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Did you know that play dough was not always a fun play toy? Its original purpose was as a product that cleaned wall paper! It wasn’t until a man named Joseph McVicker visited his sister-in-law's classroom and saw the creations that children were making with the product that the idea for what we now know as play dough came to life.  
 
In his letter to the Christians in Rome, Paul told them that God had created them for one purpose: to bring God glory! Paul explained that God is most glorified when His children love and serve one another. Paul pointed to Jesus as the perfect example of what it means to glorify God by serving the needs of others.  
 
We live in a world that tells us to live for ourselves and do whatever makes us happy. But God has more for us! God’s purpose for our lives is to bring Himself glory, and He is glorified in us when we follow Jesus’ example of humility, love, and sacrifice. When we live to bring God glory, we find there is true joy in living out our purpose. 
 
God created people to bring Him glory. When we trust in Jesus and follow Him, we bring glory to God by seeking the good of others. God calls us to share the love of Jesus with all people by telling them the good news—the gospel.

For Fun
Allow each family member to pick a random object from around the house. Take turns giving a presentation of the “unordinary” uses the object could have—like a fork that could be used to style hair! After you laugh as a family, talk about how each object may have multiple uses but it was originally created for a singular purpose. Likewise, we were created for the purpose of living in a way to bring God glory.

To Serve
Write a letter to a long-distant relative or friend who you haven’t seen in some time. Tell them what you’ve been learning about Paul and how Paul traveled to meet and encourage the believers. When he couldn’t travel to see them, Paul wrote letters like the one written to the Christians in Rome. End the letter by challenging and encouraging the recipient to live out their purpose of bringing God glory.