Service, Sacrifice and Selflessness In the Home Every family member should desire to be a servant like Christ. Parents serve their children by providing love, physical necessities and godly examples. They must provide limits for the children – not leaving them to their own devices. They must communicate God’s will! Children serve by honoring and obeying their parents, and by making wise and right choices in their lives.

Service, Sacrifice and Selflessness In the Home The Parents serve by… Mark 9:35-37 Providing Love. (Titus 2:4; 1 Corinthians 13:4-8; Proverbs 13:24) Providing for physical necessities (1 Thessalonians 2:7; 2 Cor. 12:14) Providing an example. (2 Corinthians 8:21; Proverbs 20:7).

Service, Sacrifice and Selflessness In the Home The Parents serve by… Providing limits: Not leaving children to their own devices. (Proverbs 29:15)

Service, Sacrifice and Selflessness In the Home The Parents serve by… Communicating… God’s Will (Isaiah 54:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; Deuteronomy 6:6ff; 11:19; Psalm 78:1-6). Praise (Colossians 3:21) Reproof and Correction (Proverbs 29:17; 22:15; 13:24)

Service, Sacrifice and Selflessness In the Home Children serve by… Honoring and Obeying Parents (Ephesians 6:1-2 ; Luke 2:51) Making wise and righteous choices (Proverbs 23:24-25)

Service, Sacrifice and Selflessness In the Home Jesus washed feet! “If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. -- John 13:14-17 Is there a servant in your house? Is it you?