Day 1- 01 THE STORY

Jesus died on the cross for your sins and then He rose again three days later. He walked on earth for a little over a month with His disciples again and then it was time for Him to go be with God. The good news is that He will come back again!
Read Acts 1:9-11
How did Jesus leave this time? What did the two men remind the disciples?

Day 2- 02 THE WITNESS

The men who saw Jesus live, die, rise from death, and go up into heaven were most of the men who wrote the New Testament. Jesus changed their lives and they couldn’t wait to tell others about Him.
Read Mark 16:19-20
Where did Jesus go? Who is He sitting next to?
What did the disciples go do?

Day 3- 03 THE SOURCE

A few weeks ago, you read about Peter being afraid to stand strong for Jesus. Now Peter, along with the other disciples, are telling others about Him! They are changed. When you decide to follow Jesus, you change. You are not your old sinful self anymore. God has forgiven you and made you brand new.
Read 2 Corinthians 5:17
What happens to your old self when you believe in Jesus? How do you change?

The Bible tells us that Jesus went to heaven to be at the “right hand of God”. Draw a picture of God on His throne and Jesus sitting next to Him on the right side.

Day 4- 04 THE MOTIVE

Read Ephesians 4:22-24
How are you different because you believe in Jesus as your Savior?
What should you do that is different because you are changed?

Day 5- 05 CAUGHT IN THE ACT

Find a rock and write down the sin you are doing that you want to change and carry it with you. Jesus has already paid the punishment for the sin that you wrote down. He has already forgiven you. The next time you are near a lake, go throw that rock into the lake. Just like you don’t need to keep that heavy rock anymore, you don’t need to keep your sin around anymore.

Write down on your character sheet what you learned from the story of Jesus going up to heaven.