Summary: James 5:1-5
Our time, resources, and money are valuable to us, but they are also valuable to God. He cares about how we invest in His kingdom that lasts forever over the temporary pleasures that the world promises us.
What does this say about God?
God cares about the big picture! While we like to think right now, He wants a life for us that is invested in His kingdom that lasts forever. Many things that seem best right now do not last and will quickly fade away but He gives us the opportunity to invest in things with lasting value.
Parent Kick-Off
Share personally what God revealed to you through the sermon.
Discussion with Younger Kids
- What is your prized possession? What are some ways you guard or take care of that?
- What are some things that are special to God? Why are they special to Him? Why should those things matter to us too?
Discussion With Older Kids
- What are some things that you value? How do you take care of those things?
- What are some things God values? How are they different from the things that you treasure? Why is it important that we value the things God values?
Discussion with Teens
- What does it mean to treasure something? What are some things people treasure that are not worth it in the end? What are some things you treasure? What do you think the payoff will be in the end?
- What are some things God treasures? How is that different from the things you treasure? What does it look like to treasure the things God does? How would that change each day?
Memory Verse
You have lived for pleasure on the earth and lived luxuriously; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. —James 5:5
Prayer
Pray to make eternal investments using what God has given you. Thank Him for the opportunity to invest in that which is lasting.
