13 JUNIOR LESSON OUTLINES
JUNIOR LESSON OUTLINES
JUNIORS LESSON I—THE CHURCH ESTABLISHED Chapters One and Two, Book of Acts Memory Verse:Acts 2:38 introduction.—We are to study the book of Acts. It is indeed an interesting book. Luke wrote this book. In it we find the church began by God’s children preaching the gospel, and people being made anew into God’s children. Wicked people made God’s children suffer, and they put some of them to death, but the Christians kept on preaching.
GUIDE QUESTIONS 1. The author of this book is: _________________ 2. During the last ________ days Christ was on earth he gave _________________ to his apostles, (v. 2, 3.) 3. He told them not to depart from ______________________ (v. 4.) 4. John baptized with _____________, but the apostles were to be baptized with the _____________(v. 5.) 5. Jesus told them the Holy Ghost would bring them __________________ (v. 9.) 6. A ______________ received Jesus out of their sight. (v. 9.) 7. Who stood by and told them Jesus would come again? (v. 10, 11.) 8. If you can memorize the names of all the apostles in eight minutes, write the number 10 here ( ).
9.Take off onepoint for every minute over eight that it takes you.
10. What apostles spoke to them about Judas? (v. 15, 16.) Was Judas still alive? (v. 18.) 11. The one to take the place of Juaas must have been a witness of the _______________(v.22.) 12. After they had prayed, the Lord showed them that _____________ should be an apostle, (v. 26.) 13. On what day were the disciples all in one place?____________ (v. 1.) 14. When they (the apostles) were filled with the Holy Ghost, they began to speak with other __________ (v. 4.) 15. A large crowd came together and every man heard them speak in his ______________ (v. 6.) 16. The people were all amazed and asked ____________________________________(v. 12.) 17. Name the apostle that stood up and preached the first gospel sermon to the people. _______ (v. 14.) 18. He told them this was what had been spoken of before by the prophet ________ (v. 16.) 19. Peter preached that “Whosoever shall _________________of the Lord shall be ________ (v. 21.) 20. How had God approved of Christ? (v. 22.) 21. What had God done with the Jesus they had crucified? (v. 23, 24.) 22. Of what did Peter say they were all witnesses? (v. 32.) 23. God had made this same Jesus that they had ________________ both ________ and ________ (v. 36.)
24. What Peter preached caused them to ask, “Men and _____________, what shall (must) ______________ ?” (v. 37.) JUNIOR LESSON II—TIIE CHURCH AT WORK Chapters Three and Four, Book of Acts Memory Verse:Acts 3:19 In this lesson we find out how the lame man was healed and how it affected the people; how wicked people tried to harm the Christians; and how the Christians kept on preaching the gospel.
GUIDE QUESTIONS 1. When Peter and John went up to the ____________ they found a __________ man lying at the ___________ gate. (v. 1, 2.) 2. The man asked an_______________,but Peter told him to rise and ________________ (v. 3-6.) 3. Did it take very long for him to become strong? (v. 7.) 4. Who saw the man after he was healed? (v. 9.) 5. Peter said he had not healed the man, but that __________ had healed him. (v. 12, 13.) 6. All the prophets had said that Christ should _________________ (v. 18.) 7. Peter told them to _____________ and be _____________ that their sins might be _________ (v. 19.) 8. Who else had said God was going to raise up a prophet? (v. 22.) 9. What is to be done with all who will not hear this prophet? (v.22.) 10. God sent Jesus to turn everyone from his ________________ (v. 26.) 11. The leaders of the Jews were angry because they preached ________________________ .
12. These wicked leaders laid hands on them and put them in the ____________ until the next _________ (v. 3.) 13. Did Peter try to defend John and himself or did he preach Christ to them? (v. 8-12.) 14. Is there any other name except that of Christ in which people can be saved? (v. 12.) 15. When these Jews saw how bold Peter and John were, they could see that they had been with (v. 13.) 16. At the close of the trial Peter and John were commanded not to preach in the name of ____________ (v. 18.) 17. When they were turned loose, where did they go? (v. 23.) 18. When the Christians heard what had been done to Peter and John, did they pray?
19. Did they ask God to help them keep on preaching? (v. 29.) 20. While they were praying, what happened to the place where they were? (v. 31.) 21. Did God answer their prayer about preaciiing? (v. 33.) 22. Who sold his land and gave the money to the apostles? (v. 36, 37.)
