QUESTION 10

AM I USING ALL GOD HAS GIVEN ME TO SERVE HIM AND OTHERS?
“The earth is the LORD’S, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.” (Psalm 24:1; cf. Matthew 25:14-30, Luke 14:33, 1Peter 4:10-11)
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CONVICTIONS

READ IT
  • The Treasure Principle, by Randy Alcorn. Available HERE

STUDY IT
  • 1Peter 4:7-11

WATCH IT
  • The Ultimate Gift you can buy on DVD. Available HERE, or rent from Netflix or Amazon instant video.

  • “I Was Here...” Available HERE

  • Sarah McLaughlin’s YouTube video, “World On Fire” Available HERE

MEMORIZE IT
  • Ponder the following Scriptures and commit at least one to memory: (Psalm 24:1, Matthew 25:14-30, Luke 14:33, 1Peter 4:10-11)
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SKILLS

WATCH IT
  • Insight! video: The Seven Principles of Grace Giving. Available HERE

READ IT
  • Margin, or The Overload Syndrome (Richard Swenson) available at Amazon.com in a variety of formats. Available HERE

EXPERIENCE IT
  • Attend Financial Peace University. Learn more HERE

  • Do something unexpected for someone else, without recognition, like picking up someone else’s check at a restaurant, or paying for the coffee of the person behind you at the drive-up window

  • Try meeting a material need of another anonymously––for clothing, or a bill, or groceries

SHARE IT
  • “You were Shaped to Serve!” in The Purpose Driven Life (pp. 227-278); determine what your “SHAPE” is, and share it with another.
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HABITS

TRY IT
  • Start giving according to Grace Giving principles this week!

EXPERIENCE IT
  • Do a personal inventory. In a few minutes, scribble a list of all the stuff you own. Then list all the opportunities you have. Now list what you’re good at––all your gifts, skills, abilities. Ask God: “How should I use all you’ve given me to please you and promote your purposes?”

  • Keep track for one week of everything you do in one hour intervals. After 168 hours (1 week), assess your life. Apart from sleep and work, what filled your time? How much time did you invest in recreational pursuits––watching TV, looking at the internet or Facebook, going to sporting events? How much time did you set time aside to pray, or read the Scriptures, or serve, or worship?

  • Intentionally look for ways to serve someone every day for 30 days
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DECISIONS

OWN IT
  • Use this week's Prayer Focus every day for a week, expressing your willingness, commitment and desire to faithfully use all that God has given you for His glory.

DO IT
  • Come up with a plan to get out of debt.

  • Find a place to serve and get involved!

EXPERIENCE IT
  • Make an iTunes list of the music that most encourages you to serve God and others. Share it with others.

SHARE IT
  • 1) Write in your journal what you’ve learned. 2) Talk over with a friend what has surprised, encouraged or challenged you.