A 3-Week series to help you develop the right priorities, perspective, and practice.

1. Growing up, what is something you saved up for or invested in that felt really important at the time, but looking back, wasn’t?
2. Which would drain your joy faster: losing your wallet, losing your Wi-Fi, or losing your weekend? Why?
3. If your life right now had a “priority meter,” what would be in the “high,” “medium,” and “low” categories?

1. Where in life do you tend to pour energy in but still feel strangely empty?
2. Why do you think earthly success often feels good for a moment but never fully satisfies?
3. What’s an area where you know you’ve been “building your own house” instead of God’s?

1. What stands out to you about God’s question in verse 4: “Why are you living in luxurious houses while my house lies in ruins?”
2. In verses 5–6, God points out frustration, lack, and dissatisfaction. Where do you see these patterns in our world today?
3. Why do you think God ties the people’s lack to their misplaced priorities (Verses 9–11)?
4. What does the people’s response in verses 12–13 show us about a healthy fear of the Lord?
5. Verse 13: God says, “I am with you.” How does God’s presence empower obedience and recalibrate priorities?
6. Verse 14 says God “sparked their enthusiasm.” In what ways does God spark enthusiasm in us today when we return to His purpose?

(1) PUT GOD FIRST

1. Where have you noticed dissatisfaction or lack of peace that might be pointing to misplaced priorities?
2. What would seeking God’s kingdom first look like in your week? Not in theory, but in practice?
3. READ MATTHEW 6:33 TOGETHER…

(2) PARTICIPATE IN GOD’S PURPOSE

1. What gift(s) has God given you that you might not be using fully for His kingdom?
2. What is one step you can take to use your gifts to serve, encourage, or build up the Body of Christ?
3. READ ROMANS 12:6-8 TOGETHER…

(3) PICK A PERCENTAGE TO GIVE

1. What emotions do you feel when you hear “percentage giving”? Why?
2. What percentage feels like an intentional, faith-filled step for you right now?
3. How has generosity—big or small—shaped your spiritual growth in the past?
4. READ 1 CORINTHIANS 16:2 TOGETHER…

(4) PROVE HIS FAITHFULNESS

1. When have you seen God provide in a surprising or “only God” way?
2. How does trusting God with finances challenge or stretch your faith?
3. What would it look like for you to “test God” (Mal. 3:10) with a next step of generosity?

If someone looked at your calendar, your bank account, and your energy, whose kingdom would they say you’re building? What needs to shift this week?