Week 3 Guide
Rooted in Family
THE BIG IDEA
On a team, every player has a role.
When someone abandons their role, the whole team feels it.
The same is true in the family.
God created the family before nations, governments, or even the Church.
It is His design—intended to reflect His nature and display His glory.
When we abandon our role, we weaken our roots.
When we embrace our role, we strengthen our fruit.
Healthy families grow when each person lives out their God-given role.
KEY TRUTH TO REFLECT ON
The family is not a cultural invention—it is a divine design.
God created marriage, parenthood, and generational honor to:
Proclaim His nature
Protect children
Provide stability
Produce future generations
When family is redefined or roles are neglected, everyone suffers.
But when Christ is the root of the family,
His life flows into every relationship.
HEART-LEVEL QUESTIONS
Be honest. Fruit in the home reveals the health of the root.
Am I rooted in God’s design for family—or culture’s redefinition of it?
(Genesis 2:24; Genesis 1:31)Have I embraced my role in the family—or resisted it?
(Ephesians 5:21–25; 6:1–4)Where has passivity, pride, or independence replaced humility and collaboration?
(Ephesians 5:21)Am I intentionally shaping my family—or allowing culture to shape it for me?
(Proverbs 22:6)What fruit is consistently showing up in my home? Peace—or tension? Order—or chaos? Love—or distance?
(Colossians 2:6–7)
PRACTICAL ACTION STEPS
1. Embrace the Principle of Submission
Submission is not weakness.
It is alignment under God’s order.
Scripture calls family members to:
Mutual reverence for Christ
Sacrificial love
Respect and honor
Responsibility and leadership
Healthy families operate through humility and collaboration.
2. Recommit to Your Role
Every role matters.
Husbands: Lead with love, protection, and responsibility.
Wives: Help strengthen and support with wisdom and nurture.
Fathers: Discipline and instruct with intentional presence.
Mothers: Nurture with compassion and care.
Parents: Train with direction and clarity.
Children: Honor with obedience and respect.
This week, identify one way you can better fulfill your role.
3. Replace Cultural Cues With Biblical Truth
The world constantly redefines family.
Scripture consistently restores it.
Choose one:
Limit unhealthy media influence
Pray together as a family
Reestablish expectations and structure
Initiate a needed conversation
What you do not intentionally shape, culture will shape for you.
4. Strengthen the Roots at Home
Healthy homes are not perfect homes.
They are homes that:
Communicate
Forgive
Pray
Serve together
Pursue Christ together
This week, establish one spiritual rhythm at home:
A short prayer before bed
A shared Scripture reading
A weekly family check-in
A gratitude moment at dinner
Roots deepen through consistency.
5. End Each Day With This Reflection
Each evening, reflect:
Did I fulfill my role with humility today?
Did I lead, nurture, train, or honor intentionally?
What fruit showed up in my home?
Write one sentence:
“Today, I strengthened my family by…”
PRAYER FOR THE WEEK
God,
Thank You for designing the family.
Forgive me for the ways I’ve resisted Your order.
Help me embrace my role with humility and faithfulness.
Strengthen the roots of my home so that lasting fruit can grow.
Make my family a reflection of Your love and Your nature.
Amen.
ROOTED PRINCIPLE
When each role is honored, the whole family is strengthened.
Jesus perfectly fulfilled every role:
He leads His Bride.
He disciplines His children.
He nurtures His people.
He submits to the Father.
He honors the Father.
When Christ is the root of the family,
His life transforms every role.
