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DON on 2023-03-19 – LIFE GROUP QUESTIONS for 2023-03-22
On March 19, Dr. Don Solomon brings a message called, Blessings of the Family, from Luke 18:15-17, Proverbs 22:6, Ephesians 6:4, Proverbs 31:10, 28. We are focusing on the family this week, with our Parent-Child Dedication at the 11:00 service.
LIFE GROUP DISCUSSION: (Ephesians 6:1-4)
- Which one of these TV families best resembles your family of origin? (Cleaver? Flintstones? Brady? Huxtable? Walton? Simpsons?)
- What are some of the enjoyable aspects of being a parent?
- How do you treat children differently from the way your parents treated you?
- If you could change one thing about your parents, what would you change?
- Why is a child’s obedience to his or her parents pleasing to the Lord? (6:1)
- Why should children obey parents? (6:1) How do we define right these days?
- What does it mean to “honor your father and mother”? (6:2-3)
- What was promised to Israelite children who obeyed their parents? (6:2-3)
- How does God’s commandment and promise to children hold true today? (6:2-3)
- What does God want fathers not to do? (6:4)
- What does God want fathers to do? (6:4)
- How should children be reared and nourished? (6:4)
- How is the Lord to be the center of parent-child relationships? (6:4)
- Why should parents pay attention to their child’s natural bent?
- Why is it easier for children to obey fair and loving parents than unreasonable and demanding parents?
- How does rearing children in the “training and instruction of the Lord” provide guidelines for fathers?
- How does honoring your parents bring you blessing?
- How do you feel about your ability to be a good parent?
- How can the Lord support you in your role as a parent?
- How can a parent avoid exasperating his or her children?
- What can you do to improve or strengthen your relationship with your parents?
- How will you nurture healthy family relationships this week?
LIFE GROUP DISCUSSION: (Luke 18:15-17)
- What was the funniest story about you as a child that you don’t remember but others told you?
- When you were a child, who made you feel most accepted? How?
- What does it feel like to be rejected by others?
- In general, how does our society treat children?
- Why were people bringing babies to Jesus? (18:15)
- How did the disciples respond to what the parents were doing? (18:15)
- What was it about Jesus that motivated parents to bring their children to Him? (18:15-16)
- Why did the disciples rebuke those who were bringing their babies to Jesus? (18:15)
- How did Jesus react to His disciples’ attitudes? (18:16)
- How did Jesus treat the children? (18:16)
- What did Jesus say about the children? (18:16)
- Why should we receive the kingdom of God like a child? (18:17)
- What will happen to those who do not receive the kingdom “like a little child”? (18:17)
- What can we learn from this passage about the character of Jesus?
- How can you imitate the qualities Jesus showed in this story?
- What can we learn from the negative example of the disciples?
- What childlike qualities do we need to enter the kingdom of God?
- What can you do to cultivate your trust and dependence on the Lord?
- What does this passage reveal about how we need to change?
- What hinders us from having the childlike qualities that God wants us to have?
- How can you combat the tendency to depend on yourself rather than God?
- What is one childlike quality that you want to cultivate this week? How?
- What is one way you can show love and compassion toward children?