Galatians 5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
A Walk Through The
Pumpkin Patch
Susan Nikitenko October
22nd, 2012
Introductory Lesson
tween to teen
Pumpkin Patch Decorated
Room
This morning we are going to be taking a walk through the
pumpkin patch. We will start our walk
with the reading of this poem called "If Life Were A Pumpkin Patch". (Read The Poem) In the bible, Jesus tells us we are the light
of the world,
In Matthew 5:16,
Jesus says, Let your light so shine
before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is
in heaven.
When we take this walk through the pumpkin patch, I want you
to remember. God wants us to walk in the
Spirit. The bible teaches us what
walking in the Spirit is and what it looks like. The first pumpkin we will be talking
about in our pumpkin patch is love. According to the bible one of the greatest
qualities that should sprout up in our lives as Christians is love. If we love God the way we should we would
choose to do the things that please Him.
When we love God we will love others right. Love makes our other fruit grow bigger and
stronger. Without the right foundation (motives)then our patch would be
fruitless. God wants our motives to be
Godly love.
The next pumpkin we
see in our patch is faith. The bible
teaches us that without faith it is impossible to please God. Faith is the opposite of fear because fear brings
torment. With love as our foundation we
can grow strong in our faith and be very courageous. Faith is what causes us to obey God. Faith, is being a doer of the Word. Faith is being faithful in both in attitude
and action, even when things become very hard.
The next pumpkin we come to along the patch is
goodness. Goodness could be going the
extra mile, being polite or courteous, being a person of integrity, honesty, dependability,
being an outstanding citizen and on we go.
God wants us to be the best person we can be. When we walk close to God we learn to be good
people. Jesus was good and we need to
walk in His steps along the path.
As we stroll along the pumpkin patch we will find joy in our
Christian walk, when we love God, love
others and live by faith. It's the time we spend with God in prayer, singing
Godly songs, reading His Holy Word and serving others, that causes joy to light our hearts.
Now as we step on through the pumpkin patch we will find the
pumpkin called hope. Sometimes in life
we go through very difficult things.
This is when we could very easily become discouraged. Hope is very important in our Christian
walk. Hope is grasping tight to the
promises of God's Word. God has given us
many promises throughout His Word to keep us strong in hope. One promise for example would be. "He will never leave me nor forsake me." We must be hiding God's Word in our hearts so
when tough times come - we will recall
His promises and be able to continue with hope.
Now along the pumpkin patch we will have choices to make.
Now if we were to stumble across a different kind of pumpkin like selfishness. This pumpkin is not one that belongs in the
Walking In The Spirit pile. This would
go in the walking In the flesh pile. So
we will need to take notice of our choice and make the right decisions by
asking ourselves does this choice please
God.
Now we come to this pumpkin called longsuffering, if you get
through this lesson without complaining.
Then you have exorcized longsuffering.
Longsuffering is continuing in good choices in spite of conditions that
have caused you to suffer. Another word
for longsuffering is patience.
In our pumpkin patch as we go, We see the pumpkin called peace. God wants us to be peaceful on the
inside. When we do not have peace we are
not thinking clearly on God's greatness.
God allows His children to overcome great obstacles. Our life and protection is in His hands. When we are following His way, He has us
under His protection. Everything has a
purpose even in difficult times. In John
16:33, Jesus says, These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might
have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I
have overcome the world.
As we go to the next pumpkin in our path we will find
meekness. Meekness is having a spirit of
humility. We should not think of ourselves as better than another person. God doesn't want us being people with a
prideful attitude. James 4:6 Wherefore
he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. If we want God's blessing we cannot be
prideful in our Christian walk.
As you can see we have many choices in our pumpkin patch but
- We are going to continue on to the pumpkin called gentleness. Gentleness is treating others with dignity
and worth. God tells us to tell the
truth in love. He instructs us to be
forgiving, kind and tenderhearted one to another. Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another,
tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath
forgiven you.
Now onto the last pumpkin of our choice. The pumpkin called temperance. Another word for temperance is self
control. God wants us to be controlled
in many areas of our lives. He wants us
to have a balanced life in our choices. He doesn't want us out of control in
our choices or behavior. Sometimes we
want to sin. This is when you must show
self control. We can gain strength
through reading of the Word, prayer, good friends, loving God more and knowing
there are consequences if we make the wrong choice. God corrects us through circumstances. We
need to be fearful of doing wrong. Hebrews 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he
chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. Psalms 111:10 The fear
of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom:
We all are trusting God to become stronger in these
areas of our lives. God is very patient
and kind. He is busy working on us, in His love, to become
everything He wants us to be.
Today as we examine our lives let's ask God to help us walk in His Spirit. When we trust Christ as Saviour his Spirit comes and abides with us on the inside. He is the comforter promised by God to all those that believe and trust Him. God instructs us not to grieve the Holy Spirit inside of us. When we obey the pullings of our fleshly nature we grieve the heart of God. If you have never trusted Christ for salvation you can trust Him today. He died for you and arose. Just as when you trust Him you will be made alive and the Spirit of Christ will abide with you always. God is not willing that any should perish but all would come to repentance.
Lord Jesus, we come to you and ask you to teach us
to walk in your Spirit. (teacher :continue with your own heartfelt prayer )
I'm working On This Game Idea
Game Of Choices: Scavenger Hunt Through The Pumpkin Patch - Fruit or Flesh and Question Cards Of Review.
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