Small Group Questions | Proverbs - Part 11
October 13, 2023

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Date: October 15, 2023
Series: Proverbs – The Wisdom of God for Today’s Issues
Sermon Title: Cultivating Strong Families
Scripture: Proverbs 14:26
Speaker: Pastor Mark Pospisil

Questions:

  1. When you remember back to the things said to you in your youth by your parents, your grandparents, or the adult or adults who greatly influenced you, what statement had an impact on you?

  2. Proverbs 1:7 states that the fear of the Lord is beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. When it comes to raising children, in what ways can parents teach their kids about “the fear of the Lord?”

  3. In Proverbs 1:8, Solomon tells his son to “hear the instruction” of his father, and not to forsake the teaching of his mother. Understanding Solomon to be referring
    to his instruction in verse 7, why do you think Solomon was urging his son to hear
    his instructions?

  4. In Proverbs 1:9, Solomon explains to his son that hearing his instructions (and
    those of his mother) will become a “graceful garland” for his head and “pendants” for his neck. What do you think he means by those instructions being like a “graceful garland” and “pendants for his neck?” Why do you think this was
    important to Solomon for his son to possess?

  5. Proverbs 23:26 says, “My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my
    ways.” What are some of those “ways” of a parent—the values, the character, the
    integrity of a parent—that a child observes?

  6. Reflecting on how your “ways” have been observed over the years—as a parent, as a grandparent, as a role model to kids—what kind of message do you hope you conveyed to those kids who observed you?

  7. Proverbs 3:11-12 describe God as a Father who disciplines and corrects His
    children because He loves them and delights in them. How is His discipline
    different from punishment?

  8. When considering God as a Father who disciplines His children out of love, how
    does that truth impact our parenting?

  9. Read Proverbs 31:30. Why do you think this important for wives to hear? For
    daughters to hear?

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