Opening Discussion

• How have you benefited from someone else’s generosity?

Shortened Version

Read and Discuss

Proverbs 3:9-10

9 Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the firstfruits of all your crops; 10 then your barns will be filled completely, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

• How can you honor the Lord with your wealth?
• What does it mean to honor the Lord with the firstfruits of all your crops?
  • What would that look like in your life?
• What are some ways you’ve seen the Lord’s generosity?

Read the following Proverbs

Proverbs 11:25

A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water.

Proverbs 22:9

A generous person will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.

Proverbs 14:31

The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker, but one who is kind to the needy honors him.

Proverbs 19:17

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord, and he will give a reward to the lender.

Proverbs 19:6

Many seek a ruler’s favor, and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts.

Proverbs 21:13

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will himself also call out and not be answered.

Proverbs 28:27

The one who gives to the poor will not be in need, but one who turns his eyes away will receive many curses.

Proverbs 29:7

The righteous person knows the rights of the poor, but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.

• What is a common theme in these Proverbs?
• What are the Lord’s feelings towards the poor based on these verses?
• What are the Lord’s feelings towards…those who help the poor?
  • …those who don’t help the poor?

Discipleship Questions

• What is one way you can be more generous this week?
  • Who is someone that can hold you accountable to this?
• How can you look for the Lord’s generosity in your life?
• What do you need to pray for this week?

Extended Edition

Proverbs 3:9-10

9 Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the firstfruits of all your crops; 10 then your barns will be filled completely, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

• How can you honor the Lord with your wealth?
• What does it mean to honor the Lord with the firstfruits of all your crops?
  • What would that look like in your life?
• What are some ways you’ve seen the Lord’s generosity?
• Does this mean that if you are a generous person that God will give you lots of wealth?
  • Why or why not?
• What are some other ways the Lord blesses people besides wealth?

Read the following Proverbs

Proverbs 11:25

A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water.

Proverbs 22:9

A generous person will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.

Proverbs 14:31

The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker, but one who is kind to the needy honors him.

Proverbs 19:17

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord, and he will give a reward to the lender.

Proverbs 19:6

Many seek a ruler’s favor, and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts.

Proverbs 21:13

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will himself also call out and not be answered.

Proverbs 28:27

The one who gives to the poor will not be in need, but one who turns his eyes away will receive many curses.

Proverbs 29:7

The righteous person knows the rights of the poor, but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.

• What is a common theme in these Proverbs?
• What are the Lord’s feelings towards the poor based on these verses?
• What are the Lord’s feelings towards…those who help the poor?
  • …those who don’t help the poor?
• What are practical ways we can help the poor?
• When it comes to giving and generosity, why does it often say that there will be a return on investment for the one who is generous?
• How have you seen this to be true in your life?

Discipleship Questions

• What is one way you can be more generous this week?
  • Who is someone that can hold you accountable to this?
• How can you look for the Lord’s generosity in your life?
• What do you need to pray for this week?

Memorize it!

Proverbs 3:9-10

9 Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the firstfruits of all your crops; 10 then your barns will be filled completely, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

Prayer TACOS

Thanksgiving- Thank the Lord for His blessing in your life

Adoration- Spend some time worshiping the Lord for His generosity

Confess the times you’ve not been generous with your wealth, especially towards the poor

Others- Ask the Lord to show you a way to reach out to the poor this week.

Self- Ask the Lord to help you be a generous person.