What Are the Questions?

What's Our Response?

Giving money away will further expand God’s work and bring blessings back to us in different forms and in unexpected ways.

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Launch

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1. What are some of the practical challenges and heart issues that keep people from being generous givers? What about you?

Explore

Read 2 Corinthians 8:1-4

2. As you read 2 Corinthians 8:1-4, describe the circumstances, heart, and actions of the church in Macedonia. What contrast do you see in verse 2?

Read 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 

3. Discuss how it relates to this topic of growing in generosity.

Read 1 Timothy 6:17-18.

4. Discuss what this passage says we should and should not do with wealth and why.

Read Proverbs 3:5-10

5. What is the main point of this important passage? What is the specific application in verses 9 and 10 of the general idea in verses 5-8?

In Summary

6. After looking at all these passages, summarize in your own words why personal financial generosity is a life-giving habit/practice.

Apply

Set a target amount or percentage of your income to give and begin working towards that giving goal:

  • Begin by giving something (literally any amount) towards God’s Kingdom – perhaps to your church and/or to your current ministry. You can even start with a dollar!
  • Develop a long-term plan to give generously and sacrificially. Giving money away will further expand God’s work and bring blessings back to us in different forms and in unexpected ways.

Remember: Keep collecting your financial data in your notebook.

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