Devotionals for Wednesday: August 4

Introduction

As we study the Gospel, we pray for, anticipate, and expect spiritual growth in our lives. To facilitate this spiritual growth, we will use two components. One component is the commitment to attend the Wednesday Bible study from 7 pm-8:15 pm, either on campus in the Worship Center or via Livestream at www.bethelhampton.com. The second component is a set of weekly devotionals that we complete prior to the Wednesday Bible study.

The questions listed below are for you to answer and reflect upon as you study the chapter for this week. We suggest that you take at least four or five days each week for this personal devotional.

Questions

Week 1 Being a (Generous?) Giver – Devotional

Day #1 – Matthew 6:19-21

1.     Why should you not lay up treasures on earth?

2.     Where should you lay up treasures and why?

3.     Where will be your heart?

4.     What earthly treasures have your heart?

Day #2 – Matthew 6:24

1.     Why can’t we serve two masters?

2.     What are the two masters to whom Jesus is referring?

3.     Which one is your master?

Day #3 – Matthew 25:14-23

1.     The master distributed how many talents to his servants before he traveled to a far country?

2.     When the master returned how many talents did the first two servants return to the master and what was the master’s response?

Day #4 – Matthew 25:24-28

1.     When the master returned how many talents did the remaining servant return to the master and what was the master’s response?

2.     Why was the master’s response so harsh to the one servant who returned the one talent given to him?

3.     What is the lesson in this parable?