Written in Heaven

HOW TO BE RICH:
FIRE YOURSELF

***Before you begin! Reaffirm the ‘Vegas’ rule with your group – what happens in small groups stays in small groups. This is very important to talk about every week. Encourage everyone that the environment is safe, and that there is no judgment.

***The reason we do small groups is to ‘belong and become’ – Have a safe group of friends to belong to and become more like Jesus every day. This is the vision of small groups – remind your group of this each week.

1. Read 1 Timothy 6:17. How does money lead people to become arrogant? How have you seen signs of arrogance in your life because of money? (i.e. you think you are smarter or more important than other people)?

2. Read Proverbs 18:11. Why are we tempted to put our hope in wealth? Why is it foolish to put our hope in wealth? When have you seen the uncertainty of wealth?

3. Here are 4 diagnostic questions to help us determine where our trust lies:
Which of these statements creates the most anxiety in you: there is no God, or there is no money in the bank?
Does your lifestyle/debt impede your ability to give?
Does fear of not having enough impede your giving?
Do you have money in the bank, but no peace in your heart?

4. What does it look like to put our hope in God?

5. Do you normally think of God as the one who has richly provided you with everything you need? Or do you think of yourself as the provider? What difference does it make when you acknowledge God as the source of everything that you have?

As always, end the group with general sharing of prayer requests and prayer. Some groups have found it effective to pray for each request as it’s given, rather than creating the list of requests. Use your discretion as a leader.