REALLIFE STUDY GROUP
“The Perfect
Gift”
ICEBREAKER: What is the best Christmas gift you ever
remember getting as a kid?
CONFESSION:
I
can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
I
have received all that Christ is, has and does for me, in me, and through me.
In
Christ I can receive every gift that Father God wants to give to Jesus.
Every
RESOURCE I need was already produced and has already been supplied in Christ.
Every
GIFT I need already resides in me and has already been given to me in Christ.
Every
PROMISE I need has already been promised and is already available in Christ.
Every
ANOINTING I need has already been purchased and is already being poured out in
Christ.
Every
BATTLE I will ever fight has already been fixed and is already over in Christ.
Every
CHALLENGE I will ever face has already been settled and is already working for
my good in Christ.
Every
RELATIONSHIP I need to accomplish my assignment already exists and is already
being networked in Christ.
Every
TRUTH I need has already been decreed and has already been established in
Christ.
Every
VICTORY I need has already been won and is already finished in Christ.
Every
CREATIVE idea, concept, invention, or insight I need already exists in the mind
of God and I already have access to them in Christ.
Every
GODLY DESIRE I need has already been provided and is already within my grasp in
Christ.
Every
ENEMY I will ever encounter is already defeated and has already been made bread
for me in Christ.
Every
FAVOR I need has already been arranged and is already upon me and surrounds me
like a shield in Christ.
Every
MERCY I need was already extended from the cross and is already new every
morning in Christ.
Every
HEALING I need has already been paid for and was already secured in Christ.
Every
PROVISION I will ever need has already been created and already is in my
account in Christ.
Every
PROTECTION I will ever need has already been procured and is already assured in
Christ.
Every
BLESSING I will ever need has already been pronounced over me, has already been
released to me and is already operating in me, in Christ.
DEFINITION: Gift: A talent, endowment, aptitude, ability, power, enrichment or
inclination
OUTLINE: 7 Facts about the Perfect Gift....It
1.
Can
come in small packages or small gift-wrapped boxes
2.
Requires
TLC
3.
Can
come with messes
4.
Must
be protected
5.
Can
come in ripped packaging so don’t judge me.
You don’t know what I may grow up to be or do.
6.
May
not arrive in my best timing or on my schedule
7.
Comes
with no strings attached; Mary made mistakes....Even lost Jesus
TEXT: Matthew 7:11 (AMP); James
1:17 (KJV); Luke 2:7 (GWT)
STUDY GROUP QUESTIONS:
1.
There
are no limitations in Christ....only lessons for learning
There are no deficiencies in Christ....only delays
for development
There are no setbacks in Christ....only setups for
comebacks
There are no worries in Christ....only concerns for
character-building
There is no lack in Christ....only emptiness for
fulfillment
There is no loss in Christ....only opportunities
for success
There is no disease in Christ....only faith for
healing
There is no imbalance in Christ....only endurance
for stability
There is no immaturity in Christ....only growing
pangs for spiritual growth
There is no impurity in Christ....only showers for
cleansing
There is no imperfection in Christ....only purging
for perfection
There is no waste in Christ....only leftovers for
seed time & harvest
There is no defeat in Christ....only battles for
victory celebrations
There is no failure in Christ....only tests for
testimonies
There is no bondage in Christ....only trials for
triumph
There is no bitterness in Christ....only lemons for
lemonade (the bittersweet for the milk & honey)
There is no confusion in Christ....only questions
for learning to trust
There is no greed in Christ....only conquest for
stewardship
There is no rejection in Christ....only isolation
for preparation
Which of the above “in Christ” concepts
jumps out at you most?
2.
Why
do you think so many people don’t believe they are a gift from God to the
world?
3.
If
you could have any natural or spiritual gift what would you pick and why?
4.
Describe
one thing you need to do to develop your gifts?
a.
Work
with a coach, counselor, or mentor
b.
Ask
a friend to be your accountability partner in reaching your dreams
c.
Set
some goals with deadlines
d.
Spend
some time in prayer and meditation and Bible reading
e.
Read
books written about, or by, someone who has become a specialist with the same
giftings as you
f.
Practice
using your gifts more often
g.
Take
a class
h.
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5.
What
does it feel like when gifts come with strings attached?
6.
As
a baby, and as a man in burial garments, Jesus was wrapped with strips of
ripped cloth representing his desire to feel our ripped, tattered and torn
lives. How does it make you feel to know
our God came down to feel our pain?
PRAISE & PRAYER REQUESTS:
ACTION POINTS: My greatest gift from God
besides Salvation is __________. This
year for Christmas I plan to give God __________.