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1 4 FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: JOY The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22,23 FAITH FOCUS Joy that is part of the fruit of the Spirit comes from knowing and experiencing Jesus love for us. Have you ever sung, I ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart? This song tells us joy is much more than a smile on our face. What is joy? Joy is feeling glad or happy. Joy is both a natural emotion and a fruit of the Spirit. Both types of joy come from God. He gives us blessings that give us natural joy. God gives us a relationship with Him that gives us spiritual joy. How is natural joy different from spiritual joy? Natural joy depends on what happens to us. We re glad when we get gifts or spend time with friends. Natural joy tends to come and go just as good and bad times come and go in our life. Spiritual joy is based on what never changes Jesus love for us. (See Luke 6:23.) It begins when we ask Jesus into our heart and life. The Holy Spirit can help us have His joy regardless of whether life seems to be good or bad. How can others tell if I have God s joy? Spiritual joy doesn t go away when bad things happen or we don t get our way. The Bible tells us we can always have joy. (See Philippians 4:4.) Best of all, our joy will last forever when we go to heaven. Joy is often most obvious when our circumstances don t make us happy. (See James 1:2.) When we can say, That s okay and really mean it, people will see the fruit of the Spirit in us. case summary faith fact Joy: I will be okay with what I have. truth verse Luke 6:23 Leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. bible case file The Prodigal Son Luke 15:11 32 INVESTIGATORS: Get more fun stuff and watch the Commissioner and Inspector Apple again at Enter this password by Gospel Publishing House. All rights reserved. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only. 71

2 session segment Countdown & Commissioner s Greeting Welcome & Faith Case Update 4.1 Game Faith Case Update 4.2 & Faith Fact Feature Truth Verse Activity Faith Case Update 4.3 & Fruit of the Spirit Song led by Optional: Faith Fact Review See actions on page 78. Object Lesson Bible Case File Response Time Challenge Questions Wrap-Up PLANNING 4 faith focus Joy that is part of the fruit of the Spirit comes from knowing and experiencing Jesus love for us. countdown & commissioner s greeting welcome & faith case update 4.1 game 4.1 from the Faith Case CD-ROM Case Folder 1 Briefcase Print 4.1 from the Faith Case CD-ROM. Place 4.1 in Case Folder 1. Place Case Folder 1 in the Briefcase. faith case update 4.2 & faith fact feature truth verse activity Bible None by Gospel Publishing House. All rights reserved. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only.

3 faith case update 4.3 & fruit of the spirit song optional: faith fact review One or two prepared sets of Fruit of the Spirit Cards object lesson 4.2 from the Faith Case CD-ROM Case Folder 2 Briefcase Car keys Two chairs bible case file See cards for activity options. Print 4.2 from the Faith Case CD-ROM. Place 4.2 in Case Folder 2. Place Case Folder 2 in the Briefcase. Put two chairs up front facing the audience from the Faith Case CD-ROM Case Folder 3 Briefcase Pennies, nickels, and dimes (or play money) Cat or dog food Optional: Three simple headdresses Print 4.3 from the Faith Case CD-ROM. Place 4.3 in Case Folder 3. Place Case Folder 3 in the Briefcase. response time challenge questions wrap-up Copies of the Case Summary from the Faith Case CD-ROM Make copies of the Case Summary (one per kid) from the Faith Case CD-ROM by Gospel Publishing House. All rights reserved. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only. 73

