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Getting Started
• What was something you saved up to buy as a kid?
• What is one way you like to be generous?
• Are you a saver or a spender? How does that shape how you view money?

Scripture
• Read Matthew 6 specifically – 1-13 and 19-34.

Observation
• Why do you think Jesus is concerned with how we choose to give?
• Look over the Lord’s prayer, what does each line communicate about God?
• What sorts of things might represent “treasures on earth” and “treasures in heaven?”
• After reading the passage about worry, what point is Jesus making in verse 33-34?

Application
• Do you tend to live from a scarcity mindset or an abundance mindset? Can you identify anything in your history that shaped your view in that direction?
• How does the idea “everything belongs to God,” sit with you? In what ways do you accept and resist that statement? If it’s true, how might it change our view on what we have?
• Can you think of some creative ways to be generous?

Prayer
Lord, help us to see you as the provider of all that we need. Remove any fear or worry we have about not having enough, help us see you as our Father that delights in giving us good things and believe You when You say it’s more blessed to give than to receive. Help us live with grateful and generous hearts.

Generosity Stories
God and Money https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN3wYVRkmno
What Money Says About Your Values https://youtu.be/3ti5mXYGLJ8?si=O2v-_QNF01uwUD8_
Uncompromising Resistance to Materialism https://youtu.be/cO8JPblu1dA?si=k78f6-L_j1vrmGZR