The Jerusalem Council
Acts 15
Continue the conversation throughout the week with your kids by asking them questions pertaining to the lesson from Sunday at Redemption Kids.
The questions asked below were asked on Sunday during our time at Redemption Kids. Take some time to read the passage together, discuss the questions, watch a BRAND NEW video of the lesson, memorize the Bible verse, and remember the big idea of this week!
Ask the Questions
Bigs Discussion Questions
What are people who are not Jews called? (Gentiles)
Whom did Paul and Barnabas meet with to talk about what was true? (Other church leaders)
What were some people saying the Gentile believers needed to do? (follow the same rules as the Jews)
How are Jews and Gentiles saved? (by God’s grace)
What is the Bible about? The Bible is about God’s plan to save people through Jesus.
Elementary Discussion Questions
Who gathered to decide if new believers had to fully obey the Old Testament law? (the apostles and elders, Acts 15:6)
Who explained that Gentiles received the Holy Spirit? (Peter, Acts 15:8)
How are people saved from sin? (by grace though faith, Acts 15:9-11)
Why can’t we be saved by obedience to the Law?
Guide the kids to discuss the ways our hearts are dead in sin. We cannot obey God perfectly because our hearts lead us astray. We needed Jesus to come and obey on our behalf, die in our place, and rise again to defeat death.
Why is it important to obey God if obedience doesn’t save us?
Remind kids that obedience is a sign of our love for God. Help them see that God saves us so that we are able to obey, not so that we can continue to disobey. When we have faith, the Holy Spirit changes us so that we want to obey God.
How can we learn more about God and how to obey Him?
Guide the kids to discuss the Bible’s role as our perfect source of truth. Help them understand that it teaches us what is true about God and about ourselves. Talk to them about ways to study Scripture and the importance of reading the Bible daily.
Watch the Videos
Remember the 3 B’s
Big Picture Question: What is the Bible about? The Bible is the story of God’s plan to save people through Jesus.
Big Idea: Salvation comes only through faith in Jesus.
Bible Verse to Memorize - And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:!2
Practice Catechism
Question 26: Are all people, just as they were lost through Adam, saved through Christ?
Answer: No, only those who are elected by God and united to Christ by faith.
