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Kyle Goen [Executive Pastor of Ministries]

2 Corinthians 8:1-9

My House Worship Guide | Week of November 17, 2019

Day 1 

Read: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9

Pray: 

• Thank God for how generosity is celebrated in the Bible.

• Thank God that generosity is proof of genuine love for God and others.

• Ask God to make you generous with the means which He has given you.

Sing: 10,000 Reasons - My House Worship Sessions 

Day 2 

Read: Matthew 6:19-24

Pray: 

• Thank God that our eternal treasure cannot be destroyed.

• Thank God that He is more satisfying and fulfilling than any amount of money.

• Ask God to help you repent of any love of money in your heart.

Sing: 10,000 Reasons - My House Worship Sessions 

Day 3 

Read: 1 Timothy 6:17-19

Pray:

• Ask God to help ensure that you are not proud with your money.

• Ask God to help you to be rich in good works.

• Ask God to give you a growing desire to store up eternal treasure so ask to take hold of those things which truly bring life.

Sing: 10,000 Reasons - My House Worship Sessions

Week of November 17, 2019 Discussion Questions

Get to know me:

Instructions: The purpose of these questions is to generate responses that are self-revealing and informative. Feel free to ask all of these questions to your group or simply choose the one that best fits your group.

1. What is the most generous thing you have ever seen someone do?

2. Have you ever been so generous, it didn’t even make sense at the time?  What was that like?

3. Why do you think it is important for Christians to be generous?

Into the Bible:

Instructions: The purpose of these questions is to draw group members into the Bible to discover truth from passages that were not the primary text for the weekend message.

Read Mark 12:41-44

1. What strikes you about this passage?

2. How would you summarize what Jesus is teaching here?

3. How do we apply this passage in our 21st-century context?

 Application:

Instructions: The purpose of these questions is to apply the main points from the weekend message.

1. What are some specific ways you can become more generous in your everyday life?

2. How can you trust God more in the area of finances?

3. What is holding you back from your generosity potential in your neighborhood and community?