A Kid's Guide To ActsSample

Jesus Saves And Changes Lives

Summer nights! You love lounging in the backyard and listening to crickets. This evening, you close your eyes for a minute and doze. Then SNAP. What was THAT? It wasn’t a cricket. You open your eyes to see… absolutely nothing. It’s completely dark. You slept through sunset. Now it’s just you, the night, and maybe whatever made that noise!

How frightening it is to be alone in the dark, lost, or in an uncertain place. How glad and grateful you are when someone you trust steps in with light! Jesus is always on the lookout for where you wander, and He’s always ready to show you the way home. His very presence puts out the fears that flare inside your heart and freeze you up.

The Philippian jailer knew that we would be executed if any prisoners escaped under his watch. But Paul calmed his fears. And then God gave the jailer enormous peace and joy when he decided to trust in Jesus. You too can trust in Jesus. He will save you and turn your fears into faith.

Why is it so hard to believe you’ll be rescued when you’re alone, in the dark, or terrified? How are you changed once you’re spared from something terrible?

Make a personal Survival Guide to get through dark times. Keep a running list of Bible verses about how Jesus saves and changes lives.