THE CHURCH: God Helps Peter Tell Others About Jesus

God's Big Story

The Village Church

Kids & Family

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Kids will learn that God is good because he doesn’t leave us alone—he sent the Holy Spirit to help his people. They’ll discover what happened at Pentecost and how the Holy Spirit gives us power, courage, and understanding to follow Jesus and share the good news. ⭐ What Kids Will Learn: 🕊️ The Holy Spirit helped Peter be brave to share the good news about Jesus. 🗣️ Peter told the crowd that Jesus is alive and came to save sinners. ❤️ Many people believed the message, repented, and trusted Jesus. 🙌 About 3,000 people became part of God’s family in one day. 🌍 The good news of Jesus is the best news ever—and it’s meant to be shared. Helpful Definitions: THE HOLY SPIRIT — The Helper. He gives us new hearts, helps us talk with God, and helps us understand the Bible. 📖 Bible Passage: Acts 2:37–38 🏡 Try This at Home: 🗨️ Practice telling someone the good news: Jesus came to save sinners like you and me. 📖 Read Acts 2:37–38 together and talk about what it means to repent and believe. 🙏 Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to help you be brave like Peter. 👨‍👩‍👧 Celebrate how God is growing his family by talking about who you know that loves Jesus. ❓ 5-Second Fly Through Review: Who did God send to help Peter and the Disciples after Jesus went back up to heaven? (THE HOLY SPIRIT!) What was the name of the special day that the Holy Spirit came to help the disciples and Peter share news about God? (PENTECOST!) Was the news that Peter shared with the crowd good news or bad news? (GOOD!) What was the good news that Peter shared? (JESUS CAME TO SAVE SINNERS!) How many people loved and trusted Jesus that day? (3,000) On the day of Pentecost, what did the 3,000 people do after they believed in Jesus. (GOT BAPTIZED!) 🎶 Song Featured: ⁠⁠Jesus Came to Save Sinners by ⁠⁠The Village Kids⁠⁠ If you’ve enjoyed this episode, one of the best ways to support the show and make sure others find it, is to subscribe and leave a review. Thank You! Editing and support by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Good Podcast Co.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For sponsorship inquiries, email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sponsor@thegoodpodcast.co

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0:00.0	You're listening to God's big story, a podcast for kids.
0:15.0	Every week we teach the Bible, sing the Bible, and talk about what it means with a friend
0:19.4	or two.
0:20.1	I'm your host, Anna, and I'm here with
0:22.0	my co-host Matt. This is Matt McCauley reporting live from God's Big Story Studio. Good afternoon, friends.
0:29.3	Today's top story. The good news about Jesus is spreading faster than ever.
0:34.7	Wow, Matt, look at you. Going full news anchor mode.
0:39.7	Thank you, thank you.
0:40.9	I've been practicing.
0:42.8	The last time we heard about the Holy Spirit
0:44.5	showing up with wind, fire in every language under the sun.
0:48.7	That was huge and felt like it would be breaking news
0:51.5	all over Jerusalem.
0:53.3	But Matt, get this.
0:54.8	The good news?
0:55.7	It didn't stop there.
0:57.4	It spread faster than you going downhill on rollerblades.
1:00.6	From just 120 believers to over 3,000 in one single day.
1:08.1	Can you believe it?
1:09.5	When the Holy Spirit started helping the disciples share the good
1:13.2	news of Jesus, lots of people from all over the world, heard what they were saying in their own
1:20.5	languages, and they were amazed. Wow. Well, Anna, what happened next? Did the people in Jerusalem believe what the disciples were saying about Jesus? Or did they think the whole thing was like a language trick and was pretty cool but kept going on like just their merry way? I mean, you've got me on the edge of my seat here.
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