[Sunday] Coveting Abundance - Generosity
We should fear and love God so that we do not scheme to get our neighbor’s inheritance, house, wife, or get it in a way which only appears right, but help and be of service to them in keeping it.
QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK: Generosity - Coveting Abundance
-What kinds of things are done under the guise of fair dealing by people who want what belongs to someone else yet do not want to appear dishonest? How does society aid and abet such practices?
Read 1 Kings 21:1-16. How do Ahab and Jezebel covet? How are their actions dishonest?
What ways today are we tempted to act in a similar way to Ahab and Jezebel?
In a world full of coveting, Jesus “gives his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). How is Jesus the opposite of the world? What hope does this hold for you?
Just as the Apollo 8 astronauts were awed by our tiny planet in a vast universe, Simeon’s joy reminds us that God proves His love by entering the most "insignificant" places—a manger, a small town, and our own ordinary lives—to bring us peace.