BIBLE STORY: Servant Principle — Philippians 2:3-8

BOTTOM LINE: Put others first because Jesus put you first.

LIFE APP: Humility—Putting others first by giving up what you think you deserve

MEMORY VERSE: “Don’t do anything only to get ahead. Don’t do it because you are proud. Instead, be humble. Value others more than yourselves.” Philippians 2:3, NIrV

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CFKIDS AT HOME FAMILY EXPERIENCE GUIDE

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FAMILY ACTIVITY #1: MAY I?

WHAT YOU NEED: Nothing!

WHAT YOU DO: Choose one person to be the leader. (This is a great chance for one of the kids to be the leader!) Have anyone who’s playing the game line up shoulder to shoulder. Position the leader as far away as possible from (but in the same room as) the game participants. The first person comes up with one way to put someone else first. Then the leader gets to decide how big of a deal it would be to put someone first in that way.

*Smaller things (like letting someone else choose that night’s movie) let you move forward one step.

*Medium things (like letting someone else ride your bike or play with your toy) let you move forward two steps.

*And really big things (like doing a chore for someone else when they’ve had a really busy day) let you move forward three steps!

The first person to make it all the way to the leader is the winner!

Play as many times as you want to. You can choose whether or not to let players repeat ideas if everyone starts running out of ways to put others first!

TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORY:

*How did Jesus put us first in a huge way? (By dying on the cross for us.)

Explain that this week, you'll work together as a family to put others first. Have everyone think about the next two questions and write down their answers without letting anyone else see.

*Who can you put first today?

*What can you do to put that person first?

As you go through this next week, celebrate whenever someone puts someone else first!

FAMILY ACTIVITY #1: UPSIDE DOWN

WHAT YOU NEED: Notecards or scraps of paper, pens/pencils, Bible

WHAT YOU DO: Look up Philippians 2:3-8 in the Bible. Work together as a family to write each verse in your own words, one sentence/phrase per index card. Then, for each card you have, come up with one way to “be upside down.” You could lean o_ your bed so your head’s hanging down . . . someone could do a handstand while someone holds their feet up . . . you could do a backbend with your arms and feet on the floor—anything goes as long as it’s (relatively) safe and approved by at least one responsible adult!

Take turns “going upside down” and attempting to say one phrase from the verse. Once you get the hang of it, take turns performing an upside-down trick and saying one of the verse phrases, going as quickly as you can from one trick to another. See how quickly you can say the entire verse while doing the upside-down tricks!

Talk about the Bible story:

*How did Jesus turn things “upside down” when He died on the cross for us? (It’s not natural to put someone else ahead of yourself, especially not in such a big way)

*What does it mean to “value” someone else more than yourself? (To put their needs ahead of your own)

*How does it feel when someone puts you first in a big way?

*What keeps you from putting others first sometimes? What can you do about that?

FAMILY PRAYER TIME

Use this prayer as a guide, either after talking about the Bible story or some time before bed tonight:

“God, it’s really hard to put others first. Most of the time, we want to make sure we’re doing what WE want to do and getting our own way. But when You sent Jesu to die for us, You turned that thinking upside down! Especially as we have a lot more time together than we normally do, please help us to always be thinking about how to put someone else ahead of ourselves. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen"

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