In This HomeSample

In This Home, We Celebrate the Unique Way You’re Made.

Read: 

1 Corinthians 12:14-20 (For families of only younger kids, only read verse 17.) 

Play:

Grab colored sticky notes for every family member as well as pens, markers, or crayons. Set a time limit of 5-7 minutes. 

When you say “Go!” everyone writes positive words or pictures about each other: how God made them special, what you love about them, something kind they’ve done, etc. Put one thought/drawing on each sticky note. (If you don’t have sticky notes, have everyone write their name on a piece of paper and set it on the table. Walk around the table and write two thoughts or draw on each person’s paper.)

When time’s up, take turns reading or explaining your encouraging words. Were any of the notes about you surprising? Which ones made you smile? 

Talk it out: 

What is your favorite body part? 

You know what no one ever says? Their pancreas. 

But you do know what happens if your pancreas doesn’t work properly? 

Answer is diabetes. If people have diabetes and aren’t careful, they can get really sick. That’s because of a body part most of us have never even seen! 

God says the people who love Him are like one giant body and Jesus is the Head, making everything work together. Our family is like a little version of that body. We each play a really important part. 

Sometimes you might feel like your part isn’t as important as, or, maybe that your part is more important than others. But God’s body needs every part, even the parts others might not notice. He even says we give special honor to the parts that don’t look as important or attractive. 

If all of our papers/sticky notes were the same, this family wouldn’t be very interesting. We wouldn’t be able to do a lot of the cool things we do or reflect God in the same ways. 

We may not be The Incredibles, but we don’t have to be a super-family to honor God in just the way He designed us. 

Can you think of a time when something small in your body wasn’t working right but it was a frustrating problem for your whole body? 

Maybe a splinter or papercut, something in your eye, or a sore throat. 

What does this tell us about how our whole bodies are affected when one part is in pain? 

What does this tell us about our families?

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