John said:
And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. (Matthew 3:10)
Jesus said:
A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. (Matthew 7:18)
"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. (Matthew 12:33)
Solomon said:
Even a child is known by his deeds, Whether what he does is pure and right. (Proverbs 20:11)
PICK SOME GOOD FRUIT
Pretend the words below are fruit in a big basket. "Pick" (cross out) the bad fruit from the basket so only good fruit is left.
FROWNS WHINING SHARE KICK PULL HAIR HUG SAY-THANK-YOU PINCH OBEY PRAY LIE SMILE BE-KIND STEAL HIT POUT READ- BIBLE LISTEN SING-ABOUT-JESUS PICK-UP-TOYS STICK-OUT-TONGUE SAY-PLEASE SET-THE-TABLE FEED-PET STOMP THROW- TANTRUM GO-TO-BIBLE-CLASS
YES OR NO
1. John said that trees which do not have good fruit would be cut down and thrown in the fire.
2. Jesus said that good trees can have good and bad fruit sometimes.
3. A tree is known by its fruit.
4. A child is known by what he or she does.
GOOD OR BAD FRUIT
Tell whether the child is known to others as bad or good.
6. Alexis invites her friends over for sleep overs. She asks her Mommy to make their favorite snacks. She plays the games the others want to play. Her friends are sad when they have to go home.
7. Daniel helps his mother carry things for his baby sister. He opens doors for his mommy. He makes his baby sister laugh, talks to her and helps her be still when Mommy is changing her diaper.
8. Samantha invites two friends over. She is nice to one friend and makes the other one cry by leaving her out and not sharing with her.
9. Dylan always interrupts adults when they are talking. He talks louder and louder to make sure no one can hear anyone but him. He pouts and kicks if no one is paying attention to him.
10. Jasmine enjoys visiting the nursing home with her mother. She asks to carry the basket of cookies that they leave at the nurse’s station. She visits with everyone but she likes to leave nice treats with special friends.
11. Noah writes thank you notes to his grandparents for the nice things they do for him. He likes to draw pictures of horses to give to them. He always gives them big hugs when he sees them.
12. Kayla is always smiling when she goes to Bible class and she always knows her memory verse. She speaks up but always waits her turn. She holds up her hand instead of interrupting. She tells her teachers, “Thank you!” when she leaves class.
FILL IN THE BLANKS
Tell how each word is used in our lesson.
14. FI__E
15. BA__
16. __OOD
17. KN__W__
18. DEE__ __
19. C__ILD
20. PU__E AND RIG__T
Note about clipart: We do not know what Jesus, or angels or any Bible character looks like. We use pictures to represent Bible people and places to help the children to relate to the story. Please explain to your child that no one knows what any of it looked like except from what we read about in the Bible or in history books.