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

Free Junior High Sunday school lesson from Acts 8:26–40 and Isaiah 53:7–8. The reviewed nine-page edition with passage background, a 60-minute plan, two printed studies, answer key, and family page follows the official’s thoughtful questions, Philip’s explanation from Scripture, the good news about Jesus, baptism, and the official’s joy.

Memory: “Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.” Acts 8:35, KJV. The Ethiopian was a literate, high-ranking official who invited Philip into the conversation. The lesson does not depend on the disputed wording of Acts 8:37, and it directs students’ baptism questions to their caregivers and church leaders. Jesus suffered and died for sins and rose again.