Proverbs 31: Mother (Smarter Living)

 

1. What good qualities do you think of when you think of your mother?

 

 

 

2. What are the most important qualities do you think a mother should have?

 

 

 

3.  What women other than your mother have had a motherly influence in your life?

 

 

 

4. Why do you think Solomon had such an ability to describe a godly woman, while seemingly having such an inability to actually find one to marry?

 

 

 




Proverbs: Greed Is Not Good (Smarter Living)

 

1. What makes greed such a powerful force in our lives?

 

 

 

2. Is there any aspect of greed that is good?

 

 

 

3.  What are some ways in which we can combat the hold of greed on our lives?

 

 

 

4. Have you had any experiences in your life where greed led you down a dark path?

 

 

 




Proverbs: Wealth (Smarter Living)

 

1. What do you think contributes to our insatiable desire for more?

 

 

 

2. How could you adjust your lifestyle if you suddenly lost 25% of your income?

 

 

 

3. What has been the happiest time in your life? Did you have more or less than you have now?

 

 

 

4. Who do you know who seems truly content with what they have?

 

 

 

5. Who is the most giving person you know?

 

 

 




Proverbs: Walk & Talk In The Light (Smarter Living)

 

1. What’s the most encouraging thing someone has said to you? What made it special?

 

 

 

2. What types of things make it hard to continually be a positive and encouraging person?

 

 

 

3.  What are some of the things we can control that lead to being a person who is more positive?

 

 

 

4. Is there anyone in your life that could use encouragement?

 

 

 




Proverbs: Anger Management (Smarter Living)

 

1. What things tend to make you the maddest?

 

 

 

2. Share about a time when someone was really mad at you? How did that feel?

 

 

 

3.  What is the best anger management technique you’ve found?

 

 

 

4. Have you ever had to distance yourself from a person because of their chronic anger? Are there people in your life now from which you should probably distance yourself?

 

 

 




Proverbs: You Can’t Fix Stupid (Smarter Living)

 

1. Why is it so hard to watch other people be wrong?

 

 

 

2. Share about a time when you tried to correct someone’s foolishness and got baited into foolishness yourself.

 

 

 

3.  How do you know when it is time to be silent and when it is time to speak up?

 

 

 

4. What stupid practices is God working on in you currently, to help you wise up?

 

 

 




John 20: Easter Skeptics

 

1. What is your best Easter memory?

 

 

 

2. What does the resurrection mean to you personally?

 

 

 

3.  What is something you were once skeptical about but you now believe?

 

 

 

4. What is the strongest argument in support of Jesus?

 

 

 




Proverbs: Deferred Gratification (Smarter Living)

 

1. What is one of the worst decisions you’ve made on impulse?

 

 

 

2. What is the best choice you’ve ever made that had short term difficulties but long term rewards?

 

 

 

3.  What is the area of greatest discipline in your life?

 

 

 

4. In what areas of your life could you use more discipline?

 

 

 




Proverbs: Laziness (Smarter Living)

 

1. What activities in life are you most passionate about? How regularly do you do them?

 

 

 

2. What were some of the things that quenched your passion growing up?

 

 

 

3.  What is your activity of choice when you are feeling lazy?

 

 

 

4. What could you do this week that you haven’t done in awhile that could make your life better five years from now? Will you do it?

 

 

 




Proverbs: Hurrying (Smarter Living)

 

1. What percentage of your average day do you spend hurrying?

 

 

 

2. What are some of the mistakes you’ve made that were the result of hurrying?

 

 

 

3. What are your top three priorities in life?

 

 

 

4. What do you need to do to slow down in dealing with your top priorities?