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Year 1, Term 2, Week 9: Ideas for Junior Group
Week 9: Obeying God - Fruits of the Spirit
Lesson Objective:
God helps us to build Godly character traits as we follow Him - love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.
Bible Passage:
Galatians 5:22-26
Memory Verse:
Galatians 5:22-23- God’s spirit makes us loving, happy, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, gentle and self-controlled. There is no law against behaving in any of these ways.
Story Idea: Object Lesson & Tell It!
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Before the lesson:
- Create a tree display (use brown and green tissue/wrapping paper on a wall as shown or bring in small potted tree)
- Download and print the fruits of the spirit on coloured paper and cut out the fruit
- Bring along a small piece of fruit
To illustrate the Bible passage:
- Ask the kids what helps a tree to grow (water, sunshine, soil etc.)
- Ask the kids how you can tell a fruit tree is growing well (it makes fruit)
- Explain that the Bible teaches us that God can help us to grow too!
- When we become a follower of Jesus, He helps us grow into the sort of people we should be!
- The Bible says that the way we treat others and the way we live is like the fruit on a tree - when we have good fruit, it shows that God is helping us grow!
- One by one, stick the fruit up on the tree, telling the kids what they are and what they mean
Quiz Questions:
1. How does a tree grow? With sun, water and soil
2. Who helps us grow in the way God wants us to grow? God
3. What sort of fruit shows that God is helping us grow? Love, joy peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self control
4. How can we love others? Help them if they are hurt or sad, share with them, tell them about Jesus, pray for them
5. What does it mean to be patient? To wait for things without being cranky, to trust God's timing
6. How can we ask for God's help to keep growing and doing what He wants us to? Pray
Game Idea: Apple, Banana, Love!
- Have the kids dance around to music
- When you stop the music, call out a direction and have the kids do the correct action:
APPLE = Curl up into a ball, squatting on the ground
BANANA = Make a curved banana shape with body
LOVE = Make a love heart shape with arms
- The last child to do the action is out and sits to the side
- The last child remaining wins!
Remind the kids that God helps us to grow good fruit - loving others, being kind and patient!
Craft Idea: Apple Tree Hand Prints
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Before the lesson:
- Download the tree template
- Gather green paint and plates, baby wipes, coloured pom poms and glue
Have the kids:
- Place their hands on green paint on a plate, then make prints for the leaves on their tree
- Glue on coloured pom poms for fruit
Remind the kids that God helps us grow and show good fruit!
