Serving Others

This week for our Family Ministry Moment, we want to focus on Serving Others—specifically serving others together as a family.

In 1 Peter 4:10 we read:
“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”

Throughout Scripture, we see how central serving is to the life of a believer. Serving means placing the needs of others above our own. It means recognizing that what God has entrusted to us—our time, abilities, resources, and spiritual gifts—was never meant to stop with us. They are given so that we might glorify Him by blessing others.

I love how this verse says, “whatever gift you have received.” Not just certain gifts. Not just the visible ones. Whatever God has placed in your hands, He intends for you to use for His glory and for the good of others.

Some of my fondest childhood memories are of serving alongside my parents. It wasn’t an occasional event; it was simply how our family lived. For example, my dad would drive the church van on Sunday and Wednesday nights to pick up elderly ladies for church. My sisters and I each had a role. One would open the van doors. Another would set up the step. Another would run to the front door to help the ladies safely to the van. It may have seemed small and ordinary, but it shaped us in extraordinary ways.

Serving together wasn’t just something we did—it became part of who we were. And to this day, that focus on serving continues to influence our family.

So here’s the question for us:
What could serving together look like in your family?

• Is there a neighbor who needs help?
  
  
• A family member who could use encouragement?
  
  
• Someone in our church who needs a meal, a visit, or a prayer?
  
  

It doesn’t have to be big. Start small. Let your children see you serve. Better yet, let them serve with you. When we invite our kids into acts of service, we’re not just meeting needs—we’re shaping hearts.

As families, may we intentionally look for opportunities to be the hands and feet of Jesus—together.