Faith Talks:
1) Can you think of times when sowing to please your “flesh” (your sinful nature) forced you to reap “destruction”?
2) How do these verses motivate you to “do good to all people”?
3) What we boast in is what we are living for. What do you celebrate (boast about) most? What does that say about what you may be living for?
4) Going deeper: If you had to sum up the message of the whole book of Galatians in a few words, what would you say?
Faith Talks:
1) When you miss the Gospel, how does your conceit show itself in your relationships? Do you tend to see yourself more superior or inferior to others?
2) Is there a habitual sin you need to gently restore a brother/sister from? Are you willing to listen to others who seek to restore you?
3) What opportunities has God given you to carry another’s burdens?
1) Look again in Galatians 5:19-21 at the “works of the flesh”. Which do you see in your life?
2) What are the strong desires or idols that cause you to think or behave in these ways?
3) How will you preach the gospel of grace and acceptance to yourself to “crucify” these over-desires?
Faith Talks:
1) Tell about one way you have literally seen Jesus set you free.
2) Talk together about the difference between loving someone because you have to and loving someone because you get to.
3) Dig deeper: Look back over Galatians 5:1-15. Note the relationship between faith, freedom, and love. How does faith in the Gospel set us free to love?
Faith Talks:
1) Abraham decided to rely on himself to make God’s promises come to pass. Have you ever done something similar? What were the results?
2) When have you seen God do what seems impossible in your own life, or in the lives of those around you?
Formed By His Word Study Guide (Galatians 4:21-4:31)
What false saviors are you in most danger of serving?
What are some ways you are tempted to follow something that flatters you?
Faith Talks:
1. What difference would it make in your life if you believe that in Christ you are God's son or daughter?
2. Share about situations where you are most likely to live as a "slave" not as a son or daughter of God.
Formed By His Word Study Guide (Galatians 3:26-4:7)
Galatians 3:15-25
Faith Talks:
1. The teaching this week explained the three words in Psalm 51:1-2 that describe our natural condition. Talk about times in your life when your “moral compass” seemed broken (Iniquity), or you found yourself too weak to do what was right (Sin), or even knowing what God wanted you to do, you rebelled (Transgression).
2. The teaching this week highlighted three types of “works of the law.” Can you identify with any of them? What “works” in your life do you tend to look to in order to feel guilt-free and clean before God?
Galatians 3:1-14
Faith Talks:
Galatians 2:11-21
Faith Talk
Galatians 2-1:10
Galatians 1:10-24
Galatians 1:1-9
Galatians 1:1-9