Matching 1. Peter A. He was with Peter when the lame man was healed. ( ) 2. Pentecost B. Peter said what happened on Pentecost had been foretold by him. ( ) 3. John C. He was eaten of worms and died. ( ) 4. Herod D. He preached the first gospel sermon. ( ) 5. Matthias E. He was chosen .to take the place of Judas. ( ) JUNIOR LESSON III—TROUBLES OVERCOME Chapters Five and Six, Book of Acts Memory Verse:Acts 5:29 Aim of the Lesson.-—In this lesson we are to see how the church solved some of its problems as it was guided by the Holy Spirit, and how God’s people were still true to him when wicked people tried to harm them.
GUIDE QUESTIONS Ananias and Sapphira 1. These two sold some land, but kept back ________________ (v. 1, 2.) 2. Peter told them they had lied to the ___________ because ___________had __________ filled their hearts, (v. 3.) 3. Did God cause them to die for their sins? (v. 5, 10.) 4. This caused great ________ to come ______________ on all the church. (v. 11.) 5. How many people believed and were added to the Lord? (v. 14.) 6. Wicked People Try to Harm God’s People 7. Name two kinds of people who were healed by the apostles. (v. 16.) 7. The angry high priest had the apostles put in the ________________ .prison, (v. 17, 18.) 8. But the ___________ of the Lord let them out. (v. 19.) 9. As soon as they got out they went to the _________________ .
10. The high priest was made to wonder when told the apostles were not in the ____________ (v. 22, 23.) 11. When asked why they had not done as the high priest told them, Peter said, “We ought to _________ rather than ______.” (v. 29.) 12. The wicked Jews had killed Jesus, but God had made him a ________________________. (v. 30,31.) 13. Who advised them to turn the apostles loose? (v. 34-39.) 14. Were the apostles glad to suffer for Christ? (v. 41.) 15. Did they keep on preaching Christ? (v. 42.) Trouble Among Christians 16. Who thought their widows were not being treated right? (v. 1.) 17. Did the apostles think it best for them to quit preaching and look after these widows? (v. 2.) 18. They told the church to choose _________ men to do this. (v. 3.) 19. The number of disciples ____________ and a great number of the ___________ obeyed, (v. 7.) 20. Which of the seven men showed great power? (v. 8.) 21. His enemies could not stand against the _____________ and _____________ by which he spoke, (v. 9, 10.) 22. They said he had spoken against this _____________ place. (v. 13.) 23. His face shone like that of an ______________ (v. 15.) JUNIOR LESSON IV—STEPHEN AND SAMARIA Chapters Seven and Eight, Book of Acts Memory Verse:Acts 7:60 Aim of the Lesson.—To find out about Stephen’s defense and death, and how the church kept on growing as good men preached the gospel.
GUIDE QUESTIONS Stephen Defends Himself 1. Did he really try to defend himself or did he just preach the gospel?
(Notice that the next fifty-two verses are Stephen’s sermon.) 2. From what place did God call Abraham? (v. 4.) 3. His seed was to dwell in a strange land for ____________ (v. 6.) 4. Joseph’s brethren sold him because they were moved with ______________ (v. 9.) 5. In Egypt Joseph became __________________(v. 10.) 6. Because of the failure ___________________ also went to Egypt. (v. 15.)
7. Moses lived for _______ months in his father’s house, and then he was reared by _________daughter. (v. 20, 21.) 8. When he was ________ years old, he went to visit ____________________ (v. 23.) 9. Because Moses had killed Egyptians he fled to the land of ____________, where he lived for _____ (v. 28, 30).
10. God spoke to him in a bush and told him to go to ____________ and lead his people out (v. 30, 31, 34).
11. God told Moses he was going to raise up another ____________ like him. (v. 37.) 12. The people turned against Moses and asked ________ to make them a ____________ to worship.(v. 40, 41.) 13. _________ built God a house, but God does not dwell in temples made with ____________ (v. 47, 48.) 14. Stephen’s sermon __________ the _______ in to the heart, and they ________ at him with their ______ (v. 54.) 15. How did they kill Stephen? (v. 59.) 16. Stephen prayed, “_____________, lay not this __________ to their _____________” (v. 60.) The Gospel Is Taken to Samaria 17. What man was working against the church, and was present when Stephen was stoned? (v. 58, 1, 3.) 18. When the Christians were scattered, they went _______________ preaching the __________ (v. 4.) 19. Philip was sent to the city of _______________ to preach, (v. 5.) 20. His preaching caused great ______________ in the city. (v. 8.) 21. When they believed Philip’s preaching, they were ______________ (v. 12.) 22. What wicked man also believed and was baptized? (v. 13.) 23. Name the two apostles that were sent to Samaria. (1) (2) JUNIOR LESSON V—SAUL AND CORNELIUS Chapters Nine and Ten, Book of Acts Memory Verse:Acts 10:34 Aim of the Lesson.—To find out how a Jew who hated Christians was saved, and how the gospel was first preached to the Gentiles.
