GrowKids Family Devotional

July 6, 2025

FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: KINDNESS AND GOODNESS

2 Samuel 9:1-13

Discuss

This week we saw 2 FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT displayed – KINDNESS AND GOODNESS. We continued our story of David but now he is king and wants to do something nice for King Saul’s family – even though King Saul was not nice to David at all – even tried to kill him!!! But David found Mephib… who was a grandson of King Saul and he was above and beyond kind and good to him. Read the short story together as a family and talk about the ways that King David displayed these Fruits of the Spirit. Discuss ways that you can show KINDNESS AND GOODNESS to members of your own family.

Weekly Challenge

Our KINDNESS AND GOODNESS FRUIT CHALLENGE this week is to choose a (nearly) new item from your home or buy something new and donate it to someone in need. This may be someone that you know already or you can donate to local family organizations including Blessing House, The Haven Center, or the Elyria YWCA. Reflect as a family how showing KINDNESS AND GOODNESS to others helps you to be more like Jesus.

Power Verse

"The Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, ..."

Galations 5:22

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