Questions for Group Discussions:

Text: Colossians 3:18-21
Theme: Let the Gospel transform your family and your family’s legacy.

Open the Scriptures

1. When we read Colossians 3:18–21, how is the Bible’s view of submission for wives different from how our culture often sees it? And what does the message to husbands mean?

2. In Colossians 3:21, Paul tells dads not to provoke their kids — why do you think that matters, and how can we strike a healthy balance between discipline and encouragement in parenting?

3. As men, what does it look like practically to be tuned into your marriage and your kids based on these simple verses?

Open Your Lives

1. Can you think of a time when you really needed peace in your family or tried to bring it? How do you try to be a blessing to your family day to day?

2. What kind of legacy do you want to leave behind for your kids or grandkids? What are you doing now to move in that direction with Jesus at the center?

3. Forgiveness came up in the sermon — what’s your own experience been like with forgiving someone in your family? How did it affect your relationship?

4. We discussed how knowing your family story and telling it is essential in helping break cycles of brokenness and allowing for transformation in families. What is one brief aspect of your family story that has impacted who you are today that you can share with the group?