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Winning
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Six Bible Study Lessons
for Group Discipleship
Winning in Life
Six Bible Study Lessons
for Group Discipleship
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In Victory, the primary venue for discipleship
happens in a small group. It is called a Victory group.
We strongly encourage everyone to be involved since
these groups are specifically designed to help disciples
grow spiritually.
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Are you a creative person? How do you
express your creativity?
WORD
2 Vision gives us passion.
but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God
Proverbs 29:18 (KJV) has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:14
prayer
Thank God for His purpose and destiny for your life,
your family, and the people He has blessed you with,
and for His hand upon you.
Ask God that His plans would prevail for you and your
family, that you would have a greater understanding
of His vision for you, and that He will give you the
grace and strength to see this vision become a reality.
Pray that God would ignite a deep passion for Him in
your life and that many would come to know Christ
through you.
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What was the most difficult part of your
week? What happened?
WORD
Love the Word of God.
come knowledge and understanding. Proverbs 2:6 1
My son, if you accept my words and store up my
(Read also Ephesians 5:15-17.) commands within you, 2turning your ear to wisdom and
applying your heart to understanding . . . 5then you will
understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge
WHAT of God. Proverbs 2:1,2,5
now WHAT
Are you living in the fear of the Lord? Are there areas
of your life that you need to deal with because you
aren’t living in the fear of the Lord? How can you
apply what you’ve learned in your life today?
How can you grow in wisdom and your relationship
with God this week? How can you love God’s Word
more starting today?
Is there a situation for which you or someone
you love needs God’s wisdom? How can you
speak life and grace into the situation? Ask God
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for wisdom today.
Tell us about one of your most
memorable birthday celebrations.
Why was it so memorable?
prayer
Thank God for being the source of all wisdom and for
the truth of His Word. Ask God to give you wisdom for What’s one thing you’ve always wanted to
specific situations you are facing.
do or a place you’ve wanted to visit, but
Pray that you would always live in the fear of the Lord
and that you would avoid sin and all evil. Pray that haven’t had the opportunity?
you will help others do the same.
Pray that you and your family would grow deeper in
your relationship with God and in love for the Word When was the last time you saw a newborn
every single day. baby? What was it like?
10 Winning in Life
Teach us to number our days, that we may gain second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no
WORD
a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12 (TNIV) commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:29-31
(See also Romans 12:11.)
O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30Love the Where does wisdom
Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul come from
(Proverbs 2:6)?
and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31The
12 Winning in Life Number Your Days 13
SO WHAT
What are some of the benefits of living purposefully?
What do you think it means to live life with passion?
What are you passionate about?
Why is the fear of the Lord the key to wisdom? How
does a wise person live?
4 Live by faith.
Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes
to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will
never be thirsty.” John 6:35 now WHAT
How can you “number your days” this week? How
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He
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should the reminder of our limited time affect your
who believes in me will live, even though he dies; 26and
decisions and plans every day and how you relate
whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you
with your family and friends?
believe this?” John 11:25,26
What do you think your purpose is? How can you
know the purpose of God for your life?
Even with purpose, passion, and wisdom, life is
How can you be more careful and wise with the way
incomplete without God. He is the true source of life.
you live? How can you grow in your relationship with
Trusting in God results in experiencing a satisfying and
God this week?
fulfilling life, as well as the assurance of life after death.
prayer
Thank God for the life and hope we have through
Jesus Christ. Thank Him for His purpose for your
life and for the days He has blessed you and your
family with.
Pray for a heart of wisdom to number your days aright
and spend each moment well. Speak a blessing over
your family today.
Pray that your faith in God would grow as the years
pass. Ask God to use your life to glorify Him and to
draw others to Him.
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Which subject did you enjoy most in
school? Which one did you like least? Why?
WORD
made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a
am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob,
rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:29 who were heirs with him of the same promise. 10For he
was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose
architect and builder is God. Hebrews 11:8-10
WHAT (See also Ecclesiastes 3:1.)
