They Should Live Like Jesus...
by asking God for His help!
When Jesus lived on earth, He asked God His Father for help to do everything He wanted Him to do. God wants His people to ask Him to help them, too. The Bible is filled with God’s promises to help them. God’s people can pray these promises for themselves. They can pray them for others, too. One of God’s best promises is to send the Holy Spirit to keep working in His people’s hearts. The Holy Spirit helps them know what God wants them to do. He makes them strong and brave to do it. God is faithful. He will always help His people to live like Jesus—every single day.
Concept 1 Scripture Verse: Hebrews 4:16
“Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”
Long ago, a king used sit on a big special chair called a throne. When people wanted to talk to the king, they would come before his big chair to talk to him. God is the King over everything. That means He is the one in charge. He loves for His people to ask Him for help. When they pray to Him, it’s like coming before His throne --His big King chair. God’s people don’t have to be scared to come before Him. They can come with confidence before Him, because Jesus is their Savior. They know He will help them to love Him and live for Him.
Additional Scripture for Sparks and T&Ts: 2 Corinthians 3:18
“We, who….reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.”
The Holy Spirit lives within the hearts of God’s people. He helps them want to love and please God. Every day, the Holy Spirit is at work inside them to make them more and more like Jesus in how they think, speak and act—and less and less disobedient and rebellious. None of God’s people will ever be perfect here on earth, but God by the power of His Holy Spirit is transforming them bit by bit, for their good and His glory. This is how God helps them to live for Him on earth and prepares them to live with Him in heaven.
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