REALLIFE STUDY
GROUP
“The Shame Game”
ICEBREAKER: Have
you ever cheated on a board game? If so
what game was it and how did you do it?
OUTLINE: 5
THINGS CHEATING ROBS YOU OF:
1.
Relationships
2.
Responsibility
3.
Resources
4.
Recreation
5.
Rest
TEXT: Luke
15:11-32, Isaiah 54
STUDY GROUP
QUESTIONS:
1.
How bad
do you think the problem of cheating is our society today?
a.
serious
b.
occasional
c.
rare
d.
never
2.
In what
ways do Americans cheat and what is the worst kind
cheating?
3.
When
you find out someone cheated on you how do feel and
how do you deal with it?
4.
In the
Bible, Jacob’s name meant “cheater.” In
what ways
did he cheat?
5.
In what
ways did the prodigal cheat himself and how have you
you cheated yourself?
6.
What do
you think is the real motive for most cheating?
a.
To see
if you can get away with it
b.
Peer
pressure
c.
To try
to meet needs that are not being met
d.
To try
to get ahead.
e.
Fear of
failure
f.
___________________________________________
7.
What is the most creative reason you have heard for cheating?
8. Take
a moment ask the Lord to take away your shame?