The Treasure Principle Bible Study
by Brian Smith and Randy Alcorn (12 lessons)
The Treasure Principle Bible Study presents you with more than an intellectual exercise. It regularly guides you back to Christ, who Himself is our central treasure. Only in His presence can you address the necessary changes in thinking and behavior that The Treasure Principle requires. Only in His power and grace can you find the joy of obedience.
This 12-week study is designed for personal reflection followed by discussion with a partner or group. Any of the questions in the study can serve as the basis for profitable discussion, but you'll find in each lesson several questions written specifically for dialogue between you and a partner or group. —Contains brief, six-page lessons for individual or small-group use.
—Each lesson includes quotations from The Treasure Principle, discussion questions, and a short Scripture passage for meditation and memorization.
—Space is provided to write directly in the book.
—This 90-page Bible study features a 12-week study that follows The Treasure Principle book.
The Treasure Principle Study Guide (4 week lessons)
by LifeWay Resources
Highlighting the infinite value of heavenly treasures over earthly ones, this study will teach you how to collect treasures that will last for all eternity. You will acknowledge God's ownership of all things while accepting your role as His money manager. Six biblical keys will guide you to use your money and possessions to make deposits in heaven. As you get a glimpse of the life-changing joy of giving, you will discover the hidden treasure that awaits those who invest in eternity. And you'll know why you could never be content with less.
The Treasure Principle includes four weeks of Bible study for individuals to complete in five daily segments. A leader guide at the back of the book provides plans for a four- or five-session group study. —This 109-page study guide provides four weeks of interactive Bible study (with 5 lessons per week) for individuals to complete in five daily segments.
—The study follows the central teaching of Randy Alcorn’s book The Treasure Principle, (though it doesn’t follow the book chapter by chapter).
—A leader guide at the back of the book provides plans for a four- or five-week group study.
—Produced in an easy-to-read workbook format, so you may write directly in the book.
Randy Alcorn speaking on The Treasure Principle (CD)
Wallet card mentioned in The Treasure Principle
18 Study and Discussion Questions on The Treasure Principle
Additional Treasure Principle Teaching Aids available from other ministries:
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The Treasure Principle Workshop, by Crown Financial Ministries is a complete kit that includes the following:
No special leader training is required. Simply use the enclosed video and Leader's Guide that is included in the workshop, and you're ready to start! Teaching Format Options A PowerPoint® presentation is provided if you prefer to do a live presentation without the use of the video series. 2. Weekend Workshop: Covers the curriculum in two three-hour sessions. The two sessions could be scheduled on two consecutive Saturday mornings, a Friday evening/Saturday morning combination, two nights of a single week, or one night each week for two weeks. Each “Session” is divided into 1-hour segments that have to be customized to which of the three optional formats is being utilized:
Recommended schedules are provided that thoroughly explain how to implement each of the optional teaching formats. The Treasure Principle Workshop may be purchased from Crown Financial Ministries at http://www.crown.org/. a. one Student Workbook with audio CD (one workbook recommended per individual or couple)
Using the same teaching material, it can be conveniently taught in three main teaching formats (more detailed information is located in the “Teaching Formats” section below):
b. one Leader's Guide with leader's resource CD (the resource CD contains many helpful items such as posters, tickets, bulletin inserts, and PowerPoint® presentations to enhance the study) and your choice of a VHS video set (2 tapes) or a DVD video set (2 discs).
This workshop is easily adapted to a wide variety of presentation formats that are listed and described below. Regardless of the format you choose, we believe the material will make a powerful impact on your students. 1. All-Day Seminar: Covers the entire curriculum in a single day. Can be used as an all-day Saturday seminar for any adult group in a church, business, neighborhood, or family. Also consider an all-day seminar for an “off-campus” retreat.
3. Six Week Bible Study: Covers the curriculum in six or twelve sessions depending on the needs of the group. The sessions could be scheduled as weekly or monthly small group meetings in homes, businesses, or churches.
4. Sunday School Class or Wednesday/Sunday Evening Educational Elective: Covers the curriculum in twelve sessions. The group can use two class periods to view each DVD segment, discuss it, and review the associated homework.
5. Summary Presentation: a summary presentation of the material is provided if you need to give a quick overview of the study in 45-60 minutes.
(4-week Program by Generous Giving for Cultivating Generous Living in Your Church) This set includes one book, The Treasure Principle, one DVD that includes four 5-minute Giving Warriors vignettes that tell the story of four of history’s greatest givers (to be used in worship service) and one Resource CD-ROM. The Resource CD-ROM includes:
The Generous Church Toolkit is a comprehensive, church-wide preaching program that is designed specifically for pastors, to help them preach, teach and lead their congregations on the subject of Christian generosity. This month-long, holistic plan involves teaching (biblical preaching from the pulpit), equipping (personal devotions and Sunday school lessons or small group studies), and modeling (powerful testimonies by others growing in their own giving). Because pastors and churches lie on a broad spectrum with regard to stewardship program needs, this kit is designed to be as ready-to-use as you want it to be. It contains a leader’s guide, a copy of Randy Alcorn’s book The Treasure Principle, a DVD and a CD containing sermon outlines, sample sermons, illustrations, multimedia tools, devotional materials, testimonies and small group studies. Under this model, there would be no need for a special capital campaign or urgent appeal for funds because the people will be grounded in the word of God, ready to respond with open hands and hearts.
1. A four-week suggested sermon outline and sample sermons from Randy Alcorn, John Stott and other pastors.
2. Powerful illustrations on generosity and other stewardship themes to be used in preaching.
3. A 21-day devotional booklet on financial faithfulness and generosity from Gordon MacDonald. (Simply make copies for your members to study during the series or pick your favorite devotionals to include in a Sunday bulletin.)
4. Outlines for Sunday school or small group study.
5. Audio testimonies of generous givers: first person accounts of believers excelling in the grace of giving. May be copied and distributed to your members as inspirational models.
The Tool Kit may be purchased from Generous Giving (www.GenerousGiving.org).
Discover the joy of giving! The Treasure Principle, Randy Alcorn's best selling book, is wonderfully brought to life through this dynamic video program, which will help you experience how material freedom and radical generosity can revolutionize your world.
This video presentation, hosted by Randy Alcorn and Ryan Rush, is filled with dynamic graphics, special effects, reenactments, historical photographs, and interviews with 'generous givers' to help you discover the astounding secret: how joyful giving brings God maximum glory and His children maximum pleasure. Priceless treasure is within your reach. And with it, liberating joy.
This DVD (comprised of six 30-minute sessions) is perfect for churches, small groups, Bible Studies, Sunday school classes, etc.
"THE TREASURE PRINCIPLE will change your life!"
-Howard Dayton, Co-CEO Crown Financial Ministries
The Treasure Principle DVD may be purchased from ReelChristian.com or calling DRC films at 800-618-0914