The Treasure Principle by Randy Alcorn
Week 6: Chapter 5 — Getting There From Here
Read Chapter 5 of The Treasure Principle. Primary Scripture: Luke 19:1-10; Mark 10:17-22; Acts 2:44-45.
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Alcorn shifts from theology to practice, asking the practical question every honest reader has been building toward: given all of this, what do I actually do?
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Alcorn contrasts Zacchaeus (Luke 19) and the Rich Young Ruler (Mark 10) as two people who encountered Jesus and responded very differently to the call to give. What made the difference? What do their contrasting stories reveal about the relationship between wealth and salvation?
2.He discusses the tithe as a 'training wheels' starting point — a floor, not a ceiling. Where are you currently relative to the tithe? What is your honest emotional reaction to the suggestion that the tithe is a beginning rather than the finish line?
3.Alcorn advocates for setting a 'giving goal' — a specific percentage or amount — and then systematically raising it over time. What psychological or practical obstacles make that kind of intentionality difficult for you?
a.Have you ever made a concrete, measurable giving commitment? What happened? If not, what has stopped you?
b.Alcorn suggests the question is not 'How much of my money should I give to God?' but 'How much of God's money should I keep for myself?' How does that reframe change the conversation?
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