Garwood Presbyterian Church

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Learning Parenting from David as a Father

1. Read II Samuel 13-15 and I kings I
   1. What were David's failures as a father according to these verses?
   2. What were the consequences of it?
2. What does the Bible teach about parenting?
   1. Dedicate your child to God: I Sam. 1:27-28
   2. Pray: Mat. 15:21-28; Luke 18:1; Phil. 4:6-7
   3. Teach the Bible: Deu. 11:18-21; Psa. 119:9-11; Pro. 22:6 & 29:18; II Tim. 3:14-17
   4. Discipline: Proverbs 13:24, 19:18, 22:15, 29:17, 19
   5. Love: Pro. 12:18; Luke 11:13; Rom. 13:8; Eph. 6:4; Col. 3:21; I Thes. 5:11; Heb. 3:13
3. How are you or have you been as a parent? What are your strengths? What needs to be changed?