Key Ideas
Faith Fact
The Holy Spirit helps me.
Faith Verse
Galatians 5:22–23 (NLT)
The Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
Question of the Day: What is your favorite type of fruit?
Read about It
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.
Talk about It
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Question 1. What is the fruit of the Spirit? Answer 1. Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22–23)
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| Question 2. Why do you think the fruit of the Spirit is important?
Answer 2. It shows we are living the way God wants us to; it shows we are becoming more like Jesus, etc.
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| Question 3. What part of the fruit of the Spirit do you need the Holy Spirit to help you grow most in?
Answer 3. Answers will vary.
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| Question 4. How does the fruit of the Spirit show up in our everyday life?
Answer 4. Answers will vary.
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| Question 5. What are some things we do to help our life produce good fruit?
Answer 5. Answers will vary. |
Pray about It
God, thank You for helping me grow to be more like Jesus each day. Help me become the person You want me to be and help me show others Your love by what they see in my life. Amen.