eunuch who had some questions about Isaiah 53:7-8. After a fruitful conversation, the Eunuch ask to be baptized. Philip did […]
Simon the Sorcerer
In Acts 8, a man named Simon, known in Samaria as “The Great One” or “The Great Power” believed and was baptized. When Peter and John arrived, they realized these new converts in Samaria did not receive the Holy Spirit. So they laid hands on people and they received the Holy Spirit. Simon desperately wanted […]
Stephen’s Speech and Stoning
Stephen is described as a man full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom (Acts 6:3). He did “great wonders and miraculous signs among the people…[and] men began to argue with Stephen, but they could not stand up against his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke” (Acts 6:8, 9-10). Stephen was dragged before the […]
Ananias and Sapphira
Things have been going well for the young church Jesus started and the Holy Spirit was empowering. Even though Peter and John were brought before the Sanhedrin and told to stop it, things were relatively serene for this young movement. Until a married couple named Ananias and Sapphira attempt to lie about what they sold […]
Peter and John Before the Sanhedrin
What if it was illegal to clean your room? I know… that would be so cool, wouldn’t it?! But then someone came along and shared with you the Gospel of Being Clean, or the Gospel of Not Being a Slob. And you think: “Yeah, I want to clean my room.” But that lands you in […]
Peter Heals the Crippled Beggar
So the promised Holy Spirit had arrived, and with it had come the power of tongues–the ability to hear and understand the Gospel of Jesus in one’s own language (without a barrier). Amazing. Along with the gift of tongues came the power of healing that Peter soon discovered when he and John were walking into […]
Holy Spirit Comes @ Pentecost
After Jesus gave his disciples their very important job description, he left. Which was difficult for his people. But, Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would come and empower them to do his work (because they wouldn’t be able to change the world, without the Holy Spirit). Kathy and the Main Street students act out […]
The Great Commission
According to Scripture, what is our job description as followers of Jesus (Matthew 28:19-20)? Go and make disciples Baptize them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit Teach them to obey everything I have commanded And then Jesus left. The Great Commission [y3_w25] Story Lesson (790.15kb, pdf) Audio File (12.95mb, mp3) Video Link […]
The Resurrection of Jesus
Only a few times in recorded history do dead people come back to life again. A couple of times in the Old Testament and a few times during the ministry of Jesus in the New Testament. Being resurrected was not a new thing… it had been done before. What makes the resurrection of Jesus so […]
Crucifixion of Jesus
Jesus was betrayed, arrested, tried, beaten, flogged, tortured, and crucified… …and yet, God demonstrated his love toward us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. The cross is the Gospel. The cross is our example of how to live and suffer as God’s people, Christians, in our world today. We “gospel”, […]
Jesus Prays in Gethsemane
Jesus took Peter, James and John into the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. Jesus knew what was coming and needed to talk with God. Jesus Prays in Gethsemane [y3_w22] Story Lesson (456.94kb, pdf) Audio File (4.96mb, mp3) Video Link (1.29.12 @ vimeo.com) Video Link (2.1.09 @ vimeo.com)
Last Supper and Foot Washing
On the night that Jesus was betrayed he took the bread and broke it and said “This is my body broken for you, do this in remembrance of me.” And in the same way he took the cup and said: “This cup is my blood shed for the forgiveness of sins, do this often, in […]
The Greatest Commandment
Woah… there’s like a TON of rules in the Bible… 613 to be exact. And some of the rules overlap, so a priority structure was put into place, but then different groups of people argued over which rules, or commandments were more important that the other. This is the backdrop of Jesus’ teaching… a religious […]
Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem
It’s time for Jesus to reveal his destiny… rise up… proclaim his kingdom… ride into Jerusalem… establish himself as King… unite all the Israelites under his Messiah-ship… and do battle with the Romans! Yes! Let’s do this! Not quite. Jesus did reveal his destiny, proclaim his kingdom, and ride into Jerusalem. But he didn’t do […]