REALLIFE STUDY GROUP

“Born Strategy”

ICEBREAKER: What animal do you think is the cutest when it is a baby?

DEFINITION: Strategy

A careful plan or method; the art of devising or employing plans toward a goal

OUTLINE:

5 Birth Tactics

1. Lose to Win

2. Die to Live

3. Decrease to Increase

4. Sow to Reap

5. Serve to Lead

5 Birth Limitations

1. Family: Dad, Brother

2. Background: Environment

3. Leader: Saul

4. Youthfulness or Inexperience

5. Enemy: Goliath

TEXT: I Samuel 17

STUDY GROUP QUESTIONS:

1. Listed above are 5 tactics that appear to be the opposite of conventional wisdom. Identify which one bothers you the most and tell us why.

2. Identify, by name if you can, some of the people in the Bible that tried to limit David.

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

3. What would you say about your family & background that could have limited you if you let it?

a. Poverty

b. Abuse

c. Neglect

d. Ignorance or

lack of education

e. Discrimination

f. Rejection

g. Addictions

h. Mental or physical illness

i. Criticism

j.

4. What “lid” would you say you are working on removing from your life right now?

a. Pride

b. Negative thinking or talking

c. Unresolved life issues

d. Self image issues

e. Uninformed or poor choices

f. Lack of motivation

g.

5. David’s leader did not believe that David was an experienced enough warrior but he still gave him a shot. What would you like to hear a leader in your life say to you?

a. I believe in you

b. Don’t quit

c. I can show you what you’re doing wrong

d. If you win, you don’t have to pay taxes ever again

e.

6. Goliath said David was just a boy and not a worthy opponent. When the enemy wants to discourage you, what does he say through people or negative thoughts to you?

a. You’re too stupid

b. You’re not experienced enough

c. You don’t know what you’re doing

d. You’ve messed up too bad. God is through with you.

e.

7. What is your biggest giant right now?

a. Fear

b. Depression

c. Lack of knowledge

d. Sickness

e. Anger

f.