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 = Opportunity

              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.       Reading

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.     Lot and his family (Gen 19:14-16)

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.