This is the first message in a four part series called “All About EntitleMEnt” where the “root of all our problems” is addressed.
Small Group Discussion Questions
- Do you think the attitude of entitlement is worse today than it was 10 or 20 years ago? Why or why not?
- Why do you think it’s easier to detect entitlement in others than it is in ourselves?
- In Dr. Henry Cloud’s book, “The Entitlement Cure,” he says we “choose” to be entitled because it’s easy. Do you really believe that entitlement is a choice? Why or why not?
- Why do you think it’s easy to make excuses for our entitled loved ones (even ourselves)? What kind of excuses do you think we commonly make?
- How would you try to discern the difference between someone really needing help and someone who is trying to take advantage because of an entitled attitude?
- How can we praise and reward our children without praising and rewarding what takes no effort, what is required, what is not specific, or show a complete lack of warmth?
- If you had to choose, would you rather be a person who is consistently taken advantage of or a person who never helps? Do you think there will be a difference when standing before God at judgment? Why or why not?
- How would you try to communicate that an entitled person needs to take responsibility for their life?
- Read Galatians 6:7-8. What do you think this verse is communicating and why it is so important for each of us to understand?