G r a d es K - 2 L e a d e r G u i d e STORY AT A GLANCE Flip the hilt piece up, and slide it to cover the pointy part of the sword. Now it looks like a bugle! 7 Supplies: Holy Moly DVD Holy Moly Leaflets Holy Moly Bible Storybooks Crayons/ Markers Scissors SAUL BECOMES PAUL G r a d es K - 2 L e a d e r G u i d e KEY VERSE The Lord said to [Ananias], “Go, for [Saul] is an instrument whom I have chosen to bring my name before Gentiles and kings and before the people of Israel.” Acts 9:15 God transforms persecution by Saul to proclamation by Paul. CLOSING PRAYER Fewer kids? Have kids act out transformations from the Get Ready activity. Guide them to come up with more ideas of items that change from 1 thing to another—real or imaginary. Have fun! More time? Have kids take turns proclaiming good news to each other. They can share something good that happened to them during the week, a funny story, or even tell about their favorite toy. More kids? Divide kids into smaller groups to create swords and bugles. Have 1 group work on swords (Steps 1-5) while the other group does more of the Get Ready activity. Then switch groups. Finally, help everyone transform swords to bugles! Dear God, What a surprise that Saul could become Paul, and swords can become bugles! Toot-a-toot-toot! You can transform anything! Give us tools to be like Paul and tell people about Jesus. Amen! Less time? Make the swords in class and send instructions with kids to complete the transformation to bugles at home. ACTIVITY TIPS Grades K-2. Saul Becomes Paul Leader Guide. Holy Moly. wearesparkhouse.org. © 2013 sparkhouse. All rights reserved. May be reproduced for local use only provided each copy carries this notice. Hold up the Jesus speech bubble and proclaim the good news of Jesus with your bugle! 8 Holy Moly! Surprise! Saul’s sword transformed! Bugles can be used to get people’s attention and announce news. • Why did Saul want to tell people about Jesus after he got his sight back? • Who has told you about Jesus? • What news about Jesus would you want to share with others? How would you do it? What would you use? Christians • Members of a fragile new movement. • Persecuted for following Jesus, who Rome executed as a criminal. • Afraid of being killed by men like Saul, so many flee Jerusalem, where the persecution began (Acts 8:1). Jesus • Ascends to heaven 40 days after his resurrection (Acts 1:3-12), but appears to Saul in a vision. • Picks Saul to spread his message. Gives Saul a chance for a new, better life. Conversion • When someone adopts new beliefs. • Saul/Paul continues to see himself as a Jew and follows Jewish laws after being converted. Christianity isn’t a separate religion yet. Ananias • Jewish disciple of Christ living in Damascus (Acts 9:10). • Has a vision from God telling him to help Saul, but is reluctant after hearing all the awful things Saul has done to Christians. • Helps Saul see again by touching him and filling him with the Holy Spirit. • Learns how to evangelize, or spread the gospel, through his words and actions. Saul/Paul • Devoted Pharisee who persecutes early Christians. • Sees a vision of Jesus on the road to Damascus. Blinded for 3 days. • Proclaims the word of Jesus after being healed. • Writes much of the New Testament in the form of epistles (letters) that help define many Christian beliefs. • Uses Jewish name Saul when persecuting Jewish Christians; uses Greek name Paul when preaching to Gentiles. White Paper