REALLIFE STUDY
GROUP
“Overcoming
Your Starting Blocks”
ICEBREAKER: Who is the fastest fictional or non-fictional
character? Be prepared to explain.
OUTLINE: Tune into God with Prayer
Identify your priorities each day
Motivate
yourself with rewards
Energize your spirit by total dependence on God
3 TIME TRUTHS
1. Time is a Gift
2. Time =
3. Time is temporal
TEXT: Proverbs 6:1
[ Like a Deer from the Hunter ] Dear friend, if you've gone into hock
with your neighbor or locked yourself into a deal with a stranger, If you've
impulsively promised the shirt off your back and now find yourself shivering
out in the cold, Friend, don't waste a minute, get yourself out of that mess.
You're in that man's clutches! Go, put on a long face; act desperate. Don't procrastinate—
there's no time to lose. Run like a deer from the hunter, fly like a bird from
the trapper!
STUDY GROUP
QUESTIONS:
1.
What is your favorite distraction from work or deadlines?
a. Television or
movies
b. Video games
c. Internet
d. Outdoors
Activities (fishing, hunting, biking, hiking, sports, etc)
e. Shopping
f.
g. Talking on
phone
h. Sleeping
i. _____________________________________________
2.
Identify your 3 most important priorities and how you are working
on improving these priorities right now.
3.
A starting block is what runners use as a starting point for a
race. If we took away all the excuses
what one thing do you need most to get started accomplishing your dream or
priorities?
a. money
b. energy
c. focus
d. commitment
e. confidence
f. _________________________________________________
4.
How did the following Biblical characters procrastinate?
a.
b. The rich man
that knew Lazarus ( Luke 16:20-25)
c. The thief on
the cross
5.
Who do you think God wants you to be a witness to right now?
Stop and pray for them right now by
name.