Group Discussion Guide
The Lord's and The Leftovers - Part 2
This guide is designed to help your group create a space for genuine connection and conversation within your discussion time. Don't feel pressured to address every question each week. Instead, allow the Holy Spirit to guide you as you lead your group in uncovering what God intends to communicate during your time together.
This guide comprises three sections: Loving, Learning, and Living. Each section aims to steer your conversation towards meaningful discussions about spiritual growth as individuals and as members of the body of Christ.
This guide comprises three sections: Loving, Learning, and Living. Each section aims to steer your conversation towards meaningful discussions about spiritual growth as individuals and as members of the body of Christ.
LOVING
First moments together as a group to connect and pray (approx. 10-15 min).
Open with prayer and invite God to be part of your conversation and relationship.
- How have you seen God at work in your life since the last time we met?
- What has been one high and one low since the last time we met?
- How did you do with living out what we talked about last time we met?
Open with prayer and invite God to be part of your conversation and relationship.
LEARNING
The majority of the group discussion is devoted to open dialogue, reflecting on God’s Word and its personal application to each of our lives (approx. 60-75 min).
Scripture References from Message: Malachi 3:6-12; 2 Corinthians 8:1-5
Big Idea from Message: The tithe trains the heart, but it’s generosity that transforms the heart.
Scripture References from Message: Malachi 3:6-12; 2 Corinthians 8:1-5
Big Idea from Message: The tithe trains the heart, but it’s generosity that transforms the heart.
God consistently addresses money in Scripture because it reveals what we trust for security, identity, and control. As you reflect on this message, what do you notice about your own motivation for giving or keeping? What emotions tend to surface most often when you think about generosity: trust, fear, gratitude, anxiety, or control?
Read Malachi 3:6-12 together. God frames generosity not as loss but as trust and return. The issue is not the amount, but the posture of the heart. Where do you see evidence in your life that money has the power to shape your decisions or sense of safety more than you would like to admit? How has God been inviting you to trust Him more deeply in that area?
Jesus affirms generosity while warning against cold, legalistic obedience. It is possible to give without joy or to avoid giving out of fear. How do you personally distinguish between generosity that flows from worship and generosity that feels forced or transactional?
Read 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 together. The churches in Macedonia gave joyfully despite limited resources because they first gave themselves fully to the Lord. What would it look like for your relationship with money to be shaped first by surrender rather than circumstance? How might your financial decisions change if generosity became an act of worship rather than obligation?
In what ways do you see generosity as something God wants to grow in you over time, not demand all at once? What might a faithful next step look like for you right now, not someone else?
Read Malachi 3:6-12 together. God frames generosity not as loss but as trust and return. The issue is not the amount, but the posture of the heart. Where do you see evidence in your life that money has the power to shape your decisions or sense of safety more than you would like to admit? How has God been inviting you to trust Him more deeply in that area?
Jesus affirms generosity while warning against cold, legalistic obedience. It is possible to give without joy or to avoid giving out of fear. How do you personally distinguish between generosity that flows from worship and generosity that feels forced or transactional?
Read 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 together. The churches in Macedonia gave joyfully despite limited resources because they first gave themselves fully to the Lord. What would it look like for your relationship with money to be shaped first by surrender rather than circumstance? How might your financial decisions change if generosity became an act of worship rather than obligation?
In what ways do you see generosity as something God wants to grow in you over time, not demand all at once? What might a faithful next step look like for you right now, not someone else?
LIVING
The challenge for the week ahead is to grow in our faith and lovingly hold each other accountable through the community.
This week, prayerfully review your finances with honesty and openness before God. Ask Him to reveal what currently shapes your sense of security and to help you take one intentional step toward generosity, whether that is beginning to give consistently, adjusting priorities, or simply trusting Him with fear you have been carrying. Choose that step in advance, and invite God to form your heart through obedience rather than pressure.
This week, prayerfully review your finances with honesty and openness before God. Ask Him to reveal what currently shapes your sense of security and to help you take one intentional step toward generosity, whether that is beginning to give consistently, adjusting priorities, or simply trusting Him with fear you have been carrying. Choose that step in advance, and invite God to form your heart through obedience rather than pressure.