EVERY DAY CARRY · SEASON 1 · WEEK 09
Your kids will be shaped by somebody, and God put you first in line. Five days on discipling your children in the ordinary moments, aimed at one scoreboard: children walking in the truth.
Fathering on Purpose.
Five episodes · October 12–16, 2026 · Free discussion guide
KEY SCRIPTURE
Deuteronomy 6:6–7 (ESV): “And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.”
THE BIG IDEA
Your kids will be shaped by somebody, and God put you first in line. Discipleship happens in ordinary moments, without provoking, fitted to each child, seeing kids as arrows to aim and send, and aimed at one scoreboard: children walking in the truth.
THIS WEEK’S TEXTS
Mon · Deuteronomy 6:6–7
Tue · Ephesians 6:4
Wed · Proverbs 22:6
Thu · Psalm 127:3–5
Fri · 3 John 1:4
THE COMMITMENT
Five weekday episodes of about five to seven minutes each. If you’re meeting with other men, plan on about an hour together.
LISTEN · MONDAY TO FRIDAY
This week’s five episodes.
Newest on top, so start with Monday at the bottom. Want each new episode waiting for you?
DISCUSSION GUIDE
Bring the guide.
Two pages: an opening question, the week at a glance with all five daily Carries, six Go Deeper questions, the hard question, and notes for whoever leads. Use it on your own, with one other man, or with your group.
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THE HARD QUESTION
What are your kids learning about God the Father by watching you?
CARRY IT TOGETHER
Each man prays over his kids this week, out loud and by name, and reports back next time.
Close in prayer: For each man’s children by name, for prodigals, and for fatherless young men you know.
Ways to use this week.
ON YOUR OWN | Listen each weekday, read the passage, and choose one action to practice before Friday.
WITH ONE OTHER MAN | Listen separately, then meet or call and answer the week’s hard question together.
MEN’S GROUP | Listen during the week, then work through the discussion guide when you meet. Plan on about an hour.
PASTOR OR MINISTRY LEADER | Send your men this page with a short introduction and a specific invitation to discuss it. The ready-to-send message is below.
WEEKEND WARRIORS TABLE | Open with the guide’s opening question, then move into your table’s prayer order.
For pastors and men’s leaders.
Everything you need to lead this week without extra prep.
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5 minutes: Open. Ask the guide’s opening question.
10 minutes: The week at a glance. Which of the five Carries did each man actually do?
25 minutes: Go Deeper. Read the passage aloud, then work through the six questions. Pick three or four if time is short.
10 minutes: The hard question.
10 minutes: Carry it together, then close in prayer.
Your guides plan on about an hour. Adapt it to your group.
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This week, we’re working through Fathering on Purpose, five short Every Day Carry devotionals. Listen during the week, then come ready to answer this: “What’s one thing your father did, or didn’t do, that still shapes you today?” The episodes and free discussion guide are here: mensministry.online/edcpodcast/season-1/fathering-on-purpose
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Men without kids at home can apply every charge to a nephew, grandkid, or young man they mentor. Some men carry pain from their own fathers or from estranged kids, so be gentle. Proverbs 22:6 is not a guarantee; don’t let anyone use it to shame a grieving dad.
Your next step.
FATHERING ON PURPOSE
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FIND YOUR SEAT AT THE TABLE
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