Our Imperfect Family- 3- Father's Day Conversation

Icebreaker: What’s a funny story that involves your father or father figure? 

READ 1 Kings 3:5-9

1- God approached Solomon and told him to ask for anything He wanted. What do you think the significance is of the fact that God came to Solomon wanting to give good gifts, rather than Solomon approaching God asking for good gifts? 

2- What did Solomon ask for? 

READ Proverbs 3:5-6

3- Solomon asked God for wisdom and God gave it. Then he wrote the book of Proverbs to his son about how to live wisely. What is the first command you see in Proverbs 3:5-6? Why do you think that is listed first?

4- When Solomon says, “lean not…” he is referring to leaning on a crutch. How have you been guilty in the past of using your own understanding as a crutch? What are some situations in your life right now where you are tempted to lean on your own understanding?

5- Thinking about your answer to the previous question, what are some practical steps you can take in the coming weeks to trust God’s ways and submit to them rather than leaning on your own ways and knowledge? (ex. study the book of Proverbs to better understand what some of God’s ways are)

READ Proverbs 22:6

6- Think about this verse in the context of Solomon telling his own son to do this and his son hearing this from his parent. How did the actions of your parents affect the way you viewed their advice?

7- We all have children. Whether we literally have kids of our own, or have someone in our lives that we mentor in some way, we are all parents. How does this verse that Solomon wrote impact the way you think about your actions around your “kids.”

8- What was the most helpful piece of advice you picked up from the sermon conversation on Sunday? Why was that the most helpful? 

9- Pastor Wesley and Pastor Nathan both closed with the same encouraging words to all parents: There’s still time to right wrongs and there’s always enough grace for any kind of failure. How does this encourage you as you go about parenting your children or those people whom you regularly influence?