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Title: Primary Sabbath School Program, September 2,
2000

From: NAD Children's Ministries (author: Lisa Seeders)

Date Completed: August 1, 1997

Abstract: Activities to use in place of program helps
to teach the lesson, GOOD NEWS IN A CHARIOT
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Lesson Aim: The Holy Spirit will help me know how to
witness about Jesus.

Memory Verse: "You will receive power when the Holy
Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in
Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the
ends of the earth."  Acts 1:8 NIV


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION

MEETING IMPORTANT PEOPLE
[Materials needed:  Card stock people figures, 1 for
each child  (plain, ready to be dressed or decorated;
make them asexual so the children can choose to make
them male or female as they decorate them.); colors,
scraps of material; ribbons; small buttons; glue;
scissors] 

[Directions: Ask the children to tell you the names of
some important people they would like to meet.  Then
have them choose one whom they would like to meet the
most and make their blank figure look like that person
using the materials at hand.  Discuss the following
questions when they are through and ready to display
their figures.
     1.  Why would you like to meet someone important?
     2.  What would you say if you could meet them?
     3.  Do you think you could talk about Jesus with
that person if they asked you a question about Him?

In our story today one of Jesus' followers has the
opportunity to meet an important man from Ethiopia.  He
shares the good news about Jesus with him.  GO STRAIGHT
INTO THE BIBLE STORY.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE

SHADOW BOXES
[Materials needed: One shoe box or other small box of
similar size for each child; scraps of material; clay
or play-doh; construction paper; pipe cleaners; small
rocks; colored sand; glue]

NOTE: Not all of the above materials are essential to
the project and substitutions may be made according to
what is available to you.

[Directions: Each child will creatively and
imaginatively create the scene of the Ethiopian being
baptized as shown in the quarterly in a 3-dimensional
mural in a box.  Spread the children out giving each an
adequate work area and supplies within easy reach. 
Give suggestions as needed, but encourage their
creativity.  Allow at least 30 minutes for this
activity.  The following are some suggestions for the
mural:  
     Pipe cleaner and construction paper trees, blue
colored sand for water, clay or play-doh people dressed
in scraps, rocks around the water's edge etc.

 
 WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE GAME

[Materials needed: 5 balloons; yarn or masking tape to
measure a boundary line; Bibles]

[Directions: On balloon number one write the word WHO
in large letters with black permanent marker.  On
balloon number two write the word WHAT in large
letters.  On balloon number three write the word WHEN.  
On balloon number four write the word WHERE and on
balloon number five write the word WHY.  Mark a
boundary line in the middle of the floor approximately
8 feet in length.  Divide the children into two groups. 
Have the children look up the memory verse in their
Bibles.  (The versions must all match) They are to find
the answers to the following questions from their
verse:
     1.  WHO is the verse speaking to? 
 (You, referring to the disciples)
     2.  WHAT would they receive?  (Power)
     3.  WHEN would they receive it? 
 (When the Holy Spirit came)
     4.  WHY would they receive this power? 
 (So they could be witnesses)
     5.  WHERE would they be witnesses? 
 (In Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria and to the ends
  of the earth.)

Group one children stand on one side of the boundary
and group two stand on the other side.  Group one bats
the WHO balloon over to someone on group two's side and
says, "Who".  Someone on group two bats it back and
answers with the memory verse word, "You".  Group one
bats the balloon that says, WHAT over to group two, and
someone bats it back answering, "will receive power". 
Group one bats the WHEN balloon over and group two bats
it back answering, "when the Holy Spirit comes on you". 
Continue playing until all balloons have been used.  To
make the game more challenging, have all balloons going
over one right after the other and children sending
them back as quickly as possible always answering with
the correct memory verse words.]



ACTING ON SCRIPTURE

WITNESS ACROSTIC
[Materials needed: Write on/wipe off board and markers
OR chalk board and chalk OR poster board and markers.]

[Directions: Print the word WITNESS in large capital
letters vertically down the board.  Ask the children to
think of as many words as possible that describe a
witness for Jesus.  They must begin with the letters
from the word, witness.  Give them some examples to get
them started.  Older Primaries may want to print their
own, while younger Primaries may want you to do the
printing.]
     W - willing, watches for chance to witness, 
     I - inspired by God, 
     T - truthful, thoughtful
     N - nervous, 
     E - eager, earnest, excited, enthusiastic
     S - sharing, sure
     S - spirit-filled
OPTION - Many of these words are concepts that
Primaries may not know.  Try acting out some of them to
give them clues.  Example - Act nervous, act out a
sharing situation, look up to God and point to the
Bible for inspired.