Scripture and Questions for Study and Reflection:

Read Galatians 5:26 and 6:1-5. In verse 5:26, Paul warns believers “not to become conceited, provoking and envying each other.” Think about Paul’swarnings. How might those warnings show up in our lives? Paul then encourages believers to gently restore someone caught up in sin. What does that look like to you?Read Galatians 6:7-10. Describe in your own words what you believe the law of sowing and reaping is? Paul warns us not to become weary in doing good. What is it that might cause us to become weary? What can we do to keep from becoming weary? What point do you think Paul is making about sowing and reaping?Read Galatians 6:12-13. What is Paul saying about the Judaizers? Why are they forcing the ways of circumcision? What is their ulterior motive?Paul said in verse 14, “May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.” (NIV) What do you think Paul meant by this? How is this relevant in your own life?What does Paul’s “boast” in verse 14 teach us about salvation?As you look at the present-day church life, what legalisms do you perceive that seem to be binding us up and keeping us from living a life of freedom through the faith of Christ?What is Kyle Idleman referring to when he says, “It is our responsibility to keep the main thing...the main thing?”As we have journeyed through the Book of Galatians, how has the Holy Spirit allowed you to see ways that you are boasting in your “flesh” as opposed to boasting about your relationship with Christ and acknowledging the Cross of Christ? What changes can you make to surrender your boasting to Christ?In what ways are others able to see “Christ in your life”?

Prayer for the Week:

Dear Heavenly Father, I come to you this day in humble submission. Thank you, Holy Spirit for awakening me in a new and glorious way. When I am in you, Christ, I am free from living for this life and this world. I now live for you, Christ...and oh how much better it is to live in the Spirit of you, Christ. Help me to be as one with my brothers and sisters in Christ. Help me to walk alongside them, to help them in their time of need and to be gentle in my approach, just as you, Lord, are gentle with me. Give me strength, lest I grow weary and remind me often that the cross you died on changes everything. I love you and praise you, Lord. Amen.