Groups Small group questions · More Than Us
Myth of More
Summary
This week’s message started with the things we keep meaning to do, and with the way we assume that when something feels off in life, the answer has to be something big. Looking at the parable of the shrewd manager in Luke 16, the message showed that everything we have is temporary, that we are stewards who will be held accountable, and that how we handle what we’ve been given reveals who we actually serve. The challenge was to stop waiting for “more” before we become generous, and to make a plan for generosity now, because more resources rarely translate into more generosity.
Main focus
Generosity reveals who we serve, and we grow in it by obeying God in the small things now rather than waiting until we have more.
Ice-breaker · Kick It Off With Something Fun
What’s something around your house that you’ve been “meaning to” fix or finish for way too long, and how long has it been?
Take it deeper
- The message said that when something feels off in life, we tend to think the answer has to be something big. Is there an area of your life right now (marriage, work, leadership, your spiritual life) where something feels off? Is there a small thing you’ve been overlooking that God has already asked of you?
- Read Luke 16:1-2. The manager is asked to “give an account of your management.” The message said, “Everything I have is temporary, but I’m a steward and I’m accountable.” How does thinking of yourself as a manager rather than an owner change the way you look at what you have?
- Read Luke 16:8-9. Jesus commends the manager for acting shrewdly with what he had while he still had it, and says to use worldly wealth in a way that lasts. What would it look like to use your money, time, or influence now in a way that outlasts you?
- “More resources rarely translates to more generosity.” Do you agree? Where have you caught yourself thinking, “I’ll be generous once I have more”?
- Read Luke 16:10-13. Jesus says that whoever can be trusted with very little can be trusted with much, and that no one can serve both God and money. The message said, “My generosity reveals who I serve and what I believe about God.” What does your current generosity say about who or what you’re serving?
- The challenge was to “make a plan for your generosity before you have more.” What’s one small, concrete step you could take this week in giving, serving, or sharing what you have, instead of just meaning to?