3.10.24 Huddle
Opening Discussion
- How have you benefited from someone else’s generosity?
Shortened VersionRead and DiscussProverbs 3:9-109 Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the firstfruits of all your crops; 10 then your barns will be filled completely, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
- How can you honor the Lord with your wealth?
- What does it mean to honor the Lord with the firstfruits of all your crops?
- What would that look like in your life?
- What are some ways you’ve seen the Lord’s generosity?
Read the following ProverbsProverbs 11:25A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water.Proverbs 22:9A generous person will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.Proverbs 14:31The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker, but one who is kind to the needy honors him.Proverbs 19:17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord, and he will give a reward to the lender.Proverbs 19:6Many seek a ruler’s favor, and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts.Proverbs 21:13The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will himself also call out and not be answered.Proverbs 28:27The one who gives to the poor will not be in need, but one who turns his eyes away will receive many curses.Proverbs 29:7The righteous person knows the rights of the poor, but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.
- What is a common theme in these Proverbs?
- What are the Lord’s feelings towards the poor based on these verses?
- What are the Lord’s feelings towards…those who help the poor?
- …those who don’t help the poor?
Discipleship Questions
- What is one way you can be more generous this week?
- Who is someone that can hold you accountable to this?
- How can you look for the Lord’s generosity in your life?
- What do you need to pray for this week?
Extended EditionProverbs 3:9-109 Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the firstfruits of all your crops; 10 then your barns will be filled completely, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
- How can you honor the Lord with your wealth?
- What does it mean to honor the Lord with the firstfruits of all your crops?
- What would that look like in your life?
- What are some ways you’ve seen the Lord’s generosity?
- Does this mean that if you are a generous person that God will give you lots of wealth?
- Why or why not?
- What are some other ways the Lord blesses people besides wealth?
Read the following ProverbsProverbs 11:25A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water.Proverbs 22:9A generous person will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.Proverbs 14:31The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker, but one who is kind to the needy honors him.Proverbs 19:17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord, and he will give a reward to the lender.Proverbs 19:6Many seek a ruler’s favor, and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts.Proverbs 21:13The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will himself also call out and not be answered.Proverbs 28:27The one who gives to the poor will not be in need, but one who turns his eyes away will receive many curses.Proverbs 29:7The righteous person knows the rights of the poor, but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.
- What is a common theme in these Proverbs?
- What are the Lord’s feelings towards the poor based on these verses?
- What are the Lord’s feelings towards…those who help the poor?
- …those who don’t help the poor?
- What are practical ways we can help the poor?
- When it comes to giving and generosity, why does it often say that there will be a return on investment for the one who is generous?
- How have you seen this to be true in your life?
Discipleship Questions
- What is one way you can be more generous this week?
- Who is someone that can hold you accountable to this?
- How can you look for the Lord’s generosity in your life?
- What do you need to pray for this week?
Memorize it!Proverbs 3:9-109 Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the firstfruits of all your crops; 10 then your barns will be filled completely, and your vats will overflow with new wine.Prayer TACOSThanksgiving- Thank the Lord for His blessing in your lifeAdoration- Spend some time worshiping the Lord for His generosityConfess the times you’ve not been generous with your wealth, especially towards the poorOthers- Ask the Lord to show you a way to reach out to the poor this week.Self- Ask the Lord to help you be a generous person.