Love and joy
What helps us to have the fruits in our life?
The Holy Spirit
When do we receive the Holy Spirit?
Baptism and chrismation
How many fruits are there?
9
What do the fruits of the sprit help us to do?
Keep God's commandments and live a Godly life
Fill in the blank: But the fruit of the Spirit is ----------------- Against such there is no law.” -Galatians 5: 22-23
love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
Fill in the blank: God is ...
Love
Give me an example of being peaceful in a stressful situation ?
Not getting angry, yelling, or being mad
What saint is an example of Kindness and Goodness?
St. Bishoy
What does it mean to faithful/have faith in someone?
To trust them and stand by them no matter what
True or false: The fruits build on each other so you must have one in order to be able to practice the next
True
Is joy long term or short term happiness ?
Long term
Who helps us to be peaceful and patient?
God
What does it mean to be good
Doing what is right and making the right choices when no one is looking
How can we strengthen our faith in God?
Prayer, Agpeya, Bible Reading, Liturgies
Which fruit is this: If you let someone else have the last cookie without complaining, you're showing this Fruit of the Spirit.
Kindness
What is an example of showing Joy that comes from God?
- Being happy when bad things happen to us
- Showing others the Joy of God
We be calm and ask God to help us
How do we show Kindness and Goodness in our life?
- Asking someone to sit with us
-Including others
-Helping other people
What is one important thing we can control to practice self control?
Our thoughts
Which fruit is this: If your soccer team loses but you still congratulate the other team.
Gentleness
Who was the enemy of the Jews in the story about the robbers?
The Samaritans
Who in the Bible is an example of patience (think of Bible stories)
Noah and the Ark
What is the story of St. Bishoy?
He carried a stranger who turned out to be our Lord up the mountain without knowing who He was, even though all of the other monks had left Him on the side of the road.
Which two saints did we talk about as examples of Self Control?
St. Moses and Abba John the short
Which fruit is this: A friend accidentally breaks your favorite pencil, but you forgive them instead of staying angry.
Love and Patience