UNIT 3 . SESSION 5 / Paul Taught Peter

Trace your hand with a crayon or ask an adult to help you . On each finger, write the name of someone that you can help know about Jesus . On the palm, write one thing you can tell about Jesus .

HANDS ON TO HELP

Say a quiet prayer for each person you can tell about Jesus. Ask God to help you live like Jesus.

UNIT VERSEBut you will receive

power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will

be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea

and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

ACTS 1 :8 (CSB)

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Paul Taught Peter GALATIANS 2

Paul went to Jerusalem . Barnabas and Titus went with him . Paul told the leaders in the church that God wanted him to tell people about Jesus . God told Paul to tell the Gentile people how much God loved them .

The leaders agreed that God wanted Paul to share the good news about Jesus to Gentiles . The leaders welcomed Paul and Barnabas as missionaries to the Gentiles . The leaders asked Paul to teach the Gentiles how to follow Jesus, especially how to care for the poor . Paul agreed .

Later, Peter came to Antioch to see Paul . Paul noticed that Peter stopped eating with the Gentiles . Peter was afraid of what the Jewish people would think of him if he ate with the Gentiles . Peter stayed away from the Gentile Christians . More Jewish Christians began to stay away from Gentile Christians . Even Barnabas stopped eating with the Gentiles .

Paul stood up in front of everyone and told Peter, “It is not right that you stopped eating with the Gentile Christians . The gospel is for everyone both Gentiles and Jews .” Paul reminded him that people are made right with God not because of what they do, but because of what Jesus did for them .

Paul reminded Peter that Jesus lives in His people . People who love Jesus should also love other people even if they are different . Paul taught Peter how to live as a believer in Jesus .

WEEKLY BIBLE VERSE: Galatians 2:20

LIFE POINT: People can help others know how to live as believers in Jesus .

DAILY BIBLE READING

Sunday: Galatians 2:20

Monday: Ephesians 4:15

Tuesday: 2 Timothy 3:15

Wednesday: 1 Corinthians 11:1

Thursday: Hebrews 6:1

Friday: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Saturday: Luke 8:15

THE BIBLE MEETS LIFEParents, in today’s Bible story your child learned that people can help others know how to live as believers in Jesus . In Paul’s letter to the Galatians, he helped Peter share the love of Jesus with all people, and not only with those who were like him .

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING

God helps people to do His work in their communities and world .

LIVE IT OUTTalk with your child about his teachers at church . Remind him that they are following God’s command to teach about Jesus and help him live as a believer in Jesus . Encourage your child to write a thank-you note to one or more of his teachers, mentioning something specific he learned .

TAKE IT FURTHER: Check out the Paul Taught Peter section of the Bible Studies for Life: Kids Family App.

UNIT 3. SESSION 5

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