A Kid's Guide To ActsSample

God Helps Us To Serve

You hear a dog’s yelp. Many people know you love animals. You’ve rescued many strays, even though some people think it takes too much time and money. This puppy sounds hurt, and now you see he’s limping. He needs vet help. But how are you going to get that?

It’s so easy to quit doing good things or serving because people don’t seem into it or even get angry about it. Paul learned this when he took the good news of Jesus from town to town. Some people dogged him to stop. Others tried to hurt him and leave him like a stray on the street. But in a vision recorded in Acts 18:9-10, the risen Christ told Paul he wasn’t alone. Even if it didn’t seem like it, he did have people on his side—most importantly, Jesus Himself. You serve, Jesus said, and I’ll rescue. How to start? Jesus says the same to us: “You serve. I’ll rescue.”

How have you served God in the past? Who did you rely on? Can you simply serve and leave the rescuing up to God?

First Peter 4:11 says that we should serve with the strength that God supplies. Write down some strengths that God has given you for serving. What serving opportunities use those strengths? How can you lean on God while getting involved to serve?