HEART GROUP OUTLINE– THE WEEK OF 3/14/10
“Funny About Money”

WELCOME
1. If laughter were the fuel in your tank of life, would your gauge show your tank to be full, half-full, or nearly empty? Explain.
2. What are the three most important things in your daily schedule?

WORSHIP

As an act of worship, read Luke 12:22-34. Pray.

WORD

1. You probably have experienced financial bondage. What is it? [Helper: Anything material that takes priority over God.] What symptoms do you experience when you are in financial bondage? [Helper: Worry, Greed, Resentment, Self-Indulgence, Poor Records.]

2. What causes financial bondage? See helpers below:

· Financial ignorance
"By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures." Proverbs 24:3-4
· Wrong attitudes
"For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice." James 3:16
· Poor planning
"In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps." Proverbs 16:9

3. What did you need to hear in this message, “Funny About Money?”

4. How do you personally live out Eccl. 4:9-10 ?

5. Which facet of “Act Your Wage” is your greatest challenge right now? [Counter Cultural Attitude, Consistent Actions, Crystal Clear Accountability, Celebrate Accomplishments.]

WORKS

The key to a blessed life is a heart of generosity. Pray to God. “Give us, our God, a generous heart.”

 

 

HEART GROUP OUTLINE— THE WEEK OF 3/7/10
“The Generous Heart”

WELCOME

1. What are your three most prized possessions? Think of it in this way. If your prized possessions were in your house and your house caught on fire....what would you grab and try to preserve? Name one of these possessions. Why do you prize this possession?

2. In your life, who helped you concerning money management?

WORSHIP

State to your group, “You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.” Say it again. Now, ask your group to join with you in conversational prayer in this manner: “Lord, I love you today because ____________ [of your faithfulness to me, your death for me, your people who have shown me your love, etc.]. I choose to give you today _______________ [my home for your use, my desire to show mercy to others, my checkbook/bag/purse, etc.]

WORD

1. Read Luke 12:16-21. What is the key thought of this passage? (Some help for you— Possessions can become a tyranny in our life so that we are full of greed. (AND/OR) We abhor possessions, as if they were evil in themselves).

2. Read Luke 12:25-34. What is the key thought of this passage? ( A helper— see v. 34)

3. Which principle presented during the message had the most impact concerning your thoughts on developing/maintaining a heart of generosity?

4. Read I Timothy 6:17-19. Now, read Ephesians 2:8-10. Notice in I Timothy 6:18 and in Ephesians 2:10 a common phrase is used– “good things”or “good deeds.” In the original language, this phrase is identical between these two verses. Literally, these commands mean to “repair brokenness and disparity in the world” through “good things” or “good deeds.” Compare and contrast these two passages of scripture. What do you notice?

5. Which mind set (bag, basket, barn) do you possess? Explain.

WORKS

In the context of this Generous Heart Series, what are you trusting God to do in your life and the life of your family? Dream out loud with your group. What are you asking God to do in the life of your HEART group? Would you pray in faith that God will use the CCC family to have a powerful impact on our community, country and world?