Acts Chapter 15 Lesson

Activity-Live in Harmony Line
Hang the rope /clothesline across some chairs or room and hide the cards with the Bible verse in various parts of the room. Do not make it too difficult for the children to find. Show the children the rope stretched across the chairs or room. Tell the children that the words to the Bible verse, 1 Peter 3:8, are hidden around the room. Send a few at a time to find one card, and bring it back to the group. Once all the words have been found, have the children hang them in order on the rope using the clothespins/paperclips. Have the children repeat the verse together. Ask two or three children to share a time when they were treated badly. Ask a volunteer to read how the verse says we should live with each other. Share that today they will learn what happens when two christians disagree and how God wants us to act even when we disagree.
Then tell the story of Paul and Barnabas from Acts 15:36-41 in your own words but have the Bible nearby as you tell the story.
Share with the children your experience of disagreeing with a fellow Christian friend and how God helped you handle that. Ask the kids to share any of their own experiences.
Then have kids complete a Christian Anagram with the word C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N, vertical down the left side of the paper and have the children fill in descriptions that begin with each letter of the word CHRISTIAN. For example, next to the letter "C", they could write "Christ-Follower" and for the letter "H", they could write Heart filled with the Spirit, etc.