Community Group Study Notes
- Have someone in your group give a brief recap of Sunday’s message, highlighting the primary Scripture points and the main idea of the message.
- How did this message strengthen and/or correct your previous ideas about what it means to live faithfully while we wait for Jesus’ return? Was there anything that caught your attention, challenged, or encouraged you?
- The sermon emphasized that we are to “use the Master’s resources for the Master’s gain in order to share the Master’s happiness.”
What does that phrase mean to you personally?
What specific resources (time, abilities, finances, influence) has the Master entrusted to you? - Why do you think Jesus commends the faithful servants for being faithful, not productive or successful?
- How does this story challenge our tendency to compare what we have or can do with others?
- What does the story of the “one bag” servant reveal about misunderstanding God’s character? How does knowing that Jesus is a good and joyful Master change how you live?
- What action step do you need to take in response to this week’s message? How can your group hold you accountable to this step?
Action Step
- Identify and invest: Write down three specific resources (time, skill, money, relationships, etc.) that God has entrusted to you. Prayerfully ask how you can put them to work for His purposes this week.
- Shift your mindset: Each day this week, remind yourself: “The Master is good, and He is coming back.” Let that truth motivate faithfulness, generosity, and joy in how you live and give.
