Parents and childrenEphesians 6:1-4Length: Short

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What does Paul ask of children, and what does he warn fathers not to do?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • How were honor and encouragement — or their absence — part of the home you grew up in?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • How could you honor a parent or encourage a child this week — a phone call, a spoken blessing, patience instead of a sharp reply?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who is struggling as a parent, or with a parent, and could this passage open a conversation with them?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).