On a new page, miss the top two lines and… As many things that God has done as you can

To know the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit To understand why Christians believe that the Holy Spirit is part of God To understand the role of the Holy Spirit and how he works in the world today To know the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit Alfred’s shock Alfred Nobel got a shock when he opened his newspaper. There was an announcement of his death. Curious, he began to read it. The writer praised his success as a businessman but said that he would be mainly remembered as the man who invented dynamite. The writer called him the “merchant of death” because of the people that dynamite had killed, including Alfred’s own brother. Alfred did not want to be remembered in this way.

The Holy Spirit The Prizes Alfred decided that the only way to change the way people remembered him was to do something else. In his will he arranged for money to be given for 5 Nobel prizes. The prizes were given for : Peace (fraternity) Medicine Chemistry Physics Literature

The Holy Spirit How did Alfred use his talents? Where do you think our talents come from?

The Holy Spirit Christians believe that the Holy Spirit is part of God. He is one of the three in the Trinity. The Holy Spirit is always involved when God creates something or does something in the bible. Christians see the Holy Spirit as being God’s creative energy. He is present at creation and during all the miracles. He also guides Jesus and, later, the disciples. Christians believe that we can be filled with the Holy Spirit and that he can give us gifts. These gifts of the spirits cause other things to happen. These are the Fruits of the Spirit.

The Gifts of the Spirit The gifts of the spirit are: Piety (respectful to God) Understanding Counsel (listening to God) Knowledge Wisdom Fortitude (courage/strength) Fear of the Lord

The Seven Gifts of the Spirit The Roman Catholic Church teaches that after confirmation you will be given the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. These are: Piety (respectful to God) Understanding Counsel (listening to God) Knowledge Wisdom Fortitude (courage/strength) Fear of the Lord

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The Gifts of the Spirit make wise decisions about important matters understand the real meaning of life advise and help others to make the right decisions be strong to uphold and do what is right and to condemn and avoid what is wrong to know the teaching of God and our true destiny to give true worship and praise to God to fear offending God who is our loving Father Piety Understanding Counsel Knowledge Wisdom Fortitude Fear of the Lord Unscramble the Gifts of the spirit Using your answer to Q2 list the gifts of the spirit and what they mean. See if you can learn the gifts off by heart. Which do you think are the most important? Explain why

On the lined paper List the gifts of the spirit- Do not use your books to help

The Fruits of the Holy Spirit Love Joy Peace Patience Kindness Goodness Faithfulness Gentleness Self Control What are the fruits of the spirit? Can you link any of the fruits to any of the gifts? Why do you think they are called the fruits of the spirit?

The Holy Spirit Alfred Nobel had creative energy A good way of understanding the Holy Spirit is that he is God’s creative energy. When we are filled with the Holy Spirit we are given gifts which help us to be creative Christians. Think of three symbols for the Holy Spirit Explain why you think that each symbol is like the Holy Spirit. Learn the gifts and fruits

Homework: Research and describe what happened at Pentecost.