Author: Nathaniel Colt

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Read: 1 Corinthians 1:10

Can you imagine being part of a team made up of people who don’t get along and who all think they should be the one in charge? That would make it almost impossible to get anything done, and the team would most likely go nowhere. The team would fall apart.

First Corinthians 1:10 talks about the importance of getting along with other believers. We need the Holy Spirit to teach us and help us to love one another and work together. Because we are part of God’s team, we need to be working together, supporting one another, sharing the good news about Jesus. This is the mission of the Church, and it helps the body of Christ to grow.

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Read: Ephesians 2:8–9

When you believe in Jesus dying to take your place and forgive your sins, you are forgiven of your sins and receive the most amazing gift you will ever receive. This is the gift of salvation. None of us deserve this gift, there is nothing we can do to earn this gift, and yet God loves us so much that He freely gives it to us. This gift of salvation is only possible because of Jesus’ work on the Cross.

These verses are an amazing reminder that we cannot earn our way into heaven. The only way we can receive salvation and go to heaven is because of what Jesus did on the Cross. When we accept His gift of salvation, our sins are forgiven and we are saved. How amazing is that!

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Read: Romans 8:14–17

One of the really cool things about God is that He is our Father. The word Abba in our Scripture reading means “father.” When a little kid sees their dad, they lift up their arms because they want to be picked up. They want to be picked up because they find comfort in his arms, and they feel safe. This is an important part of how God wants us to see Him.

God is our Protector, and we can follow Him. We can trust in who He is and that He has called us His own. He has promised that He will always be with His children, and that we can turn to Him no matter what. The Holy Spirit can help teach us to become more and more like God every day. Just as a child learns and grows by what their dad teaches, we can learn and grow by what our Father teaches us through the Holy Spirit.

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Read: Acts 8:26–40

The Holy Spirit spoke to Philip in our Bible story and told him to walk alongside the carriage of the Ethiopian man. As Philip did this, he noticed that the man was reading Scripture. Philip asked the man if he understood everything he was reading. The man replied, “How can I, unless someone instructs me?” Philip then taught the man about the good news of Jesus and baptized him in water too!

This encounter happened because Philip obeyed instructions from God when the angel of the Lord and the Holy Spirit spoke to him. In our life, God is going to give us opportunities to help people and opportunities to tell them about Jesus. It is important to follow the Holy Spirit’s leading because He knows exactly what we need to do and say.

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Read: 1 John 4:16

God sending His one and only Son, Jesus, is the greatest example of love. God loves you so much that He didn’t want to be separated from you because of sin. Because of what Jesus did on the Cross, we can experience God’s love for us.

We experience God’s love every day of our life, and it is important for us to share that love with others. Have you ever thrown a rock into water? When you do, the water ripples out and the ripples keep going. When you choose to show someone love, it can create a ripple effect: As that person experiences love, they sometimes reach out to another person, and so on. Every day we can impact the world by allowing the Holy Spirit to help us show God’s love to others.

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Read: 1 Corinthians 13:4–7

In 1 Corinthians 13, we learn about the importance of love, what love is, and what love is not. These verses help us know how much God loves us, how God sees love, and how we should show love to others.

We can ask the Holy Spirit to help us grow in love for others, to help us offer forgiveness when someone hurts us, and to always respond with love. Sometimes things happen that make us want to respond in a way that does not show love. In those moments, it is important to take a step back and ask God to help us.

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Read: Galatians 5:22–23

In Matthew 7:16, Jesus said people can be identified by their actions, just as trees can be identified by their fruit. The apostle Paul used a similar idea in Galatians to show the difference between a life controlled by sin and a life controlled by the Holy Spirit.

A life controlled by sin will be prone to outbursts of anger, hostility, envy, quarreling, jealousy, and other bad behaviors. The life controlled by the Holy Spirit will be different.

As we allow the Holy Spirit to help us, people should see that our actions are good. That means people can see the change God is producing in us by seeing love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control in our life. This means that we are living in a way that brings positive attention to God.

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Read: Acts 9:36–42

Tabitha (also called Dorcas) was a woman who was always doing kind things and helping those who were in need. She got sick and died. People who had been helped by Tabitha were really upset. When the believers at Joppa heard that Peter was near, they asked him to come.

Peter prayed for Tabitha and God healed her.

Each of us has a chance to be like Tabitha and make a difference for those we encounter. Whether at home, school, or at the grocery store, we need to tell others about Jesus. The most effective way to reach others with the good news about Jesus is to allow the Holy Spirit to guide our words and our actions.