TALK IT OVER SOWING AND REAPING - WEEK 3 How to use Talk It Over: Talking through the message during the week helps you and your group turn what God is saying to you into action steps. Begin with the key questions, add any optional scriptures and questions if needed, and then wrap up by deciding on your next steps. Craig’s Main Idea: What you keep is all you have. What you give, God multiplies. Key Questions: •
What misunderstandings about sowing and reaping do you think you’ve had?
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Share an example of something you’ve seen God multiply. How does that story illustrate the concept of sowing and reaping?
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What is the biggest lesson you will take away from this series? How will you let it change you?
Optional Questions: If needed, include one or more of these scriptures and questions to extend your conversation. •
With your Bible or your Bible App, read and discuss 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 and Luke 6:38.
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What are you currently sowing and reaping? What seeds should you be sowing that you are not?
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What does your heart currently look like when you give? How can you develop a more cheerful heart when you give?
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What are some ways you’ve benefited from the generosity of others?
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Why is it important to give with a cheerful heart?
Next Steps: • Where do you feel God is calling you to be more generous? What’s your next step?
DAILY BIBLE READINGS
Learn more about the principles of sowing and reaping by reading and talking over the following Bible passages this week.
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Day 1: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 Day 2: Luke 6:37-38 Day 3: Galatians 6:7-10 Day 4: Matthew 19:29-30 Day 5: Philippians 4:14-19 Day 6: Luke 18:18-30
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Day 7: Proverbs 28:20
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