Secrets of the Vine For Kids Book

By Bruce Wilkinson

In this version of Bruce Wilkinson's best-selling Secrets of the Vine™, "tweens" learn how God cares for them and directs their growth in the same way a Vinedresser nurtures his vineyards. Secrets of the Vine™ for Kids enables children to both comprehend and apply Wilkinson's teaching of John 15 in their own lives.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Release date: May 19, 2002
• ISBN: 9781418552947

Bruce Wilkinson

Bruce Wilkinson is an international ministry leader, in-demand speaker, and award-winning author of more than 75 books with two New York Times #1 bestsellers. He is the founder of Teach Every Nation as well as Walk Thru the Bible, one of the largest religious seminar organizations in the world. Bruce and his wife, Darlene, have 3 children and 10 grandchildren. BruceWilkinson.com

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SECRETS OF THE VINE™ FOR KIDS

Published in Nashville, Tennessee, by Tommy Nelson®

a Division of Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Copyright © 2002 by Bruce Wilkinson

Scripture quoted from THE NEW KING JAMES VERSION (NKJV).

Copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982, by Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers.

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the written permission of the publisher, with the exception of brief excerpts in reviews.

ISBN 1-4003-0053-3

LC Control Number: 2002067095

LC Classification: BV4501.3 .Wt

02 03 04 05 WRZ 6 5 4 3 2 1

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Contents

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE

Get Closer

CHAPTER TWO

What Does It Mean?

CHAPTER THREE

When We Blow It

CHAPTER FOUR

Love Can Get Tough

CHAPTER FIVE

Shear Madness?

CHAPTER SIX

Grape Expectations!

CHAPTER SEVEN

Hang On!

CHAPTER EIGHT

The Best Friend

CHAPTER NINE

Humongous Harvest!

INTRODUCTION

God created

YOU for a purpose:

He wants

you to have a

TOTALLY

fantastic life!

HE CREATED YOU in this special way so you can enjoy a relationship with Him. And, as a result, He can do miraculous things through you. He wants you to have a life filled with purpose and mission and real excitement!

Listen now to some of the last words Jesus spoke. See if you can begin to understand their secret meaning.

I am the true vine, and My Father is the vine-dresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. . .. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. . . . By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. . . . You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain. . . . (John 15:1–2, 5, 8–9, 16a)

I want this book to help bridge the gap between you and Jesus Christ—between today and two thousand years ago. Through it, you will understand the mission He left you (and all of His followers) during His last night on earth.

I invite you to come to the vineyard with me now. Draw close to Jesus and hear His final lesson. It is one of the most powerful lessons of all time. Experience for yourself the Secrets of the Vine.

CHAPTER ONE

Get Closer

Everyone wants a best friend. You want a special person you can laugh or cry with, E someone you can trust with your deepest secrets. You want a loyal friend who will be there for you in the good times and the bad. But sometimes friends let us down. Maybe your friend moved away or decided he wanted to hang out with someone else. Or maybe she’s never home when you call. Then what?

He really

likes you,

too.

You probably feel let down, lonely, maybe even hurt. But did you know you have a friend who will never do any of those things? This friend will always be there to listen, to care, to hang with you when you feel lonely. And He will always laugh with you when