Connect Try memorising Galatians 2:20 (or start by writing it down somewhere you will see it each day).

Warm-Up

1. What type of things in your life are in your control? What would you like to be in your control?
2. What is not in your control?
3. How can self-reliance be problematic when relating to God?

Read Galatians 3:1-9

4. What is the message that was clearly portrayed to the Galatians? 
5. What is important or radical about the message ‘Jesus Christ was crucified’?
6. What are the Galatians relying on? What are they trying to achieve through “works of the law”?
7. What role does the Spirit play in beginning in faith and continuing in faith? 
8. Can we begin and grow in faith alone? Why do we try to do it alone?
9. Why does it matter what we do as Christians, if the Spirit is working in us?
10. Who is Abraham? Why is he an important reference point in Israel’s history?
11. How was Abraham credited as righteousness? What specific promises was Abraham trusting God for?
12. What is “righteousness”? How is it related to “justification”? Who does righteousness affect?  
13. Who can be included into God’s people, as a child of Abraham? 
14. How is Christianity exclusive and inclusive? How is this foreshadowed by Abraham?
15. Why do you think people feel alienated from God? How would you respond to someone who feels alienated from God? 

Read Galatians 3:10-14 & Deuteronomy 30:11-20

16. What is the outcome for relying on “works of the law”? What is the punishment of the curse? 
17. How does the law expose our sin? 
18. Why might we be tempted to focus on our efforts before God?
19. Why can’t we be justified by relying on the law? Why should we want to be justified? 
20. What did Jesus’ death achieve for us? What did Jesus take on for us? 
21. How does looking to the cross prevent us from relying on ourselves? 
22. How are you relying on Jesus today? For what things should you be relying on Jesus for?
23. What does living by faith look like for you tomorrow at 2pm? 

Apply How can you keep before you the good news that Jesus Christ was crucified? 

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On Your Frontline this Week

How are you growing in love for people on your frontline? Try praying for them before you see them..

For Families

• Download: some of the family resources to use at home: stbartskids.org

Listen, Watch, and Read

• Listen (sermon): “True Gospel” by Andrew Sach:
  https://www.st-helens.org.uk/resources/talk/53492/ 
• Listen (sermon): “No Other Gospel” by Vaughn Roberts:
  https://stebbes.org/sermons/no-other-gospel/ 
• Listen (sermon): “The Rescue” by Tim Keller:
  https://gospelinlife.com/sermon/the-rescue/ 
• Listen (sermon): “The Rescue” by Tim Keller:
  https://gospelinlife.com/sermon/no-other-gospel/ 
• Read (article): “The Story of WWI Salvo Chaplain Fighting Mac”
  https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/about-us/news-and-stories/stories/the-story-of-wwi-salvo-chaplain-fighting-mac/ 
• Listen (Series): Previous Sermon Series on Galatians:
  https://www.stbarts.com.au/sermon-series/galatians-no-other-gospel 

Series Resources

• Read (book): “The Freedom Trap” by Priyan Max Jeganathan. 📚
• Read (book): “Why the Gospel” by Matthew Bates.
• Read (commentary): “Galatians (The Story of God)” by Nijay Gupta. 
• Read (commentary): “Galatians for Everyone” by Tom Wright.
• Watch (video): “Galatians” by the Bible Project: https://bibleproject.com/guides/book-of-galatians/ 
  
  

📚 Available to borrow in the Church library