UNDERSTANDING THE MISSION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT..PART 3

Winners’ Chapel Sunday school – Nyeri /Othaya/Karatina   

 Date: 15^th April 2012

LESSON OUTLINE WEEK: 3

Ages: 1 - 15 Years

Waves of Glory: 2012

Prophetic Focus: “I AM RIDING THE WAVES OF GLORY BY THE HOLY SPIRIT.  Joel 2:21-27

TOPIC: UNDERSTANDING THE MISSION/WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT/GHOST *(Part 3)

Do a recap of last Sunday’s lesson. Ask the children e.g. What happened on the day of pentecost?you can sing the song of the Spirit is moving again x2 like the day of Pentecost the Spirit is moving again)(Who was our Biblical Character? Memory Verse? The songs we sang last Sunday.

TEXT:ACTS 2:4 All(Disciples)(You can ask the children to write down all the disciples of Jesus then pick the papers for marking and bring them next week-the children should write down their names on the papers)  were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them

BIBLICAL CHARACTER:(the parable   of the Sower (Mark 4:1-14 Read the Parable together with the children and point the following important points:-a)as the farmer was planting the seeds, some fell along the paths: the birds came and ate them b)some fell on rocky places with little soil: sprang up quickly but when the sun came, they withered/dried c)other seeds fell among thorns: grew up: chocked the plants: did not bear d)some seeds fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a harvest (explain to the children what the different parts of the parable refer to Mark 4:13-20)

MEMORY VERSE:

Acts 1:8 But you shall receive power after that the Holy Spirit is come upon you and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and in Samaria and to the ends of the earth..

Objective: Teach and Help the children understand the mission/work of the Holy Ghost/Spirit.

WHAT IS THE WORK/MISSION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT/GHOST?

1.        Reaping the Harvest(souls)in the Kingdom through us(as  we witness)

-the Holy Spirit gives us words in witnessing Christ –when we tell our friends,schoolmates,deskmates about Christ, the Holy Spirit in us gives us what to tell them Eph 6:16

-The Holy Spirit gives us power to preach /talk about Jesus to others (Acts 1:8:Acts 2:4)

Reward: witnessing for Christ gives us power/Strength and Authority  to overcome any  challenges in life(ask the children to give examples of some of the issues they come across on a day to day basis e.g. when in school, at home, with friends e.t.c.

2.The Holy Spirit is the Weapon of Victory(Luke 10:19)

The Holy Spirit is our defense/shield/fights for us the battles of life(ask children what a shield is: have a small skit to make it clear for all of them)

 -The Holy Spirit gives us the right words for victory 2 Cor 2:14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him

BIBLICAL TRUETH:The  Holy Spirit in us makes us Winners/Victors in all things

CHALLENGE FACTOR: who fights for you when you have issues in school, with friends?

POSITIVE CONFESSION: Holy Spirit is my Defender forever and Ever Amen

ALTER CALL.