5.31.20 - How God Transforms a Mindset of Scarcity (Kenny Camacho)

SCRIPTURE: Leviticus 19:33-34, Exodus 16:4, & Exodus 23:20

So, if God is so generous and abundant and overwhelming, what happened to us? Why aren’t we more generous than we are? This week, we are discussing the trap of a scarcity mindset, and how only overwhelmingly good news has the power to deliver us from this trap into the abundant life we are made for.

REFLECTION/DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

  1. The first part of Kenny’s sermon attempts to prove that “we have become trapped by a scarcity mindset.” Discuss your understanding of this point and how persuasive you found it to be. 

  2. Kenny argued that a “scarcity mindset” is produced by misunderstandings about the PAST (the supply is limited) the PRESENT (having enough is our responsibility) and the FUTURE (the situation won’t change). Discuss a time when you fell into the “scarcity trap”: did you experience these same misunderstandings? What happened, in your case?

  3. Kenny said that scarcity mindsets don’t develop when we don’t have enough...they develop when we have too much. Discuss this claim. How does the Law the Israelites receive while wandering in the desert relate to it?

  4. The second part of the sermon argued that the trap a “scarcity mindset” creates for us can only be undone by overwhelmingly good news. What is the “good news” Kenny talked about, and how does it specifically address the past/present/future problems scarcity preys on?

  5. How does the “Gospel story” reach out to impact you, whether you believe in it or accept it or not? Did you find this claim persuasive on Sunday?

  6. How can living generously help us to avoid a “scarcity mindset”?

  7. How can generous living extend beyond our time or our finances to include how we recognize and protect the dignity of other people?

Kenny Camacho