Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Taking Responsibility For Your Life- Week 4

This month we're learning from an outstanding teaching series from Northpoint Church called Taking Responsibility For Your Life.


We're taking in this teaching via DVD and won't be recording it for our podcast like we usually do. However, if you miss a teaching, you can grab the audio or video online directly from Northpoint. Here's how:


Scroll to the right through the message series icons until you come to "Taking Responsibility For Your Life" (about the 10th series).

Double click on that and you'll be shown the 4 diff messages and be given the option to either listen to the audio or watch them on video.

We will be creating and posting our 2nd Helpings Info as we usually do. You can find them as a pdf on our PODCAST SITE or as text below.

Scriptures From Sunday: Matthew 25:14-30

REFLECT/DISCUSS:
What’s one of your hidden or unusual talents?

Which is easier for you to see- all that others have going for them or all that you have going for you? Why do you think that is?

When was the last time you said/felt “Life isn’t fair”?

Parables were given to make one point in a big, clear way. What idea did Jesus want to convey in the parable of the talents in Mt. 25:13-40?

How would you summarize God’s perspective on the unevenness of life? How does this compare to our view?

If you had to honestly place yourself in the story Jesus told based on the opportunities you’ve been given and all that you’ve got going for you- would you say that you are a 1, 2 or 5 bag person? What would others say about you?

Giving an account to the master for how they used what He gave them was exciting for the 2 & 5 bag people in the story and dreadful for the 1 bag person. Which would you feel about giving an account to God for how you’ve used what He’s given you so far?

What do you feel about/think of this statement: “Your self is too small for you to waste your entire life on”?

What could a shift away from lamenting the unevenness of life and toward embracing and maximizing the opportunities God has given you mean for you? Those you are connected to? The world?

Which of these temptations are you most prone to when it comes to your “talents”: Taking them for granted? Being irresponsible with your excess? Lamenting what others have that you don’t? Using them only for yourself?

Assignment:
Make a list of all the opportunities and advantages that God has given you to leverage for His Kingdom/something greater than yourself.
Which are you currently taking responsibility for? Where do you need to step it up?

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