Read Acts 4: 32-37

1. Name some organizations and causes that support the poor, needy and destitute. Which ones do you value the highest and why?

2. When have you worked with others to raise money for a worthy cause? Why did you do it? What motivates you to give and to help?

3. What is giving? Is it more than putting money in an offering bag on a Sunday morning?

4. How was the command of Deuteronomy 15:4 exemplified by the members of the early church? (4:34-35). Read Malachi 1:6-8. What was happening here?

5. What is difficult about sharing the things we have?

6. Where does generosity need to become more evident in your life and the life of your church?

Read Acts 5: 1-11.

7. What sin did Ananias commit (5:3-4)?

8. We know from the Old Testament that even though God performed mighty acts of deliverance and provision for the Israelites they still sinned and rebelled. What does the incident with Ananias and Sapphiria tell us about new covenant believers in the church?

9. In what ways do we sometimes try to gain undue credit or recognition?

10. In what ways is it appropriate to fear God?