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(Download) The Vine and The Branches Kids Bible Lesson
(Download) The Vine and The Branches Kids Bible Lesson
(Download) The Vine and The Branches Kids Bible Lesson
Here is a Bible lesson for kids IN 1st-5th grade on the vine and the
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Nick Diliberto
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THE VINE AND THE BRANCHES LESSON FOR KIDS
Bottom Line: If we want to live a life pleasing to God and serve Him
OPENING GAME
SUPPLIES
GAME PREP
Clear the center of the room, so players have enough room to form two
circles.
Divide kids into two groups and have them sit in circles on the floor.
GAME PLAY
Say: These marbles are grapes, and we are going to take our grapes on a
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Everybody—except for the person holding the marble—grab the hand of
Just hold hands with the person on your right and hold your “grape” above
When I say, “Go,” use your free hand to put the “grape” into the clasped
Your teammate will pass the “grape” to the next teammate without letting
Keep the “grape” moving from person to person until it reaches the other
The first team to get the “grape” to the other end of the “grapevine” is the
winner.
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TEACH
Say: Staying connected while passing your “grape” wasn’t exactly easy, but
to our friends, right? We spend time with them. We do the same thing with
our families.
Jesus gave a parable in the Book of John that illustrates the importance
Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every
branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless
it abides in the vine neither can you, unless you abide in me.
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I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he
it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
Jesus describes Himself as the vine, us as the branches, and God as the
vinedresser.
you know what a vine looks like. It is long and winding, and it has branches
The vinedresser is the person who takes care of the grapevine. I guess you
could say he’s like the grapevine’s farmer. Farmers are a little different,
though. They plant their crops every spring and harvest in the fall, only to
Vinedressers take care of the same vines year after year. Vinedressers have
We see some of the things the vinedresser does for his vine in the passage
we just read. Any branch that doesn’t bear fruit has to be cut away, or it will
Did you know that the Bible says we will know others by their fruit?
If you are a believer, there will be some fruit in your life—some things you
do that prove you belong to God. If there is no fruit, then there was
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The vinedresser doesn’t just cut away the dead branches. He also prunes
the ones that are bearing fruit so that they will bear even more fruit.
God has to prune us sometimes, too. There are things in our lives that
need to go so we can be better Christians. God wants the best for us, so He
Just as the branches can’t grow fruit unless they are connected to the vine,
End Lesson
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