3D Parenting – Discipline (Cranberry – October 25, 2015) from Crossroads Church on Vimeo.
One of the hardest parts of being a parent is disciplining your child. Many of us struggle to find the balance between enjoying and correcting our children. As followers of Jesus we know that God disciplines us because he loves us and that discipline helps shape our character.
In this video we will look at the issue of discipline and learn that teaching our children to be obedient can save many unnecessary hurts. Children will simply not grow up and out of bad behavior but when we correct them our character matters too.
QUESTIONS: Read Hebrews 12:5-11.
SECTION 1:
- What stood out to you most about this passage and why?
- What do we learn about God from this passage?
- How would you summarize this passage to a new Christian? What about someone far from God?
- How do these verses shape the way you view God’s love and grace in our lives?
SECTION 2:
- Share about a time God disciplined you in the past. What happened and how did that impact your relationship with him?
- What challenges are you currently facing in disciplining your children?
- What are some ways you are trying to teach them that discipline now is for their benefit in the long run?
- What action step do you think God is leading you to take as a result of this week’s message? What is one way you can apply this truth to your life this week?
- How can our group specifically pray for that step over the next week?
SECTION 3:
- How should a person respond to God when disciplined?
- How does Christ’s discipline differ from human discipline? What benefits does this discipline bring?
- Why should we discipline our children? Be specific.
- What are some principles for disciplining your children in a godly way?
- As a parent, how can you maintain balance between discipline that is too strong and discipline
that is too lenient?