Our life, Our life, His HomeHis Home

By Auntie SharonBy Auntie Sharon

Animal HomesAnimal Homes

Where does a dog live?Where does a dog live?

Animal HomesAnimal Homes

Where does a deer live?Where does a deer live?

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Where do seahorses live?Where do seahorses live?

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Where does a cow live?Where does a cow live?

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Where do bees live?Where do bees live?

Everything that is living needs a Everything that is living needs a home. An animal is a living thing. home. An animal is a living thing. Animals grow. They start out as Animals grow. They start out as babies and grow into adult babies and grow into adult animals. They need water, animals. They need water, sunlight, food and air to live and sunlight, food and air to live and grow properly. For an animal to grow properly. For an animal to grow like it is supposed to it grow like it is supposed to it needs to live where it can get needs to live where it can get what it needs. what it needs.

Welcome or Welcome or NotNot

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (Contemporary English (Contemporary English

Version)Version)

19- 19- You surely know that your You surely know that your body is a temple where the Holy body is a temple where the Holy Spirit lives. The Spirit is in you and Spirit lives. The Spirit is in you and is a gift from God. You are no is a gift from God. You are no longer your own. longer your own. 

20- 20- God paid a great price for you. God paid a great price for you. So use your body to honour God.So use your body to honour God.

His Home in UsHis Home in Us

His Home in UsHis Home in Us

God the Father

God the Son

Jesus

God the Spirit

Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit lives in you and will be The Holy Spirit lives in you and will be with you.  In our verse today, it says with you.  In our verse today, it says that our body is His temple, or His that our body is His temple, or His home.  If we have asked Jesus to home.  If we have asked Jesus to forgive us of our sins or the bad forgive us of our sins or the bad things we do, and we turn from those things we do, and we turn from those things to follow Jesus, then we have things to follow Jesus, then we have the Holy Spirit living with us!  the Holy Spirit living with us!  

How does that make you feel? How does that make you feel? 

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If the Holy Spirit lives in us, what kind If the Holy Spirit lives in us, what kind of home would He want to have?  of home would He want to have?  Would He want a home full of Would He want a home full of rubbish, like you saw when you rubbish, like you saw when you walked into today? walked into today? 

In Ephesians 4:30, In Ephesians 4:30,

Don’t give God’s Holy Spirit any Don’t give God’s Holy Spirit any reason to be upset with you. He has reason to be upset with you. He has put his seal on you for the day you put his seal on you for the day you will be set free from the world of sin. will be set free from the world of sin.

It’s actually says that we can grieve It’s actually says that we can grieve the Holy Spirit.  That means that we the Holy Spirit.  That means that we can make Him sad with our poor can make Him sad with our poor choices in life.choices in life.

Just like we upset ourJust like we upset our

parents when we don’tparents when we don’t

care for our rooms. Orcare for our rooms. Or

when we make poor choiceswhen we make poor choices

to do wrong.to do wrong.

So, how should we take care of So, how should we take care of the home that the Holy Spirit the home that the Holy Spirit

lives in?   lives in?  

The Homeowner’s The Homeowner’s ManualManual

If you choose to live in a certain If you choose to live in a certain apartment, you choose to live by apartment, you choose to live by the rules of the landlord (the person the rules of the landlord (the person who owns the building or room.)  who owns the building or room.)  Some of the rules might include:  Some of the rules might include:  paying your rent on time, cleaning paying your rent on time, cleaning up your house on a regular basis, up your house on a regular basis, leaving the toilet there when you leaving the toilet there when you decide to move (I once heard a decide to move (I once heard a story of someone taking the toilet story of someone taking the toilet with them!), and maybe no pet dogs with them!), and maybe no pet dogs or gorillas. or gorillas.

If the Holy Spirit were writing rules for your If the Holy Spirit were writing rules for your home, what rules would He have? home, what rules would He have? 

Here’s a clue.  In Luke 10:27, Jesus says, Here’s a clue.  In Luke 10:27, Jesus says,

“ ‘“ ‘Love the Lord your God with Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbour as ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’” yourself.’” 

If you were to do that… what If you were to do that… what would it look like?  would it look like? 

How would you take care of your How would you take care of your mind?  mind? 

Your body?  Your body?  Your heart?  Your heart?  Your neighbour? Your neighbour?

How would the Holy Spirit want How would the Holy Spirit want you to take care of this home of you to take care of this home of His?  What would He want you to His?  What would He want you to do?  What would He want you to do?  What would He want you to stay away from? stay away from?

MIND:MIND:1. Protect your mind from sin.  Be careful what you 1. Protect your mind from sin.  Be careful what you watch on TV or the Internet.watch on TV or the Internet.Also types of computer games you play.Also types of computer games you play.

2. Listen to music with good lyrics.  Read books that 2. Listen to music with good lyrics.  Read books that would honour Him.would honour Him.

3. Surround yourselves with good friends; people who 3. Surround yourselves with good friends; people who will encourage you to do the right thing.will encourage you to do the right thing.

4. Study God’s Word. 4. Study God’s Word.

BODY:BODY:1.  Exercise.1.  Exercise.2.  Eat a balanced diet of foods.2.  Eat a balanced diet of foods.3.  Get your sleep.3.  Get your sleep.4.  And a shower every once in a 4.  And a shower every once in a while! while!

HEART:1.  Ask for forgiveness of your sins.1.  Ask for forgiveness of your sins.2.  Hide God’s word in your heart.2.  Hide God’s word in your heart.3.  Be completely humble and 3.  Be completely humble and gentle.gentle.4.  Be thankful. 4.  Be thankful.

Neighbours::1.  Think first about God, then 1.  Think first about God, then others.others.2.  Love is patient, love is kind…2.  Love is patient, love is kind…3.  Live peaceably with all.  3.  Live peaceably with all. 

(Don’t start fights!)(Don’t start fights!)4.  Forgive people when they 4.  Forgive people when they have wronged you. have wronged you.

We’ve learned today that the Holy We’ve learned today that the Holy Spirit lives in each one of us, if we Spirit lives in each one of us, if we have Jesus as our Saviour.  Our lives have Jesus as our Saviour.  Our lives are His home.  are His home. 

Since God made each of us uniquely, Since God made each of us uniquely, all of our homes will look different.  all of our homes will look different.  His home for you will look like you! His home for you will look like you!

It is the Holy Spirit role or job to build the It is the Holy Spirit role or job to build the

Church of God. He helps the missionaries Church of God. He helps the missionaries

to tell the story of Jesus. And He puts faith to tell the story of Jesus. And He puts faith

in hearts of those who are to bein hearts of those who are to be

God’s children.God’s children.

So you maybe small and weak!So you maybe small and weak!Just remember Samuel was probably the Just remember Samuel was probably the

ages of some of you children here.ages of some of you children here.But when he heard the voice of God But when he heard the voice of God

speaking to him his responds was speaking to him his responds was

Speak Lord you servant is Speak Lord you servant is listening!listening!