Philip Helps a Man Learn About Jesus

Acts 8:26-40


Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called Acts, which is short for “the Acts of the Apostles.” An apostle is someone who is sent to teach others about Jesus.

One day, God told Philip to go to a special road. Philip listened and went right away.

As he walked along the road, he saw a man riding in a chariot. The man was from a faraway place, and he was reading from a scroll. He wanted to learn about God.

God told Philip, “Go over to that chariot.”

So, Philip ran up to the man and heard him reading.

Philip asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

The man said, “No, I don’t understand. Can you help me?”

So, Philip climbed up into the chariot and sat with him.

Philip explained that the words in the scroll were about Jesus—how Jesus loves us and came to save us.

As they traveled, they came to some water.

The man said, “Look! Here is water! I want to be baptized!”

So, they stopped the chariot, and Philip baptized the man.

The man was very happy! He went on his way rejoicing because he now knew about Jesus.

Philip went on to tell more people about Jesus, just as God had asked him to do.

Key Takeaway for Preschoolers

We can help others learn about Jesus.


Dear God,

Thank You for helping us learn about Jesus. Thank You for people who teach us Your truth. Help us listen to You. Help us tell others about Jesus. We love you, God.

In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.





Bible Verse: “You will be My witnesses.” — Acts 1:8, BSB

Paraphrase: We can tell others about Jesus.



Activities

These activities help preschoolers engage with the story through movement, crafts, music, and storytelling, making the lesson fun and memorable.


1. “Go Where God Leads” Walking Game

Objective: Help children understand that Philip listened and went where God told him to go.

Materials: None

Activity:
  • Have children stand in an open space.
  • Give simple directions such as “Walk forward,” “Stop,” “Turn,” or “Come here.”
  • Occasionally say, “God told Philip where to go—and Philip listened!”
  • Encourage children to follow directions carefully, just like Philip did.
Talk About It: “Did Philip listen to God? Yes! We can listen to God, too.”


2. “Ride in the Chariot” Imagination Activity

Objective: Help children picture the story setting.

Materials: Chairs or floor space

Activity:
  • Have children sit in a line or in pairs to pretend they are riding in a chariot.
  • Encourage gentle rocking motions as you “travel.”
  • Say, “Philip ran up to the chariot!” and invite one child to pretend to run alongside.
  • Let children take turns being Philip and the traveler.
Talk About It: “Who did Philip meet? A man who wanted to learn about Jesus!”
 

3. “Water and Baptism” Demonstration

Objective: Introduce the idea of baptism in a simple, gentle way.

Materials: Small bowl of water, Cup or spoon

Activity:
  • Show the children the bowl of water.
  • Explain that baptism is a way people show they love and follow Jesus.
  • Gently pour a little water from the cup back into the bowl to demonstrate.
  • Emphasize that the man in the story was happy to follow Jesus.
Talk About It: “What did the man want to do? He wanted to follow Jesus!”


4. “Run and Tell” Song (Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)

Objective: Reinforce the story through music and movement.

Materials: None

Activity:
  • Teach children the following song to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat:
        Run, run, run and tell,
        Tell of Jesus’ love,
        Philip helped the man to learn,
        Sent from God above!
  • Encourage children to pretend to run in place during “Run, run, run.”
  • Have them point outward on “tell” and place hands over their hearts on “love.”
  • Repeat several times.
Talk About It: “What did Philip do? He helped someone learn about Jesus!”

-
Story illustrations are the copyright of James M. Thomas. All rights reserved.
-

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Early Christians Shared Everything

Image
Acts 4:32-37 Our story comes from a book of the Bible called Acts. That name is short for “the Acts of the Apostles.” The word "Apostle" is another word to describe a helper of Jesus. Our Bible story tells us about some people who loved Jesus. The people were gathered together in a room. Buzz, buzz, buzz. The room filled with talking and laughter. The people called themselves Christians because they did what Jesus Christ said to do (Christian means "follower of Christ"). The Christians knew that Jesus was God’s Son. They wanted others to know about Jesus, too. Grandmas, grandpas, moms, dads, and children met together in homes. They would pray, sing, and learn about Jesus together. All these people loved Jesus. They were like one big, happy family. Because they loved Jesus, the Christians happily shared what they had more than others. Everything a person had was happily shared with the rest of the Bible-time Christians. They shared food so every...
Read more

Abraham and Sarah and Baby Isaac

Image
Genesis 21:1-6 Take-Home Our story comes from the book, or part, of the Bible called Genesis. Genesis means "the beginning." The Bible tells us that Abraham and His wife, Sarah, lived a long time ago. They were a family. One, two. It was a small family. There were two grown-ups but no children. Abraham and Sarah were sad because they had no children. They wanted a baby to love. They waited and waited until they were very old, even older than many grandparents, but still there was no baby. Abraham and Sarah were sad. God knew that Abraham and Sarah were sad. He wanted them to be happy. God promised that soon they would have a baby. So, Abraham and Sarah waited a little longer. Finally, they had a baby! Abraham and Sarah were happy! Even after they were very old, God gave them a baby boy. Isn’t that happy news! Sometimes when we are happy, we laugh! Abraham and Sarah named the baby Isaac. Baby Isaac’s name means “he laughs.” Abraham and Sarah were happy...
Read more

Jacob and Esau

Image
Genesis 27:41a; 32:9-21; 33:3-11 Our story comes from the book, or part, of the Bible called Genesis. Genesis means "the beginning." The Bible tells us about two brothers, Jacob and Esau. Jacob and Esau were twin brothers. They were the sons of Isaac and the grandsons of Abraham. Jacob and Esau were born at the same time and were the same age. But Esau was a couple of minutes older than Jacob. Because Esau was the oldest son, he would someday receive a special blessing from their father. That was very important. One day, Jacob tricked his father Isaac into giving Jacob the important blessing instead of Esau. Esau was very mad. Esau was so angry that Jacob became afraid. Jacob decided to move away from Esau. So he packed up his things and traveled to another land. Even though God didn’t like what Jacob had done to Esau, God still blessed Jacob. God gave Jacob a large family and many animals. After many years, God told Jacob it was time to g...
Read more