GUIDE QUESTIONS
Saul Saved 1. Tell what Saul was doing to show that he hated Christians. (v.1,2.) 2. He was on his way to ________ to harm Christians when a ________ light shone round about _______(v. 3.) 3. A voice asked him, “ ________________________________________ ?” (v. 4.) 4. Saul asked, “Who ____________________________________? (v. 5.) 5. It was ________________ that spoke to him. (v. 5.) 6. Saul was ____________ days without _________ and did neither _________ nor ________. (v. 9.) 7. __________ was the preacher the Lord told to preach to Saul. (v. 10, 13.) 8. The Lord told him that Saul was to bear his name before the ____________ and ________________(v. 15.) 9. When Ananias came and spoke to Saul, he received his __________ arose, and was __________ (v. 17, 18.) 10. Did Saul begin preaching at once? (v. 20.) 11. Who told the apostles that Saul was not now their enemy?
12. Who healed Aeneas at Lydda? (v. 32-34.) 13. Name the woman that he raised from the dead at Joppa. (v. 36, 37, 41.) 14. How did this affect the people there? (v. 42.) The Gospel Is Taken to the Gentiles 15. Cornelius was a ____________ who ___________ God, and _____________ to God always, (v. 2.) 16. An angel told him God had remembered his _____________ and ____________ (v. 4.) 17. He was told to send to __________ for __________________ (v. 5.) 18. Peter went up on the _____________ to _________ about the ____________ hour. (v. 9.) 19. He saw a great vessel like a _____________ that had all manner of ___________, beasts, and wild _______. and _________ things and ____________ in it. (v. 11, 12.) 20. Did Peter obey the command to kill and eat? (v. 13, 14.) 21. This was done __________ times, (v. 16.) 22. Peter went with the men Cornelius sent and took certain ___________________ with him. (v. 23.) 23. Instead of letting Cornelius worship him Peter told him to ________________ (v. 25, 26).
JUNIOR LESSON VI—PERSECUTION AND GROWTH Chapters Eleven, Twelve, and Thirteen, Book of Acts Memory Verse:Acts 11:18 Aim of the Lesson.—In this lesson we are to study what the Jews thought of Peter’s preaching to the Gentiles,.and how the Jews still tried to harm the Christians, and about Paul’s first tour of preaching.
GUIDE QUESTIONS Peter Tells What Happened 1. The Christian Jews at Jerusalem (did, did not) like it when they heard Peter had preached to Gentiles(v. 2, 3.) 2. Peter told them the Holy Ghost had fallen on the Gentiles like it did “on us ________________ (v. 15.) 3. To what beginning did he refer? (Acts 2.) 4. When they heard Peter’s story, they __________________________ God. (v. 18.)
5. Because people tried to harm the Christians they had to leave, and everywhere they went they preached the
_______ (v. 20.)
Antioch 6. The church in Jerusalem sent ____________ to Antioch. (v. 22.) 7. Barnabas got ___________ to help him. (v. 25.) 8. They preached in Antioch for _______________ (v. 26.) 9. In Antioch the disciples were first called ______________ (v. 26.) 10. Because of a drouth the Christians in Antioch sent help __________ (v. 28, 30) 11. ________was put to death by ______________ (v. 1, 2.) 12. He also put __________ in prison, (v. 3, 4.) 13. All ___________ helped him escape, (v. 7, 8.) 14. He came to the house of _________,where Christians were __________ (v. 12.) 15. Why would Rhoda not let him in the house? (v. 13, 14.) 16. What did Herod order done with the keepers of the jail? (v. 19.) 17. The people of Tyre and Sidon said the voice of Herod was the voice of a ________ (v. 20, 22.) 18. How did Herod die? (v. 23.) 19. In the Antioch church the Holy Spirit said _______ and ________ were chosen for some work he wanted, (v. 2.) 20. They first sailed to ___________ (v. 4.) 21. Here they found a _____________ who worked ____________ against them, so Saul told him the Lord had made him __________________ (v. 6, 11.) 22. In verse 9 we find that Saul was also called _____________.
23. From Paphos they went to ___________, where _____________ turned back.(v. 13.) 24. There they preached in the__________________ (v. 14-16.) Can you tell the class some of what Peter told the Jews about Cornelius? Can you tell how the Christians in Antioch helped those in Judea?
How did the angel help Peter get out of prison? Be able to tell about the death of Herod.
