Lesson 7 Serving the Body as a Family

Serving the Body as a Family
The Benefits of Service

Read: 1 Kings 17: 10 – 24, Luke 6: 38, Colossians 3:23 – 24

Questions for Discussion:
What are some benefits that you have gotten from helping someone?
What do you think would have happened to the Widows son if she had refused to help Elijah?
Read Romans 12:3. Although God blesses us when we serve, why is it dangerous to serve
only to receive benefits?


As a family think of a person or family who has served you in some way and think of a way you can bless them.

Pray that God would use your family to bless those who serve around you.

Key Thought: God wants to bless His people when they follow His call on their lives. He wants us to serve, and to be a blessing to others who serve.


Activities

Preschool: Help your child pick some wild flowers and leave them with a thank you note by your mailbox for your mailman.

Lower Elementary: Help your child make a gift or card for their Life group teacher or another helper at church. Let them know you appreciate all the work that they do.

Upper Elementary: Buy a bag of candy for your child. Encourage them to not eat the candy, but to give a piece to every person who does something nice for them during the week.

Teens: Treat your parents to ice cream or send them to their favorite restaurant or to a movie. Maybe volunteer to baby-sit as they have a date night. Thank them for all the ways they serve you everyday.