Pre-Decide: I Will Be Generous
Pre-Decide: I Will Be Generous
If only we could make decisions ahead of time rather than when we're under stress, overwhelmed, or swayed by fear or emotion. This series teaches us how to position ourselves to make the choices we really want to make as followers of Jesus and avoid those we do not. Pre-Decide will help you: • See how your small choices shape the kind of person you become • Understand the science behind your decision-making habits • Overcome decision fatigue and debilitating fears • Diminish the role of emotions in decision-making • Define and put into action the seven life-defining pre-decisions you can make today Becoming the person God wants you to be starts before you even make a decision. You'll discover the power of pre-deciding today to help you live the life you want to have tomorrow.
Locations & Times
First Baptist Church Seminole Tx
202 SW Ave B, Seminole, TX 79360, USA
Sunday 5:00 AM
Think Ahead: 7 Decisions You Can Make Today for the God-Honoring Life You Want Tomorrow
Read Plan
Give Generously
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9:30 am First Service
10:30 am Second Service
Connect Groups on Sunday
Connect Groups throughout the week.
35,000 and Seven. 35,000 is the number shaping my life. Seven is the the number that allows me to take back my life.
Acts 20:35
First World Problem
First World Problem
1. Forget Leftovers - Give God Your First and Best
2. Bet the Farm - Live by Faith not Fear
3. Let Money Talk - Make Your Wealth Witness to the World
4. Round Up - Go the Extra Mile in Generosity
1. Forget Leftovers - Give God Your First and Best
God doesn't bless leftovers. He blesses firsts.
Generous people plan to be generous.
2. Bet the Farm - Live by Faith not Fear
3. Let Money Talk - Make Your Wealth Witness to the World
Generosity isn't for someday - it's for today.
4. Round Up - Go the Extra Mile in Generosity
Pre-Decide This: I will be generous.
• I choose to trust God with what I have.
• I will live like no one else so I can give like no one else.
Connect Group Questions — PRE–DECIDE
James 5:1–6
1. Read James 5:1–6. What warning does James give to those who trust in wealth or possessions?
2. How do these verses challenge the way our culture defines success and security?
Point 1: Forget Leftovers — Give God Your First and Best
4. How can you pre-decide generosity in your life—before emotions or circumstances get in the way?
5. What would change in your finances or faith if you made giving your first response, not your last resort?
Point 2: Bet the Farm — Live by Faith, Not by Fear
6. What does it mean to “bet the farm” in your relationship with God?
7. Share a time you took a step of faith that felt risky—but God came through.
Point 3: Let Money Talk — Make Your Wealth Witness to the World
8. James says our money will “testify” about how we lived. What story do you want your money to tell?
9. If someone looked at your checkbook, datebook, and Facebook, what would they learn about your priorities?
Point 4: Round Up — Go the Extra Mile in Generosity
10. What are some practical ways you could “round up” in generosity—financially, relationally, or with your time?
11. How can this group encourage each other to take one small, bold step of generosity this week?
Wrap-Up
12. Which of the four points challenged you the most—and why?
End by praying together: ask God to free your hearts from fear and fill you with faith to trust Him