Fruit for Jesus

"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing."  -John 15:5

i am trying something new this summer.  bible study with my kids.  we are studying the fruits of the spirit found in Galatains 5:22.  

but before we could talk about growing the fruit, we had to talk about the Source of the fruit, found in John 15:5.  we talked about what it means to "abide" in Jesus, how we can do that, and as a result of our "abiding", we will bear fruit.  for Him.  for His glory. 

there are 9 fruits of the spirit.  we are learning about one fruit a week.  today we began with the first fruit:  love.

we learned obedience is one way we can show love.  tomorrow we will talk about serving as a way to show love.

he is lovin' our bible time!  see that sparkle in his eyes?  takes my breath away. 

i bought each kid a journal.  they write bible verses we talk about, prayer requests, praises, and they can also keep a record of things they do that day that show they are practicing what they learned.  and they can share it the next day during our bible time.

here's brooke writing in her journal.  have i told you lately that your beautiful, brooke?

so excited to take this journey with my kids.  praying God will change us this summer, even just a little, so we can shine even brighter for Him:)