Galatians 5:16-26 - Gods Gift of Joy

Galatians 5:16-26 - Gods Gift of Joy

1. What do you really like about yourself?

2. What would happen if the Galatians lived by the power of the Holy Spirit? (5:16)

3. How could the Galatian Christians lead godly lives? (5:18)

4. What religious sins does the sinful nature produce? (5:20)

5. What societal evils come from our sinful nature? (5:20-21)

6. What happens to a Christian who is under the control of the Holy Spirit? (5:22-23)

7. How is a Christian empowered to live by the Spirit? (5:24-25)

8. What did Paul tell the Galatian Christians not to do? (5:26)

9. Why do Christians tend to excuse the behavior of their old nature?

10. In what sense do love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control grow in a person much the way fruit grows on a tree?

11. How do you see the character of the Holy Spirit growing in your life?

12. What can you do this week to nurture the character of the Holy Spirit in your life?