Avoiding Being a Rich Fool

Family Worship Guide
Memory Verses: 1 Tim 6:18-19

Day 1: 1 Tim 6:17, Pro 28:11, Deut 8:18a, Pro 10:22, Ecc 6:2a, 1 Cor 4:7 and discuss: Why is it a temptation for the rich to look down on those who do not have as much? How can having riches deceive us into thinking where our real worth is found? Why is it important to see that it is God Who blesses us with material gain? How does acknowledging this cause us to respond?

Day 2: Luke 12:19, Pro 11:28, Pro 30:8-9, Luke 18:25, Ps 40:3, Ps 73:28b, and discuss: How can riches cause us to be self-reliant? Why is this dangerous? Why is it appealing to rely on riches rather than God? How does having riches give us a false confidence of being in control? Who needs to be in control for us to be fully confident? How does the mindset of being in control through riches affect one's perspective on their eternity?

Day 3: 1 Tim 6:18-19, 2 Cor 9:6, Pro 3:9, Luke 6:38, and discuss: Why is it wrong to think that good works can be substituted with financial giving? Does God's promise of increase apply only to the eternal? What does the Bible say about the proportion of our giving? How will this effect the way you give and serve?