Instructions 1. Pray before you start talking about the Holy Spirit so He can direct your thoughts, words, and actions. 2. Start talking and asking questions about the boys and girls in the Bible. Ask students why the Bible writers even wrote about them for us. What is so special about these boys and girls? Can we be like them? How? 3. After they read each brief narrative about each Fruit of the Spirit and even the whole story from the Bible about each boy or girl, have the students write about a common-life event they might face where they will need to bear the Fruits of the Spirit to overcome that temptation or difficult situation. This unit might take several weeks; you can do a Fruit of the Spirt each week, once a week, or a Fruit of the Spirit each day. 4. At the end, there is a prayer for a boy and for a girl. Disregard the prayer that doesn t match your student s gender. 5. This unit is suitable for students in grades 1 to 4. This unit can be done after a Week of Prayer about the Fruit of the Spirit, or whenever you teach about the Holy Spirit from your Bible textbook and workbooks as an extra reinforcement about this concept. All of the Bible verses go along with the International Children s Bible version. 6. Hand this booklet to students single-page printed, not double-sided. There is a puzzle that students need to cut and glue on another paper and then insert it again in the booklet. 7. Save this booklet for Visitation Day, Back to School Night, etc. It would be great for family and friends to see what their child is learning at an Adventist School! 2
8. Feel free to send this booklet home after the unit is completed. Make copies for your own records in order to remember your students thoughts and reflections about the work of the Holy Spirit in their lives. NAD SDA Standards covered by this unit: Recognize the three-in-one members of the God-Family, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and their individual personal ministries. Identify that Fruit of the Spirit comes from God and portray His character. Determine that God s laws are gifts that reveal His character. 3
I can be loving, faithful, joyful, kind, patient and gentle just like THEM because they were boys and girls just like ME!!! 4
Did you know that boys and girls from the Bible stories had the Fruit of the Spirit? They went through difficult moments, yet, they trusted Jesus, the Holy Spirit helped them by giving them a special Fruit. Let s study some of these boys and girls, and find out which fruit they received, and how they could be a great example for us! After all, they were boys and girls just like YOU! 5
But the Fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Galatians 5:22-23 6
And you must LOVE the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:5 7
Jesus showed His LOVE for us when He came to this planet to save us! 8
Jesus in my heart, through the Holy Spirit, means LOVE! 9
How many words can you find that are related to LOVE. L G H S X H L I G H T H I N A L S G U E J O Y E S I P E H N A G S U S A T V P G A I M F G O D V E O Y N R R O R J I F E N L X A E A R I E D N N S M I L E C J E S U S G 10
My Heart leaps for JOY and I will give thanks to Him in songs. Psalm 28:7 11
Josiah experienced the joy of giving when he and the people of Israel gave offerings for the repair of God s temple. He was a cheerful and joyful giver! (See 2 Kings 22-23) 12
Jesus in my heart, through the Holy Spirit, means JOY! I show JOY when I... 13
When Jesus was a little boy, He loved singing! Everyone was happier when He was around! Can you think of five songs about being joyful? Think about these songs when you feel sad, they will help you feel better! Try singing when other people feel sad, too. Music is a powerful tool you can use to make you and other people feel better and happy! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 14
May the Lord show favor toward you, and give you PEACE. Numbers 6:26 15
As a little boy, Daniel learned to trust God. He showed PEACE when he was taken captive to Babylon and when he ended up in the lion s den for obeying God. (See Daniel 1 & 6) 16
Jesus in my heart, through the Holy Spirit, means PEACE! I show PEACE when I... 17
As you put this puzzle together, think about how PEACEFUL Daniel must have been to have a lion in front of him! Color the picture, cut on the lines and put the picture back together. 18
Meanwhile, the saints stand passionately PATIENT, keeping God s commands, staying faithful to Jesus. Revelation 14:12 19
Joseph was PATIENT and waited many years for God s plan to be fulfilled in his life. When everything was going wrong, he was still patient! (See Genesis 37-50) 20
Jesus in my heart, through the Holy Spirit, means PATIENCE. I show PATIENCE when I... 21
Circle the situations in which you need to be patient! eating ice cream waiting in a long line to get ice cream teaching your baby cousin to play high five playing with your cousins drinking water waiting for your turn at the drinking fountain waiting for your birthday present playing with your favorite toy riding on your favorite roller coaster going on a road trip to your favorite park spending your money at the mall saving your money for your favorite toy 22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace patience, KINDNESS, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Galatians 5:22-23 23
Jesus was KIND to the children and the animals. Everyone was happier when HE was around! (See Luke 18:15-17 24
Jesus in my heart, through the Holy Spirit, means KINDNESS! I show KINDNESS when I... 25
Have you ever heard about random acts of KINDNESs? At home! At school! 26
Surely GOODNESS and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6 27
Captain Naaman s little maid showed GOODNESS toward the captain by letting him know about a prophet in Israel who could heal him. (See 2 Kings 5) 28
Jesus in my heart, through the Holy Spirit, means GOODNESS! I show GOODNESS when I... 29
There are so many GOOD things in this world... Can you name a few? GOOD! GOOD! GOOD! GOOD! GOOD! GOOD! GOOD! GOOD! GOOD! GOOD! Thank you, Jesus, for being good to us! 30
Great is they FAITHFULNESS. Lamentations 3:23 31
Queen Esther was FAITHFUL to God, even when her own life was at risk! God was FAITHFUL to Esther and her brave heart by saving her and God s people. (See Esther 5) 32
Jesus in my heart, through the Holy Spirit, means FAITHFULNESS. I show FAITHFULNESS when I.... 33
G N E U T Y S D F R L A B I C H Who is? 34
Pursue a Godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, and GENTLENESS. 1 Timothy 6:11 35
David took GENTLE care of his sheep with a very gentle heart. He defended and protected them. (See 1 Samuel 17:26-32) 36
Jesus in my heart, through the Holy Spirit, means GENTLENESS. I show GENTLENESS when I... 37
With HEARTS, I MUST ALWAYS BE GENTLE! There are certain things that if you throw them to the ground they won t break apart, but there are other things with which we must be gentle and try not to drop them on the ground, because they will certainly break apart. Can you think of things that will break if they are dropped to the ground? The first two are done for you! Things that will break. Egg Shells Things that will not break Rocks 38
A person who is without SELF-CONTROL is like a house with its doors and windows knocked out. Proverbs 25:28 39
Samuel showed SELF-CONTROL by being reverent in God s temple, when everyone else, including Eli s sons, were irreverent. He did the right thing even when he was the only one doing it. 1 Samuel 2:11-36 40
Jesus in my heart, through the Holy Spirit, means SELF-CONTROL. I show SELF-CONTROL when I... 41
There are many situations when we feel tempted to not control our tongues and actions. Circle the right thing you should do, with God s help, in each situation. Your friend is kicking you under your desk. What should you do? kick you friend back ask him to stop tell the teacher right away Your friend cut you in line. What should you do? let it go tell the teacher right away push your friend back Your friend is playing and talking in church. What should you do? play and talk with your friend tell your friend that you will play with her or him after church 42
Just as these boys and girls in the Bible bear the Fruit of the Spirit, I can surely bear the Fruit of the Spirit in my life, today. I will ask God the Father to help me pray each day for the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will give me the strength I need to bear His fruit in calm and difficult moments. Come into my heart, Lord Jesus. 43
Dear Father, In the name of Jesus, Amen. 44
Dear Father, In the name of Jesus, Amen. 45
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