Peter’s final point was about prayer, that is, a life of dependence upon God especially in the area of fathers raising children. It would be wise to have a portion of your gathering together be focused prayer. Below are some ideas for this prayer time.

• Take time with the families in your group to pray over them. Perhaps even pray for each father in the group.
• Pray that fathers would indeed be watchful, standing firm in faith, acting like men instead of immature children.
• Pray that families would be giving the Gospel to their children.
• Pray that parents would be modeling a concern for the least and the lost.
• Pray that parents would be modeling speaking the Gospel to those who need to hear it.
• Pray that each member in the group would look for ways to encourage and be part of raising tenacious and gracious kids.
• Pray for children of parents that need Jesus (whether the child is young or old).
• Who in the Bible is an example of man who acted like a man but did all (or at least a lot) in love?
• How can our group be part of encouraging fathers to lead their children (especially in the cases of those who are not fathers: college age, single, female, etc.)?
• How is raising kids a community project?
• For fathers, what strengths do you see in other people in your group that could aid you in raising tenacious and gracious kids?
• What does “engaging” and “equipping” our children look like right now? How could we grow without feeling overwhelmed or discouraged?