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YEAR2UNIT10:THEHOLYSPIRITLESSON3:THESPIRITEMPOWERS
Temptation of JesusSessionOverview
Objectivesforthelesson:1. TounderstandtheimportantparttheHoly
Spiritplaysinourlives.2. Tolearnthatwecanallbefilledwiththe
HolySpirit.3. ToknowJesuswasfilledwiththeHolySpirit.
Learningoutcomesforthelesson:1. TolearntheimportanceofknowingGod’s
Wordinourlives.2. Tounderstandtheimportanceofallowing
theHolySpirittoworkinourlivesandwewillbeempoweredandstrengthened.
SuggestedGames:
‘Passtheflame’*‘HolySpiritrelay!’*‘Namegame’(Seethegamessheetenclosed)
SuggestedSongs:
‘SpiritoftheLivingGod’*‘HolySpiritfillsmeup’*‘Fatherweadoreyou’(Seethesongssheetenclosed)
Memoryverseforthisunit:
‘ThehelperistheHolySpirittheFatherwillsendinmyplace.HewillteachyoueverythingandhelpyouremembereverythingIhavetoldyou’John14:26
(SeetheMemoryversesheetenclosed)
BibleBlast:
• KeyPassage: ‘Matthew4:1-11’
• Talkandapplication:
(SeetheBibleBlastsheetenclosed)
Response:
• Suggestedactivity: ‘EdibleBible’
• KeyQuestions: Fordifferentagegroups(Seetheresponsesheetenclosed)
ReflectandPray:‘FizzyExplosivePrayers’
(Seetheresponsesheetenclosed)
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1. ‘SpiritoftheLivingGod.’CompleteMissionPraiseNo.612(SeevideoonPinterestsiteYear2Unit10)
2. ‘HolySpiritfillsmeup’AmazingGodSongsforChildrenCDbyBrendonandCathieClancy(SeevideoonPinterestsiteYear2unit10)
3. ‘Fatherweadoreyou.’CompleteMissionPraiseNo.44(SeevideoonPinterestsiteYear2unit10)
4. ‘Breathonme’HillsongUnitedCDShouttotheLord2000
(SeevideoonPinterestsiteYear2unit10)
* pleasenote:inordertousethesesongsyouneedtoeitherbuytheCDordownloadtheindividualsongfromitunesorgotothewebsiteprovided.
Multimedia:VideosongsonJIGSAWDDYCPinterestsite‘Year2Unit10TheHolySpirit’
Usefulwebsites:www.missionpraise.comwww.gofishresources.comwww.elevationkids.com www.childbiblesongs.com www.itunes.com
SONGSUGGESTIONS
YEAR2Unit10THEHOLYSPIRIT
Lesson1:TheSpiritcomes:PentecostLesson2:TheSpiritguides:Philip&theEthiopianLesson3:TheSpiritempowers:TemptationofJesusFamilyService:PentecostSunday
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Ideasforfunwaystointroducethelesson:
1. Play‘Passtheflame’.Thisgameisverysimilarto‘squeeze’.Getthechildrenintoacircle,holdinghands.Thechildrenwillpassontheflamebysqueezingthehandnexttothem.Theteacherwillchoosesomeonetobegin.Thechildrenmustonlysqueezeonehandgoingaroundinthecircle.(Thiscanbedifficultforsomechildrenandaddstothefunwhenthesqueezemaybepassedaroundthecirclebothways!)Toaddtothedifficultyyoumayaddanotherinstruction:ifyoudoublesqueezethehandbesideyouthenthesqueezemustchangedirectionandgobackthewayithadcome!Onepersonischosenandaskedtostandinthecentreofthecircletoguesswheretheflamehasbeenpassedto.Theywatchandwhentheynoticeahandbeingsqueezedtheyshoutstop.Iftheyarecorrecttheyswapplaceswiththatperson.WewanttopassonthegoodnewsofJesustothosearoundusandkeepgoing.
