Thursday, January 24, 2019

Love Is: Week Three

Not Jealous 


This week, while you meet with your Faith Formation Group you may want to reflect on our Scripture passage by reading Galatians 5:24-26 (printed below) and discuss the questions from the Scripture and Sermon as a way to begin a conversation. 

Gal. 5:24-26    
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. 25 Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. 26 Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.

Questions for Consideration:
  1. We live in a world today that tells us we should want the things of those around us and that having what they have is what will give us joy. Paul, in this letter to the Galatian church, calls the disciple to get rid of all jealousy, literally to nail our desires to the cross. Where do you see the world calling you to desire the things or those around you? 
  2. What will it take to live a life content with what you have? Is it possible in today’s world?
  3. Paul gives the answer to the above question when he calls the church to live in the Spirit. In surrendering our lives to God fully God enters our lives fully with the Holy Spirit and sets us free from the desires of this world. What is God calling you to do to surrender more to His will today?

As you meet this week, we encourage you to also take time to open yourselves up as a group and dialog on the following Wesley Challenge question:  Am I jealous, impure, critical, irritable, touchy, or distrustful? (Pages 109-112 in The Wesley Challenge)

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