Series
Fruit of the Spirit
Fruit of the Spirit Bible lessons for kids. Nine lessons on Galatians 5:22-23, one for each part of the fruit God's Spirit grows in us. Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control, each taught through a Bible story, with real-life practice, crafts, science and printable activity sheets for preschool through 6th grade.
9 lessons
Fruit of the Spirit · Lesson 1Fruit of the Spirit: LoveLuke 7:36-50; Galatians 5:22-23; John 13:34-35When a woman who had done many wrong things came to Jesus, she washed His feet with her tears and poured out perfume, because He had forgiven her. Simon, the proud host, gave Jesus nothing. Love is the first fruit God's Spirit grows in us, and it grows when we know how much we are loved and forgiven.New TestamentLove
Fruit of the Spirit · Lesson 2Fruit of the Spirit: JoyPhilippians 1:12-14; Philippians 4:4-13; Philippians 4:22; Acts 28:16, 30-31Paul wrote a letter full of joy while he was chained to a Roman soldier. His chains even helped the good news spread through the palace guard and into Caesar's household. Joy is a fruit of the Spirit. It doesn't come from how things are going. It comes from Jesus, who is with us and always at work.New TestamentJoy
Fruit of the Spirit · Lesson 3Fruit of the Spirit: PeaceJohn 20:19-21; John 14:27; Isaiah 53:5; Philippians 4:6-7On the first Easter evening, Jesus' friends hid behind locked doors, full of fear. Jesus came and stood among them. His first word was "Peace," and then He showed them His hands. Peace is a fruit of the Spirit. Jesus made peace between us and God at the cross, and His Spirit calms our worried hearts when we bring our fears to Him.New TestamentPeace
Fruit of the Spirit · Lesson 4Fruit of the Spirit: PatienceGenesis 26:12-33; Proverbs 15:18; Ephesians 4:2Isaac's servants dug wells, and the herdsmen of Gerar fought over them again and again. Isaac didn't fight back. He moved on and kept digging until God made room for him, and in the end his enemies came asking for peace. Patience is a fruit of the Spirit. God is patient with us, so His Spirit helps us stay calm and kind with others.Old TestamentPatience
Fruit of the Spirit · Lesson 5Fruit of the Spirit: KindnessLuke 22:47-53; John 18:10-11; Luke 6:35-36; Ephesians 4:32When soldiers came to arrest Jesus, Peter swung a sword and cut off a servant's ear. Jesus said, "No more of this!" He touched the man's ear and healed him. His last healing before the cross was for someone who came to arrest Him. Kindness is a fruit of the Spirit. God is kind to us when we don't deserve it, so His Spirit helps us be kind to everyone, even people who are unkind to us.New TestamentKindness
Fruit of the Spirit · Lesson 6Fruit of the Spirit: GoodnessActs 11:19-26; Acts 9:26-28; Acts 13:2, 43; Galatians 6:9-10When the church in Antioch was growing, Barnabas was sent to help. He was glad to see God's grace there, and then he went looking for Saul and brought him to teach too. Later Saul, also called Paul, became the leader, and Barnabas was glad. Goodness is a fruit of the Spirit. God is good, and His Spirit makes us glad to do good to others and glad when God blesses them.New TestamentGoodness
Fruit of the Spirit · Lesson 7Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness2 Kings 2:1-14; 1 Kings 19:19-21; Lamentations 3:22-23; Luke 16:10On the day God was taking Elijah to heaven, Elijah told Elisha three times, "Stay here." Three times Elisha said, "I will not leave you." Other prophets watched from far away, but Elisha stayed close to the end. Faithfulness is a fruit of the Spirit. God is always faithful to us, so His Spirit helps us stay loyal to Him and to the people He gives us, day after day.Old TestamentFaithfulness
Fruit of the Spirit · Lesson 8Fruit of the Spirit: GentlenessNumbers 12:1-16; Matthew 11:28-30; Proverbs 15:1; Philippians 4:5Miriam and Aaron complained about their brother Moses and said, "Hasn't God spoken through us too?" Moses didn't argue or defend himself. God defended him, and when Miriam got sick, Moses' only words were a prayer to heal her. Gentleness is a fruit of the Spirit. Jesus is gentle with us, so His Spirit helps us use our strength gently, even when people are hard on us.Old TestamentGentleness
Fruit of the Spirit · Lesson 9Fruit of the Spirit: Self-controlNehemiah 5:1-19; Proverbs 25:28; Titus 2:11-12While Jerusalem's walls were being rebuilt, Nehemiah heard that rich leaders were taking poor families' land and money. He was very angry, but he stopped to think before he spoke. Then he calmly told the leaders to make it right, and they did. Self-control is a fruit of the Spirit. A person without it is like a city with broken walls, but God's Spirit helps us say no to wrong things and stop and think.Old TestamentSelf-control