2. Agameof‘HolySpiritrelay!’Getthechildrenintoteamstoraceagainsteachother.Havechairsatthetopendoftheroomwithdeflatedballoonssittingonthechairs,(makesureyouhaveaseparateballoonforeachpersonforhygienereasons).Thechildrenraceup,takeaballoon,blowitup,holdtheballoon(donottie)andraceback,releasetheairfromtheballoon,thenthenextpersoncango.Thewinningteamistheteambacksittinginalinewiththeirdeflatedballoonsintheirhands.Wearelikethatballoon,deflateduntilwehavetheHolySpiritinsidetofillusup!
3. Play‘Namegame’Getthechildrenintoacircle.Eachpersonintroducesthemselvesbytheirfirstnameandtellsthegroupafood,beginningwiththesameletterastheirname.Continuethegameusing,colour,footballteam,country,superheroetc.Canletthechildrenchooseagroupingtoo.Wewanttosharewitheachotherandseehoweasyitistostartchattingandfindingoutabouteachother.
* Free Games app on phone or tablet. Search Youth Group Games ‘Tried and tested youth games’.
GAMES
YEAR2Unit10THEHOLYSPIRIT
Lesson1:TheSpiritcomes:PentecostLesson2:TheSpiritguides:Philip&theEthiopianLesson3:TheSpiritempowers:TemptationofJesusFamilyService:PentecostSunday
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‘ThehelperistheHolySpiritthefatherwillsendinmyplace.HewillteachyoueverythingandhelpyouremembereverythingIhavetoldyou.’John14:26
MEMORYVERSE
YEAR2Unit10THEHOLYSPIRIT
Lesson1:TheSpiritcomes:PentecostLesson2:TheSpiritguides:Philip&theEthiopianLesson3:TheSpiritempowers:TemptationofJesusFamilyService:PentecostSunday
Waystoteachthememoryverse:
1. Memoryverse‘countdown’.Thereare30wordsorphrasesinthismemoryverse.Teachallthechildrenthememoryversefirst,byusingyourfingerstocountthewordsasyousaytheme.gthefirstline‘ThehelperistheHolySpiritthefatherwillsend’fingers1-10(bothhandsupandallfingersused),thenadd‘inmyplace.’,fingers1-3(Startafreshnewhand3fingers).Secondsentence-‘Hewillteachyoueverythingandhelpyouremembereverything’,fingers1-10(bothhandsupandallfingersused),thenadd‘Ihavetoldyou’,(Startafreshnewhand4fingers)andthenadd‘John14:26’,(Startafreshnewhand3fingers).Oncelearntsplitthegroupintotwo.onesidesaysthememoryversewhilsttheothercountsdownfrom30slowly,seewhowins,canspeedthisupasthechildrengetmorefamiliarwiththememoryverse.Changeoverandcompeteagainsteachother.
2. ‘Wordsearch’memoryverse.Writethememoryverseontoalargepieceofcardandfillinthespaceswithletters.Besttouseagridofsquares10x10
3. ‘Sing’memoryverse.Canputtheseversestothetuneof‘Herewegoroundthemulberrybush’.Herewegoroundthemulberrybush.ThehelperistheHolySpiritThemulberrybush.Themulberrybush.thefatherwillsendinmyplace.Herewegoroundthemulberrybush.HewillteachyoueverythingOnacoldandfrostymorning.andhelpyouremembereverythingIhavetoldyou.
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KEYPASSAGE:Matthew4:1-11
Backgroundinfo:
ThetemptationofJesustookplaceafterJesushadbeenbaptisedbyJohntheBaptist.
TheHolySpirithadcomedownfromheavenandresteduponJesuslikeadove,thereforeensuringthatJesuswasfilledwiththeHolySpiritandreadyforHistestinginthewilderness.
TheHolySpiritguidedJesusinHisearthlylife,providingapatternforJesus’followerstobeempoweredandledbytheSpiritintheirlivestoo.
