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A Good Person (Galatians)

7/6/2016

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But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. ...

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.  And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.


If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another (ESV).

Matching Fruit of the Spirit with Pictures
​Discuss which picture represents the following words: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, sefl-control. 

Introductory Discussion Questions
What is your favorite fruit?
What are the fruits of a good person, or what characteristics make a person good? 
What can help a person become good? 
What good characteristic do you wish you had more of? 
What things keep a person from being good? 

Synonym Matching

gratify                                                                   commandment
desires                                                                 against
law                                                                        satisfy
conceited                                                            wants
provoking                                                           jealous 
envying                                                               irritating 
opposed                                                              proud 

Antonym Matching 
love                                                                      unkind
joy                                                                        evil
peace                                                                   war
patience                                                             hate
kindness                                                             unfaithful 
goodness                                                           rough
faithfulness                                                       despair
gentleness                                                         impatience 
self-control                                                        indulgence 

Word Bank Fill in the Blank
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the ________ are against the Spirit, and the desires of the _________ are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to _____. ...

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, ______________, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no ______.  And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and ___________.

_____ we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one _________, envying one another (ESV).

If
flesh
goodness
Spirit
do
law
desires
another

Listening Blank Fill
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and _______ will not gratify the desires of the flesh. _______ the desires of the flesh are against the __________, and the desires of the Spirit are against _______ flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to ________ you from doing the things you want to do. ...

_______ the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, _________, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things _________ is no law.  And those who belong to Christ Jesus _______ crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.


_____ we live by the Spirit, let us also keep _____ step with the Spirit. Let us not become _____________, provoking one another, envying one another (ESV).

Pair Work Discussion Questions
A
What are the desires of the flesh?
Which fruit is the most important? Why?
Why is there no law against these fruits?
According to these words, who or what makes people good? 
Do you agree with the author? Why or why not? 
B
What is meant by the Spirit?
Which fruit is the least important? Why? 
What behaviors are there laws against?
According to the author, what is the chief danger to these fruits? 

Do you agree with the author? Who or what do you think makes people evil?

Fruits Ordering
In pairs or groups, discuss and order the fruits of the Spirit from most important to least important. 


Representing the Fruits with Pictures
Can you think of any other pictures or stories from your culture that may represent the fruits? 

Homework
Take one fruit of the Spirit and write a story demonstrating that fruit. It can be either true or from your imagination. In the next class, you can read the story, and other students can guess the fruit being demonstrated. 
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Chinese Translation
我 说 , 你 们 当 顺 着 圣 灵 而 行 , 就 不 放 纵 肉 体 的 情 欲 了 。
因 为 情 欲 和 圣 灵 相 争 , 圣 灵 和 情 欲 相 争 , 这 两 个 是 彼 此 相 敌 , 使 你 们 不 能 做 所 愿 意 做 的 。

圣 灵 所 结 的 果 子 , 就 是 仁 爱 、 喜 乐 、 和 平 、 忍 耐 、 恩 慈 、 良 善 、 信 实 、
温 柔 、 节 制 。 这 样 的 事 没 有 律 法 禁 止 。
凡 属 基 督 耶 稣 的 人 , 是 已 经 把 肉 体 连 肉 体 的 邪 情 私 欲 同 钉 在 十 字 架 上 了 。

我 们 若 是 靠 圣 灵 得 生 , 就 当 靠 圣 灵 行 事 。

不 要 贪 图 虚 名 , 彼 此 惹 气 , 互 相 嫉 妒 (CUV)。

Exercise Answers: 

Picture Matching: love-->pic. 1, patience-->pic. 2, kindness-->pic. 3, self-control-->pic. 4, faithfulness-->pic. 5, joy-->pic. 6, gentleness-->pic. 7, peace-->pic. 8, goodness-->pic. 9. 
Synonym Matching: gratify-->satisfy, desires-->wants, law-->commandment, conceited-->proud, provoking-->irritating, envying-->jealous, opposed-->against. 
Antonym Matching: love-->hate, joy-->despair, peace-->war, patience-->impatience, kindness-->unkind, goodness-->evil, faithfulness-->unfaithful, gentleness-->rough, selfcontrol-->indulgence.
Word Bank Fill in the Blank: flesh, Spirit, do, goodness, law, desires, If, another. 
Listening Blank Fill: you, For, Spirit, the, keep, But, peace, there, have, If, in, conceited. 
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