Yes I Will
You can win everything in this life, and still lose it all.
How’s your reading been going? What’s been surprising or encouraging to you? (Leaders Note: We read II Samuel 3-16 this week.)
Name someone successful whom you look up to. What makes them so in your eyes?
Read: I Kings 3:1-5
If God gave you a chance like this, what would you ask him for?
Name some blessings God has already given you.
Read: I Kings 3:6-15
Why do you think Solomon chose wisdom?
Read: I Kings 11:9-11
Solomon – the wisest man who has ever lived – strayed far from God. What would you point to as the causes?
(Leaders Note: You can reference Deuteronomy 17:14-20, and I Kings 4-10 for specific examples)
What are you tempted to trust instead of God?
How does envy corrupt your heart?
Read: Matthew 16:24-26
How can you actually live out these words of Jesus?
Pray: Break out into groups of two or three. Share something that draws your attention and devotion away from God, and then pray for one another.