Galatians 3:15-25 Sermon Discussion Guide
Practical Application Questions Where are you trying to earn God's favor by following rules instead of trusting in what Jesus has already done? What daily or weekly habits help you keep your focus on what Jesus has done? How does knowing that God's promise depends entirely on Jesus change your security and assurance of acceptance with Him? How does seeing the law as a guide that points to Jesus keep you from self-righteousness or losing hope? Are there subtle ways or reasons you keep certain people at a distance based on their background, status, or culture? How can you [...]
Galatians 3:1-14 Sermon Discussion Questions
What initial applications, encouragements, or convictions did you get from this passage in light of the sermon? When it comes to your spiritual progress (or lack thereof), are you more tempted to pride or despair? Why? How can you tell? How does your experience of salvation and receiving the Holy Spirit by faith challenge you to repent of your pride and/or despair? Are you more likely to respond to blessings in your life by being suspicious of God or by being critical of God? Why is that? How does the blessing of Abraham by faith encourage you to enjoy [...]
Galatians 2:15–21 Sermon Discussion Guide
The Math TEST of Galatians: Jesus + Nothing = Pass | Jesus + Anything = Fail. The Standard of the Law: Galatians 3:10, “Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.” God demands 100% perfection. 80% isn’t good enough! The Role of the Law: The Law acts as a mirror to expose our sin and need for a Savior, but it lacks the power to cleanse or save us. Definition of Justification: A legal declaration by God where the guilty are declared "not guilty" and completely righteous [...]
Galatians 2:1-14 Sermon Discussion Questions
“As soon as we are slaves to human opinion, public opinion, trying to please human beings instead of God, as soon as that happens, the message of Christ will be compromised.” R.C. Sproul “If you live for people’s praise, you’ll die by their criticism.” Tim Keller What initial application, encouragement, conviction did you get from this passage in light of the sermon? In what ways have you experienced gospel fellowship in the church that would have made you uncomfortable apart from God’s grace? How have these kinds of relationships helped you find joy in the gospel? How have you [...]
Galatians 1:11-25 Sermon Discussion Questions
What good things kept you from coming to Christ ? How did your self righteousness blind you to your need for Jesus? What sinful things caused you to reject Christ before you trusted in Him for salvation? How did God’s Grace show up in your life? What events surrounded your conversion to Jesus? How does your life testify to the grace of God? How does His grace in your life give credibility to the gospel? Frederic Farrar, a 19th century Anglican Minister, writes of the Apostle Paul’s conversion “… it is impossible to exaggerate the importance of St. Paul’s [...]
Galatians 1:6-10 Sermon Discussion Questions
GALATIANS GOSPEL: The gospel is the announcement that Jesus has sufficiently fulfilled all God’s demands through His perfect life and sacrificial death under God’s just wrath for our sin, so that through faith in Him, we might be united to Him by His Spirit, declared righteous, freed from condemnation, and accepted by His Father to inherit the promise of His eternal life in His kingdom. SUMMARY: The good news is that Jesus has done everything so that, by faith in Him alone, we might be accepted by God. What specific encouragements, convictions, or applications can you take away from [...]