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Seasonal lessons · Fifty days after Easter

Pentecost Bible Lessons for Kids

Six lessons from Jesus going back to heaven to the good news spreading to every nation.

Before Jesus went back to heaven, He promised His friends that the Holy Spirit would come and give them power to tell the whole world about Him. These six lessons follow that promise from the Mount of Olives to the rushing wind at Pentecost and out to the nations, so kids see that the Holy Spirit still helps God's people today.

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Teach Jesus Goes Back to Heaven on Ascension Sunday and The Holy Spirit Comes on Pentecost Sunday, fifty days after Easter, then carry on through the book of Acts in the weeks after. Each lesson stands on its own.

Ascension
The Church BeginsJesus Goes Back to HeavenActs 1:1-11; Matthew 28:18-20Forty days after He rose, Jesus gave His friends a job, to tell the whole world about Him, and promised the Holy Spirit's power. Then He went up to heaven, and angels said He will come back.New TestamentResponsibility
Pentecost Sunday
The Church BeginsThe Holy Spirit ComesActs 2:1-47; Genesis 11:1-9On Pentecost, Jesus sent the Holy Spirit like a rushing wind and tongues of fire. The disciples told about Jesus in many languages, Peter preached, and 3,000 people believed. The church was born with great joy.New TestamentJoy
Power to heal
The Church BeginsPeter and John Heal a ManActs 3:1-4:31; Isaiah 35:5-6Peter and John healed a man who couldn't walk, in the name of Jesus. When leaders told them to stop talking about Jesus, they bravely said, "We cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard."New TestamentCourage
A church that shares
The Church BeginsThe Church SharesActs 2:42-47; Acts 4:32-37The first Christians loved each other so much that they shared everything they had. They ate together, prayed together and made sure no one was in need. Barnabas even sold a field and gave the money to help.New TestamentGenerosity
Good news on the road
The Church BeginsPhilip and the EthiopianActs 8:26-40; Isaiah 53:7-8God sent Philip to a desert road to meet an important man from Ethiopia who was reading the Bible. Philip told him the good news about Jesus, the man was baptized, and he went home full of joy.New TestamentJoy
Good news for every nation
God Shows No Favorites: Peter and CorneliusActs 10:1-48; Acts 11:18Cornelius was a Roman army officer who loved God, gave to the poor and prayed. An angel told him to send for Peter. At the same time, Peter had a vision of a sheet full of animals that Jewish law said not to eat. God said, "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean." Just then, Cornelius's men arrived. Peter went with them, even though Jews didn't usually visit Gentiles. He told Cornelius's household about Jesus, and while he was still speaking, the Holy Spirit came on them. Peter said, "God does not show favoritism." God loves people from every nation, and we should too.New TestamentLove

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A Teacher Guide with a 45-minute class plan
Preschool, K–2nd, 3rd–4th and 5th–6th grade versions
Printable activity sheets and a take-home page
A Christ Connection: how the story points to Jesus

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What is Pentecost, and how do I explain it to kids?

Pentecost was a Jewish harvest festival fifty days after Passover. On that day, fifty days after Jesus rose from the dead, the Holy Spirit came on Jesus' followers with the sound of a rushing wind and what looked like flames of fire (Acts 2). Kids can understand it as the day Jesus kept His promise to send the Holy Spirit to live in His people and help them tell everyone about Him.

What Bible stories go with Pentecost?

Jesus going back to heaven (Acts 1), the Holy Spirit coming (Acts 2), Peter and John healing a man at the temple gate (Acts 3), the first believers sharing everything (Acts 4), Philip and the Ethiopian official (Acts 8) and Peter and Cornelius (Acts 10). Each one is a full lesson here.

What ages are these Pentecost lessons for?

Preschool through 6th grade. Every lesson comes in four versions (Preschool, K–2nd, 3rd–4th and 5th–6th grade) with one Teacher Guide.

Are the lessons free?

The lessons are included in a Teach Them Jesus membership. You can try a full lesson for free, and our coloring pages and other printables are free for everyone.