Straight Talk Leads to a Straight Walk (Galatians 2:11-21)
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From Hypocrisy to Humility
From Works to Faith
From Death to Life
Table Discussion
Have you ever had a conversation about not walking in line with the truth of the gospel? How did it go?
What do you think is your “plus” to the gospel?
What does it mean to you that Jesus not only took away your sins, but gave you his righteousness?
**This sermon was preached by Lucas Turner, a former partner of missio Dei: Falcon, currently on mission in Central Texas as a College and Young Adult Minister at a Baptist church.
In the kingdom, we receive comfort in a very different way than we’re taught to in American culture. We receive comfort not by, on the one hand, whining in our sense of entitlement or, on the other hand, pretending as though we’re happy. We are comforted when we see our sin, our brokenness, our desperate circumstances, and we grieve, we weep, we cry out for deliverance. —Russell Moore—
Four Parts of Lament (Mark Vroegop)
Turning to God
Bringing your complaint
Asking boldly
Choosing to trust
Until Jesus returns, the world will be marked by tears. Children will continue to be born and their first cry will announce their arrival into a broken world. To cry is human, but to lament is Christian. —Mark Vroegop—
Table Discussion Questions:
Why do you think it is difficult for us to Lament? What is the big difference between lamenting and complaining? (Hebrews 4:16)
What are some harmful things that can happen when we always try to edit our lives (internally or externally) towards the positive?
Pray for anyone at your table who is facing a difficult circumstance right now.
This Sunday we had the privilege to hear from one of our previous elders, Perry Marshall. Perry taught through the passage on “taming the tongue”. James warns of the power and harm that can come from our tongues. In seeking to be not just hearers of the Word, but also doers, Perry encouraged us to recognize the significance of this part of the body. Most of us have been built up by someone else’s words, but also hurt by them. It “ought not be so”, and we need not look any farther than Jesus for grace when we have a slip of the tongue. What comes out of our mouth points to the condition of our heart, and reminds us all the more that we are sinners in need of the saving grace of Jesus.
Discussion Questions:
Have you ever had a time where someone’s words lifted you up or inspired you? What happened?
In what situations or circumstances do you find it most difficult to tame your tongue?
How can the link between our words and our hearts help us lean more heavily on the grace of God given through Jesus?
**This sermon was preached by Perry Marshall from Calvary Bible Church in Boulder, Colorado.
