Sermon Response Guide
PRIMARY SCRIPTURE:
Proverbs 23:22-26 ESV
22 Listen to your father who gave you life,
and do not despise your mother when she is old.
23 Buy truth, and do not sell it;
buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
25 Let your father and mother be glad;
let her who bore you rejoice.
26 My son, give me your heart,
and let your eyes observe my ways.
Key Points
Wise households are devoted to:
1) Truth
How can we design our homes to embrace and extend the gospel? We are sent out from our homes more than anywhere else in life – even more than the church.
2) Rejoicing
What can we do to better cultivate joy in our households? For there to be joy in our homes, there must be an absence of fear.
3) One another
How can we rebuild trust where it’s been lost in our homes and families? Maybe God wants to use us – whatever our home life looks like – to be family to someone outside our household.
Memory Verse
Ask God to write this word on your heart this week:
“Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.”
-2 Corinthians 13:11 ESV
Questions for Reflection
Take time to reflect and respond to these questions on your own in the presence of the Holy Spirit, or with trusted friends or family members:
1: Download the 10 Traits of a Healthy Family PDF and answer the questions that follow.
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· For each of the 10 traits of a healthy family, what would you say is the value and challenge in developing that trait in your own family/household?
· With 1 being the strongest and 10 being the weakest, how would you rank each trait in your family/household at this point in time?
2: Read 2 Corinthians 12:9 and answer the questions that follow.
· What steps can you take to develop the weakest traits in your family/household?
· What steps can you take to celebrate the strongest traits in your family/household?
3: Review this week’s memory verse (2 Corinthians 13:11). How is today’s message reflected in our memory verse?
4: What did you learn about God and the family of God today?
5: What is the primary message of hope you received from God today?
Pray
Lord, thank you that even when we are not devoted to the truth, rejoicing, or one another, you always are. Holy Spirit, you are our Teacher who leads us into all truth. Father God, you rejoice over us with singing. Jesus, while we were living as your enemies, you chose to call us your friends. You promised never to leave us or forsake us, and to be with us always – even to the end. Thank you, Lord. Help us to live and love like you.
