Peter Was Rescued from Jail

Bible Story Lesson: Peter Was Rescued from Jail Bible Lesson for Older Preschoolers

Bible Text: Acts 12:1-18

Bible Phrase: “God is with us” (Amos 5:14)

Bible Truth: God is with us and helps us obey Him.

This is the third lesson in the Jesus Grew the Church Unit. You can view a summary of this unit and the other lessons in the unit.

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Lesson Description

“Quick, get up!” An angel awakened Peter, who had been thrown in jail for telling people about Jesus. Suddenly the chains fell off Peter’s wrists. Then the angel told Peter, “Get dressed and put on your sandals and your coat.” Peter obeyed the angel’s instructions. Then the angel said, “Follow me.” Peter and the angel walked right past the guards and out into the street! They walked outside the city, and then suddenly the angel was gone.

King Herod was a wicked king who was ruling over the Jewish people. He did not want anyone to know about Jesus. He knew that Jesus’ friend Peter was teaching about Jesus, so Herod had him arrested and thrown in jail. Earlier, Herod had ordered Jesus’ disciple James to be killed with a sword. When this happened, the church lost a great leader and a devout man of God. As soon as Peter’s friends heard he was in jail, they began praying and asking God to help Peter. Soon after the prayers began, the angel awakened Peter and ushered him out of the prison. God still had work for Peter to do, and He honored the prayers of His people by sending an angel to rescue Peter from jail. Here is a key verse from Luke’s account of this event: “Peter was kept in prison, but prayer was being made earnestly to God for him by the church” (Acts 12:8). What is your church earnestly asking God to do? This Peter Was Rescued from Jail Bible lesson for older preschoolers is about this dramatic rescue operation and teaches that God is with us and helps us obey Him.

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