Fruits of the Holy Spirit Activity: Traits for Christian Living

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A fruits of the Holy Spirit activity helps you teach kids about key biblical traits. Use the resources below for Sunday school and children’s church lessons about the fruit of the Spirit.

In Galatians 5:22-23, the apostle Paul lists the fruit of the Spirit. They are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. “Against such things there is no law,” Paul writes of these nine godly traits.

A fruits of the Holy Spirit activity must be relatable to kids. Because young learners are familiar with eating fruit, they’ll be especially receptive to object lessons about the fruit of the Spirit. Fruit also lends itself to vibrant coloring pages and activities.

Check out all these fun, Bible-based games, crafts, lessons, and snack ideas!

Fruits of the Holy Spirit Activity: 14 Resources

In the Bible, God shows us how to live as his followers. So use these children’s ministry resources to share Christian-living principles with your students. Bonus: These teaching materials are also loads of fun…for students as well as teachers!

1. Fruit of the Spirit Children’s Sermon

First, check out this kids message from Sermons4Kids. In just a few minutes, you can share with young listeners how the Holy Spirit produces fruit in our life.

2. Tree-mendous Fruit Facts

Next, incorporate some science into your fruits of the Holy Spirit activity. Children will engage with this material and consider whether they’re producing fruit for God.

3. Fruit of the Spirit Salad

Every great fruit of the Spirit Bible lesson should come with a yummy snack. Kids will eat up this fruit salad after learning about Galatians 5:22-23.

4. Fun Fruit Craft

Build a piece of fruit containing all nine biblical fruits of the Spirit. This video shows the entire process.

5. Fruit Match

Play this matching game when you’re studying the fruit of the Spirit. It also makes a great take-home activity for families.

6. Lessons & Crafts

You can adapt the super ideas at this site for children of all ages.

7. Teaching the Fruits of the Spirit

These lesson plans and printables make it a breeze to teach Galatians 5:22-23.

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Stephanie Martin
Stephanie Martin, a freelance writer and editor in Denver, has spent her entire 30-year journalism career in Christian publishing. She loves the Word and words, is a binge reader and grammar nut, and is fanatic (as her family can attest) about Jeopardy! and pro football.

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