Discussion Questions 6/20/20

6/20/2020

These discussion questions are based on the sermon titled "Bad Dad".

Here are some discussion questions that you can talk about with the people that are in your home with you. You can also call a friend who was watching and discuss it with them. Or you can break out a notebook and use these questions to journal your thoughts on the message.

1. Why are fathers so influential on the home?

2. How should a father lead his family?

3. Why did Eli not remove his sons from their position?

4. Why do parents excuse their children's behavior many times?

5. How do good people like Samuel end up making mistakes as a parent?

6. God can be our Father. How does that give us hope?

7. How does hope lead to purification?

8. What message did you personally take away from this sermon?

9. How can you apply this sermon to your life?

10. What practical thing can you do today to get started?

Feel free to share some of your thoughts in the comment section below:

14 Comments

Selva Mason

6/20/2020 12:48:20 pm

1. Why are fathers so influential on the home?
I think it depends on the type of Dad. A Dad who sets an example and correct you so that you are on the right path is a good Dad. I love my earthly father because he would always speak to me when I did something that other people wouldn't appreciate. He corrected me with love so that other people would not have the opportunity to correct me harshly.

I remember one day when my dad hit me with a belt and it left a red mark on my arm. This happened because my brother and I were in a slapping match and my bother got hurt and it made my father upset. After going to my room and crying, I came back out with a serious face and said to my dad "look what you did to my arm." And he was very shocked. He said, "just the one little hit with the belt and your arm is red like this?" And I said, "You did it because you were upset and that's not good. I do not want you to ever hit me again. Because I do not want these marks on my skin." I was 8 years old at the time. He said sorry and put his head to down and I went back to my room. Later that evening, my Dad said, "Sel, you were right. I was upset and I did not mean for that to happen. I will not hit you anymore.
I remember my father asking me about the mark day after day until the mark went away.

I respect my father because he was always willing to learn from me even when I was just a little girl. There were times when I messed up or he messed up but we always worked it out in communication. My father was a great influence in our home because he ensured that he practiced or model the expectations he had for us in his actions.

2. How should a father lead his family?
A great father leads his home in the ways of the Lord. As far back as I can remember, my father always made sure that my bothers and I were all dressed up and headed to church most weeks and as we got older every week. Even when he did not go with us, he would drop us off at the church. When we returned home he would talk to us about the sermon and the importance of the church community. My father allowed God to be his father and that's what supported him in being a great Dad for us.

Wayne Jamel

6/20/2020 06:34:30 pm

Thats a great concept. If a father can have God as his Father, then he is turn can be a great dad.

I love how your father was willing to adapt and grow. Fathers are going to make mistakes, but its what is done after the mistake that makes a big difference

Joe n Cora F

6/20/2020 01:04:01 pm

What message did I personally take away from this sermon ? The message was telling me that fathers are only human beings they make mistakes too in bringing up their children . Sometimes they can’t differentiate bet. Proper love, complacency n proper discipline for their kids . Some father unknowingly takes an easy way out in correcting a child’s behavior by being complacent. I believe that complacency is laziness bec the act of disciplining a child is a job it involves dealing with tantrums , hostilities , rebelliousness etc. and some fathers don’t want to deal with that job or conflicts with the wayward kid bec it’s a headache n heartaches so they just give in n be complacent . I think that’s what Eli fell into ?

6/20/2020 11:00:28 pm

Its sad

Cora n Joe F

6/20/2020 01:11:48 pm

Why are fathers so influential in the homes ? From biblical time the Jews n gentiles were imbedded in their minds the knowledge that we live in a patriarchal society and so whether the father is good or bad we still take that common knowledge or “reflex” that father is still the last say.

6/20/2020 11:01:39 pm

Yeah the weight of authority impresses upon the child

6/20/2020 01:26:12 pm

Why do parents excuse their children’s behavior many times ?
Some parents are just too loving n whenever they are asked why they tolerate or ignore bad behavior they will use the defense such as , “we just understand the reasons why our child is behaving in such bad manner, ” or some parents are just complacent in giving proper love n discipline.

6/20/2020 11:02:41 pm

True love and care would lead to discipline

6/20/2020 01:30:41 pm

How should a father lead his family ?
The Bible says we have a loving father that leads n teaches us in all truths how to lead our family . Jesus is the true example of a loving father .

6/20/2020 11:03:38 pm

The Bible is the best guide

6/20/2020 01:46:11 pm

Further thoughts
Hebrew 12:6 For whom the Lord Loveth He chasteneth , and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth .
A loving father never shied away in giving correct discipline to his children no matter what heartaches it could come about from d disciplining 🙏

6/20/2020 11:04:17 pm

Very true

Helen Morgan

6/20/2020 04:39:05 pm

1. Why are fathers so influential on the home.
Fathers are very influential in the home because a father who is very involved have a direct impact on their children's future. Families are also strengthened by supporting fathers in that they can benefit from positive involvement.

I can remember as a little girl growing up with five other siblings, my father set the rules as followers: 1) wake up and have morning devotion; 2) go to school including activities relating education; 3) go to church; and during spare time we visit a little old lady who lived across the street from us. Every Sunday my father would drop us off at church, went back home and cooked and came back to get us. During dinner each of us had to tell him what the sermon was about, by the time we were finished it was time for Sunday school.

I also remember my father taking us one by one and speak to us individually. He would tell us about his life and how we should strive to do good. My mother had already passed and I guess he was preparing us for the future. He did not live for very long but his involvement in our lives and his teachings stuck with us until today.

6/20/2020 10:58:36 pm

Wow train up a child in the way he should go and when he is grown they will not depart from it. Sounds like your father instilled good discipline in your life.

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