This document provides an overview of a 4th-6th grade Sunday school lesson on Acts 1 about the early church after Jesus' ascension into heaven. It discusses how Jesus spent time with the disciples for 40 days teaching them about heaven and their mission on Earth. It explains that the disciples waited in Jerusalem as Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit. It describes how Jesus ascended into heaven and the disciples were told he would return in the same way. The document notes that the disciples returned to the upper room in Jerusalem as instructed while waiting for Christ's return, and they chose Matthias to replace Judas and restore their number to 12 apostles.

1. The Acts of the Apostles
& The Early Church
4th- 6th Grade Sunday School

2. Today: Acts 1

3. Jesus
• 40 days
• Who did Jesus spend time with? (Acts 13:30-31)
• Taught about Heaven and Earth
– What do we know about Heaven?
– What are we suppose to be doing on Earth?

4. Disciples
• Were waiting in Jerusalem for…
THE PROMISE

5. Where?
Judea: where Jesus has lived for the past 33
years.
Samaria: where Jesus wanted to go
(see John 4: 3-9, 27-43 & Luke 9: 51-56)
Ends of the Earth: where the Disciples were sent
out and where we are still today.

6. Map of where Jesus ministered

7. The Ascension
Read Acts 1: 6-9
Jesus left them with…
A Promise and A Command

8. Just standing there…
And while they were gazing into heaven as he went,
behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and
said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into
heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into
heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into
heaven.”
(Acts 1:10-11, ESV)

9. Who Likes to wait for things?
 @ the grocery story?
 During commercial breaks?
 At the restaurant for your food?
We do not like to wait for things do we?!

10. Return to Upper Room
What did they do?
Read Acts 1: 14 to find out.
What should we be doing as we wait for Christ
to return?

11. 11 + 1 = 12

12. 11+1=12
Why did the disciples
need to chose another disciple?
Acts 1: 15-26
What happened to Judas? Verse 18
2 men elected – qualifications? Verses 21-22
Who became the 12th apostle?

13. Wrap up