Children's Bible Class
Teachers
Lesson Summary
In the Children’s Bible Class, Brittany introduced the lesson by relating the excitement of the new school year to the changes the early church faced in Acts 6. She explained how the apostles recognized that caring for widows and distributing food was diverting their focus from prayer and teaching, so they appointed seven Spirit‑filled men—including Stephen—to handle those practical needs. This delegation allowed the apostles to devote themselves fully to preaching the gospel, resulting in many more people hearing about Jesus and being baptized.\n\nBrittany emphasized the importance of teamwork, drawing parallels between the early church’s structure and the various behind‑the‑scenes roles in today’s congregation, such as setting up communion, maintaining the building, and caring for families. She encouraged the children to consider how they could serve others this week, especially those in need like widows, and to share their ideas in the comments. The class concluded with a preview that next week Lori would continue Stephen’s story, underscoring that bold faith and humble service go hand‑in‑hand in advancing God’s kingdom.
Key Scriptures
The believers cared for the widows and were giving them food. But some of the Jews from Greece, they were called Hellenists, which is kind of a funny name. The Jews from Greece complained that their widows were not being given as much as the local Jewish women. And so the twelve apostles gathered together to kind of discuss this and see how they could solve this problem. They said, It is not right that we, the apostles, should neglect our work teaching people about Jesus and have to stop doing that to supervise giving food and handing out food and helping the widows and the orphans. So Peter explained that to the other apostles and they were trying to come up with a plan. And Peter said, Let's choose seven men who are full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, that they can look after this, and that way we, the twelve apostles, can give all of our attention to praying and teaching others the Bible and teaching them about Jesus.