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Acts 5 · Grade 4

Truth and Courage

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Ananias and Sapphira sold land and kept back part of the price while acting as if they gave it all. Peter said the land was theirs to keep. Their sin was lying to the Holy Spirit. Ananias fell down and died. Hours later Sapphira told the same lie and died too. Great fear came on the whole church.

Many signs were done by the apostles. Crowds brought the sick from towns near Jerusalem, and they were all healed. More believers were added to the Lord.

The high priest and the Sadducees were filled with jealousy. They put the apostles in the public prison. But an angel opened the doors by night and told them to speak "all the words of this life" in the temple.

Brought before the council, Peter said, "We must obey God rather than men." Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, said that if this work was of men, it would fail. But if it was of God, they could not stop it. The apostles were beaten and let go. They left rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer for the name. They never stopped teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ (Acts 5:42).

Show What You Know

  1. What did Peter say Ananias and Sapphira's sin was?

  2. Why did the high priest put the apostles in prison?

  3. What did Gamaliel say about a work that is of God?

  4. Why were the apostles rejoicing?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

PeterGodhighapostlesbrought
  1. said the land was theirs to keep.
  2. Many signs were done by the .
  3. Crowds the sick from towns near Jerusalem, and they were all healed.
  4. The priest and the Sadducees were filled with jealousy.
  5. But if it was of , they could not stop it.

Think About It

  1. The land belonged to Ananias, but the lie was the problem. Why does God care so much about honesty?

  2. The apostles rejoiced even when they suffered. How can you stay glad when obeying God is hard?

Memory Verse

But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

Acts 5:29 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the lesson of We Must Obey God. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why does God care about honesty?
  • What did the angel tell the apostles to speak?

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