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“Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.” – Joel 2:29

“I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.” (Luke 22:49)

“And when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent, rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.” (Acts 2:1-4)

The coming of God’s Holy Spirit to dwell within everyone who believed in and trusted God the Father and His Messiah Jesus, signaled the beginning of the New Covenant age that the prophet Jeremiah had spoken about so many years earlier when he said,
“I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.”  and “For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”

God’s promise to Abraham that, “through you all the nations of the earth shall be blessed,” was beginning to be fulfilled as God’s Spirit began to draw people from every nation, tongue, and tribe into His family, his assembly (ekklesia) of the faithful remnant in Christ (Romans 11:11-31). Help the children this week to appreciate the family that they have been adopted into.

BIG IDEA: Jesus sent us the Holy Spirit.

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MEDITATING ON THE WORD:

Joel 2:28-29
John 14,16:7-11
Acts 1:8
1 Corinthians 12:7

SECTION VERSES:

“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.’”   – John 14:6-7

LESSON VERSE:

“But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God.” – Luke 22:69

PRAYER:

Thank Jesus that He did not leave us alone, but sent the Holy Spirit to guide, comfort, teach, and give us power to live for God.

DISCUSSION STARTERS:

• Why did Jesus send the Holy Spirit?
• Review the functions of the Holy Spirit. (Answers below)
  • To empower the people to spread the Gospel and establish the Kingdom (Acts 1:8; John 14:12)
  • To teach (John 14:26)
  • To comfort (Acts 9:31)
  • To convict (John 16:8)
  • To give gifts (1 Corinthians 12)
  • To sanctify (produce change in us) (Galatians 5:22-23)

LIVE IT OUT!

• Celebrate the New Covenant this week as a family by sharing in communion together at home.  (Matthew 26:26-29)

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ABOUT FAMILY QUEST: At Reston Bible Church, we firmly believe that parents are a child’s first and most important spiritual leader.  In order to support you that mission, we have created a parent devotional and some discussion starters to go along with each lesson your grade school age children are learning at Quest on Sundays. Our hope and prayer is that this material will help you to engage with your children around the topics they are learning on Sunday mornings, answer their questions, go deeper with them, and find real, day-to-day applications. We are honored to be able to partner with you in the critical task of sharing Christ with the next generation.