Week: Holy Spirit Adventures
Each day we will simply pray (P.R.A.Y.) together.
P: PAUSING to be still.
R: REJOICING with a Memory Verse and REFLECTING on some verses from the Bible.
A: ASKING God to help us and others.
Y: saying YES to God’s ways.
We start by pausing and taking a deep breath:
In and out.
In and out.
We remember that God is here, and so together we prepare ourselves to be with God.
Pause
Holy Spirit, like the disciples in the upper room on the day of Pentecost, we’re patiently waiting for You to fill us with Your power and with Your presence. We’re ready for You to send us on new adventures.
We REJOICE and celebrate God’s goodness with this week’s memory verse:
Read by Jackson J
Romans 15:13
I pray that… your hope will overflow by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13 (NCV)
God, help us to remember Your Word.
Today, we are REFLECTING on the beginning of Acts chapter 16, which describes Paul’s second big missionary journey.
Read by Jackson J
Acts 16:1-3
Paul came to Derbe and Lystra, where a follower named Timothy lived. Timothy’s mother was Jewish and a believer, but his father was a Greek.
The believers in Lystra and Iconium respected Timothy and said good things about him. Paul wanted Timothy to travel with him.
Acts 16:1-3 (NCV)
On the first missionary journey that Paul took, he helped start churches in the southern part of what we call Turkey. On his second journey he went back to visit these churches and met Timothy for the first time. We learn later in the story that Timothy’s grandmother and mother, Lois and Eunice, had been some of the first people to follow Jesus in Lystra (2 Timothy 1:5). Based on the ‘good things’ that people said about Timothy, Paul decided to invite the young man to travel with him as he preached the gospel.
Let’s press pause and talk about today’s question, which is: Who do we know that we would say ‘good things’ about? And what would we say?
Timothy had the amazing privilege of having his mother and grandmother pass on their faith to him, and then travelling and learning from Paul for many years.
Father God, thank you that you put people in our lives to help us know You more. We thank you for those that have been good to us and we ASK that you would lead us by your Holy Spirit towards more people that we can learn from.
Let’s think of those people again that we would say ‘good things’ about.
Holy Spirit, we ask you to encourage them today and show us how we can express our love and appreciation for them.
As we read the Bible again, let’s listen for a word or a phrase that the Holy Spirit might want to say to us from today’s verses.
Acts 16:1-3
Paul came to Derbe and Lystra, where a follower named Timothy lived. Timothy’s mother was Jewish and a believer, but his father was a Greek.
The believers in Lystra and Iconium respected Timothy and said good things about him. Paul wanted Timothy to travel with him.
Acts 16:1-3 (NCV)
What word or phrase stood out from today’s Bible verses?
And now, let’s say YES to God together.
Holy Spirit, we say YES to going on adventures with you. We say YES to receiving the gift of people in our lives who teach us about you. And we say YES to being willing, like Timothy, to learn from others.
After enjoying this time with God and each other, let’s say our memory verse together:
Romans 15:13
I pray that… your hope will overflow by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13 (NCV)
Let’s put a hand on our heart.
Father God, fill us with Your love. Help us to love You, and everything that You’ve made.
Let’s point to our eyes.
Lord Jesus, help us to see You, and to see others the way that You see them too.
Let’s point to our ears.
Holy Spirit, help us to hear You, and give us courage to do what You say.
Unathi lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, with her husband and 5 kids; and has a passion for seeing families thriving.
You’ll most likely find her homeschooling the tribe, reading, writing, or dreaming about the next DIY project.
She also loves good coffee, dark chocolate and hiking.
Jackson is 11 and he lives in Chichester, on the south coast of England, with his parents and his sister. He loves Pokemon (who doesn’t?), music and having fun with his friends.
