Fruitful Families

Family worship is a time for parents and children to gather for singing, Bible reading, and spiritual instruction. Many parents see the importance of family worship, but struggle to find material suitable for their whole family.

Fruitful Families addresses that need. The book's overall theme of growing spiritual fruit is broken into thirteen sections. The first nine deal with the fruit of the Spirit and the others are lessons from gardening, dealing with weeds, sowing and reaping, and the wonders of plants. Each section has readings for seven days, making ninety-one lessons enough for approximately a quarter of a year.

Each day's lesson consists of two parts. The first part is especially for Dad and Mom and older children. It includes a suggested Scripture reading, a theme verse, and a devotional meditation on the topic introduced by the Scripture reading.

The second part consists of a reading from a continued children's story related to that week's theme. Each story is followed by questions for review and discussion, which provide opportunities for applying the theme to life.

May God bless your family worship time, that you and your family may "grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ" (2 Peter 3:18) and be "filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ" (Philippians 1:11).

Love

The Importance of Love

Love God

Love Your Neighbor

Love Your Enemies

Love the Stranger

Love Your Spouse

Love Your Children

Winter Storm Love

Joy

Jesus and the Great Joy

Attempts to Find Joy

Steps to Salvation's Joy

The Joy of the Prodigal's Return

Be of Good Cheer

Joy Amidst Trials

The Joy of the Lord Is Your Strength

Joyful George

Peace

Jesus, Prince of Peace

Peace from the Prince of Peace

Peace in Spite of Grief

Peace at Home

Restoring Peace

Making Peace, Not Pieces

Through Trials Should Come

Zeke's Revenge

Longsuffering

I Want It Now

Patience of God

Learn Patience from James and Job

Causes of Impatience

Developing Patience

Sweet Fruit of Patience

Patience in Daily Life

Patience Is a Virtue

Gentleness

God's Kindness

Kindness of Christ

Kindness at Home

Kindness to Siblings

Kindness to the Handicapped

Kindness in the Community

Kindness at Church

Gentleness Comes Back

Goodness

Barnabas: A Good Man

Brave Esther

Helpful Aaron

Lydia: A Good Businesswoman

Jethro: A Wise Advisor

President of the Dorcas Society

Jonathan: A True Friend

Envious Ben

Faith

Jesus Is Faithful

Faith in Abraham's Shield

Holy and Wholly Committed

A Dying Leader's Challege: Be Faithful

Diligent Deborah

Let Your Heart Be Steadfast

Faithful unto Death

A Dog's Last Name

Meekness

Meekness of Jesus

The Need for Meekness

Meekness in Relation to God

The Value of Meekness

Meekness Demonstrated

Meekness in Action

Meekness in Building Relationships

Picnic Day

Temperance

Be Temperate

Developing Self-Control

How to Grow the Fruit of Temperance

What Esau Saw

Importance of Self-Control

The Slavery of Indulgence

Temperance at Home

Everyone Needs Temperance

Gardening Lessons

Gardening: Past and Present

Lessons from Gardening

What to Plant

Fruit-Bearing

Parable of the Laborers

Parable of Two Sons

Parable of the Wicked Farm Manager

The Miracle Garden

Wonders of Plants

The Biggest Trees

The Fiercest Plants

The Most Useful Plant

The Largest Seed

A Very Fragrant Plant

The Tallest Grass

The Thickest Plant

The Greatest Plants

Weeds

Weeding Your Garden

Weeds Grow Fast

Weeds Choke

Identifying Weeds

Keep Weeding

Weeding Is Work

Weeding Is Worth It

The Ugly Weed

Sowing and Reaping

The Results of Sowing

Getting What You Don't Want

The Weight of the Crop

Helping Yourself by Helping Others

Grim Education

Not a Defective Detective

Reaping a Good Crop

Sowing and Reaping You Get What You Plant

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