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| APPLY: (10 minutes) Ask students to think about their lives and the difficulties they face in producing the fruits of the Spirit. Share these examples but encourage students to think of their own barriers that may be different from these. • Is it a bad definition of Christianity that says it’s all about rules, and they don’t want to be a part of that? • Is it a fear of letting the Spirit in? • Is it an unwillingness to believe in God’s grace? • Do they know an adult figure who says he or she is a Christian but doesn’t act like it, and they don’t want to be like them? • Have they had a bad experience in life and just don’t know how to let the Spirit take away the guilt or pain so that God can be in control rather than the pain or guilt? Ask students to choose an object that could symbolize their barrier with letting the Spirit control their life. Invite them to share but allow persons to pass if they prefer not to share. RESPOND: (10 minutes) Invite students to get into groups of 2-3 to pray for each other. Ask them to commit to being prayer partners for the week and to check up on each other to see how they are doing in their efforts to overcome the barriers to letting God’s Spirit control their lives. If a student doesn’t feel they can trust another student, you or another adult leader can be their prayer partner. Continued... |
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