Jesus invites us to learn from Him so we can experience
life in all its fullness. Learning and growing are part It’s been said that the only thing permanent in life is
of life. In life, we grow physically, intellectually, change. Most people, however, find transitions of any
emotionally, and spiritually, and we should continue to kind frightening and threatening. Abraham chose to
learn. Following are three tools God uses to teach and embrace change, trusting God for the end result.
mature us. How is Abraham’s
response to change
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By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would
later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even
though he did not know where he was going. 9By faith he
18 Winning in Life A Lifestyle of Learning 19
SO WHAT
What’s one of the hardest things you think your family
has been through? What did you learn from it?
5 The Blessing
of Prosperity
How do you think we can learn from transitions?
Why do you think God works in seasons? What are
some of the key transitions you’ve been through in
your own life and in your family, and what did you
learn from them?
Why do many people think truth is relative? What
does the Bible say about this?
now WHAT
What trial or transition are you facing right now? How
are you responding to it? What do you think God is
doing in your life?
Are there areas in your life that are not in alignment
with God’s Truth? What do you think you should do
about that?
How can you develop a lifestyle of learning and
growing this week? How can you keep growing in
faith and learning more about God?
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When you have several things to do at the
same time, how do you decide which to do
first? Recall an instance explaining this.
prayer
Thank God that He is the Truth and that your life is built
on Him. Thank God for the grace He gives through each What’s one of the best things about being
trial and transition.
around children? Why?
Be honest with God about the trials or transitions you
are going through in your own life, in your family, in
school, and at work. Ask Him to be with you and pray
Who is the most generous person you
that you would learn the lessons He wants to teach you.
Pray that you would keep learning and growing, and know? Recall an instance explaining this.
that you would always be a blessing to those around
you. Ask God to make your life a channel of blessing to
draw many people to Him.
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“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares 2
WORD
Prosperity is receiving from God’s
the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm abundant resources.
you, plans to give you hope and a future.” And my God will meet all your needs according to his
Jeremiah 29:11 glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19
What are
priorities?
What are your
priorities?
prayer
Thank God for His faithfulness and blessings for
you and your family. Thank Him for His mercy, grace,
and goodness.
Pray that you would experience and walk in
prosperity as you seek God first. Pray for His
abundant provision and mighty hand to be
upon you, your family, and everything you do.
Ask God that you would be a channel of His blessings
every day.
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Did you ever borrow something from
a friend and forget to return it?
What happened?
WORD
faithful servant! You have been faithful We are not entitled to the blessings God has given us,
things that we have only because of His grace.
with a few things; I will put you in charge of
many things. Come and share your master’s How did the
master reply to the
happiness!’” Matthew 25:21 (Read also Matthew 25:14-29.)
man who put his
talents to good use
(Matthew 25:21)?
WHAT
Jesus taught His disciples about stewardship by using
many parables and stories: the shrewd and dishonest 3 Stewardship is all about trust.
manager, the lost coin, the lost sheep, and this one in “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be
Matthew 25, the parable of the talents. A steward takes trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very
responsibility for, manages, and is in charge of the land, little will also be dishonest with much.” Luke 16:10
finances, and other important matters entrusted to his/ (See also Matthew 25:29.)
If we can be trusted
with little, what
2 Stewards are accountable. does Jesus promise?
“So he called him in and asked him, ‘What is this I hear
about you? Give an account of your management,
because you cannot be manager any longer.” Luke 16:2
28 Winning in Life The Principles of Stewardship 29
SO WHAT
Why is it important to remind ourselves that we are
stewards, not owners? How does this understanding
change your perspective on what you’ve been given?
What does it mean to be accountable? For what do
you think God will call you to account?
Why do you think stewardship includes the “little
things”? What are some of the “little things” in our
lives that can make a big difference?
now WHAT
Do you believe God owns everything and you are
accountable to Him? How do you want to give an
account for what you have been entrusted with?
Are you a good steward of what God has entrusted
to you? How can you take better responsibility
for your family, career, studies, talents, and time
beginning this week?
Are you reliable and consistent? Does your character
reflect good stewardship? What is one “little thing”
that you need to do differently starting today in your
own life, in your family, or at work/in school?
prayer
30 Winning in Life
I press on toward the goal to win
the prize for which God has called me
heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:14
Topics Include:
• The Power of Vision
• The Gift of Wisdom
• Number Your Days
• A Lifestyle of Learning
• The Blessing of Prosperity
• The Principles of Stewardship