San Clemente Presbyterian Church
San Clemente Presbyterian Church
The Three G’s: Grace, Gratitude and Generosity
The Three G’s: Grace, Gratitude and Generosity
Clear Vision
Clear Vision
Matthew 6:19-24
November 1, 2015
Rev. Steve Schibsted
Matthew 6:19-24
November 1, 2015
Rev. Steve Schibsted
THE BIG IDEA
THE BIG IDEA
Living generously empowers us to live the life Jesus calls us to live.
Living generously empowers us to live the life Jesus calls us to live.
GETTING STARTED
GETTING STARTED
1.
Why do you think Jesus talked so much about our relationship with
money?
1.
Why do you think Jesus talked so much about our relationship with
money?
2.
What were 3 things you remember about Steve’s message?
2.
What were 3 things you remember about Steve’s message?
LEARNING & LIVING OUT SCRIPTURE
LEARNING & LIVING OUT SCRIPTURE
Together, read Matthew 6:19-24
Together, read Matthew 6:19-24
3.
What is your gut reaction to verses 6:19-24? What words would you
use to describe the tone of these verses?
3.
What is your gut reaction to verses 6:19-24? What words would you
use to describe the tone of these verses?
4.
What are 4 things Jesus tells us about our relationship with money in
these verses?
4.
What are 4 things Jesus tells us about our relationship with money in
these verses?
5.
Our focus is on verses 22-23. Here are those verses from
The Message: Your eyes are windows into your body. If you open
your eyes wide in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. If you
live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar. If
you pull the blinds on your windows, what a dark life you will live.
5.
Our focus is on verses 22-23. Here are those verses from
The Message: Your eyes are windows into your body. If you open
your eyes wide in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. If you
live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar. If
you pull the blinds on your windows, what a dark life you will live.
The word “healthy” in verse 21 can be translated “good” or “generous.”
The word “unhealthy” in verse 23 can be translated “evil” or “greedy” or
“stingy.” With those words in mind, what do you think Jesus is saying
about generosity and greed in these verses? What is the promise found
in verse 22? What is the warning in verse 23?
The word “healthy” in verse 21 can be translated “good” or “generous.”
The word “unhealthy” in verse 23 can be translated “evil” or “greedy” or
“stingy.” With those words in mind, what do you think Jesus is saying
about generosity and greed in these verses? What is the promise found
in verse 22? What is the warning in verse 23?
LIVING OUT “REAL LIFE”
LIVING OUT “REAL LIFE”
5. How can generosity help us clearly see what’s important in life, keep us on
the right road? How can greed cause us to lose track of what’s really
important in life?
5. How can generosity help us clearly see what’s important in life, keep us on
the right road? How can greed cause us to lose track of what’s really
important in life?
6. Since Jesus talks about living generously in the middle of a section about
money, it is easy to think of being generous only in terms of what we do
with money. However, these verses seem to imply that we are to be
generous with our entire lives. In what ways can we be generous?
6. Since Jesus talks about living generously in the middle of a section about
money, it is easy to think of being generous only in terms of what we do
with money. However, these verses seem to imply that we are to be
generous with our entire lives. In what ways can we be generous?
7.
7.
What is our primary motivation for being generous?
SHARING & PRAYER REQUESTS
What is our primary motivation for being generous?
SHARING & PRAYER REQUESTS