{"id":7130,"date":"2026-02-08T09:45:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T17:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gracecommunitympk.org\/?p=7130"},"modified":"2026-02-20T09:48:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:48:07","slug":"2-8-26-when-we-hold-back-from-god-life-group-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gracecommunitympk.org\/ch\/life-group-questions\/2-8-26-when-we-hold-back-from-god-life-group-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"2\/8\/26 When We Hold Back from God -Life Group Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. In Malachi 3:6, God says, \u201cI the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.\u201d How does God\u2019s unchanging character shape the way you think about money, giving, and His provision in uncertain times?<\/li>\n
  2. Verse 7 shows a pattern: \u201cFrom the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes\u2026 Return to me, and I will return to you.\u201d Where do you see that same pattern of drift and invitation in your own life, and what might \u201creturning to Him\u201d practically look like right now?<\/li>\n
  3. God asks, \u201cWill man rob God? Yet you are robbing me,\u201d and then says it happens \u201cin your tithes and contributions\u201d (v. 8). In what ways can believers today \u201crob God,\u201d and how is that about more than just money?<\/li>\n
  4. \u201cYou are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you\u201d (v. 9). How should we think about the connection between disobedience in this area and the experience of lack, frustration, or spiritual dryness\u2014without turning this into a mechanical \u201cgive\u2011to\u2011get\u201d formula?<\/li>\n
  5. God\u2019s command is \u201cBring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house\u201d (v. 10). What might \u201cfull\u201d and \u201cstorehouse\u201d look like in a New Testament church context, and how do you discern what faithful, sacrificial giving looks like for you?<\/li>\n
  6. Malachi 3:10 is unique in that God says, \u201cPut me to the test\u2026 if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down\u2026 a blessing.\u201d How can we respond to this invitation without sliding into prosperity\u2011gospel thinking, and what kinds of \u201cblessing\u201d should we expect God to give?<\/li>\n
  7. God promises to \u201crebuke the devourer\u201d and make them \u201ca land of delight\u201d so that \u201call nations will call you blessed\u201d (vv. 11\u201312). How does generous, trusting giving contribute to a watching world seeing God\u2019s people as \u201cblessed,\u201d and have you seen examples of this?<\/li>\n
  8. Looking at your own situation, what is one concrete step of obedience or adjustment God might be calling you to make in the area of generosity (time, money, hospitality, service), and how can your group pray for and support you in taking that step?<\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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