Acts by the Numbers Acts chapter 5

The Church faces problems from within and without, yet grows.
Summary Phrase

But Peter and the apostles answered, We must obey God rather than men. (Acts 5:29) And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus the Christ. (Acts 5:42)

Memory Verses

1. What sin did Ananias and Sapphira commit? 2. How were the apostles freed from prison, and what was the reaction of those who had put them there? 3. Why did Gamaliel say that the apostles should not be killed?
Review Questions

The Sourness of Lying You will need something sour (a lemon or sour candy, for example) and something sweet (a sugar cube or sweet candy). Tell your children that you are going to say some things that are true about Acts 5 and some things that are false. Each time you say something true, they take a lick of the sweet candy, but each time you say something false, they take a lick of the sour candy. Further, you can get a clear cup of water and another of clear hand soap and show them how they look the same, but God knows the difference. In just the same way, we may think we are Minute Activity fooling people by telling a lie that looks true, but God knows the difference.