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What the Spirit Does

The Holy Spirit: Our Helper

Day 144of 180
Week 29of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand five key roles of the Holy Spirit in a believer's life

2

Identify at least three spiritual gifts from 1 Corinthians 12

3

Recognize how the Holy Spirit helps Christians grow closer to God

📖 Scripture Connection

1 Corinthians 12:4-6

“Now there are various kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are various kinds of service, and the same Lord. There are various kinds of workings, but the same God, who works all things in all.”

— 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 (WEB)

Demonstrates the Holy Spirit's diverse yet unified work in believers

📦 Materials Needed

  • Bible (World English Bible)
  • Colored paper
  • Markers
  • BibleMouse Fruit of the Spirit poster
  • Scissors
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Let's play 'Holy Spirit Helper Detective!' Remember how we learned yesterday that the Holy Spirit is a real person who helps us?

💭 Review Question: Can you tell me one thing we learned about the Holy Spirit yesterday?
2Teaching (8 min)

Today, we'll discover the amazing ways the Holy Spirit helps Christians. He's like a special helper from God who works inside believers!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • The Holy Spirit convicts people of sin (helps them understand right from wrong)
  • He teaches us God's truth
  • He gives special gifts to help the church
  • He produces fruit in our lives (love, joy, peace, and more)
  • He gives us power to tell others about Jesus
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think it means that the Holy Spirit 'convicts' of sin?
  • Can you name one way the Holy Spirit might help you?
3Activity: Spiritual Gifts Exploration (10 min)
ministry survey

Create a Spiritual Gifts Puzzle - Children will draw and cut out puzzle pieces representing different spiritual gifts

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take a piece of colored paper
  2. Draw a spiritual gift from 1 Corinthians 12 (like teaching, helping, encouraging)
  3. Cut the paper into puzzle-piece shapes
  4. Share your gift with the family
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use pre-drawn gift templates from BibleMouse Printables Library

Challenge: Research and describe how each gift helps the church

4Closing (3 min)

Review of the Holy Spirit's helper roles

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about the Holy Spirit today?
  • How can the Holy Spirit help you this week?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for sending the Holy Spirit to help us. Please show us how You want to work in our lives today.

Coming up: Tomorrow, we'll learn about 'Walking in the Spirit' - how we can follow God's leading every day!

💎 Memory Verse

John 14:26

“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”

— John 14:26 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Holy Spirit Helper Song - Create a simple melody to help memorize the verse, using hand motions to represent teaching and remembering

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

The Holy Spirit is often misunderstood. He's not an 'it' but a person of the Trinity who actively helps believers.

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple, concrete examples children can understand
  • Emphasize the Holy Spirit's personal nature
  • Encourage children to ask the Holy Spirit for help
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may find it hard to understand an invisible helper

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Curiosity about spiritual gifts, desire to understand God better

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a Holy Spirit Helper journal
  • Act out scenarios showing how the Holy Spirit might guide someone
  • Make a 'Fruit of the Spirit' collage using BibleMouse craft supplies

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