Small Group Questions for Sermon Series Jesus and We - Week 3 Irrationally Generous

Rate yourself on a scale from “Less Generous” to “Irrationally Generous”:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Becoming Irrationally Generous
It is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts 20:35
2 Corinthians 8:1-7.
1. “I see a church where people believe that what we have belongs to God.”
2. “Giving is not what we do. Generous is who we are.”

Questions:
1. “Never enough” or “always more,” how does your perspective affect your joy?

2. Share a time when you felt blessed from giving to others. How does it compare to other things that bring you joy?

3. Are you giving more than you receive at home, work, your community, and at church?

4. How have you seen generosity modeled for you by others or in your childhood? What stories do you remember?

5. Tell a story of a time that you gave more than you thought you could. What was the result?

6. Think of someone who’s irrationally generous. Describe what has caused them to earn that reputation.

7. What keeps you from giving more? What are you trying to protect when you choose against greater generosity? How can you make generosity something that you plan for and stand firm for?

What would be a first step for you to become known as irrationally generous?

Pray