Chapter 7 (Raising Your Children) – Questions for Husbands

1. After reading each of the scriptures, rank your relationship with your children in the following areas from 1 being the best and 5 being the worst.

_______Instruction (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)

_______Showing Love for God (Deuteronomy 6:5)

_______Consistent Christian environment (Deuteronomy 6:6-9)

_______Time (Luke 9:25)

_______Discipline (Proverbs 23:113, Proverbs 3:11-12)

_______Example (Ephesians 5:15-17)

2. Thinking about your “best” area, write one example that shows your strength in that area.

3. Thinking about your “worst” area, write one simple thing that you can do to improve in that area this week.

4. What did you learn from Ephesians 5:15-17 in relationship to example and time?

5. How does the issue of time relate to raising children?

6. What one “little thing” do you plan to do this week for or with your children?

Chapter 7 (Raising Your Children) – Questions for Wives

1. What in this chapter offered you the greatest challenge?

2. What does the Bible teach you about desiring children? Genesis 1:28, Psalm 113:9,Psalm 127:3-5

3. What does Hannah teach you about praying to have children? I Samuel 1:10-11

4. What does Sarah teach you about the joy of welcoming children? Genesis 18:9-12, 21:1-6

5. What does the Bible say about taking your children to church? Luke 2:21-22, 2:41-42, Hebrews 10:24-25

6. What does the Bible say about loving and taking care of your children? Proverbs 31:14,15,21

7. What does the Bible say about teaching God’s word to your children? Deuteronomy 6:6-7, 2 Timothy 3:14-15

8. What does the Bible say about training your children? Proverbs 1:8, 6:20, 22:6, 31:1

9. What does the Bible say about being a good friend to your children? Proverbs 17:7, 18:24

10. What does the Bible say about the heart that prays? James 5:16, Ephesians 6:18