Galatians
3 – 4
Christians receive the Holy Spirit because they believe in Jesus.
They don’t receive the Holy Spirit because of something they do or because they are very obedient.
Everyone who believes in Jesus is a child of God. You are also a child of God if you believe in Jesus.
3:26
Arrange the words below in the correct sequence. You will find them in verse 26.
Children of God so in Christ Jesus
by believing in Christ you are all
Thinky would like to know what you think this promise means.
Can you be a child of God?
What do you have to do to become God’s child?
4:6–7
Think about one person that you love very much. What do you do when you need them? What does it feel like when they help you?
You can call on God when you need him. He is your Abba, which is the Greek word for Father. God is the best possible father you can imagine.
What does it feel like to know that God is your Father? Choose a color from Hearty’s chart on page 19 that matches how you feel.
Write a letter to God using that color. It’s your special prayer for today.
5:1, 13–15
Talky says you should talk about these questions with your parents or caregivers.
- Do you have rules in your home, school, and church? Which rules do you dislike?
- Which rules are good and help you live a better life?
Jesus sets us free from sin. Does that mean that we don’t have to keep the rules?
No, we do have to keep his rules. And we especially need to keep the rule to love and help one another. The difference is that we don’t keep the rules because we are afraid of being punished. We keep them because we love Jesus.
5:22–23
The Holy Spirit allows his fruit to grow in each Christian who obeys him. When you read these verses, you see that Paul describes Jesus. The Holy Spirit helps Christians to become like Jesus and to live as he did.
5:22–23
Arty wonders if you can name all the fruit of the Spirit.
Draw a large bunch of grapes with nine grapes on it. Write a fruit on each grape.
Use the numbers from one to ten to rate yourself. One is the worst and ten is the best.
Now rate yourself as to how well you show each fruit of the Spirit in your life.
Then write the number you choose next to the fruit written in each grape.
Which fruit do you struggle with? Ask the Lord to help you. The Holy Spirit lives in you and he will help you.
