The Jerusalem Council: Saved by Grace — High School Sunday School Lesson

Free High School Sunday school lesson on Acts 15:1–35. The reviewed eight-page edition with a second claim-testing source study includes volunteer background, a timed lesson plan, printable source study, teacher answers, and a family page. It follows the dispute over requiring Gentile believers to keep circumcision and the law for salvation, Peter’s answer that both groups are saved through Jesus’ grace, testimony and Scripture considered by the leaders, and the council letter. The lesson distinguishes salvation by grace through faith from the letter’s guidance for holy, shared life.

Memory: “But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.” Acts 15:11, KJV. Read the full passage in your preferred translation. The lesson avoids blanket blame of Jewish people.