Parenting With the End In Mind, Part 2: “Friends”
June 12, 2022

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Message Review

No one has the potential to influence your child more than you, but you are not the only influence in your child’s life. Your children’s friends are impacting the quality, direction, and destinations of their life. The older your child gets, the more impact their friends have in their lives, and the more impact they have in their friend’s.

Main Point | Your friends impact the quality, direction, and the destinations of your life.

Scripture References | Proverbs 13:20; 1 Corinthians 15:33; 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1

Challenge Question | Are your friends helping or hurting you move toward who God created you to be, and the destinations He desires for you?

Questions

  • Growing up, who was one of your friends that positively impacted your life? What do you remember about them?

  • Read Proverbs 13:20. This verse seems so simple to understand, but why can it be hard to apply at times?

  • Read 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1. Pastor Ronnie spoke about this passage during his message. Which part of this passage stuck out to you as he was talking about it and why?

  • Pastor Ronnie said, “Show me your friends, and I’ll show you your future.” What do you think about this phrase? Does anyone have a story that illustrates this principal?  

  • The natural tendency when parenting is to protect your children through isolation. Why can this method hurt your kids as they move towards adulthood?

  • Pastor Ronnie gave us three suggestions on how to help your children surround themselves with friends who will positively impact the quality, direction, and destination of their lives.

    • Create conversations with your kids

    • Put healthy guardrails in place for them

    • Engage them in environments that creates the potential for the “right types” of friendships to develop and flourish

  • Which one of these suggestions seems the easiest, why?

  • Which one of these suggestions seems the hardest, why?  

Application

What destination do you want your kids to end up at regarding the friend they choose? What can you do this week to help begin or continue to cultivate those relationships?

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