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Today's Scripture

"The Spirit of the God who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you. So the God who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your bodies. He will do this because of his Spirit who lives in you." -Romans 8:11 (NIRV)

Additional Scripture

1 Corinthians 6:19

Supplies

  • A flashlight without batteries
  • Batteries for the flashlight
  • Marbles, Lego bricks or other non-metal small objects

Reflect on the Word

Parents or church leaders should darken the room and invite someone to try to turn on the flashlight without batteries. When it doesn't come on, help them discover why the flashlight isn't working. Try problem solving by putting marbles in the flashlight. Act confident that these will fix it. Does the flashlight work? Continue with other small objects for a while. Finally, insert the batteries.

Just like the flashlight had to be filled with the right energy, the batteries, we need to be filled with the Holy Spirit to be all God designed for us to be. God created us to be a home for His Holy Spirit. What happened when we tried to make the flashlight work using other things?

Sometimes people try using the wrong things to make their lives work. What are some of those things? When we choose to trust and follow Jesus, we have God's Spirit living in us (1 Cor. 6:19), giving us the power to live for Jesus like we were created to.

 

Reflect, pray + bless

  1. Reflect: God created us to be a home for His Holy Spirit. When we choose to trust and follow Jesus, the Holy Spirit lives in us, helping us become all God created us to be.
  2. Pray: Darken the room and turn on the flashlight. Sit together and invite each family member to wonder about the awesome Holy Spirit power that raised Jesus from the dead. Tell a Holy Ghost story! Take turns thanking God that He created us to be homes for that very same Spirit through Jesus' death and resurrection.
  3. Bless: "[Child's name], may you become a home for the Holy Spirit through trusting and following Jesus, becoming all God has created you to be."
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