JUNIOR LESSON VII—MORE PROBLEMS SOLVED Chapters Fourteen, Fifteen, and Sixteen, Book of Acts Memory Verse:Acts 16:31 Aim of the Lesson.—To find out more about how the gospel spread, and how the church solved more of its problems as it was guided by the Spirit.
GUIDE QUESTIONS Paul and Barnabas Keep Going 1. They spoke in the ____________ and _________________ believed, (v. 1.) 2. When enemies tried to harm them, they went to ___________ and __________ (v. 5, 6.) 3. Because they healed a ____________ man the people thought they were __________ (v. 10, 11.) 4. Did they let the people worship them? (v. 13, 14.) 5. Paul preached to them the ______________ God. (v. 15.) 6. Jews came from __________ and __________ Paul until they thought he was _________ (v. 19.) 7. Paul (was, was not) dead. (v. 20.) 8. On the return trip they told the disciples they must suffer (little, much) to enter the kingdom, (v. 22.) 9. They ordained _________ in every city. (v. 23.) 10. When they reached Antioch, they told the effect their preacliing had had on the ________ (v. 26, 27.) Paul and Barnabas Go to Jerusalem 11. Because they could not agree about _____________ they sent Paul and Barnabas to Jerusalem, (v. 1, 2.) 12. In this city, they were received of the ____________ and of the ____________. (v. 4.) 13. Talking about the Gentiles, Peter said God put no difference in __________ and __________ (v. 9.) 14. He said God purified all hearts by ____________ (v. 9.)
15. They decided the Gentiles didn’t have to be circumcised, and this caused the people in Antioch to_______.(v. 19, 31.) 16. Barnabas wanted to __________with them on their next trip, but __________ did not. (v. 37, 38.) 17. Paul took __________ and Barnabas took ____________ (v. 39, 40.) 18. In Lystra they found _________and took him with them. (v. 1, 3.) 19. In a vision a man asked them to come over into ___________ (v. 9.) 20. In Philippi ____________ was baptized, (v. 14, 15.) 21. For making a demon come out of a girl, they were put in ____________ (v. 23.) 22. At midnight they ______________ and _______________ (v. 25.) 23. Because he thought all the prisoners had escaped, the jailer was about to _____________ (v. 27.) 24. Who kept him from doing this? (v. 28.) 25. The jailer asked, “What must __________________?” (v. 30.) 26. Paul answered, “___________ on the ________________ and thou shalt be __________." (v. 31) JUNIOR LESSON VIII—MORE PREACHING Chapters Seventeen, Eighteen, and Nineteen, Book of Acts Memory Verse:Acts 18:10 Aim of the Lesson,—To see more of the church in work and worship as it was guided by the Holy Spirit.
GUIDE QUESTIONS Preaching in Three Cities in Europe 1. Name two classes of people in Thessalonica who believed (1) ___________ (2) _____________ (v. 4.) 2. The Jews accused them of turning ___________________ (v. 6.) 3. The Bereans searched the ___________________to see if these things were ______________ (v. 11) 4. In Athens Paul saw the city wholly given to ______________ (v. 16) 5. They said he was a setter forth of ___________ because he preached ___________and the ________ (v. 18) 6. Paul found one altar in the city with the inscription, “TO THE _____________ ” (v. 23.) 7. In God we ________, and ________ and have _________________ (v. 26) 8. God now commands all _______ everywhere to ___________ (v. 30) 9. By whom is God going to judge the world? (v. 31.) In Corinth 10. Here Paul found __________ and ___________ who were____________ (v. 2, 3) 11. Many of the Corinthians ___________ and were ____________(v. 8.)
Asia 12. When he went to Syria, Paul took _________ and ______________ (v. 18.) 13. Name two other places he went: (1)______________ and (2)________________ (v. 22.) 14. Name a man mighty in the scriptures who came to Ephesus. (v. 24.) 15. Who taught, him the way of the Lord more perfectly? (v. 26.) 16. He then preached to the ______________ (v. 28.)
17. Some who knew only Jonn’s baptism were baptized in the _______________.after Paul preached to them. (v. 3-5.) 18. Paul preached in Ephesus for ______ years, (v. 10.) 19. When some wicked people became Christians, they burned their _________ and the price was _____ pieces of _______________ (v. 19.) 20. “So mightily grew the word of _____________ and______________. " (v. 20.) 21. At’this time there arose no _______________ about that ____________________ (v. 23.) 22. Who thought his trade was being ruined by the preaching? (v. 24.) 23. The Jews cried for _________hours,“Great is _____________________ (v. 34) JUNIOR LESSON IX—PAUL GOES TO JERUSALEM Chapters Twenty, Twenty-One, Twenty-Two, and Twenty-Three, BOOK of Acts Memory Verse:Acts 22:16 Aim of the Lesson.—To gain lessons from the work and trials of Paul as he preached the gospel.
