Sticky Conversations

• What was a really good conversation you remember having with a parent or other close family member when you were growing up and why was it memorable?
• Read Deuteronomy 11.13-21.
• What stood out to you from this passage?
• What are the commands that Israel is being asked to obey?
• How did Moses describe the potential blessings Israel could experience once they had settled in the land and what did this prosperity depend on (see vv13-15)? 
• What warnings did Moses give them and what would be the consequences (see vv16-17)?
• Now go back to the beginning of this chapter and read verses 1-7.  
• What did Moses tell the people to remember?
• In verses 18-20 Moses instructed the people to “fix these words of mine” on their hearts & minds, and to teach them to their children through ongoing conversations. Why is the connection to these things light of the reminders given in verses 1-7? (Especially pay attention to vv 2-3a, 5, and 7)
• How does all of this translate to parents and those in the church today? What should we be passing on to children and students and why?
• Some kids talk freely with their parents and others are more reluctant. As kids move into the adolescent years it can be even more of a challenge to talk about important things like faith. What have you done to encourage your kids to talk? What has worked? What has not worked?
• What next steps do you need to take this week to help foster sticky conversations with the next generation?