How to give strategically:
- Be generous
- Be discerning
- Be healthy
(Message 3) “You’re so needy!” Have you ever said that or thought it? Maybe it’s been said to you. How do we relate to needy people in a way that honors God, but keeps us from being drained? Join us as we find a way to constructively relate to needy people and address our own neediness. #relationshipleeches
How to give strategically:
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Key Scriptures from the Message
2 Corinthians 9:6-9; Luke 6:38; Acts 3:1-10; Mark 1:35-37; Matthew 5:1-3; Psalm 70:5; Acts 17:24-28
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Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Simon and his companions went to look for him, and when they found him, they exclaimed: “Everyone is looking for you!” Mark 1:35-37 NIV
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
Galatians 6:7-8 NIV
But as for me, I am poor and needy; come quickly to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; Lord, do not delay.
Psalm 70:5 NIV
Start talking. Find a conversation starter for your group.
Start thinking. Ask a question to get your group thinking.
Start studying. Think back to the message.
Start sharing. Discuss the questions to create openness.
Start doing. Commit to a next step and live it out this week.
Start praying. Be bold and pray together.
Start digging.
For further study go to: “If Jesus was God, how could He pray to God?”
Here’s another helpful reference: “How can there be subordination/hierarchy in the Trinity?“