ThistimeoftestingshowedthatJesusreallywasthesonofGod,abletoovercometheDevilandhistemptations.Italsohelpsustoknowwhattodowhenwearetempted,turntoGod’sWordandpray.
TheDevilisrealandisaroundustotryandcauseustosin.JesuswastemptedbutHeneversinned.TemptationitselfisnotsinbutwesinwhenwegiveintothetemptationanddisobeyGod.
TheDevilchosetotemptJesuswhenHewasathisweakest;hungryandtiredafter40daysoffasting.ButJesuswasabletoovercomeitandresistallofthedevil’stemptationsbecauseHenotonlyknewScripturebutalsoobeyedit.
TheDevilofferedthewholeworldtoJesusifonlyHewouldbowdowntohim!TodaytheDeviloffersusthesamething:power,materialpossessions,wealth,etc.Weneedtobeready,equippedandempoweredtoresistthetemptationstheDevilplacesbeforeus.WeneedtheHolySpirit’shelptomakeusboldandbeabletosay“YoumustworshipthelordyourGod;serveonlyHim.”KnowGod’sWordandpray.
Resourcesrequired:
Alternativetalk/VIDEOseePinterestJIGSAWDDYC‘Year2Unit10HolySpirit’
BIBLEBLAST
YEAR2UNIT10:THEHOLYSPIRITLESSON3:THESPIRITEMPOWERS:TEMPTATIONOFJESUS
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WehavebeentalkingabouttheHolySpiritforthepastfewweeks.HowtheHolySpiritisgiventoustobeourhelperintimesoftroubleandtestingandtobeourcomforterandguideinourlives.
DidyouknowthatJesuswasbaptisedandtheHolySpiritcamedownfromheavenandcameuponHimlikeadove?JohntheBaptist,Jesus’cousin,baptisedhimintheriverJordan.
Andjustlikeus,Jesuswastemptedtodowrongtoo!
Yes!EvenJesuswastemptedbytheDevil.
Sometimesitiseasytobetemptedanddowrongthings.
Haveyoueverbeentemptedtodothewrongthing?Whathappened?Didyougetpunished?Letthechildrenrespond.
Bringoutabagofchocolatebarse.gmilkyways,etc.oneforeachchild.
I’mgoingtotemptyourightnow.
Wholikeschocolate?InmybagIhavebroughtyouallalovely,yummychocolatebar.Starttogivethemoutbutdon’tsayanythingyet!Watchwhathappensandthensay...Ohandbythewaypleasedonotopenyourbaryet!
Begintoslowlyunwrapachocolatebarandeatitinfrontofthechildren.Makenoisesasyoueatandtellthechildrenhowyummyitis.Wouldn’ttheyliketotrytheirs?Butdon’topenityet!
Thentellthechildrenyouneedtogooutoftheroomtowashyourhandsasyouhavemadeamess.
Getanotherteacheratthispointtotellthechildrentoeattheirchocolatebarsasitwon’tbenoticedandwhoistoknowanyway!!(Trytobeverypersuasiveandevenhavesomeoftheotherleaderseattheirs!)
Comebackinandexplaintemptation;wheresomeonetriestogetyoutodosomethingyouknowiswrongbypersuasion,untilyougiveinanddothewrongthing-yousin.Oftenthetemptationisforsomethingthatonlylastsaminutee.geatingthechocolatebar!
InourBiblestodaywereadinMatthewchapter4:1-11howJesuswastemptedbytheDevil.
YesevenJesuswastempted!
(BeginthestorybutusedifferentvoicesfortheDevil,Jesusandthenarrator:)
Narrator:TheBibletellsusthatJesuswasledbytheHolySpiritintothedesert,thewilderness,whereHe wastemptedbytheDevil.For40daysand40nightsJesusatenothingandbecameveryhungry andtired.ThentheDevilcame...
Devil:“IfyouaretheSonofGod,tellthesestonestobecomebread.”