4 COUNTDOWN & COMMISSIONER S GREETING This DVD segment provides a countdown to begin the session and a special greeting from the Commissioner. Play Countdown & Commissioner s Greeting from Faith Case DVD A. WELCOME Introduces the session topic. The fruit of the Spirit The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22,23 SAY During today s case we ll investigate a very important part of the fruit of the Spirit. Let s see if you can guess what it is. Here are some clues: So metimes it s like happiness and sometimes it s more than happiness. It starts with a J and rhymes with toy. Allow responses until someone guesses joy. TIP If you have kids who are new to Faith Case, you may wish to play the Countdown and Commissioner s Welcome segment instead of the Countdown and Commissioner s Greeting. TIP Sing a favorite song about joy, such as If You Want Joy, or The Joy of the Lord Is My Strength, or Down in My Heart. SAY Let s check in with the Commissioner and see how Inspector Apple is doing. FAITH CASE UPDATE 4.1 Inspector Apple tries to protect a prize-winning watermelon from the antics of the Spoiler. Play Faith Case Update 4.1 from Faith Case DVD A. joy Leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. Luke 6:23 TIP Kids in your group may arrive hungry, so you may wish to provide a healthy snack as they arrive. This demonstrates God s love for their physical needs and allows them to focus on learning instead of on their hunger by Gospel Publishing House. All rights reserved. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only.

5 GAME A game allows kids to participate and focus on the lesson topic of joy from the Faith Case CD-ROM Case Folder 1 Briefcase SAY This session is going to be great! Joy is a wonderful thing to discover. I have some information from the Commissioner to help us get started with our investigation. Let s see what she has to say. Open the Briefcase and pull out Case Folder 1. Pull out 4.1 and read it. Dear Investigators, Today we re solving Faith Case: Joy. When we have Jesus in our heart, joy is a constant part of our life. It helps us look forward to the future we will have with Him. I ve sent instructions for a game that will help you understand this better. Your Lead Investigator will tell you what to do next. Signed, The Commissioner. Print 4.1 from the Faith Case CD-ROM. Place 4.1 in Case Folder 1. Place Case Folder 1 in the Briefcase SAY For this game, we need two teams. The right side of the room will be one team. The left side will be the other. Divide the group into two teams. Specify where the break is if you don t have a center aisle in your room. SAY We re going to have a joy cheer contest. Let s all practice our cheer together at first. We have joy! Yes, we do! We have joy! How about you? Say this several times in unison. SAY Now that you know the cheer, it s time for the contest. I m going to point to one side first and tell you how to say the cheer. I might ask you to hold your nose to make your voice sound like a duck. Or I might ask you to use your lowest voice or your highest voice, or.... Well, you get the idea. Are you ready? (Group response) Let s play! Point to one side and say, Sing the cheer! After that side cheers in song, let the other side repeat the cheer, singing it also. Repeat several times using the following ways to say the cheer: whisper, say it fast, hold your nose, use your lowest voice, use your highest voice. continued 2010 by Gospel Publishing House. All rights reserved. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only. 75

6 Have the final technique be to say the cheer as loudly and enthusiastically as you can. SAY You all did great! Give yourselves a hand. (Lead the kids in clapping for themselves.) I think this team (point to a team) did best with the (name a way of cheering that the team did well) and this team (point to the other team) did well cheering (name a way of cheering that the second team did well). I declare that both teams are winners. Guess what? When Play ever you have joy, that makes you a winner. Joy makes us feel better, makes others feel better, and shows God that we re glad He helps us grow the fruit of the Spirit by Gospel Publishing House. All rights reserved. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only.

7 All Scripture quotations are from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION ; NIV. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide by Gospel Publishing House, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, Missouri All rights reserved. Printed in United States of America. FAITH CASE UPDATE 4.2 Inspector Apple is so preoccupied with protecting a prize-winning watermelon that he doesn t investigate today s fruit of the Spirit. Play Faith Case Update 4.2 from Faith Case DVD A joy Leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. Luke 6:23 FAITH FACT FEATURE Help kids learn and remember the Faith Fact for this session. Actions to reinforce the Faith Fact are on the DVD and the next page as well. Play Faith Fact Feature from Faith Case DVD A. Here s what will appear on the screen: Joy: I will be okay with what I have. I will be okay with what I have. TIP Use up more energy by having kids march, jump, or turn in a circle as they say the Faith Fact. Add fun by seeing how quickly they can repeat it by Gospel Publishing House. All rights reserved. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only. 77

8 FAITH FACT ACTIONS The actions below are demonstrated on the DVD in the Faith Fact Feature segment. They re provided here for reference. I will (Point both thumbs to self.) be okay (Give two thumbs-up.) faith fact Joy: I will be okay with what I have. with what I have. (Hold both hands out as if holding something and bounce hands.) by Gospel Publishing House. All rights reserved. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only.

