OWN IT | WEEK 5
Week 5 Own It
Big Idea: Everything you have is not for you, but it is for you to be generous with.
Key Verse:
Proverbs 3:9-10
Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over the new wine
Following Jesus should look and sound like Jesus.
- How’s that working out for you?
What is your first reaction when you hear the church teach on money?
- What do you believe causes that reaction?
Read Matthew 6:19-21
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
What do you hear Jesus teaching us in this verse?
Read John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Read James 1:17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
What do these verses say to you about God’s generosity to us?
What are some gifts from God that are easily taken for granted?
How can we be generous to others with those gifts?
Malachi 3:10
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.
Why is giving back to God by giving to the church important?
Why would TFF offer the 90-day giving challenge?
Application:
God has been generous to us because he loves us. He doesn’t need our money. He only wants our hearts and to be Lord over every area of our lives. When God captures our hearts, generosity should flow from it, not just for the church but for those around us. Generosity is a hallmark of who God is, so it should be a hallmark of those who follow him.