Group Discussion & Life Challenge
Use these notes as discussion prompts for your group, or in your personal time with God.
Connect:
Get to know each other. Connect, warm up to each other, fellowship.
Care:
Carry each other’s burdens. Share life’s challenges and practice Soul Care. Pray together.
Challenge:
1. Discuss and write out a statement that describes what the gospel is. Why is it called good news?
2. Why is Paul’s urgency to correct a false gospel appropriate? What would be an equivalent in today’s world? Have you ever corrected someone’s understanding of the Gospel?
3. Paul begins Galatians with a defense of his authority to bring correction to the gospel that is being shared. Why was that so important for Paul to start with and how does that help us today as we read this letter? Reference 2 Tim 3:16
4. How would you explain Grace to a person who is not a follower of Jesus?
5. Group exercise – Work together and Using 3 different scriptures from anywhere in the Bible and put them together as an argument or defense of the Gospel of Grace vs the Law. (in other words, put yourself in his shoes, what do you reference?)
6. Galatians 1:6 Paul said He was “Astonished” how quickly they went away from the Gospel, take a minute to discuss what you do, or desire to do, to keep the gospel of Grace fresh and not become false in your own life?
Clarify:
Does anyone need clarity on something? Are there any big God questions you are wrestling with?
Celebrate:
Celebrate life’s successes and God’s provision. Worship God’s presence. Time to brag about God.
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Through the Bible in one Year
Join us in reading through the entire Bible in one year. Each day of this plan guides you through passages from both the Old and New Testaments, allowing you to see connections between the history of our faith, and the fulfillment of God’s redemptive plan. Readings average four chapters in length, so it is posible to do. When you use the YouVersion Bible App, you can even have the app read the Bible text to you – very useful when you are in the car or otherwise occupied with your hand.
All you need to do is click the link to the Bible Plan, which should lead you straight to the Bible app. Your two options are now (1) to read the plan on your own, one day at the time. Or (2) you can make it more fun and rewarding, by sharing the plan with one or more friends, and then even “Talk about it”.