The Ascension Family Fun!

Bible Reading The story this week is about the day the Holy Spirit came into the world

2 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a noise came from heaven. It sounded like a strong wind blowing. This noise filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw something that looked like flames of fire. The flames were separated and stood over each person there. 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak different languages. The Holy Spirit was giving them the power to do this. 5 There were some godly Jews in Jerusalem at this time. They were from every country in the world. 6 A large crowd came together because they heard the noise. They were surprised because, as the apostles were speaking, everyone heard in their own language. 7 They were all amazed at this. They did not understand how the apostles could do this. They said, “Look! These men we hear speaking are all from Galilee.[a] 8 But we hear them in our own languages. How is this possible? We are from all these different places: 9 , , , Mesopotamia, Judea, , Pontus, Asia, 10 , Pamphylia, Egypt, the areas of near the city of Cyrene, Rome, 11 Crete, and Arabia. Some of us were born Jews, and others have changed their religion to worship God like Jews. We are from these different countries, but we can hear these men in our own languages! We can all understand the great things they are saying about God.” 12 The people were all amazed and confused. They asked each other, “What is happening?” 13 But others were laughing at the apostles, saying they were drunk from too much wine. Acts 2:1-13 - ERV Discussion Questions 1. What did the disciples see and hear when the Spirit came? 2. What did they do? 3. What great things do you think they might have been saying about God? 4. How does the Holy Spirit help us?

Prayer Loving God, thank you for sending your Spirit to be with us. Help us to know His presence in our lives. Give us joy as you gave the disciples joy on the day the Spirit first came. May He give us power to love you and to love one another. Amen. Activity This week there are three things to try. The disciples heard a noise like wind, they saw what looked like flames and they spoke in different languages. We’re going to try something involving each of these things. 1. Go for a walk on a windy day. Listen to the sound of the wind, feel its power and thank God that he gives us the power of His Spirit. 2. Light a candle. (Make sure there is a grown-up to supervise) Watch the flame flicker and let it remind you of God’s presence with us. 3. Look up the phrase “Praise the Lord” in a different language. Once you have done that make a poster of the words. If you want, you could do a poster with lots of languages. Finally, there is a Pentecost colouring sheet for you to do below.