Christ and Culture, Part 3: Be Fruitful and Multiply

Reston Bible Church Sermons

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS

1. What stood out to you most in this message?
2. How have you seen child rearing in our culture change over the course of time?
3. Do you agree that the valuing of children has changed in our culture? Explain.
4. Read Deuteronomy 6:4-9. How do you see this playing out effectively in the lives of people around you?
5. When you think of the elements of “train up an child in the way he should go,” what are the ones that rise to the surface? Brainstorm a list.
6. If you are a grandparent, married without children, or single, in what ways could this message apply to you? If you are married with children, what do you think the contribution could be from those who do not have children?
7. How has this message impacted the way you will interact differently with the children in your sphere of influence?

OTHER RESOURCES

The Value of Children
“Heritage from the Lord”
RBC Sermon by David Wright

Choosing Childlessness
“Why Are So Many Americans Choosing to Not Have Children?”
New York Times

“11 Reasons People Choose Not to Have Children”
Psychology Today

Lowering Birth Rate
“U.S. Fertility Rate Falls to Record Low”
Wall Street Journal

Abortion Data
“More black babies are aborted in NYC than born.”
Politifact

“Research Confirms 95.9% of Abortions are Killing Babies as Birth Control, Just .4% for Rape”
LifeNews.com

“Questions and Answers on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors”
Charlotte Lozier Institute

Parentage Laws and Birth Certificates
“Massachusetts Erasing ‘Mother’ and ‘Father’ from Family Law”
Alliance Defending Freedom

Child Trafficking Stats
“Child Trafficking – Every 2 Minutes a Child is Sold”
Safe House Project

Fentanyl Deaths
“Number of overdose deaths from fentanyl in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022”
Statista

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