3 But I am sending these brothers just to be sure that you really are ready, as I told them you would be, with your money all collected. In fact, it was your enthusiasm that stirred up many of them to begin helping. So, Paul wrote to them and was trying to make sure they were definitely ready to give their gift.įor I know how eager you are to help, and I have been boasting to our friends in Macedonia that you Christians in Greece were ready to send an offering a year ago. This church in Corinth had already done this before, and was willing to do it again. Paul expected the churches that he started to give him money to start other churches. NOTE: You may want to explain to your students that this part of Paul’s letter focused on the important issue of money. ASK A FEW: What should be our motive when it comes to giving gifts to others?.What should our attitude be like when it comes to GIVING gifts? ASK A FEW: As Christians, we’ve received a major Gift from God, His Son, Jesus.ASK A FEW: How did that gift change Sheldon’s mind about giving gifts?.ASK A FEW: Have you ever received an “obligatory” gift like the one Sheldon was planning on giving Penny? How did you know?.ASK A FEW: Why do you think Penny gave Sheldon the really cool gift she gave?.ASK A FEW: If you knew Sheldon, would you want to give a gift to him? Why or why not?.AROUND THE CIRCLE: As we begin, let’s all take a moment to share our names and, if you’ve seen the show, share your favorite character on The Big Bang Theory.Let’s go ahead and split up into our discussion groups, and then afterward we’ll come back together for a final word.ĬLICK HERE for a quick training article on how to maximize your small groups using our small group format-a great resource to equip your small group leaders. Let’s see if this principle applies in our lives as Christians. No longer is he thinking about giving an equal gift and nothing more! His only thought becomes giving the best gift he can give because he has received so much. But then, when he gets the gift of his life, he discovers that gifts are given because of love. Until Sheldon opened his present from Penny, he thought giving gifts revolved around obligation, in other words, if you give me something, I have to give you something. OK, that clip was good for a few laughs, but hopefully you learned something, too. You can view and play the clip by clicking on this link. Let’s take a look at his hilarious reaction to see what we can learn about our attitudes when it comes to giving gifts to others. All you need to know about Sheldon is that he is a HUGE fan of Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy, the guy who played Spock on the original series. It’s also clear from this clip that Sheldon doesn’t have any social skills, either. In it, a woman named Penny gives a gift to her scientist neighbor Sheldon who happens to be an atheist without any faith in God or Christianity. I’m going to show you a clip from that series tonight that is taken from one of their Christmas episodes. In fact, based on your Facebook posts, many of you watch it. Unless you just crawled out from under a rock, you’ve heard of the TV show, The Big Bang Theory. However, this clip is free of both and will give you a great way to jumpstart a conversation about giving gifts to those we love and appreciate. The show is almost always good for a laugh, but occasionally does it involve crude or sexual language/humor. Since he’s a scientist, he doesn’t believe in God or faith, and his friends are likewise, even though one of them is Jewish. He has a PhD in theoretical physics, but has the social skills of a groundhog. Millions watch this show every week on CBS, and millions more do so online (and through syndication on TBS). It revolves around four really nerdy guys who are scientific know-it-alls…and their next door neighbor, Penny, who is a waitress at The Cheesecake Factory. The Big Bang Theory is one of the most popular shows on television. Otherwise, we’re just going through the motions.ĭiscussion Starter: Sheldon and Penny Trade Christmas Gifts Main Point: The gifts we give to others must stem from our love and appreciation of them.
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