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Ephesians 3:1-13

1 Samuel 20:1-9, 18-42

1 Samuel 20:1-9, 18-42

1 Samuel 19

1 Samuel 18:1-9

1 Samuel 17:1-11, 17-24, 26, 28-29, 31-33, 37-50

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Galatians 5:13-18

Galatians 2:16-20

2 Corinthians 7:8-10

Galatians 3:1-3

John 3:16

Romans 1:16-17

John 1:1-3, 14

Matthew 1:18–23

Galatians 4:4-5

Ephesians 6:10-20

Ephesians 6:10-17

Ephesians 6:1-4   1. Share some of your favorite parenting experiences and moments. 2. What does discipline look like in your house? How do you help your children see the error of their ways? (If you’re not a parent, how was discipline administered in your family growing up?) How do you know when discipline is biblical or sinful? 3. When we are frustrated with the insufficiency of God’s law, we tend to take matters into our own hands and employ sinful methods (ie. Fear, shame, guilt, etc.). What tends to be your go-to method when you’re frustrated? Why is this method ultimately not helpful? 4. How do you go about trying to help your children experience grace? What do you do to help them to see that God is a forgiving God, merciful, and compassionate?

Ephesians 6:1-4 1. If you have kids, share one of your proudest moments as a dad/mom. Also, share one of your most embarrassing moments as a dad/mom. 2. When you envision success as a parent, what do you see? What does successful parenting look like? 3. If you saw yourself more as an ambassador rather than an owner, what differences would you see in the way you relate to your kids? 4. How can you tell if you've crossed the boundary between loving your kids and idolizing them? What are the symptoms of child idolatry? 5. The best way to parent your children is to first remember that you are a child--a child of God. If you rested in your identity as God's child, how do you think that would impact your parenting?