Philip and the Ethiopian Official — High School Sunday School Lesson (Acts 8)

Free high-school Sunday school lesson from Acts 8:26–40 and Isaiah 53:7–8. The reviewed nine-page PDF offers passage-specific volunteer background, a 60-minute plan, two reproducible source studies, a detailed answer key, and a family page. It tracks the official’s questions, Philip’s response from Scripture, the proclamation of Jesus, and the official’s baptism and joy.

Memory: “Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.” Acts 8:35, KJV. The lesson treats the Ethiopian official as a capable person with agency, distinguishes Luke’s summary from a full transcript of Philip’s speech, and avoids relying on the textual variant in Acts 8:37. Questions about baptism go to caregivers and church leaders. Jesus suffered and died for sins and rose again.