Sunday School at Home for May 28

Filled With the Holy Spirit

Theme: God sent the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
Scripture: Acts 2:1-21
Get Ready: Click here to get your complete supply list for this lesson.
The Children’s Sermon:
You’ll Need:
● Different-shaped balloons - one per child
Get Ready: Hand each child an un-inflated balloon. Explain that they are to wait for
instructions to see what they will do with their balloon. You’ll need an uninflated round
balloon.
SAY: As you see, we have balloons today. You can have a lot of fun with a balloon.
Hold up your balloon if you have a long, skinny one. (Pause.) I’ve seen some people
who can take a long, skinny balloon and make it into the shape of different animals.
Have you ever tried that? Hold up your balloon if you have a round one. (Pause.) I’ve
played a game where we toss round balloons up into the air to see how long we can
keep it up without it hitting the ground. That’s a lot of fun.
Look at the balloon I’m holding. I think it’s a very nice balloon. It’s a pretty color, and
by looking at the shape of it, I think it would be a very nice round balloon. There
seems to be something lacking in the balloon. Can anyone tell me what this balloon
needs? (Pause for children to answer.) You’re right. It needs to be filled with air!
Before a balloon can fulfill its purpose, someone must breathe some life into it.
I think this balloon can help us learn something about the church. Today is a very
special day we call Pentecost. It was the day that God sent His Holy Spirit to
breathe life into His church so the church would be all that God intended for it to be.
(Inflate the balloon a little and stop.) Before God sent His Holy Spirit, the church was
lifeless--like this balloon. The church was not witnessing and telling people about
Jesus. After the Holy Spirit breathed life into the church, people began telling
everyone they saw about Jesus. (Inflate the balloon a little and stop.) It didn't even
matter if they spoke the same language. (Inflate the balloon a little and stop.)
Everyone they told about Jesus understood what they were saying. Thousands of
people were added to the church. (Inflate the balloon a little and stop.) The church
became alive and was doing the things God had commanded. (Finish inflating the
balloon and tie it off.)
Breathe life into your balloon, and remember that just as the balloon needs to be
filled to be what it was intended to be, you and I need the Holy Spirit to fill us so we
can be all that God wants us to be. (Allow children to inflate their balloons. Then help
them tie off their balloons.)
PRAY: We thank You, God, for sending Your Holy Spirit. We thank You for breathing
life into the church and we thank You for giving Your Holy Spirit to all who believe in
Jesus. In Jesus' name, amen.


“Different Tongues” Video Lesson
You’ll Need:
● “Different Tongues” video lesson
● Something to play the video
Get Ready: Have kids stand in the middle of the room. Tell them they will move
around in response to the video directions.


Do This: Show kids the video.
Afterward, ASK:
● How many languages did you get right?
● Why do you think God wants every person in every language to hear the good
news about Jesus?
SAY: In today’s Bible lesson we hear that a violent wind came over the crowd. Then
things that looked like flaming tongues fell on each person. They were each filled
with the Holy Spirit and were then able to speak in another language.


Fire Tongue Treat
You’ll Need:
● One brownie per child
● Whipped cream
● Strawberry slices cut in triangles
● Napkins
Do This:
SAY: In today’s Bible lesson, we learned that on the day of Pentecost what looked
like tongues of fire came to rest on each person. Then the people were filled with
the Holy Spirit and spoke to each other in different languages. Let’s make a snack
to remind us of what happened.
Have kids follow these steps to make a Fire Tongue Treat.
● Put your brownie on a napkin.
● Place whipped cream on top of your brownie.
● Place a strawberry slice on the whipped cream with the point facing up.
● Enjoy.


Complete Supply List:
● Different-shaped balloons - one per child
● “Different Tongues” video lesson
● Something to play the video
● One brownie per child
● Whipped cream
● Strawberry slices cut in triangles
● Napkins
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