Table of Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 6
ALPHABETICAL SCRIPTURE ABBREVIATIONS 7
CHAPTER 1 -- INTRODUCTION 8
    FEED THE CHILDREN 8
    GETTING STARTED 11
    MANAGING TIME 14
    THE BATTLE FOR OUR CHILDREN 15
    BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT 16
    SUGGESTED WAYS TO USE THIS WORKBOOK 19
    GALATIONS 5:22-23 24
CHAPTER 2 -- LOVE 25
    RECOGNIZING THE FRUIT 27
    SELF-EVALUATION 30
    LOVE IN ACTION 31
    PARABLE OF THE PRODIGAL SON 33
    FRUIT FOCUS CLARIFICATION 33
    FRUIT FOCUS 36
        Love & Indifference 39
        Love & Hate 40
        Forgiveness & Anger 41
        Approve & Complain 44
        Build-up & Destroy 46
        Fearless & Fearful 47
        Love & Sex 48
CHAPTER 3 -- JOY 49
    JOY VERSUS HAPPINESS 49
    PARABLE OF THE RICH FOOL 51
    FRUIT FOCUS 53
        Joy & Despair 53
        Enthusiasm & Apathy 55
        Rejoice & Mourn 56
CHAPTER 4 -- PEACE 58
    PARABLE OF THE IMPORTUNATE WIDOW 60
    FRUIT FOCUS 61
        Comfort & Distress 61
        Peace-keeping & Disturbance 63
        Security or Cliques & Gangs 64
        Harmony & Confusion 66
        Contentment & Annoyance 67
CHAPTER 5 -- PATIENCE 68
    WILLING WAITING 68
    SELF-EVALUATION 70
    PARABLE OF THE UNMERCIFUL SERVANT 71
    PARABLE OF THE SOWER 73
    FRUIT FOCUS 76
        Patience & Impatience 76
        Relief & Stress 78
        Serene & Restless 80
        Acceptance & Resistance 81
CHAPTER 6 -- KINDNESS 82
    STORY OF ZACCHAEUS 82
    PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN 86
    FRUIT FOCUS 88
        Generous & Selfish 88
        Friendly & Unfriendly 89
        Courteous & Rude 90
CHAPTER 7 -- GOODNESS 91
    WISDOM OF SOLOMON 93
    PARABLE OF THE LABORERS IN THE VINEYARD 95
    FRUIT FOCUS 99
        Fair & Unfair 99
        Truth & Lie 100
        Goodness & Evil 101
CHAPTER 8 -- FAITHFULNESS 102
    PARABLE OF THE TALENTS 104
    FRUIT FOCUS 108
        Hope & Impossibility 108
        Encourage & Discourage 109
        Committed & Unfaithful 110
        Trust & Doubt 111
CHAPTER 9 -- GENTLENESS 112
    PARABLE OF THE PHARISEE & THE TAX COLLECTOR 114
    FRUIT FOCUS 116
        Humility & Pride 116
        Meekness & Arrogance 117
        Merciful & Unmerciful 118
CHAPTER 10 -- SELF-CONTROL 119
    PARABLE OF THE BARREN FIG TREE 122
    FRUIT FOCUS 123
        Obedience & Disobedience 123
        Helping & Unmoved 124
        Disciplined & Disorganized 125
OVERVIEWS 126
    CHAPTER 1 -- INTRODUCTION 126
    CHAPTER 2 -- LOVE 127
    CHAPTER 3 -- JOY 128
    CHAPTER 4 -- PEACE 129
    CHAPTER 5 -- PATIENCE 130
    CHAPTER 6 -- KINDNESS 131
    CHAPTER 7 -- GOODNESS 132
    CHAPTER 8 -- FAITHFULNESS 133
    CHAPTER 9 -- GENTLENESS 134
STUDENT/STAFF PRAYER WORKSHEET 135
BIBLIOGRAPHY 138
APPENDIX A -- PARABLES OF JESUS 137
APPENDIX B -- MEMORY VERSES 140
APPENDIX C -- SONG WORDS 141
INDEX -- NEGATIVE VOCABULARY 148
INDEX -- POSITIVE VOCABULARY 154