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Less of Me…More of God and His Rule!
(January 31, 2010)
- Life Group Discussion Guide -
OPEN:
1. When you hear the word “poor” or “poverty” what are the first word pictures that come to your mind?
2. What connections might come to your mind between being “poor-physically” and “being poor spiritually”?
(a) Are the physically-materially poor always “poor in Spirit”?
(b) Why might be another reaction?
3. In what ways might it be harder for a person blessed with physical-material things – to be “poor in spirit”?
DIG:
1. In what ways are repentance and the New Birth necessary for receiving understanding and live life in the kingdom?
2. What are some ways that understanding true poverty may help us to understand being “poor in spirit”?
3. What does being “poor in spirit” mean to you? How does it seem to relate to “self”? How does “self” keep us from realizing the Kingdom of God in our lives?
4. In what ways does “being poor in spirit” apply to:
* The person not yet a Christian?
* The person seeking to grow as a Christian?
*To the Church (a local church like Maricamp?)
Reflect and Apply:
1. As a Christian how important is it to you to receive the “Kingdom of God in your life”?
(a) What does that mean to you?
(b) How does that go beyond, “being saved”?