Week 9 Bible Reading

• Genesis 49
• Genesis 50
• Proverbs 10
• Proverbs 11
• Proverbs 12

Discussion Questions

1. How can wealth quietly seduce the heart? What are the unseen dangers that come with prosperity?
2. What hidden attitudes might have corrupted the rich man’s soul in Luke 12? Do any echo in your own heart?
3. What does Jesus mean by “desires for other things”? How might those desires be dulling your spiritual hunger?
4. If Jesus is your true reward, how should that change your life? What are you really chasing—heavenly or earthly rewards?
5. What expectations do you place on God? Are they rooted in trust or entitlement?
6. How does a life of ease dull spiritual urgency? What is the deeper sin behind comfort addiction, according to Ezekiel 16?
7. What’s stopping you from giving more freely? Do you have a cause of love that compels you toward sacrifice?
8. What is your wealth for? How might fasting or simplifying reorient your heart?
9. How do we shift from storing up treasures on earth to investing them in heaven? How might your treasure reveal the true direction of your heart?
10. What does the parable of the unrighteous steward reveal about the urgency and strategy of Kingdom living?
11. What is your deepest love-cause? What are you willing to sacrifice for it—and is it rooted in the love of God?⠀

Accountability Questions:

• Did everyone read all five chapters?
• What application points did you find?

Group Participation:

• Prayer: someone takes prayer requests and guides prayer.
• Recap: someone recaps the weekly Bible Reading
• Reflection: someone facilitate the Bible study by inviting takeaways from Bible Reading and using the weekly discussion questions.