• How did you go this week with Cultivating your Feed?

  • What have you been reflecting on and thinking about?

  • Did you manage to make any changes this week with what you focus on or work on developing, or things to cull or cut back on?

• Describe your home:

  • Who lives there?

  • How much time do you spend there?

  • What do you tend to spend most of your home time doing?

  • What (if any) deliberate choices have you made about your home life as a Jesus follower?

Read Proverbs 15:25, 15:27, 17:1, 24:3-4

• What did these ancient saying teach the Israelites about their attitude towards their households?

• Do you think these words of wisdom are still helpful for you today? If so, which one speaks to you most?

We have some ancient wisdom written for Israelite women later in the book of Proverbs.

Read Proverbs 31:10-31

• What do you notice about the description of her 'noble character'?

• What does she spend her time doing?

• Does it surprise you that there is no mention of God in these verses (apart from verse 30)? How is worship implied in the description of her work?

• What might it look like for us today to do the ordinary tasks of life (especially in our homes) in a way that honours God?

Read 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12

• How can these words (which we looked at last week) apply to our home life?

  • In the Message paraphrase, verse 11 says, "Stay calm; mind your own business; do your own job." How does calm and rest connect with work and jobs in your home-life? How do we do both as an expression of worship toward God?

• Spend some time praying each household represented in your group - and for the home-life of everyone that lives there.