Elementary // Humility Week 3
Memory Verse:
“Don't be selfish; don't try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don't look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.” Philippians 2:3-4 (NLT)
Definition
Humility: Living with the right understanding of who God is, who I am, and who you are
Teaching Truth
Humility helps us focus on others
Questions to Ask Your Child
Read John 13:1-17
Reread verse 5. What did Jesus do that no one else wanted to do? (He acted like a servant and washed their dirty feet.) Did any of the disciples offer to wash feet? (No) Why do you think they didn’t want to do it? (Washing feet was a job that only the lowest servants did. It wasn’t their responsibility, so they didn’t offer to do it even though someone needed to.)
Look at verse 16. What do you think Jesus means when He says servants/slaves are not greater than their master? (If their master is willing to do something, like wash feet, then they must be willing to do it, too. They follow His lead.) Who are we: the servants or the master? (We are the servants and Jesus is our master.)
Reread verses 14-15. The first week of humility we learned Jesus is our perfect example. What kind of example did Jesus set for us here as our master? (He wanted to show us that none of us are too good to be humble. Since He is our teacher and above us, we shouldn’t think that we are too good to do what He did. He focused on others, and He will help us do the same.)
Instead of being proud of His perfection, how did He show humility by being others focused when He went to the cross? (He knew our great need of a Savior. He was willing to take our place even though He didn’t deserve to die, and we didn’t deserve to be saved. He showed us His great love by humbly taking our punishment.)
Activity
Help your kids think of a time when God helped them be others-focused and met a need they saw without being told. Brainstorm ways your family can meet others’ needs this week. Here are some examples: help your sibling clean his or her room, set the table at dinner before your parents ask, become friends with a new kid in the neighborhood or at church, throw away trash someone else dropped.