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“Authority”                Ephesians 6:1-4; Hebrews 12:5-11               November 16th, 2025 

1. In what area of life has authority been delegated to you? What attitude should a person have whose authority has been delegated to them?

2. When have you ever delegated authority? How did the person respond to the authority that was granted to them?

3. Read Ephesians 6:1-4. What is the importance of the final phrase in verse 4? What is meant by the discipline and instruction of the Lord?

4. What limits, if any, does Scripture place on parental authority? How does this text balance authority with responsibility?

5. What does it mean for fathers to not exasperate or provoke their children? (6:4) What distinguishes biblical parental authority with authoritarianism or abuse?

6. Turn next to Hebrews 12:5-11. How is God’s discipline used as a model for parental discipline? What is the point of discipline?

7. If discipline is so unpleasant, why do it? (12:11)

8. How would you respond to someone who says that disciplining a child is unloving, or will hurt their psyche?

9. What lessons should parents learn here regarding discipline of children? How can discipline reflect God’s love rather than simply control?

10. What does it mean for a parent to realize they are more like their child than unlike them? What attitude adjustment should you make so that you align more with this realization?