9 TRUTH VERSE ACTIVITY Kids will use a game to review the Truth Verse. Bible SAY The part of the fruit of the Spirit that we re discovering today is joy. How do we show joy? (We smile, laugh, clap, jump for joy, etc.) Lead the kids in acting out joy by smiling, laughing, clapping, jumping, etc. SAY Our Truth Verse talks about a way to express joy leaping. That s another word for jumping. Let s read the verse together. The Truth Verse is displayed on the DVD screen. Read or ask a volunteer to read Luke 6:23 to the group. (See sidebar.) SAY Let s learn our Truth Verse by playing a game. We ll go around the room and each person will say one word of the verse as they hop. I ll start by hopping and saying the first word. Then the next person will hop and say the next word and so on. When we get the end of the verse, we just start over with the next person. Play the game through a few times. Try to speed up things each time. None Help kids who have trouble remembering the words by prompting them or allowing their neighbor to say the word for them. You may also have the whole group say the verse while hopping for every word. truth verse Luke 6:23 Leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. TIP If your group is small, have the kids stand in a circle for this game. Otherwise, simply have the kids say the verse as they are seated. If your group is very large or you want to get more kids involved at one time, have entire rows of kids stand and speak at the same time. The key is to make sure that every kid participates. SAY Our joy comes from knowing we will someday be with God in heaven. Now that s something to leap about! 2010 by Gospel Publishing House. All rights reserved. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only. 79

10 FAITH CASE UPDATE 4.3 The Spoiler destroys Cornelius Corn s prize watermelon, but doesn t spoil his joy. Inspector Apple discovers that joy is today s fruit of the Spirit. Play Faith Case Update 4.3 from Faith Case DVD A. joy Leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. Luke 6:23 FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT SONG Kids sing a song that contains the fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5:22,23 and all the Faith Facts. Play Fruit of the Spirit Song from Faith Case DVD A. The fruit of the Spirit The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22,23 TIP Find the lyrics for the song on the Faith Case: Fruit of the Spirit CD-ROM. OPTIONAL: FAITH FACT REVIEW If you have time, use the Fruit of the Spirit Cards and one of the ideas from the cards to help the kids review the Theme Verse and the matching Faith Facts. fruit of the spirit cards I will be okay with what I have. All Scripture quotations are from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION ; NIV. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide by Gospel Publishing House, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, Missouri All rights reserved. Printed in United States of America by Gospel Publishing House. All rights reserved. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only.

11 OBJECT LESSON Kids will discover that we can show our joy in the way we wait for the things we want in life from the Faith Case CD-ROM Case Folder 2 Briefcase Car keys Two chairs SAY The Commissioner has sent us instructions about our next activity. Let s see what she wants us to do. Open the Briefcase and pull out Case Folder 2. Pull out 4.2 and read it. Dear Investigators, Joy is easy when everything is great. I have a game for you. It will help you discover times when you have to choose joy, not just feel it. Your Lead Investigator will tell you what to do next. Signed, The Commissioner. SAY What are some things you look forward to getting to do when you grow up? What is something you can t wait to get to do? (Allow responses.) Hold up a set of car keys. Print 4.2 from the Faith Case CD-ROM. Place 4.2 in Case Folder 2. Place Case Folder 2 in the Briefcase. Put two chairs up front facing the audience SAY How old do you have to be to drive? (Allow responses.) How many years will you have to wait before you can drive? (Allow responses.) Does that seem like a long time to wait? (Allow responses.) SAY Our game is about waiting with joy. We need two volunteers. They ll demonstrate some different ways to wait. If they are showing joy while they wait, shout, Joy! while you raise your hands. If they re not showing joy, shout, No joy! while you cross your arms. Invite two volunteers to sit in the chairs facing the group. Alternate between the volunteers and whisper actions into their ears. (See list in sidebar.) After a volunteer completes an action, have the group respond with either Joy or No joy. SAY The choices we make show others whether we have joy. The Holy Spirit can help us both have joy and make choices that show joy even when we have to wait. ACTIONS Frown and cross your arms. Smile and wave. Stomp your feet. Shout, How much longer? Hum Jesus Loves Me. Stand up and dance. Stand and tap your foot impatiently. Whine, I don t want to wait anymore. Happily say, I don t mind waiting for something important by Gospel Publishing House. All rights reserved. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only. 81

