You + Your Spouse
Honoring your parents begins with honesty.
What’s your relationship like with your parents? Or, if your parents are no longer with us, what is something valuable that you learned from them?
What do you think it means to honor someone?
Read: Genesis 31:1-4
Have you experienced a breakdown of relationship because of dishonesty? What was that like?
Read: Genesis 31:14-20
What do you think of Jacob’s, Leah’s, and Rachel’s character here? What about the way they treated their father?
Read: Genesis 31:25-28
When Laban caught up to his family, he expressed his frustration at their flight. Do you feel like he was justified?
Read: Genesis 31:48-50
On Sunday, Walter said that, “Dishonesty in a relationship is only ever going to be temporary.” Have you found that to be true or not?
How can honesty be part of honoring your parents? Do you need to have a conversation with them?
Read: Galatians 5:22-23
We’re focusing on faithfulness this week , which in Galatians 5 Walter said was linked to fidelity, or to being trustworthy.
What can you do to be a more faithful person this week in your relationship with others, and especially with your parents?
Prayer: Go around your group and pray for each person to grow in honesty and faithfulness.