GUIDE QUESTIONS In Asia 1. Paul met with the disciples in Troas on the _________ to __________ (v. 7.) 2. Who went to sleep and fell out of a window whiie Paul was preaching? (v. 9, 10.) 3. While he was at Miletus Paul sent to Ephesus for the __________________ (v. 17.) 4. In preaching to them he told them he had kept back ___________ that was ________ to them. (v. 20.) 5. Who had told him he was to have trouble in Jerusalem? (v. 23.) 6. He said he had told them the whole __________________ (v. 27.) 7. He told the elders they should look after the ____________ over which they were _____________(v. 28.) 8. What price had been paid for the church? (v. 28.) 9. Jesus said, “It is ___________ to ______________ than to _______________.” (v. 35.) 10. Why were they sad about Paul? (v. 38) 11. _________prophesied the__________ would _____________ Paul. (v. 10, 11.) In Jerusalem 12. How did the brethren in Jerusalem receive Paul? (v. 17.) 13. The Jews in Jerusalem accused him of speaking against the ___________ and bringing _________ into the ________________ (v. 28.) 14. Who kept the mob from killing Paul? (v. 32, 33.) 15. Paul asked the chief captain to let him _______________ to the people, (v. 39.) 16. Was his request granted? (v. 40.) Paul Preaches to the Jews 17. Paul said his teacher had been ________________(v. 3.) 18. Ananias said to Paul, “And now why _____________ thou? arise, and be ____________ and ___________ thy _________ ” (v. 16.) 19. When he had finished his speech, they wanted to ______________ him. (v. 22.) 20. Paul asked the centurion if it was lawful for him to ______________ and _______________ (v. 25.) Draw a line under the places where Paul went preaching: Antioch, Cyprus. Iconium, Corinth, Philippi, Damascus, Bagdad, London, Ephesus, Lystra, Alexandria, Troas, Athens, Paphos, Saiamis, Constantinople, Berlin.
Draw a line under all those who were Paul’s helpers: Silas, Dorcas, Agrippa, Barnabas, Timothy, Felix, Mark, Luke, Apollos, Priscilla, Aquila.
JUNIOR LESSON X—PAUL GOES TO ROME Chapters Twenty-Four, Twenty-Five, Twenty-Six. Twenty-Seven, and Twenty-Eight, Book of Acts Memory Verse:Acts 26:23 Aim of the Lesson---To see how Paul defended, himself so he could keep on preaching, and how he went to Rome.
GUIDE QUESTIONS
Before Felix 1. ____________ the high priest and__________, an orator, went to Caesarea to speak against Paul. (v. 1.) 2. Tertullus said they had found him to be a ______________ fellow,(v. 5.) 3. Paul said this (was, was not) true. (v. 13.) 4.Paul’s preaching caused Felix to ________________ (v. 25.) 5. Felix hoped that _____________________________ would be given him so he could turn Paul loose, (v. 26.) 6. _______________ took Felix’s place as governor. (v. 27.)
Before Festus 7. The Jews wanted Paul sent to Jerusalem so they could _____________ him. (v. 3.) 8. Who came and laid complaints against Paul? (v. 7.) 9. When Festus asked Paul if he would go to Jerusalem and be tried, Paul appealed to.______________ (v. 9, 10.)
Before Agrippa 10. Why was Paul glad to be tried by this king? (v. 3.) 11. Before Paul became a Christian he thought he ought to ___________ contrary to the name of __________ (v. 9) 12. Christ spoke to Saul to make him a ______________and ____________ (v. 16.) 13. Verse 18, “To open their _________ and __________to turn them from _________ to ______________ and from the power of ______________ unto _______________.”
14. Festus said Paul was _____________________, but Paul said, “I am not _________________ Festus.” (v. 24, 25.) 15. Agrippa said, “Almost thou persuades! me to be ________________________ (v. 28.)
Journey to Rome 16. Name five places they went to on the way to Rome (ch. 27, 28.) 17. Why did Paul think they should not leave fair havens? (v. 9, 10.) 18. How long did the storm last? (v. 33.) 19. Ask your parents what the modern name of the island where they landed is. (v. 1.) 20. Paul was bitten by a ________ and the natives thought he would _________, but he felt __________ (v. 3-5.) 21. They stayed on the island ____________ months, (v. 11.) Be able to tell whether you think Paul or Peter was the greater preacher and why.