12 BIBLE CASE FILE Kids will hear the parable about the prodigal son from the Faith Case CD-ROM Case Folder 3 Briefcase Pennies, nickels, and dimes (or play money) Cat or dog food Optional: Three simple headdresses SAY The Commissioner has sent us a message. Open the Briefcase and pull out Case Folder 3. Pull out 4.3 and read it. Dear Investigators, I want you to use the same actions for the Bible story as you used for the last game. Your Lead Investigator will tell you more. Signed, The Commissioner. SAY Today we ll hear a story that Jesus told. We ll learn what gives joy. (Raise both hands as if celebrating.) And we ll learn what takes away our joy. (Cross your arms and frown.) Invite three volunteers to come to the front of the room. Provide simple headdress and/or robe costumes if you wish. Print 4.3 from the Faith Case CD-ROM. Place 4.3 in Case Folder 3. Place Case Folder 3 in the Briefcase. bible case file The Prodigal Son Luke 15: SAY Jesus told the story of a father who had two sons. This is the father. Take a bow, father. Point to the first volunteer and pause while he bows. SAY This is the older son. Take a bow, older son. Point to the second volunteer and pause while he bows. SAY And this is the younger son. Take a bow, younger son. Point to the second volunteer and pause while he bows. SAY The father and his two sons lived together. Do you think they had Joy or No joy? Act out the right answer. Lead the kids in holding up their hands for Joy. SAY But one day, the younger son became impatient. He wanted something he didn t have. Did he need to know our Faith Fact? (Group response) Let s say it together. Lead the kids in saying the Faith Fact. (See sidebar.) faith fact Joy: I will be okay with what I have. continued by Gospel Publishing House. All rights reserved. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only.

13 SAY When we don t have what we want, we can choose to keep or to give away our joy. The younger son gave away his joy for something he wanted. What he wanted was the money that he would get when his father died someday. He asked his father for the money. Have the younger son pretend to ask the father for money. SAY Do you think that the father had Joy or No joy? Act out the right answer. Let the kids cross their arms and frown for No joy. SAY The father must have been sad. His son thought money was more important than spending time with his father. But the younger son was happy. He took his father s money and traveled far away to another country. Give the pennies, nickels, and dimes to the father and let him give the money to the younger son. Let the younger son walk away from the father. SAY What do you think the father did after the son left? (Allow responses.) He waited and watched for his son s return. Have the father sit down to wait patiently. SAY But the son had freedom and money to spend. Do you think he had Joy or No joy? Act out the right answer. Lead the kids in holding up their hands for Joy. SAY Younger son, you re feeling a lot of joy because you have so much money to spend. Pretend that you re really, really happy! Have the younger son pretend to be having a lot of fun. SAY But it didn t take long for the son to run out of money. All his friends left because he had no money. Have the younger son place the money on the floor, then look sad and lonely. SAY Do you think he had Joy or No joy? Act out the right answer. Let the kids cross their arms and frown for No joy. SAY The son didn t have joy and he didn t have food either. So he got a job feeding pigs. He was so hungry he wanted to eat the pigs food. Yuck! continued 2010 by Gospel Publishing House. All rights reserved. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only. 83

