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WEEK 1
Getting to Know You
List all of the ways the commandments were to be impressed upon children (versus 79).
Discuss whether verse 7 was a command only to parents of children or to the entire
Israelite community.
Discuss how the words of verses 7-9 could be adapted to the activities and
surroundings of kids and families today (e.g., “Talk about them as you drive to school,”
or “Post verses on your bedroom mirror”).
Read Deuteronomy 6:1-2 and identify the importance of the teaching of the laws of the
Lord to children.
Consider and Discuss
Say, “From the very beginning, God has desired His people to disciple children and their
children’s children. This was part of His design for the family and the community of God. In
the preface of the book Raising Disciples, the author briefly describes how the commands of
God were ‘impressed upon’ her life.”
Read the Preface of Raising Disciples together.
DISCUSS
The author was raised by Christian parents in a Christian community, with God as the
central character in her story. How is your experience similar to or different from the
author’s?
Say, “Regardless of our backgrounds, each of us has been impacted by the faith—or lack of
faith—of our primary caregivers. It is helpful to acknowledge what we want to pass on to
children as well as what we want to avoid.”
Say, “The author states that ‘ultimately the discipleship of children centers around the home.
Moms, dads, stepparents, foster parents, and other caregivers are the primary influencers in
raising a child to be a disciple.’” (p. xi)
DISCUSS
Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?
Of the parents you are familiar with, what percentage do you think believe that they are
the primary influence in their child’s discipleship?
Say, “The author states ‘But God has not left parents to do this work alone. He has created
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