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    The Ascension: Sunday School Lesson

    Acts 1:1–11

    Ages 6–12 ~40 min Memory: Acts 1:11

    Print this page straight from your browser — the story, memory verse, discussion questions and craft all fit on one sheet.

    Big Idea

    Jesus went up with a job for us and a promise to return.

    Story Summary

    For forty days after the resurrection Jesus showed Himself alive by many infallible proofs. He told the disciples to wait in Jerusalem for the promise of the Father, and that they would be witnesses to the uttermost part of the earth. Then He was taken up, a cloud received Him, and two men in white promised He would come again.

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    Memory Verse (KJV)

    “This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.”

    Acts 1:11

    Discussion Questions

    1. What were the disciples told to wait for?
    2. How far were they to be witnesses?
    3. What did the two men in white apparel say?
    4. If Jesus is coming back the same way, how should that change today?

    Craft Idea: Cloud-Lift Pull Card

    Supplies

    • Card stock
    • Cotton wool
    • A paper strip
    • Scissors

    Steps

    1. Cut a slot near the top of the card and glue cotton-wool clouds above it.
    2. Draw Jesus on a strip that slides up through the slot.
    3. Draw the watching disciples at the bottom.
    4. Write Acts 1:11 along the base.

    Printable Worksheet

    Print the lesson page for the memory verse card and discussion questions.

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    Lesson flow (45 minutes)

    1. Welcome (5 min): Pray, then read the memory verse aloud three times together.
    2. Story (10 min): Tell the story summary in your own words; open a KJV to Acts 1:1–11.
    3. Discussion (10 min): Walk through the questions above. Let every child answer at least once.
    4. Craft (15 min): Make the cloud-lift pull card.
    5. Wrap-up (5 min): Hand out the worksheet to finish at home and recite the memory verse one last time.

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