14 Hold up the cat or dog food. SAY Would you eat this? (Group response.) Well, I m sure pigs food was even more gross than this pet food. The younger son must have been really, really, really hungry to think about eating pigs food. Younger son, look as sad and hungry as you possibly can. Pause for the volunteer to act out hunger and sadness. SAY One day, the son realized that what he was doing was crazy. He was hungry while his father s servants had plenty to eat. He decided to go back home and see if he could work for his father as a servant. So the son went home. Pause for the younger son to walk toward the father. SAY Was the father happy to see him? (Group response) The father ran to him and hugged and kissed his son! Pause for the father and younger son volunteers to act this out. The volunteers may air-kiss. SAY Do you think the father had Joy or No joy? Lead the kids in holding up their hands for Joy. SAY Do you think the son had Joy or No joy? Lead the kids in holding up their hands for Joy. SAY The father showed his joy. He dressed his son in the finest clothes. He put a ring on his son s finger. Let the father pantomime giving a robe and a ring to his son. SAY The father said, My son was dead, but now he is alive again! He was lost, but now he is found! He gave a big party because his son had returned. SAY Did the father and the younger son have Joy or No joy? Lead the kids in holding up their hands for Joy. SAY Then the older son came in from working in the fields. Older son, look tired. Then look surprised because you can hear a party. Pause for the older son to act this out. SAY Someone told the older son that his brother had come home. The party was a celebration because the younger son had come home. continued by Gospel Publishing House. All rights reserved. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only.

15 The older brother was jealous. He was the good brother. But the bad brother was getting the party. The older brother was upset! Pause for the older son to act upset. SAY Did the older brother have Joy or No joy? Let the kids cross their arms and frown for No joy. SAY Did the older brother obey our Faith Fact? (no) Lead the kids in saying the Faith Fact. (See sidebar.) SAY The father loved both of his sons. His younger son had joy because he had come home. The father wanted his older son to have joy too. So the father went to talk to the older son. Pause for the father to move to talk to the older son. SAY The father said, Everything I have is yours. But be glad with me that your brother has come home. SAY Do you think the older brother chose Joy or No joy? Let the kids either hold up their hands for Joy or cross their arms and frown for No joy. faith fact Joy: I will be okay with what I have. SAY We don t know what the older son chose. He may have chosen joy and gone to the party. Or he may have chosen no joy and stayed outside and pouted. Allow all the volunteers to be seated. Lead the kids in clapping for the volunteers. SAY Joy is always a choice. Just as the older son could have chosen joy, we can choose joy too. It doesn t mean that we ll always get what we want. Sometimes things in life are very difficult. We may cry and get upset. But even when things are bad, we can choose joy by choosing to focus on God s love for us. He will never leave us. We are never alone. And He always loves us. That s why, when Jesus lives in our life, we can always choose joy! 2010 by Gospel Publishing House. All rights reserved. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only. 85

