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2. The Fruit of the Spirit is The Fruit of the Spirit is Adult Sabbath School Lesson PowerPoint Presentation January 9, 2009 1 st Quarter 2010 The Fruit of the Spirit ADAPT it! Teaching Approach LOVE

3. LOVE MUST BE CENTRAL TO OUR LIVES

4. Memory Verse I CORINTHIANS 13:13 “And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”

5. EXPRESSING GOD’S LOVE STEPS WE NEED TO MAKE Accept and cherish God’s love Express God’s love through our actions

6. ACCEPT AND CHERISH GOD’S LOVE STEP ONE

7. God’s love The Hebrew word for love is “ahabta”, refers to love exhibited by the will, mind, and actions It is love in action involving the will and intention A. How can we define God’s love? Deut. 6:5

8. God’s love The unconditional love revealed to the world through Jesus The kind of love we can, through His grace, manifest to others B. What are the evidences that love is working in our lives? I Cor. 13:4-8

9. EXPRESS LOVE THROUGH OUR ACTIONS STEP TWO

10. Love in Actions We need time to contemplate the life and ministry of Jesus and meditate what He had done for us A. How can our hearts be changed so that we can love our enemies? Matt. 5:43-48

11. Love in Actions Our neighbor is everyone who is in need Loving our neighbor as ourselves is one way to express the love of God through our action B. What kind of lifestyle changes should you make so that you can become a Good Samaritan to others? Luke 10:25-37

12. SUMMARY WE CAN EXPRESS GOD’S LOVE IN OUR LIVES By accepting God’s love By expressing God’s love through our actions

13. LOVE MUST BE CENTRAL TO OUR LIVES

14. APPLY How can this truth about God’s love affect my life today? Do I have the desire to accept and cherish God’s love for me? Do I have the desire to express God’s love through my actions ? Q

15. PLAN How can I use this truth about God’s love this coming week? What are the practical things I can do to reveal God’s love in my life? Q

16. TRANSFER TRUTH What changes do I need in my life? What biblical principle from the lesson can we use today? Q

17. TRANSFER TRUTH What changes do I need in my life? I need to exhibit God’s love in my life Most of the time, I am thinking about myself 1. By showing kindness and mercy to others 2. By being obedient to God’s will This coming week, I will show kindness and mercy to others PRINCIPLEAPPLICATIONPROBLEMDECISION Let’s make the decision! Q

18. ASSOCIATE truth – Why should I study this lesson? DISCOVER truth – What does the Bible say about this truth? APPLY truth – How can this truth affect my life today? PLAN using the truth – How can I use this truth today? TRANSFER truth to life – What changes do I need in my life? ADAPT it! Teaching Approach Teach With Power Ministry www.teachwithpower.com Info@teachwithpower.com www.teachwithpower.com Info@teachwithpower.com Effective for SMALL GROUPS