Table of Contents - Daily Summary

Fruitful is a five-day English Camp curriculum. This is the Summary Page for the week with each day’s ‘fruit’, Bible story, Truth, Verse(s), and links to the Bible lessons. Use this page like a Table of Contents. Return here at any time by tapping the Fruitful button at the top of the page.

There are two versions of each day’s lesson—one for Younger Kids and one for Teens/Adults. As you prepare to teach, remember that you’ll be teaching with the help of translators. For helpful advice on teaching at English Camps and working with translators, visit the About page.

Links to Lesson PDFs can be found in each lesson, or by visiting this page: Fruitful PDFs

Fruitful teaches students about the fruit of the Spirit Paul wrote about in his letter to the church in Galatia:

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23

There are nine types of ‘fruit’ to cover in five days of lessons, so two types of ‘fruit’ are covered on most days.

Day One - Monday

Kindness and Gentleness

Story: The Birth of Jesus

Truth (Younger Kids)

Jesus loves us. Jesus taught us to be kind and gentle.

Truth (Teens/Adults)

God demonstrated His love for us by sending His Son Jesus. Jesus could have come in any form, but He came as a baby. Jesus showed us and taught us how to live kindly and gently towards others.

Verse (Younger Kids)

Be kind to one another…
Ephesians 4:32

Verses (Teens/Adults)

Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.
Philippians 4:5

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32

Day One Lessons

Day One Bible Lesson - Younger Kids

Day One Bible Lesson - Teen/Adult

Day Two - Tuesday

Self-control

Story: The Lord’s Prayer

Truth (Younger Kids)

Jesus taught us how to pray. Jesus helps us to be good.

Truth (Teens/Adults)

If we have God’s Spirit in us, God helps us control ourselves. Jesus taught us a prayer that helps us ask God for help with self-control, temptation, and forgiving others.

Verses

The Lord’s Prayer
Matthew 6:9-13

(Jesus said,) “Pray then like this:
‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For yours is the kingdom and the power
and the glory, forever. Amen.”

Day Two Lessons

Day Two Bible Lesson - Younger Kids

Day Two Bible Lesson - Teen/Adult

Day Three - Wednesday

Goodness and Faithfulness

Story: The Good Father (Luke 15:11-32)

Truth

God never gives up on us.

Verse

The faithfulness of the Lord never ends. His mercies never cease.
Lamentations 3:22

Day Three Lessons

Day Three Bible Lesson - Younger Kids

Day Three Bible Lesson - Teen/Adult

Day Four - Thursday

Love and Joy

Story: Jesus’ Death, Burial, and Resurrection

Truth (Younger Kids)

God is love.

Truth (Teens/Adults)

God loves us and sent his Son to die in our place so our sin could be washed away. Jesus brings us back to a joyful relationship with God.

Verse

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16

Day Four Bible Lesson - Younger Kids

Day Four Bible Lesson - Teen/Adult

Day Five - Friday

Peace and Patience

Story: The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost

Truth

God keeps His promises.

Verse (Younger Kids)

(Jesus said,)“Don’t be afraid.”
John 14:27

Verses (Teens/Adults)

I leave you peace. It is my own peace I give you. I give you peace in a different way than the world does. So don’t be troubled. Don’t be afraid.
John 14:27 (ERV)

Day Five Bible Lesson - Younger Kids

Day Five Bible Lesson - Teen/Adult