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Acts 16 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Singing in Prison

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolMidnight Songs

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenMidnight Songs

PRAYING → picture 2SINGING → picture 4GOD → picture 1MIDNIGHT → picture 3

Grade 1Midnight Songs

Paul sailed to a new land. → picture 2Lydia believed. → picture 4The chains came loose. → picture 5The doors opened. → picture 1The jailer's family believed. → picture 3

Grade 2Songs at Midnight

  1. Who asked Paul to come and help? A man in a dream.
  2. Who did they meet by a river? Lydia. (circle)
  3. Where were Paul and Silas put? In jail. (circle)
  4. What did Paul and Silas do at midnight? They prayed and sang to God.
  5. What did they tell the jailer to do? Believe in the Lord Jesus.
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Grade 3Believe in the Lord Jesus

  1. Who did Paul and Silas take with them? Timothy.
  2. What did Lydia sell? Purple cloth.
  3. Why were the girl's owners angry? Paul told the spirit to come out, and they lost money.
  4. Who was listening to the songs? The prisoners.
  5. What did the jailer do for Paul and Silas? He washed their wounds.
1: A vision appeared to Paul in the night2: The Lord opened her heart to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul3: But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God4: The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword

Grade 4Come Over and Help Us

  1. Where did the Spirit not allow them to go? Into Bithynia.
  2. What did the Lord do for Lydia? He opened her heart to listen.
  3. Where were Paul and Silas thrown? Into the inner prison with their feet in the stocks.
  4. What did Paul and Silas tell the jailer? Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.

Word bank: 1. Paul; 2. Spirit; 3. God; 4. brought

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5The Gospel Comes to Philippi

  1. How were the assemblies affected as the team traveled? They were strengthened in the faith and increased in number daily.
  2. What did the slave girl cry out about Paul and Silas? That they were servants of the Most High God.
  3. Why did Paul cry out to the jailer? The jailer was about to kill himself, supposing the prisoners had escaped.
  4. What did Paul insist on in the morning? That the magistrates themselves bring them out.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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