This Week's Study Guide

Seeds and Sowers 

Week 3 Study Guide  

Main Passage: 1 Timothy 6:17-19 

Opening 

• Begin with a brief welcome and prayer to set the tone for the group time. 

• Introduce the theme: The Harvest of Your Righteousness is a life lived with a heart of worship and a life given away. Generosity is not a tax on your life — it is evidence that your hope is in God. 

Discussion Questions 

CONNECT 

• When you think about “security” and feeling secure in your circumstances, what comes to mind first?  

DISCOVER 

Read Together: 1 Timothy 6:17-19  

• Paul addresses “the rich in the present age.” Who do you think that includes today?  

• What does Paul say riches are capable of providing?  

• What does he say God provides?  

• Paul gives 5 commands:  

• Set your hope on God 

• Do good 

• Be rich in good words 

• Be generous 

• Be ready to share 

• Which of these feels most counter-cultural right now?  

• What is the difference between being wealthy and being “rich in good works”?  

• Verse 19 says generosity allows us to “take hold of that which is truly life.” What do you think “true life” means? And how might chasing comfort or status actually keep someone from experiencing that life?  

Red Matthew 6:19-21 

• What does it practically mean to “store up treasure in heaven” in this season of your life? 

DISCUSS THIS STATEMENT 

“Our relationship with money will not change until our relationship with Jesus changes us.”  

RESPOND 

Take a few minutes of quiet reflection:  

Ask:  

• In this season, do you see yourself more as a consumer of spiritual things or a contributor to God’s kingdom?  

• What would it look like to “give your life away” in this season  (not just your finances)?  

GROUP PRAYER 

• Hearts anchored in God, not wealth.  

• Eternal perspective over temporary security  

• Thank Jesus for being the first fruits – the first gift given 

• Ask God to make your group known more for impact than impression.  

CLOSING 

Remind your group: Biblical generosity is not about guilt. It’s about grace. God gave first. We respond.