DEV 13PN Healthy Family (Parent-Child)/pl

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=Session 13: Healthy Family (parent – child)=

''In this session, you will discover what God’s Word has to say about healthy relationships between parents and children. ''

Heart of a Leader

 * 1) What are you learning about abiding in Christ? How are you practicing abiding through His Word, prayer, obedience, PCS, relationships and fellowship?
 * 2) In what areas of your life do you find it challenging to obey God?
 * 3) What unresolved conflict do you have?
 * 4) In what areas are you believing God by faith, beyond your own ability?

Celebration of Faithfulness

 * Share what has happened since the last meeting. Ask them to relate it to goals from the last meeting.

Iron on Iron: Sharpening Myself and Others
Proverbs 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, one man sharpens another.”  


 * 1) What is going well?
 * 2) What is not going well?  What obstacles are you facing?
 * 3) What are possible solutions from the other group members?
 * 4) What do you need to do to add the missing characteristics into each group?
 * 5) Where will you start a new group or church this month?

Discovery Bible Study –Parents and Children
Section 1: Roles and Expectations

Roles of Parents and Children: Ephesians 6:1-4; Exodus 20:12

Parents need to Teach: Deuteronomy 6:6-9; Proverbs 22:6

Children need to Listen: Proverbs 1:8-9

Role of Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14-16


 * What caught your attention? (or What did you like best?) Why?
 * What are the responsibilities of children to their parents?
 * What are the responsibilities of parents to their children?

Summary:

Section 2: Discipling our Children 

Need for Balance: Colossians 3:20-21

Help from other Believers: Titus 2:2-8

Purpose of Discipline: Hebrews 12:7-11

God’s Example: Lamentations 3:22-23


 * What caught your attention? (or What did you like best?) Why?
 * How do parents avoid provoking their children according?
 * How does our heavenly Father serve as an example for us in this matter?

Summary:

Preparing for Mission
Evaluate how your life is in the area Parent/Child submission and Make a Plan on how you will immediately begin to improve.


 * Discuss practical applications:
 * What are good ways to discipline children without causing them to lose heart?
 * How can we balance discipline with encouragement to accomplish this purpose?
 * What can we do to solve the problems we face as parents in accordance with these passages?

I will __________ by ____________