“For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.”
James 2:26 NASB
1. START WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS AND END WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS!
“But that is the time to be careful! Beware that in your plenty you do not forget the LORD your God and disobey his commands, regulations, and decrees that I am giving you today.”
Deuteronomy 8:11 NLT
2. WHERE THERE’S A LACK OF WORK, THERE’S A LACK OF TRANSFORMATION!
“Now someone may argue, ‘Some people have faith; others have good deeds.’ But I say, “How can you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.”
James 2:18 NLT
3. THE WORK YOU PUT IN EFFECTS THE WORTH YOU GET OUT!
“Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord and not for people, knowing that it is from the Lord that you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.”
Colossians 3:23-24 NASB
“The pomegranate trees, palm trees, and apple trees all the fruit trees—have dried up. And the people’s joy has dried up with them.”
Joel 1:12 NLT
VICTORY GROUP QUESTIONS:
1) Do you find yourself “tossing the instructions” before the project is completed? Have you forgotten God in your “plenty”? Share.
2) Testimony time. What was some of the “work” that needed to be done to get you where you are today? Was it a difficult transition or did you find it easy? And lastly, what are some things that you’re still “working” on to see more growth in your walk?
3) Share a time you put a lot of work (blood, sweat, and tears) into something that made you value it so much more. What advice would you give to someone in pursuit of a goal, or a calling, or even dating, etc. Share.
4) What was something you took away from the message that wasn’t already discussed Share.
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