Key Points:
- A habit is something you do over and over.
- Habits have a way of controlling us.
- Good habits are things that make your parents and God happy.
- Bad habits are things that make your parents and God sad. Romans 7:15
Memory Verse:
Romans 7:15 I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate.
- What is your initial reaction to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- What are some of your silly habits? (ex, sitting in the same chair at dinner, eat the same lunch everyday, pick your nose)
- What is a habit? How do your habits control you?
- Make a list of your good and bad habits. Why are the bad habits not good for you?
- Read Romans 7:15. Do you ever feel like you want to do what’s right but you don’t? What is a word that describes this struggle between right and wrong? (hint: we all have it and Jesus came to fix it)
- Write a personal action step based on this conversation.
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Key Points:
- Before a habit ever becomes what you do, it starts with what you think. And when your thinkin’ is stinkin’, your habits smell bad, too!
- The Bible says that if you’re a Christian, you have God’s Spirit living in you. Do you know what he does in you? He gives you a whole new way to think and act!
- The Bible says you have to “put on your new nature”, like putting on a jacket or shoes. It’s something you have to actually do, every day. Ephesians 4:23-24
Memory Verse:
Ephesians 4:23-24 Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.
- What is your initial reaction to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- Make a list of things that are really stinky. Why don’t we like stinky things?
- What are some examples of stinky thinking?
- How does God help us to act like a new person?
- What do we need to do to live the way God wants us to live?
- Read Galatians 5:22-23. List all of the fruits of the Spirit. Which ones do you need to work on most?
- Write a personal action step based on this conversation.
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Think about when you first learned how to walk. Did you just jump up on your feet and start running around like a teenager? No way! You stood up and took one little step. And then you fell back down. Just ask your mom. Nobody starts with teenager steps. Everybody starts with baby steps.
Key Points:
- The Holy Spirit gives us power for good habits.
- Good habits look like the fruit of the Spirit.
- It takes baby steps to walk by the Spirit.
From the Bible:
Galatians 5:16 So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves.
Galatians 5:25 Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.
- What was your favorite part of the video? What is one thing you learned?
- What’s the hardest thing you’ve learned to do? (ex. Skiing, playing guitar, skateboarding, reading) How did you get better at it?
- List the fruits of the Spirit. Which ones are already habits in your life? Which ones do you need to work on?
- Ask your parents what it was like when you learned to walk. Were you a quick learner or accident prone?
- What should we do when we fall down in our walk with God?
- Read Galatians 5:24-25. What does it mean to nail our sins to the cross? How does the Holy Spirit help us to live for God?
- How will you apply this lesson to your life this week?
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