Paul meets Jesus on the road to Damascus. The story is from Acts 9:1-19. We’ve used the name Paul for the story as it’s easier for young children to stick to one name – but of course you could use the name Saul.
To tell the story – have a story bag or basket with Paul and Ananias and a bright yellow cloth or similar for the bright light.
Paul meets Jesus story idea
Paul was not happy! He was really, really cross. He was angry with all the people who believed in Jesus. Paul believed in God. He worked very hard to keep all of God’s rules. But now people had started to go around telling everyone that Jesus was God the Son who had died and three days later come back to life again.
Paul was angry. He wanted to stop people talking about Jesus. But what could he do? He decided that he would find as many people who believed in Jesus as he could and put them in prison. That would stop them telling everyone!
So Paul started to go to the town of Damascus. He knew people there were talking about Jesus and he wanted to shut them up!
Suddenly, as Paul was on his way there was a really bright light – a light from heaven. Paul fell to the ground and then he heard someone talking to him. It wasn’t one of the people with him, it wasn’t an angel. Who could it be?
Paul why are you being so horrible to me? the voice said.
‘Who are you?’ Paul asked
‘I am Jesus’, came the reply. ‘go into the city and you will be told what to do’.
Paul got up but he couldn’t see anything and the people with him held his hand and helped him into the city.
Meanwhile Ananias was at his home. God said to him, Ananias, go to Straight Street to Judas’ house. When you get there pray for a man named Paul.
Ananias had heard all about Paul and he wasn’t too sure at first but God told him to go and so he did.
When he met Paul he prayed for him and then Paul could see again. And Paul knew that Jesus really was alive in heaven. He realised that Jesus is the Son of God and he started to tell everyone he met about Jesus.
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Here’s a link to another story from Acts – Tabitha