First Fruit
Giving is about more than money.
What is your giving story? When did you first start giving to God, and how did you start?
Read: Malachi 1:1-8
Churches often turn to Malachi for giving sermons. What do you know of Malachi. What’s going on in this book? (Leader tip: Malachi is only 3 chapters long, consider reading the entire book together as a group and then answer the rest of these questions)
Read: Malachi 2:5-8, 2:13-162
How were the ancient Israelites in some ways following the spirit of the law, but not the letter of the law?
Read: Malachi 3:8-12
Who are these words for, and what promise is made here? What principle can we take from it today?
Read: Acts 11:29 & 2 Corinthians 8:1-3
Why should Christians give, and how should we go about it?
What does giving demonstrate about us?
Pray: Ask God to help you give out of love, rather than obligation or pretense.