WEEK 6: HONOR YOUR FATHER & MOTHER

• What is something your parents did when you were growing up that you appreciate more now than you did back then?

• Why can it sometimes be difficult to honor our parents, even when we love them?
• How can you honor a parent when your relationship is complicated or they have hurt you?

Read: Exodus 20:12

• What does “honor” mean to you?
• What else stands out to you from this verse?

TALK ABOUT IT

1. ACCEPT what they say.

• Did you have difficulty obeying your parents when you lived in their home? What was difficult about it?
• Read and remember: Proverbs 1:8–9.

2. ACKNOWLEDGE their counsel.

• Where have you drawn on your parents’ wisdom as an adult? Have you ever dismissed their advice and later realized they were right?
• Read and remember: Proverbs 23:22.

3. APPRECIATE what they’ve done.

• What is something you appreciate about your parents that you may not have told them?
• If you have the opportunity this week, what could you share with them? If your parents have passed away, how can you continue to honor their memory?
• Read and remember: Proverbs 23:25.

4. ACCOMMODATE for what they need.

• What are some practical ways you can meet your parents’ needs in this season of life?
• How might God be calling you to show up for your parents through your time, help, or care?
• Read and remember: 1 Timothy 5:3–4.

CHALLENGE THIS WEEK: Choose one practical way to honor your parents this week:

• Accept their wisdom.
• Acknowledge their counsel.
• Appreciate what they’ve done.
• Accommodate for what they need.

Remember: Be someone your kids want to become!

• Proverbs 20:7 NLT “The godly walk with integrity; blessed are their children who follow them.”