Wealth and Blessing

Read Malachi 3:6-12 ESV

1.Icebreaker - What was your first job as a teenager? Do you have positive or negative memories from it?

2.How did God’s authority to do what He chooses affect Jacob and Esau? How do you struggle with, and how do you rejoice in God’s sovereign authority?

3.What is your normal reaction to God’s authority over your money? How does your life presently reflect this authority, and how does it presently challenge it?

4.How does understanding the gospel impact the way we view our money? How do you need to grow/be reminded in this?

5.Does a lack of giving to God betray a lack of love for Jesus? Why or why not?

6.Is it important to first give to your local church before giving to other things? Why or why not?

7.What are some ways God may be leading you to be more open handed with your money? What are the spiritual benefits of this?