Paul in Corinth Sunday School lesson

After Paul’s rather crazy second missionary trip, he needed a nice calm week, and this Sunday School lesson is certainly a breath of fresh air for me after a rather hectic week.

Sometimes God gives us a break like God did for Paul in Corinth

Paul had been through a couple of rather crazy months, possibly years.  He’d been beaten, thrown in jail, stoned, and people were questioning if he had the right to be an apostle.  That’s a lot for any man to deal with.

Paul arrived in Corinth expecting a similar time.  But, he did not know how God had prepared the way for him already.  Claudius had thrown the Jews out of Rome, and so Corinth was swarming with Jews, so Paul had worked for the first time in years as hundreds of Jews were looking for tents or other things to live in.  He also met friends who card for him and served with him.  Sometimes I think we downplay how important friends can be in life.

God gave Paul 18 months of peace and a fruitful ministry.  The church in Corinthians grew by leaps and bounds, and Paul saw the results (now Corinth did later give Paul so many problems he wrote 4 books to them, but that’s not the point of today’s lesson).

Paul in Corinth craft

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I wanted the kids to understand how restful this was, and how much peace this time gave Paul.  It’s a very hard concept to translate to kids, so I compared this time in Corinth to a security blanket.  Just wrapping yourself up in it gives you a sense of peace and like you are home.

So, we made security blankets for their dolls.  Princess decided hers needed to be more of a quilt, so she sewed two pieces of fabric together before decorating hers with Fabric Markers*, and Superman decided his needed to be longer than it was, but overall it was a fun simple craft.

They were all quite proud of their projects, and now have some nice snug figures in their blankets.

Coming soon, see Paul in Ephesus and see how disagreements on doctrine can lead to big fights. Dun Dun Duuuunnnnnnn.

Paul in Corinth resources

• Paul in Corinth lesson and activities
• Priscilla and Aquilla tent craft
• The Titus Diary (First-Century Diaries (Seedsowers))*
• Buck Denver Asks: What’s In The Bible? Volume Eleven – Spreading The Good News!*