Date:__________________ Lesson

4.4
At Home Weekly is designed for you to use during the week with your son or
daughter. Youll find out what they learned today at church and can help them CONNECT AS A FAMILY
prepare for next week by exploring the theme (or Ponder Point) and spending
Grab a blanket, gather your family, and find a gate or fence to sit by. Invite your
time together in Gods Word.
children to close their eyes and imagine how it might feel to sit in a place for a
long time and not be able to move. Tell them youre going to read about a man in
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK The Big God Story who couldnt move his legs and had to sit by a gate and beg.
PONDER POINT: GOD'S SPIRIT CHANGES EVERYTHING Read Acts 3:110. Ask your children what kind of healing this man needed.
Ascension and Holy Spirit Then discuss together what the man did once he was healed.
Matthew 28:1620; Acts 12
After Jesus went back to heaven, the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost. After reading the Scripture passage, discuss these questions together:
How did God use Peter in the beggars life?
How did God use the beggars healing to bring people to Him?
WHERE WERE HEADED NEXT TIME How does God use people today?
PONDER POINT: GOD'S POWER CHANGES EVERYTHING
Healing of the Beggar These questions can easily extend into the rest of the week. Look for
Acts 3:110 opportunities to bring conversations about how God's Power Changes Everything
Peter healed a beggar through the Holy Spirit's power. into your everyday life as a family.

DID YOU KNOW? REMEMBER VERSE

Share these facts to get the conversation started. The Remember Verse focuses on a character trait of God thats highlighted in
The temple in first-century Jerusalem was divided into sections. Social status next weeks portion of The Big God Story.
determined how far into the temple one could go.
Solomons portico was known as the Court of the Gentiles. It was a section of He provided redemption for his people; he ordained his
the temple that most anyone could enter. covenant foreverholy and awesome is his name.
The only section of the temple that the crippled man had ever been in was Psalm 111:9
Solomons portico.
This man grew up his entire life wanting to enter the temple and was never BLESSING
allowed to. Now that he was no longer crippled, he was allowed to enter. Blessings are often used in the Bible. A blessing can be a prayer of commission,
a portion of Scripture, or words to encourage and guide.

A blessing to pray over your child:

(Childs name), may you feel Gods Spirit helping you follow Him.

For more information about blessing your child, go to truministry.com to the

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