You and Me Forever by Francis Chan
Week 8: Chapter 7 — Train Your Children
Read Chapter 7 of You and Me Forever. Key passages: Deuteronomy 6:4–9; Proverbs 22:6; Psalm 78:4–7.
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This chapter expands the vision of marriage to include one of its most significant callings — raising children who know, love, and follow God into the next generation.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.The Chans argue that one of the greatest contributions a married couple can make to eternity is raising children who love Jesus. Does this feel like pressure or like privilege — or both? Why?
2.Moses commands in Deuteronomy 6 that the love of God be impressed on children through the rhythms of daily life — walking, sitting, lying down, rising. What does this kind of pervasive, everyday spiritual formation look like in a 21st-century home?
3.Francis and Lisa are transparent about their fears and failures as parents. What specific vulnerabilities or honest admissions do they share, and how does their honesty affect you as a reader?
a.In what areas of parenting do you feel most inadequate or afraid?
b.How does the gospel speak to parental failure and inadequacy?