Heads Up – Builders Men’s Ministry may continue 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, then we stop for the summer! We are checking out the possibilities and will let you know soon.
Just so you know.
We are planning a campout and trip to a baseball game this summer for our men. Details to come.
Builders Men’s Ministry Bible Study
Me Submit? No Way? Yes Way?
Scripture for April 19, 2022
So, here is 1 Peter 3:1-7
1 Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not lieve the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, 2 when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. 3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. 4 Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. 5 For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands, 6 like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.
7 Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
Lean In: Can you think of some people in scripture who clearly showed submission to God? What made their submission difficult or was it? (To get started think of Noah – Genesis 5-9, Gideon- Judges 6-8, Jonah – Book of Jonah, Saul -Acts 9) Do you know some men or women who have illustrated submission to God. What is the story? Can you think of others in scripture who submitted to another person based on God’s direction?
Look Down: Which role does Peter spend most of his time talking about submission in this passage? How does Peter instruct men to treat women in marriage? How does that treatment translate to our treatment of women in general? In verse 1 and in verse 7 Peter begins each with the same phrase. What is it? He spoke of submission to Christ in the first two chapters and is apparently not finished. He now makes application to the marriage relationship. In what ways are our attitude toward and treatment of women reflective of our understanding of submission to God’s command to love one another?
Look Out: Where do you see women treated with respect and as equal to men in your experience? Where have you seen women treated unfairly or demeaned or abused? How has our culture progressed in its appropriate attitudes and treatment of women?
What does our culture’s obsession with pornography illustrate about our attitude toward women? How have your workplaces illustrated mutual submission or lack of it? Can you recall a teacher, coach, or boss who worked hard to establish a mutual respect in the class, team, or work place? How does his/her leadership illustrate the idea of “mutual submission”?
Look In: How has your attitude and treatment of women changed over the years? How has your change in attitude toward women impacted your current relationsh8ps? Have you been engaged in a healthy work environment where those in authority valued input from you and other co-workers? Have you had to submit to authority that was difficult to follow? How are conflicts resolved in places where mutual submission was experienced? What happened when conflicts arose in places where mutual submission was not illustrated?
Take It Outside:
How could you help another man or boy learn to submit to authority appropriately?
What would you advise a man to do if he worked in a place where those over him were abusive to him or others?
How could you help a man who is in a relationship where mutual submission is not happening? Married? Not married?
What does my willingness to submit to God have to do with my ability to build a mutually submissive relationship?
For background read 1 Peter 1 and 2.