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Icebreaker
•What is your favorite book right now?
•Who is your favorite bible character?
•What time of day do you do devotionals/read the word?
Message Review
This is a time of multiplication and increase and now overflow is just beginning to take place at Redemption. Our core value system should not be determined by our demographics or where we live but by faith inside of you. The bible was not meant to make us comfortable it was meant to transform our lives. God saves us to change us from the inside out. Where the pulpit is silent the people will perish for lack of knowledge. Let’s dig into this amazing topic!
Let’s Talk About It!
Read Ephesians 1:1-3
1 “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,” Pastor Ron shares how he was blessed with extraordinary favor in his life with many testimonies. Share when the Lord blessed you in an amazing way and encourage one another.
Read II Corinthians 1:19-20
19 “For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—was not Yes and No, but in Him was Yes. 20 For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.” God is not a yes and no God, He is no respecter of persons, but He is a God of principles. In the bible they are called “keys”. Everything that God promised us they are in the heavens. His Son Jesus was taken by God as a blessing sacrifice. So now all promises are available to us as long as we give our” Amen”. We must believe that God wants to bless us. Share a time when the Lord blessed you with something that you had to have “big faith” for. Encourage the group to share the goodness of God!
Read Matthew 16:19
19 “And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth [a]will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Whatever we enjoy from the heavenly blessings is not up to God but. Up to us. God has given the keys to us which gives us “access”. What is the key for financial blessing? Giving! What we release – God will release and what we withhold – God will withhold. It’s up to us when people believe it’s in God’s hands. We are not waiting on heaven; heaven is waiting on us! Share a testimony of when you used kingdom keys and saw the blessing on the other side.
Read Genesis 1:26-28
26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over [a]all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that [b]moves on the earth.” The word blessing means “empowered to prosper” and “to release potential”. When we bless our children before school, we are saying we want them to “release their potential”. The word God spoke for us to “be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, subdue it and have dominion” is the same thing released by our giving. God blesses us to be able to release what He spoke over us. Share times you were blessed in an uncommon way to encourage one another.
Prayer Focus and Requests
Ask your members if they have any prayer requests or praise reports. Share with one another and encourage each other.
Scripture References
Ephesians 1:1-3
2 Corinthians 1:19-20
Matthew 16:19
Genesis 1:26-28
Genesis 2:8-17
Genesis 3:17-18
Numbers 23:19-20