Lesson kit: The Ascension

Lesson aim

Jesus went back to the Father, but he left us a mission and promised to return.

Key verse

“You will be my witnesses... to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8

Lesson plan

1. 1

   Welcome · 5 minutes

   Greet the children, sing a song they know and say a short prayer.

2. 2

   The story · 10 minutes

   Tell the story with the illustrations on the big screen or by reading it aloud, page by page.

   Open on the big screen →
3. 3

   Talk · 10 minutes

   Ask the questions below and let the children answer in their own words.

4. 4

   Activity · 10 minutes

   Hand out the printed sheet: each child draws their favourite scene and practises the verse.

5. 5

   Closing prayer · 2 minutes

   Close by thanking God for what you learned today. Jesus went back to the Father, but he left us a mission and promised to return.

Discussion questions

1. What did Jesus tell the disciples to wait for?
2. How far were they to take the message?
3. What did the angels promise?

Summary for the teacher

After rising from the dead, Jesus spent forty days with his disciples. He told them to wait in Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit, who would give them power to be his witnesses to the ends of the earth. Then Jesus was taken up into heaven, and a cloud hid him. Two angels promised he would come back the same way.