12.04.22 Sermon Notes & CG Questions
Worship fully~Spend Less~Give More~Love all
December 4, 2022
Next Week: Advent Conspiracy GIVE MORE
Questions for the Community
Personal Reflection
1. Are you in a place of plenty or want right now? Remember evaluate both your $ AND your time/energy.
2. How is God blessing you this season that you could use to bless others?
Group Discussion
3. Reflect on Sunday. Think of the sermon, text, atmosphere, people, songs, etc. Discuss what impacted you and stood out to you.
4. As a Christian, you are called, gifted and empowered to share. With planning and prayer, margin is created so you are ready to do so…not just for a season but for a lifetime. Describe a time you encountered a need (of time or $) but couldn’t enter in because you had no margin. What could you have done differently?
5. Read Romans 12:1-2. During the Christmas season how is the world telling you to behave?
6. What you could do different in order to bring a smile to God’s face?
7. Read Philippians 2:4-7. What tendencies of men do you see? What characteristics of God do you see? As christians, what can we change to be more like God?
Plan of Action
8. Small steps lead to big changes. Spend time this week seeking how God wants you to define “enough”. Look over your budget (forward looking spending) and over your calendar. Do this with an eye to give more away, not to stockpile more for a rainy day.
9. Comparison kills life. Open yourself to others for the purpose of being discipled but not to copy or compare.