03: The Holy Spirit – Lesson Plan
Key Thought : The Holy Spirit is the highest of all gifts. It is the Spirit that gives us the fullness of divine power to resist and overcome sin..
[lesson plan for The Holy Spirit July 14, 2014]
1. Have a volunteer read John 16:13,14.
a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
b. How does the Holy Spirit show us things to come?
c. Personal Application: How do we discern what truth is and what error is when so many people use the Bible to substantiate their claims? Share your thoughts.
d. Case Study: One of your relatives states: “How do we know that the Holy Spirit is a separate person from God and Jesus?” How would you respond to your relative?
2. Have a volunteer read Matthew 12:31,32.
a. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
b. What is blasphemy against the Holy Ghost? Why is it called the unpardonable sin?
c. Personal Application: In what ways is the Holy Spirit similar and dissimilar to Christ? Share your thoughts.
d. Case Study: One of your neighbors states, “How do you know whether you have blasphemed the Holy Ghost to the point of no forgiveness? I think I have gone too far so that God won’t forgive me” How would you respond to your neighbor?
3. Have a volunteer read John 16:8-12.
a. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
b. What is the main purpose of Jesus sending the Holy Spirit into the world?
c. Personal Application: Has the Holy Spirit worked in you more as a reporver of sin or as a comforter? Share your thoughts.
d. Case Study: One of your friends states, “Is the Holy Spirit’s work limited to the individual, or does He work on the church body as a whole as well? How does He coordinate the individual’s work with the influence on the church?” How would you respond to your friend?
4. Have a volunteer read Acts 1:4-8.
a. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
b. What does it mean to be baptized with the Holy Ghost?
c. Personal Application: Has anyone ever asked you if you have been “filled with the Spirit”? Share your thoughts.
d. Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.
(Note : “Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.” MH p. 149.
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