Table of Contents Leadership: Justly Judging in Discipline Situations...1 Leadership: Overseeing Household Affairs...1 Leadership: Leading the Family in Worship...2 Leadership: Setting a Godly Example...2 Leadership: Exercising Initiative...4 Leadership: Making Godly Decisions...5 Leadership: Planning and Organizing...6 Leadership: Influencing the Community...7 Honesty...9 Courage...1 0 Bible Skills... 12 Scriptural Manhood... 12 Doctrine... 14 Teaching Skills... 16 Home Skills... 17 Self-Control of the Body... 18 Self-Control over the Appetite...1 9 Self-Control over the Thought Life...2 1 Self-Control over the Tongue...2 2 Self-Control in Finances...2 4 Self-Control of the Emotions...2 6 Self-Control in Manners... 29 Temperance: Conquering Laziness... 29 Temperance: Fleeing Temptation... 30 Patience: Faithfulness in Performing a Job... 32 Patience: Faithfulness in the Church Body... 33 Patience: Perseverance in Trials...3 4 Patience: Finishing What We Start...3 8 Godliness: Consistently Meditating on God s Word...3 9 Godliness: Hiding God s Word in Our Hearts... 40 Godliness: Daily Communion with God in Prayer... 40 Godliness: Honoring God s Day of Rest... 42 Godliness: Obeying God with the Tithe... 43 Godliness: Obeying God and His Delegated Authorities... 44 Godliness: Recognizing and Repenting of Sin...4 6
Godliness: Seeking and Accepting Counsel from Our Heavenly Father... 48 Godliness: Being Content with God s Sovereignty... 49 Brotherly Kindness: Developing Godly Relationships... 50 Brotherly Kindness: Protecting the Young and the Weak... 52 Brotherly Kindness: Showing Hospitality... 53 Brotherly Kindness: Providing for Those in Our Care... 5 4 Charity: Giving to Those in Need... 55 Charity: Communicating in a Godly Way... 57 Charity: Serving Others with a Cheerful Heart... 58 Charity: Giving Up Our Own Desires...5 9 Charity: Showing Patience and Forgiveness... 61 Charity: Sharing the Gospel... 63 Charity: Loving a Wife... 65
Plants Grown Up Memory Verses 1 Leadership: Justly Judging in Discipline Situations Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? (1 Kings 3:9) For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. (Proverbs 3:12) He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD. (Proverbs 17:15) Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. (Proverbs 19:18) These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. (Proverbs 24:23) These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: (Zechariah 8:16) Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. (John 7:24) Leadership: Managing the Household The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. (Proverbs 12:24) Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. (Proverbs 27:23)
2 Plants Grown Up Memory Verses One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (1 Timothy 3:4) Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. (1 Peter 5:2-3) Leadership: Leading in Family Worship The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth. (Isaiah 38:19) Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. (Colossians 3:16) But exhort one another daily, while it is called Today; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. (Hebrews 3:13) Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. (James 5:16) Leadership: Providing a Godly Example I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. (Psalm 101:2) I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. (Proverbs 4:11)
Plants Grown Up Memory Verses 3 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. (Proverbs 22:24-25) If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. (John 13:14-15) Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. (1 Corinthians 11:1) Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. (Philippians 3:17) Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you. (Philippians 4:9) Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. (1 Timothy 4:12) In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine showing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. (Titus 2:7-8) For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. (1 Peter 2:21-24)