16 RESPONSE TIME SAY Jesus knows that sometimes we have to go through things that aren t very joyful. Maybe school is hard, or you ve gotten hurt, or maybe someone you love has moved away or even died. (See Tip in sidebar.) SAY Are any of you having a hard time with joy right now? Would you like us to pray with you? If you want us to pray with you, stand up right where you are. Allow plenty of time for responses. SAY You have friends here that love Jesus and love you. If any of you who are still seated have a friend that is standing, please go to them and put your hand on their shoulder. This is one way we can show Jesus love. If the kids are not used to praying for one another, you may have to encourage them and even ask certain kids to pray with other kids. SAY Take a moment and ask the one you are praying with if they would like to share why they need joy. Pause for the kids to share with each other. SAY Now, let s take a few minutes to pray that the joy of the Lord will help each of our friends. Let the kids pray for one another. Then lead in prayer. Lord Jesus, thank You for giving us a joy that never changes. Thank You also that You know how it feels to be hurt and go through hard things. Our friends are going through things that hurt them and feel very hard. Would You please go to each one of them and give them Your joy that never changes? We love You and thank You that we can leap for joy because great is our reward in heaven. SAY Remember, anytime things get hard or you don t feel that you have any joy, just stop and ask the Holy Spirit for the joy only He can give. salvation At every Response Time, begin by giving kids an opportunity to accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. See How to Lead a Child to Christ from page 203. TIP Be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit during this Response Time. You may say something that really touches a child. Allow the Holy Spirit to use you to say what only He knows about your kids. TIP If a child tells you about abuse, keep in mind that all states now require those who suspect child abuse to report this abuse to a child protective agency. Call the local police if you are not sure who should receive the report. Make notes to keep on file in case you re called on for information at a later time. Make sure you report the incident to the kids program leaders and/or to the church leadership. See Risk. com for additional help by Gospel Publishing House. All rights reserved. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only.

17 CHALLENGE QUESTIONS Optional: Got more than 10 minutes left? Help kids review what they have learned. SAY It s been great to investigate joy with you. Let s see what you remember. I ll ask a question about joy and give two answers. If you think the first answer is the best answer, hop once. If you think the second answer is the best answer, hop twice. Got it? (Group response) Good! Let s review! I will be okay because. 1. I m a joyful person 2. Jesus loves me SAY What s the best answer? (Point to the kids and pause for responses.) I will be okay because Jesus loves me. Focusing on Jesus love for us helps us have joy no matter what. It makes me feel joy to know that someday I ll. 1. Be in heaven with Jesus 2. Go on the best vacation ever SAY What s the best answer? (Point to the kids and pause for responses.) Knowing that we ll go to heaven and be with Jesus helps us choose joy all the time. In the Bible story, the younger son chose joy when he chose to. 1. Leave his father 2. Go home to his father SAY What s the best answer? (Point to the kids and pause for responses.) The son chose joy when he chose to get closer to the father who loved him. We can choose joy whenever we choose to get closer to God the Father who loves us more than anyone else. Joy is both a feeling and. 1. Accident 2. Choice SAY What s the best answer? (Point to the kids and pause for responses.) When we don t feel joy, we can choose joy. We choose joy by thinking about how much Jesus loves us. Choosing to think about joyful things can help us feel joyful. Joy is a part of. 1. The fruit of the Spirit 2. Being a Christian SAY What s the best answer? (Point to the kids and pause for responses.) Both answers are right. Joy is a fruit of the Spirit and it s something that God wants to give to every Christian. You did a great job! 2010 by Gospel Publishing House. All rights reserved. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only. 87

18 WRAP-UP Kids will review the overall lesson. Copies of the Case Summary from the Faith Case CD-ROM SAY The Holy Spirit can develop joy in our life as we live for God. People can see the joy in our life at just about any time. But when we show joy in spite of problems, it really makes people take notice. That reminds me of our Faith Fact. Let s say it together. Have the kids say the Faith Fact together. (See sidebar.) SAY Our actions and attitudes will surprise others, and they will want to know more. This gives us an opportunity to share our source of joy, Jesus, with others. Then they can experience the joy that comes from knowing Jesus too. Let s say the Truth Verse together again. Make copies of the Case Summary (one per kid) from the Faith Case CD-ROM. faith fact Joy: I will be okay with what I have. truth verse Luke 6:23 Leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. Have the kids say the Truth Verse together. (See sidebar.) SAY Good work, investigators. Until next time, leap for joy! Hand out copies of the Case Summary page. Have more time left? Try one of the Fruit of the Spirit Cards activities. PRINT CASE SUMMARY fruit of the spirit cards I will be okay with what I have. All Scripture quotations are from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION ; NIV. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide by Gospel Publishing House, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, Missouri All rights reserved. Printed in United States of America by Gospel Publishing House. All rights reserved. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only.

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