CONNECTION GROUPS WEEK 1: What Test?! Opening Prayer 1. If told, “Eat whatever food you find in the house,” what do you look for? What is your reaction if it’s not there? 2. Read aloud Malachi 3:6-12. How had Malachi’s peers robbed God? With what results? How does God challenge the people to put him to the test? (What verses?) What was futile about their worshipping God with a “what’s-in-it-for-me” attitude? 3. Read aloud 2 Chronicles 31:4-9. How did Hezekiah plan to handle the “heaps” of things given to the Lord? What responsibilities did he delegate? Why is good delegation so important to successful leadership? 4. What are the reasons why people may not be tithing? 5. What are some successful tips and practices for working around the excuses for not tithing? 6. What was said in this past weekend’s message about the number 10? 7. What was said about what tithers and non-tithers say? 8. Do you think of God first? How do you connect with God? What is something that has helped you connect with God? 9. What could you do this week that will help you be more outwardly focused? 10. How can this group pray for you this week?