REALLIFE
STUDY GROUP
“A Giving
Community”
ICEBREAKER: What is the most unusual gift that you have
ever given and/or what is the most unusual or strange gift you have ever
received?
OUTLINE:
Giving is a three step process
1. See
2. Feel
3. Act
The
Good Samaritan’s model for us:
1. Make the Difference
2. Take the Risk
3. Shake the System
4. Break the Bank
Attitudes
of a righteous giver
1. A Cheerful Heart = Right Attitude
2. A Clean Heart = Right Motives
3. A Compassionate Heart = Right Affection
TEXT: Luke 10:25-37, Matthew 14:14
STUDY GROUP QUESTIONS:
1.
What
are some of the feelings that we associate with giving both negative and
positive? (Fear, Anger, etc…)
2.
What
is the biggest difference in your family, your church, your school, your job or
your community that you feel God has called you to make?
3.
Identify
what change God is asking you to make right now as a gift to Him.
Name an attitude _______________________________
Name a habit___________________________________
Name a concern_________________________________
Name a desire you must trust Him
with______________
4.
The
Bible says we are to love the Lord with all of our heart, soul, strength and
mind and The Message Bible says with all your passion
and prayer and muscle and intelligence.
What do you think is the difference between these and which one is the
most difficult?
5.
If
God told you to give the most valuable gift you could give to someone without
spending any more money what would you give?
6.
1
John 3:17 (The Message) says, This is how we’ve come
to understand and experience love; Christ sacrificed His life for us. How did most of us learn the concept of love
and giving?
7.
Why
do you think that it is so hard for most people to tithe and give to God?