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?

Be a Blessing

Be a Blessing
Read Genesis 12:1-3

1. What is a significant promise that you have made or that someone has made to you?

2. What did the Lord tell Abram to do? ( Gen 12:1)

3. What did the Lord promise to do for Abram? (Gen 12:2-3)

4. How would you describe the promise the Lord made to Abram? (Genesis 12:1-3)

5. How do you memorialize your significant experiences with God?

Read Galatians 3:3-9

6. Why did Paul ask the Galatians if their suffering had been for nothing? (3:4)

7. On what basis did the Holy Spirit perform miracles? (3:5)

8. How did Paul's use of Abraham as an example of faith strike a blow to the champions of the Law? (3:6-8)

9. What is your relationship to Abraham?

10. What has Christ done for you?