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Using Your Gifts for God's Glory

Living Out Your Faith

Day 164of 180
Week 33of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God gives unique spiritual gifts to each believer

2

Identify personal spiritual gifts through self-reflection

3

Develop a heart of service using God-given abilities

📖 Scripture Connection

Romans 12:6

“Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;”

— Romans 12:6 (WEB)

Demonstrates that God uniquely equips each believer for service

📦 Materials Needed

  • Bible (World English Bible)
  • Notebook
  • Colored pencils
  • BibleMouse Spiritual Gifts Worksheet
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

BibleMouse adventure begins! Recap yesterday's lesson about serving others and introduce today's exploration of spiritual gifts.

💭 Review Question: How did you serve someone yesterday?
2Teaching (10 min)

Exploring how God gives each believer special abilities to build up the church and glorify Him

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God creates each person uniquely
  • Spiritual gifts are special abilities given by the Holy Spirit
  • Gifts are meant to serve others, not for personal glory
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think your special gifts might be?
  • How can you use your gifts to help others?
3Activity: Spiritual Gifts Discovery (12 min)
discussion

Interactive worksheet to help identify potential spiritual gifts

📝 Instructions:
  1. Complete BibleMouse Spiritual Gifts Worksheet
  2. Discuss possible gifts with parent
  3. Draw or write about how you might use your gifts
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Focus on 3-4 main gift categories

Challenge: Research biblical examples of each spiritual gift

4Closing (3 min)

Summarize key learning about spiritual gifts

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did you learn about spiritual gifts today?
  • How can you use your gifts to glorify God?
🙏 Prayer:

Ask God to reveal and help develop spiritual gifts

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll plan a service project to put our gifts into action!

💎 Memory Verse

James 1:22

“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.”

— James 1:22 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Spiritual Gifts Charades - Act out different ways to serve using gifts while reciting the memory verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Spiritual gifts are supernatural abilities given by the Holy Spirit to build up the church

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be encouraging and affirming
  • Help child see gifts as opportunities to serve, not to boast
  • Remind them all gifts are valuable
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may feel their gifts aren't important or compare themselves to others

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about discovering how God has uniquely created them

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a family spiritual gifts inventory
  • Research biblical characters and their spiritual gifts
  • Volunteer together at a local church or community service project

Ready for Tomorrow?

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