Week: One Anothers
Each day we will simply pray (P.R.A.Y.) together.
P: PAUSING to be still.
R: REJOICING with a Memory Verse and REFLECTING on some verses from the Bible.
A: ASKING God to help us and others.
Y: saying YES to God’s ways.
We start by pausing and taking a deep breath:
In and out.
In and out.
We remember that God is here, and so together we prepare ourselves to be with God.
Pause
What a friend we have in You, Jesus. We’re ready for the new things that You want to show us and say to us about being friends with You, and with others too.
We REJOICE and celebrate God’s goodness with this week’s memory verse:
Read by Jackson R
Philippians 2:3
When you do things, do not let selfishness or pride be your guide. Instead, be humble and give more honour to others than to yourselves.
Philippians 2:3 (NCV)
God, help us to remember Your Word.
We’re REFLECTING on some instructions that Peter gave to those who were following Jesus about how they should treat each other.
Read by Jackson R
1 Peter 4:8-10 (NCV)
1 Peter 4:8-10
Most importantly, love each other deeply, because love will cause people to forgive each other for many sins. Open your homes to each other, without complaining. Each of you has received a gift to use to serve others. Be good servants of God’s various gifts of grace.
Everyone is good at something. Some people are talented artists – like poets and painters and pottery makers – while others are amazing at things like maths and science. Some people are super at sports, while others are great listeners or they simply give the best hugs.
God has given every one of us gifts or talents, and in these verses Peter explains why – so that we can serve and love people with them.
Let’s press pause and talk about today’s question, which is: What are some of our gifts and talents? How could we use them to serve and love other people?
Let’s take a moment to pause and think about the things that we just talked about.
Loving God, we thank you for giving us these gifts and talents. We ASK You to help us use them well – to serve others and to share Your love with them.
Let’s think of someone who uses their gifts or talents to serve us. Maybe they’re a parent or a carer. Maybe they’re a teacher or a coach or some other friend. Let’s pray for them now.
Loving God, we thank You for all these people and for the ways that they serve us with the amazing gifts and talents that You’ve given them. We ASK that You would strengthen and encourage them in some way today.
As we read the Bible again, let’s listen for a word or a phrase that the Holy Spirit might want to say to us from today’s verses.
1 Peter 4:8-10
1 Peter 4:8-10 (NCV)
Most importantly, love each other deeply, because love will cause people to forgive each other for many sins. Open your homes to each other, without complaining. Each of you has received a gift to use to serve others. Be good servants of God’s various gifts of grace.
What word or phrase stood out from today’s Bible verses?
And now, let’s say YES to God together.
Father God, we say YES to using the gifts and talents that You’ve given us to serve and love our friends, and any others who we meet this week too.
After enjoying this time with God and each other, let’s say our memory verse together:
Philippians 2:3
When you do things, do not let selfishness or pride be your guide. Instead, be humble and give more honour to others than to yourselves.
Philippians 2:3 (NCV)
Let’s put a hand on our heart.
Father God, fill us with Your love. Help us to love You, and everything that You’ve made.
Let’s point to our eyes.
Lord Jesus, help us to see You, and to see others the way that You see them too.
Let’s point to our ears.
Holy Spirit, help us to hear You, and give us courage to do what You say.
Joy lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and her dog. She works for Bridgetown Church where she leads kids as they grow, learn, and have lots of fun. Joy loves gardening, summer camp, eating ice cream, and reading her favourite books, The Chronicles of Narnia.
Jackson is 11 and lives with his younger brother and parents in Surrey. He loves pretty much all sport but his favourites are football, golf and jumping off high stuff into water! He enjoys gaming and is always ready to build something on Minecraft.
