DEV 13PN Healthy Family (Parent-Child)

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

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

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

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