Weekly Family Devotional
You (Don’t) Complete Me: Gospel-Centered Relationships
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Read Together
1 John 4:7 (ESV)
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.
Talk About It
Do you want to know what shows we belong to God? It’s not just knowing about Him—it’s loving others like He loves us! The Bible says love comes from God. When we show real love to our family, friends, and even people we don’t know very well, we show that we truly know God. If we don’t love, we miss something important about who God is, because God IS love!
God showed us His love by sending Jesus for us—not because we were so good, but because God is! When we care for others—even when it’s hard—we let God’s love work in us. People can’t see God, but when we love each other, God’s love shines for all to see.
So every time you forgive, help, listen, or encourage, you’re giving people a peek into God’s love. That’s how others will know you really belong to Him!
For Parents to Explain
Dear God, thank You for loving us so much. Help us love each other like You love us, so that others will see You in us. Amen.
Family Activities
Love in Action Chart
- Create a chart with each family member’s name and space for “acts of love.”
- Each time someone does something loving—shares, helps, forgives—add it to the chart.
- At the end of the week, read aloud each “love in action.”
- Celebrate what God is doing in your family!
Heart Hands Craft
- Trace both hands on colored paper and cut them out.
- Glue the wrists together to form a heart shape.
- Inside the heart, write ways you can show God’s love to others this week.
- Hang it somewhere to remind you to love like God.
Family Prayer
Take turns asking God to help you show love to a friend, neighbor, or someone in your family this week.