REALLIFE STUDY GROUP

“Living in the Winners’ Circle”

ICEBREAKER: What is your favorite make and model of car, truck, or SUV? (And no ladies “a red one” does not describe the make and model!)

OUTLINE:

4 Types Of “Ability” That God Is Looking For

1. Availability to God

2. Accountability to Others

3. Responsibility to self

4. Possibility thinking

Winning Circle Living

ü The clearer the goal, the greater the faith.

ü Your success is determined by what you are willing to ignore.

1. Past failures

2. Offenses of others

3. Family disrespect or disagreements

4. Alternatives to your assignment

ü Decisions determine your success.

ü What you make happen for others God will make happen for you.

ü One day of favor is worth a lifetime of labor

ü Your assignment is the only place where your provision is guaranteed.

ü An uncommon seed will always create an uncommon harvest.

TEXT: 1 Corinthians 9:24, Hebrews 12:1-3, Philippians 3:12-14

STUDY GROUP QUESTIONS:

1. In what way do way do you think God would like for you to make yourself more available to God for the work of the ministry?

a. Mentoring kids

b. Feeding the Homeless

c. Calling and visiting the shut-ins, the sick and the elderly

d. Discipling new believers

e. Working in the church nursery

f. Volunteering at a local school

g. Preparing food for funerals and the grieving

h. Praying and interceding for others

i. Teaching and training

j. Serving as a greeter, usher or altar worker

k. Cleaning, repairing or maintaining God’s House

l. _______________________________________________

2. Who do you consider yourself to be accountable to and how are those that you are accountable to challenging you?

3. If God were to ask you to take more personal responsibility in what area of your life would it be?

a. Finances

b. Fitness

c. Family

d. Friends

e. _______________________________________________

4. What one thing do you most need to focus your attention and energy on improving right now?

5. What has been and will probably be the biggest distraction to the plan of God for your life?

6. When was the last time that you really felt like you were winning on the race track of life?

7. What would the picture of success in your life look like right now?