Life Guide! - Parent Connection

 

Objective - Students will understand that the Holy Spirit indwells them at salvation and will choose to listen to His guidance with submissive obedience.

 

Key Scripture –

Romans 8:11 - But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

 

Key Thought - The Holy Spirit inside you wants to guide you.

 

Lesson Summary - This lesson was the second in a four-part series about the Holy Spirit entitled Never Alone: Walking in Step with the Spirit. That’s a great thought: never alone! Believers never have to feel alone because we have the Holy Spirit, and we have one another.

 

In this lesson, your students learned that life doesn’t have to be directionless. We are not just wandering through life hoping to make it somewhere. As followers of Jesus, God gave each of us the Holy Spirit. The students learned the meaning of the theological teaching concerning “the indwelling of the Holy Spirit” and how the Holy Spirit wants to guide them. He wants to guide them by teaching them the truth, convicting them of sin, righteousness, and judgment, and by comforting them.

 

The Holy Spirit is their Life Guide Who will guide them to fulfill God’s will. As they make important decisions in life, the Holy Spirit inside them will guide them.

 

We also discussed four questions to ask when making important or life-changing decisions:

 

1.       Does it violate God’s Word?

2.       Does it violate my conscience?

3.       Does it violate the peace of God?

4.       Does it violate godly counsel?

 

We also directed your student to seek your advice and counsel as parents. Talk to your student this week about any important decisions they need to make and let them know you are cheering them on as they pursue God’s direction.