Discover Jesus as a family Session 4
Welcome back! In the last session we saw how Jesus came to put right all that was wrong with this world. At the end, we saw how he died to take the blame for everything we had done wrong, and then can back to life again! Watch the video to see what happened to him next!
This week we're going to find out all about this helper that Jesus promised to send - the Holy Spirit.
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Bible Study
I think you're ready for a Bible study now! It's part of one of the four books written about Jesus' life, that we call the Gospels. This one is written by Jesus' friend, John. We're going to read part of Chapter 14 together. Jesus is talking to his friends about what will happen after he dies. |
If you can, print it off and use highlighters to answer the questions! Have fun!
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Fruit of the Spirit activity
If you have God's Spirit living inside you, it should make a difference! We call this "Fruit". The Bible talks a lot about us being like plants - healthy plants produce healthy fruit. Here's a passage that talks about the kind of fruit we should expect:
'the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control..."
You can click on the file below for a slightly longer version of the passage.
'the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control..."
You can click on the file below for a slightly longer version of the passage.
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Cut out 9 different fruit shapes and write on them the names of the different fruit of the Spirit. (If you'd like some help with some fruit shapes, click here). Perhaps you could hang them up somewhere to remind you. While you're making the fruit, have a think together about what they mean. |
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For example, take Love. Who do you love? How do you show that? Did you know that Jesus tells us to love EVERYBODY!? How could you show love to someone today?
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What about Joy? This is not about happiness. It's about being content deep down, whatever is going on in your life right now, because you know that God loves you.
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Have a think about the others. Which of the fruit do you think you have? How could you show this fruit today?
Which do you each struggle with? Ask the Holy Spirit to give you more ... But be careful, He prefers to teach you something, rather than just give it to you! |
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Gifts of the Spirit
Just as God puts us in human families, the Bible also tells us that when we become a Christian we become part of God's family the church. The Holy Spirit then gives each of us gifts to use to help the church, but we'll look at those in the next session.
Just as God puts us in human families, the Bible also tells us that when we become a Christian we become part of God's family the church. The Holy Spirit then gives each of us gifts to use to help the church, but we'll look at those in the next session.
What is your spiritual gift? How could you use it to help others?
So, what have we learnt in this session? See how much you can remember together, and then watch this summary video.