Conversation in the Home

Preview: A review of how Christian families should interact in order to create a peaceful, godly home life.


Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 6:1-9.

Memory Verse: Psalm 19:14.

1. What should we avoid in our conversation? Colossians 3:8-9, Ephesians 5:3-5, Ephesians 4:29 & Ephesians 4:31-32.
2. What does evil communication do to us? I Corinthians 15:33.
3. What will be the result of a godly wife’s conversation? I Peter 3:1-2.
4. What should the father’s conversations be? Ephesians 6:4 & Isaiah 38:19.
5. What are godly mothers instructed to do? Titus 2:3-8.
6. Should we always be wishing for something, or is it better to be thankful for what we have? Ephesians 5:18-21 & Hebrews 13:5.
7. Should parents ever confess their faults to their children and seek their forgiveness? James 5:16.
8. What kind of conversation and attitude brings about unhappy and broken homes? Proverbs 15:17, Proverbs 25:24, Mark 3:25, Proverbs 19:13 & Proverbs 27:15.
9. What insures a happy home? Deuteronomy 12:7, I Chronicles 16:9-10, I Peter 4:12-14, Romans 5:11, Psalm 35:28, Psalm 100:4, Ecclesiastes 9:9, I Thessalonians 4:2, & I Thessalonians 4:6.
10. What good is a merry heart? Proverbs 17:22.
Note: Medical science is discovering that happy, contented people have less sickness.
11. Which is better for making peace: Praise or criticism? Philippians 4:8-9.
Note: If we followed this prescription in our homes there would be no divorce or juvenile crime.