All In This Together (Generosity)

• Would you consider yourself greedy? How do you determine whether you are or not?
• Why is it that we acknowledge the sins of lust, envy, pride and anger in our lives, but not greed?
• Jeff repeatedly referred to greed as 'subtle and insidious'. Why do you think he used these terms?
• How do you determine how much to give towards God's work: is it a tenth before taxes, after taxes, a tenth of disposable income; can the tenth be shared between the church and other charities?
• Jeff shared that the biblical view of generosity ir not measured by the dollar amount, but by sacrifice. Do you agree with him or not?
• Jeff shared that Jesus talks about greed and materialism 10 times more than He talked about lust. Why is greed such an important issue in your life?
• Consider why Paul's final words to the Ephesian church are about living lives of radical generosity (Acts 20:32-35)
• Why is it so difficult to give up our money?

 

Take some time to prayerfully consider these X Ray questions from Dr David Powlison to determine where your treasure is:

• What do you love? What do you hate?
• What would bring you the most happiness? The most misery?
• What do you seek for, aim or pursue?
• Where do you bank your hopes?
• What do you fear? What do you worry about?
• What do you need?
• Whom must you please? Whose opinion of you counts most?
• What do you think about most often?
• What or whom do you trust?
• What do you want out of life? What payoff do you seek from the things you do?