Theme: God’s family; the body of Christ
Look at your feet. Would your feet totally by themselves be any good? No!
They must be connected to the rest of your body to function properly.
Look at your hands. Would your hands be useful if they were all by
themselves? No, they would not!
Is there any part of your body that would be good on its own? No body part
would be good on its own, because each part needs all the other parts to form a
complete body.
The eyes can blink, but they don’t think. The eyes can see, but they cannot
hear. Have you ever stubbed your toe? Though it’s a small part of the body,
when a toe hurts, the whole body hurts with it. The different parts work
together and make up the whole body.
The family of God, the church, is like a body. Not all people do the same
thing, but all are important. One person might be like a foot, taking the
gospel to another country. Someone else might be like a hand, helping people in
need. There are those who are mouths with the gift of singing. Everyone has
different talents, abilities and gifts, but as the family of God works together
in one unit, great things can be accomplished for Christ.
Discussion Questions:
1. Who at your church in the body of Christ uses hands to serve?
(
Greeters, people who prepare food, and teachers who create
lessons.)
2. Who at your church in the body of Christ uses their feet to help and
serve others? (
People use their feet to visit sick people in the hospital;
they also use their feet when they walk door-to-door handing out fliers about
special events.)
3. Who at your church uses their mouth to serve? (
The pastor,
teachers, and those who offer words of encouragement to others use their mouths
to serve.)
Action Step: Make a list of the talents and abilities you
have. Make a plan for using at least one of them this week.
Bible Verse: “Now you are the body of Christ, and each one
of you is a part of it” (1 Corinthians 12:27).
Suggested
Song: “
Everybody Has a Body” (
Lighthouse album) --
Click on song title to hear a
clip.