Jesus:‘NO!’Itiswritten:“Manshallnotliveonbreadalone,butoneverywordthatcomesfromthe mouthofGod.”Deuteronomy8:3
Narrator:ThenthedeviltookJesustotheholycityandsethimonthehighestpointofthetemple.
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Devil:‘IfyouaretheSonofGod,’hesaid,‘throwyourselfdown.Foritiswritten:‘“Hewill commandHisangelsconcerningyou,andtheywillliftyouupintheirhands,sothatyou willnotstrikeyourfootagainstastone.”
Jesus:‘Itisalsowritten:“DonotputtheLordyourGodtothetest.”Deuteronomy6:16
Narrator:Again,thedeviltookHimtoaveryhighmountainandshowedHimallthekingdomsofthe worldandtheirsplendour.
Devil:‘AllthisIwillgiveyou,’hesaid,‘ifyouwillbowdownandworshipme.’
Jesus:‘Awayfromme,Satan!Foritiswritten:“WorshiptheLordyourGod,andserveHimonly.” Deuteronomy6:13
Narrator:ThentheDevilleftHim,andangelscameandattendedHim.
Application:YesJesuswastemptedBUTHenevergaveintothetemptation.
Jesusneversinned,HewaswithoutsinandneversinnedHiswholelife.
JesusansweredtheDevil’stemptationbyusingwhatHeknew.JesusreturnedtoGod’sWord,theBibletotelltheDeviltogoawayandstandupforwhatisright.
Wefacetemptationeverydayandwehavechoicestomake.Wecanchoosetodowhatisrightorchoosewhatweknowiswrong.
Buthowdowemakethesechoices?
WereadourBiblesandlearnhowtoliveourlivesforGod.GodtellsusintheBiblehowtoliveagoodandpleasinglifeforHim.TohonourandobeyGodinallthings.
WecanaskGodtocomeandhelpusinourlives,tobecomeafollowerofJesus,tobecomeaChristian.
(IfyouarecomfortablewiththisandanopportunityarisesyoumaywanttoletthechildrenknowhowtobecomeafriendofJesusandbecomeaChristian,abelieverofJesusChrist.See‘HowdoIbecomeaChristian’sheetbelow)
Let’spray.
DearGod,helpustobelikeJesuseveryday.Helpustosaynototemptationandyestoyou.Amen
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HOWDOIBECOMEACHRISTIAN?
BecomingaChristianmeansthatyourealisethatyouneedJesusChristinyourlife.JesusistheSonofGodandHecametoearthtosharethegoodnewsthatGodwantstogettoknowusandhavearelationshipwithus.Godlovesus.Godisholyandhatessin.Jesuswasbornintotheworldandisfullyhumanandfullydivine.HeisourwaytocomeintotheholypresenceofGod.BecauseGodcannotbearoundsin,Jesusdiedforoursinsonthecross,sothatwhenweaskforGod’sforgivenessandaskhimtocomeintoourliveswecanfreelycomeintoGod’sholypresence.WehavealldonewrongandweallneedJesus!
JesusalsogivesusagiftcalledtheHolySpirit.TheHolySpiritisthepartofGodthatcanbewithusallthetime.Hewillcomfortus,guideus,leadusintotruth,teachusmoreaboutJesus,andhelpustolivelikeGodwantsustoo.
ChristianstrytoliveforGodthroughtheirownpersonalfaithinGod.Through:readingthebible,whichisourstudyguide;praying,whichisourcommunicationwithGod,wetalktoGodandwelistentowhatHesaysbacktousandhavingarelationshipwithJesus,havingabestfriend.Themoretimeyouspendwithyourbestfriend,themoreyoustarttoactalike;themoretimewespendwithJesus,themorewe’llstarttoactlikeHim.
