BEACON: Hymns & Traditions Winning it All: Treasure 1 Corinthians 3: 5-9 @ Ocean Grove Church October 30, 2022 Discussion Questions: How do you feel about talking about money? How do you feel when someone talks to you about money? Where are you "polite" boundaries about discussion regarding money? Never share your salary or the value of your stuff like house, car, etc. or everything is fair game to talk about. What do you think the Bible says about generosity? What is a tithe? What are first fruits? Do you consider giving to the church as generosity, obligation, or something else? Going Deeper: Read and discuss Malachi 3:6-13 What can you find out about the context of this passage? Explain to someone what you think the passage means. Compare Mark 12:41-44, Luke 21:1-4 What are your arguments for and against giving everything you have to God? Action Steps: Read Matthew 6:19-21 What treasurer is Jesus talking about? List as many different treasures as you can. How would you begin to take measurable steps to love more or serve more or give more, etc.? In your journal, create a plan to increase the giving of your treasures with measurable action steps (like step 1: I am going to find 10 new passages in the Bible regarding giving. Step 2: I will read all 10 every day and pray for God to bring me insight for an entire week. Step 3: Starting next Sunday, I will give God my first 10 minutes of every day. Etc.) OGC Senior Pastor: Rev. Joe Tiedemann OGC Worship Arts Pastor: George Scholes Robson 4 Anchored Children Ministries: Shanna Marie Lipp Anchored Student Ministries: Megan Elizabeth Faulkner OGC Communications: John Dennis Burnham Choir Director & Organist: Nancy Paugh Soloists: Althea Klein & Cheryl Parker Liturgist: Jill Magnuson Minister of Sound: Randy Martin Minister of Cinematography: John Burnham WEBSITE: oceangrovechurch.com EMAIL: [email protected] PHONE: (732) 775-1125 ext.110 FACEBOOK: oceangrovechurch INSTAGRAM: oceangrovechurch TWITTER: ogchurch Ocean Grove Church 80 Embury Avenue Ocean Grove NJ 07756 Oct 30, 2022