Meet the Author – lesson series (5-4)

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Excerpt from accompanying lesson text:

... As you read a little of God's Word each day, you can pray to God and ask that the Holy Spirit, the Author of the Bible, will help you understand and obey what He has written for you.

Meet the Author is a 5-part Bible lesson series on the Person and work of the Holy Spirit. visuals are 24x34cm and come with accompanying lesson text. Illustrations created using Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Corel Painter X.

Meet the Author – lesson series (5-1)

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This was one of the more challenging lesson texts to visualize from the series.

Romans 8:26 "... The Spirit also helps us in our weaknesses.  For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered."

How does one illustrate for children the Holy Spirit helping the believer and interceding with groans?!

I was trying to illustrate this by showing a child who might be going through a difficult situation (fear, tired, lonely, sickness, etc.) and coming to the Lord in prayer.  Many children know how if feels to feel pain and anguish inside.  I added the directional light breaking the evening light (on right side) to help show how the child is not alone and the Holy Spirit is sharing in our feelings with us and helping us.  

When viewing these illustrations, remember that the pictures are not meant to "stand on their own" but there will be a teacher explaining/teaching from an accompanying text with the illustration helping to hold the child's attention, help bring the lesson to life, reinforce the truths being taught, and complement the written text with additional visual teaching.

For the reference photo, I used a child whose parents are presently students at the 3-month training course in Kilchzimmer.  He was a real trooper and patient as I took a series of photos, placing each of his fingers individually into position.  This was very important since the hands & fingers had to communicate the intense emotions without the help of the eyes or face.

Excerpt from accompanying Bible lesson text:

"Our prayers are often very imperfect, but the Holy Spirit prays to God for us so that we will be strong to do what is right and to keep on doing it.  When you pray quietly to God at home, isn't it wonderful to know that the Holy Spirit is praying for you and with you!"

Meet the Author is a 5-part Bible lesson series on the Person and work of the Holy Spirit.  Final print size is 24x34cm ring-bound flashcard book with accompanying text.  Illustration was created in Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Corel Painter X.  ... Initial sketch ideas were created using traditional pencil, pen and paper. :-)

Meet the Author – lesson series (5-3)

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This is an application picture following the story of the disciples witnessing to the crowd after Pentecost, where the Holy Spirit gave them power to tell others about the Lord Jesus (Acts).  

Here, 9 yr. old Heather has an opportunity to share with her friend Mary when Mary noticed a change in her life and asked Heather what happened.

Meet the Author is a 5-part Bible lesson series on the Person and work of the Holy Spirit.  Illustration print size is 24x34cm – 34 total illustrations in a ring-bound book with accompanying lesson text.  Illustration is created using Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Corel Painter X.

Meet the Author – lesson series (4-6)

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This may seem like an odd picture to be part of the Meet the Author series.  You may recognize this scene from a familiar story.

In this part of the lesson, an application is made by referencing a scene from "Pilgrim's Progress" - a well known classic story about a man called Christian.  I decided to have the characters wearing present day clothing but place them in a more traditional/rustic cottage scene.  

In this scene the angry-looking man who pours water on the fire reminds us of the devil, who is always trying to discourage us, to make us love the Lord Jesus less and to trust Him less.  

The man pouring oil from the other side of the wall to keep the fire going represents the Holy Spirit who keeps the fire burning in the life of the Christian - encouraging us and helping us to love and serve God.

Meet the Author is a 5-part Bible lesson series on the Person and work of the Holy Spirit.  The illustration was created in Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Corel Painter X.  It will be printed as a ring-bound flashcard, 24x34cm with accompanying lesson text.

Meet the Author – lesson series (3-3)

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Excerpt from accompanying lesson text:

The people in Jerusalem were certainly listening to God's voice. That is why they called out, "What must we do?"

Peter told them to turn from their sins and trust in the Lord Jesus so that their sins could be wiped out (Acts 2:38).

That day many, many people turned to God from their sins and trusted in Jesus as their Saviour - over 3,000 of them! What joy there must have been that day in Jerusalem! There was certainly great joy in Heaven! (Luke 15:10) ...

If you have trusted in Jesus as your Saviour, you too can have this joy in your heart. ....

Meet the Author is a 5-part Bible lesson series for children on the Person and work of the Holy Spirit.  Illustration was created using Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Corel Painter X.  Ring-bound flashcard book is 24x34cm.  Comes with accompanying text.

Meet the Author – lesson series (3-2)

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Excerpt from accompanying lesson text:

Who made these men and women and children realise that they had sinned against God? Who made them feel so sorry about all the wrong things that they had done? Was it Peter? Or the other apostles?  ....

Peter had certainly preached God''s Word to the people, but the Person who made them realise that they had done wrong was the Holy Spirit.  While Peter and the others were preaching, the Holy Spirit was working silently in the hearts of the people to show them their sin and to give them eternal life. ...(John 16:8). ...

Meet the Author is a 5-part Bible lesson series on the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit. Illustration created in Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Corel Painter X.

Meet the Author – lesson series (5-5)

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Excerpt from accompanying text:

Sam was reading his Bible one morning.  Before he began, he asked God to help him understand what he was about to read.  He read from Eph. 4:32 "And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you."

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At lunchtime when he was playing football Tom, one of his friends, kicked him quite hard.  Sam was just about to punch him back, when the words "forgiving one another, ... as God ... forgave you" came into his mind.  He just played on and did not pay Tom back.

Meet the Author is a 5-part Bible lesson series on the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit.  Illustration created in Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Corel Painter X.  Final ringbound flashcard is 24x34cm.

Meet the Author – lesson series (5-6)

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Excerpt from lesson text:

At home that evening, he was finishing a jigsaw puzzle, when Anne (his younger sister) suddenly knocked lots of the pieces onto the floor.  Sam was about to shout angrily at her when he remembered the words from the Bible - "Forgiving one another, ... as God ... forgave you."  Sam was able to pick up the pieces quietly, without making a big fuss.  ....

Meet the Author is a 5-part Bible lesson series for children on the Person and work of the Holy Spirit.  Illustration created using Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Corel Painter X.  Flashcard lesson is 24x34cm with accompanying text.

Meet the Author – lesson series (4-7)

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This is the last picture of lesson four which concludes with questions to review what was taught about the Holy Spirit.  

There are application questions for the saved and unsaved child.

"Meet the Author" is a 5-part visualized Bible lesson series on the Person and work of the Holy Spirit.  Print size: 24x34cm.  Ring-bound flashcard book with accompanying text. Illustrations created using Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Corel Painter X.