Download discussion questions:  Galatians 6:9-18
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Here is the passage for Sunday.  Click the “Download…” link above.

Before looking at the discussion questions on the right side of the page, read through the passage itself once or twice.

• What questions do you have as you read?
• What parts of the passage would you like our group to discuss when we meet on Sunday morning?
• How does this passage follow what Paul has said before? What new ideas does he introduce?
• What might the first-century Galatian Christians have been thinking after reading this conclusion of Paul’s letter to them?

Download discussion questions:  Galatians 5:22 – 6:10
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As we began discussing the passage, one member of our group suggested five sections of the text:

• Crucifying (5:24)
• Walking (6:1)
• Bearing (6:2-5)
• Sowing (6:6-9)
• Reaping (6:9-10)

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Download discussion questions:  Galatians 5:22 – 6:10
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Here is the passage for Sunday.  Click the “Download…” link above.

Before looking at the discussion questions on the right side of the page, read through the passage itself once or twice.

• What questions do you have as you read?
• What parts of the passage would you like our group to discuss when we meet on Sunday morning?
• How does this passage follow what Paul has said before? What new ideas does he introduce?
• How might Soul Care help you in the application of this passage?

Download discussion questions:  Galatians 5:16-26
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The end of the passage from the previous week (Galatian 5:13-18) leads smoothly into this week’s passage by introducing the sharp opposition between flesh and Spirit.  This week’s passage expands on some of the details of the opposing principles. Continue reading →

Download discussion questions:  Galatians 5:16-26
Calvary Institute – Fall 2018 Index

Here is the passage for Sunday.  Click the “Download…” link above.

Before looking at the discussion questions on the right side of the page, read through the passage itself once or twice.

• What questions do you have as you read?
• What parts of the passage would you like our group to discuss when we meet on Sunday morning?
• How does this passage follow what Paul has said before? What new ideas does he introduce?

Download discussion questions:  Galatians 5:13-18
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Freedom

In an earlier discussion we had considered the qualification Paul put on freedom in Galatians 5:13.  This week’s discussion began on that same topic of the freedom Christ calls us into – what it is and what it is not:

“God promised to make you free. He never promised to make you independent.”
We are most free when we are most willing to acknowledge our interdependence. Adam and Eve were free until they saw each other as separate and autonomous, and afraid of their Creator.^[1]

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Download discussion questions:  Galatians 5:13-18
Calvary Institute Index

Here is the passage for Sunday.  Click the “Download…” link above.

Before looking at the discussion questions on the right side of the page, read through the passage itself once or twice.

• What questions do you have as you read?
• What parts of the passage would you like our group to discuss when we meet on Sunday morning?
• How does this passage follow what Paul has said before? What new ideas does he introduce?

Download discussion questions:  Galatians 5:5-15
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Our group began with a quotation reminding us of the importance of diligent study of even difficult or uncomfortable ideas in Scripture and in theology:

If our religion is something objective, then we must never avert our eyes from those elements in it which seem puzzling or repellent; for it will be precisely the puzzling or the repellent which conceals what we do not yet know and need to know.[1]

The passage under study may not have been a particularly difficult section of Scripture, but the reminder is always appropriate. Continue reading →

Download discussion questions:  Galatians5:5-15
Calvary Institute – Fall 2018 Index

Here is the passage for Sunday.  Click the “Download…”link above.

As you look at the passage, think about leading the triad you will be in this week. 

• What do you see in thepassage? 
• What questions could you ask to help others in your triad explore the passage? 
• What parts of the passage would you like your triad to focus on? 
• What questions would you ask so your triad could help you understand the passage?

Download discussion questions:  Galatians 5:1-7
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Discussion

This week we took a slightly different approach from our usual time of looking at the passage individually before our discussion.  Instead, we divided into groups of three (with no family members in the same group) to begin discussing the passage in the smaller “triad” context.  This week’s passage (Galatians 5:1-7) was also considerably shorter than most previous sections we studied.  One of the goals of Calvary Institute is to make joyful, passionate disciples who make joyful, passionate disciples.  A significant part of that process is learning from one another as we study Scripture together. Continue reading →