The Fruit of the Spirit is

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The Fruit of the Spirit is
PEACE
Adult Sabbath School LessonPowerPoint
PresentationJanuary 23, 2010
1st Quarter 2010The Fruit of the Spirit
ADAPT it!Teaching Approach
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How can we experience peace in our lives?
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Memory Verse
JOHN 1427, NKJV

• Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you
  not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not
  your heart be troubled, neither it be afraid.

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STEP ONE
EMBRACE THE PEACE THAT COMES FROM GOD
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Peace from God
A. How can we have peace with God? Romans 51

• Peace with God is a fruit of the Holy Spirit
• Because of Christs perfect life credited to you
  by faith, you can stand pardoned, forgiven, and
  accepted before God, regardless of your past

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Peace from God
B. What choices do we have to make, everyday that
can help make the promise of peace in Christ
real? Matt. 1128, 29

• Jesus is proposing to give us peace as a gift
• We need to accept His invitation

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Peace from God
QUOTATION

• It is the love of self that bring unrest . . .
  . Those who take Christ as His word, and
  surrender their souls to His keeping, their lives
  to His ordering will find peace and quietude. . .
  . The Lord says, Thou wilt keep him in perfect
  peace, whose mind stayed on Thee because he
  trusteth in Thee. Isa. 263 EGW, The Desire of
  Ages, pp. 330, 331.

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STEP TWO
BECOME A PEACEMAKER
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Peacemaker
A. How does the peace the world is trying to give
different from the peace Jesus offers? John 1427

• Peace has to do the deepest trust in a loving and
  caring God who knows what you are going through
  and has promised not to forsake you, no matter
  what comes your way

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Peacemaker
B. What three ways we are to relate with each
with each other as fellow members of the church?
Col. 313-15

• As Christians, we are called to follow the
  standard presented by Jesus Himself
• We should be peacemakers in our church and in our
  community

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SUMMARY
WE CAN EXPERIENCE PEACE FROM GOD

• By embracing the peace that comes from God

By becoming peacemaker for Jesus
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How can we experience peace in our lives?
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APPLY

• How can this lesson about the peace from God
  affect my life today?

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Do I have the desire to embrace the peace that
comes from God? Do I have the desire to become a
peacemaker?
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PLAN

• How can I use this lesson about the peace from
  God this coming week?

Q

• What are the practical ways I can do to have a
  lasting peace from God?

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TRANSFER TRUTH

• What changes do I need in my life?

Q

• What biblical principle from the lesson can we
  use today?

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TRANSFER TRUTH

• What changes do I need in my life?

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Lets make the decision!
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Effective for SMALL GROUPS
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?
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