Toputitsimply:WerecognisethatweneedJesus.Weacknowledgethatwesinandneedtoaskforforgiveness.WecannowhavearelationshipwithGod.WecanbecomechildrenofGodWecancallGodourFatherWecanonedaybewithGodinheaven. InvitethechildtoprayforforgivenessandforJesustocomeintohis/herlife.Letthechildknowthatsayingthisprayermeans:YouaretrulysorryforallthewrongthingsyouhavedoneYoutrulybelievethatJesustookthepunishmentforyoursinsYoutrulywanttostartarelationshipwithJesustohelpyouturnfromallthewrongthingsyouhavedoneanddowhatisright.
Sampleprayer:
DearLordJesus,Thankyouthatyoudiedforme.IamsorryforallthebadthingsIhavedoneinmylife.Pleaseforgivemeandhelpmetolivemylifeforyou.Amen
Somehelpfulwebsites.www.dltk-bible.com/cv/becoming_a_christian.htmwww.letthelittlechildrencome.comwww.the4points.com/uk
FizzyExplosivePrayers(SeePinterest‘Year2Unit10HolySpirit’orflamecreativekids.blogspot.co.uk)
Materials:Bicarbonateofsoda(bakingpowder),whitevinegar,foodcolouring,eyedroppers.
Mixfoodcolouringintowhitevinegartocolourit.Keepeachcolourofvinegarinaseparatecontaineranduseadifferenteyedropperwitheachone.Coverthebottomofabakingtraywithbicarbonateofsoda.
Bringthechildrenaroundinacircle.TalkwiththemabouttheHolySpirithowitcantransformourlivesandbringchange.Demonstratebydroppingadropofcolouredvinegarontothetray...watchtheexplosionandhowittransformsthebakingpowder.ThiscanhappeninourlivestooifweaskfortheHolySpirittohelpus.RemindthechildrenhowJesuswaspowerfulandreadytofacetheDevil,especiallywiththeHolySpiritwithHim.
Askthechildrentochooseacolourandaddadroptothetray.Astheydropthevinegarontothebakingsoda,praythattheHolySpiritwillcometothemandtransformtheirlives.
Praywiththechildren-DearGod,thankyoufortheHolySpirit.Pleasefilluseachdaywithyourloveandhelp.Amen
SeeCraftworksheet:EdibleBible
Age5-7WhatdidJohntheBaptistdotoJesus?HowdidJesusstoptheDevilfromtemptingHim?HowcanwestoptheDevilfromtemptingustodowrongthings?
Age8-10HowdidtheHolySpiritcomeuponJesus?WhatdidJesususeagainsttheDevil?Areyoutemptedtodowrong?Whatcanyoudotohelpyourself?WhyistheHolySpiritimportantinourlives?
KEYQUESTIONS
RESPONSE
GROUP ACTIVITY & QUESTIONS(Breakintosmallgroups,ageappropriate,classorkeystages)
REFLECT&PRAY
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YEAR2UNIT10:THEHOLYSPIRITLESSON3:THESPIRITEMPOWERS:TEMPTATIONOFJESUS
EdibleBible[Tryandhaveonemadetoshowthechildren]
MATERIALS:
• Slicedbread(2slicesperperson,extraforcuttingoutletters)• Chocolatespread(checkfornutallergy)• Jame.gstrawberry,raspberryetc• Spreaderse.gplasticknifes• Alphabetcutters(DDYChave2sets)• Oralternativelyusesqueezableicingtubestowritewith.• Paperplates(withnameonforeachchild)
See Pinterest JIGSAW DDYC ‘Year 2 Unit 10 Holy Spirit’ for alternative ideas
INSTRUCTIONS:
1.Givethechildren2slicesofbreadontheirpaperplate.2.Letthechildrensandwichtheirsliceswithjamorchocolatespread.3.Givethechildrenanothersliceofbreadtocutlettersoutwithe.gBIBLE,ortheir
nameandstickontothefrontoftheirBiblewithjamorspread.4.Alternativelyifyoudonothavealphabetcutterswriteonthebreadwithicingpens
anddecorate.5.EattheirEdibleBible!6.Usethediscussionquestionsinthe‘Response’timetochattogether.