Questions
  1. Psalm 24:1 says "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it." Clay said we're "playing ourselves" when we say my body, my life, my money. Which area of your life is hardest to see as God's instead of yours, and why?

  2. In Matthew 25:14–15, the master gave out different amounts "in proportion to their abilities," and the bags were gifts, not wages. How do you feel about God giving different gifts to different people? What changes when you see your skills as entrusted to you rather than earned?

  3. Clay asked which servant you relate to most right now: the one who invests what he's been given, or the one who buries it. Which one describes you in this season, and what's behind that?

  4. In Matthew 25:24–25, the third servant said, "I knew you were a harsh man… I was afraid." Clay pointed out that how we see the Father shapes how we steward. Seeing Him as good leads to love and faithfulness, and seeing Him as harsh leads to fear and hiding. Where does your own picture of God fall right now, and how does it affect what you do with your gifts?

  5. Clay named a few "shovels" we use to bury our gifts: false humility ("Who am I? Little old me"), comparison ("I don't have gifts like hers"), assuming someone else will step up, and living a "quiet life" where no one knows we follow Jesus. Which of these do you reach for most often?

  6. Colossians 3:23–24 tells us to work willingly at whatever we do, "as though you are working for the Lord rather than for people." What would change this week at your job, at home or in your service if you did it with that mindset?

  7. In the interview, Patience and Azubuike named the gifts they saw in each other, like faithfulness, leadership, and caring for people. Who in your life has noticed a gift in you and called it out? What did they see, and how did it shape you?

  8. Optional, for groups that know each other well: Go around and name a gift you see in each person.

  9. Clay closed with two questions to pray over: "Holy Spirit, what skills have I been given, and what's my next step in stewarding them well?" What's one concrete step you could take in the next month, like serving in a ministry, using a skill at work, or something else? Who could help keep you accountable?