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Discussion Questions

Week of: October 11, 2026 // Sermon Text: Galatians 3:1-14

Sermon Overview

Continue by faith in Christ alone, who secured our blessing by becoming our curse.

I. Remember how you began (vv. 1-5)

II. Read how Abraham was blessed (vv. 6-9)

III. Rely on Christ, who became our curse to secure our blessing (vv. 10-14)

Prepare

Before diving into the Digging Deeper questions, your group could take 5-10 minutes to prime deeper discussion as follows.

1. Read the passage
2. As a group, explain the passage in your own words
3. As a group, briefly recount the sermon outline
4. Open time to ask questions for understanding the passage or sermon
5. Pray for God's help through the Holy Spirit to guide the discussion

Digging Deeper

The entire passage is about not only beginning the Christian life well (by trusting in Jesus alone) but also continuing and ending well. What stage of the Christian life are you in? How has it been going? How can the good news of Jesus continue to help you? How can our Gospel Community help?

Remember how you began (vv 1-5)

1. Christians begin a saving relationship with God through grace, but sometimes we are tempted to then pivot and rely on works to stay in God's favor. But in the words of a famous hymn, "O, to grace, how great a debtor, daily I'm constrained to be." Are you aware of any areas where you have needed to rely on God's grace, instead of your own efforts, in the last week?

2. Paul was concerned that the Galatians remember the truth of the gospel, because he saw evidence that they were forgetting the truth. What steps can you take to remember the truths of the gospel in the week ahead? What steps can you take to remind fellow believers?

3. Brett preached that the Holy Spirit gives us a hunger for God and His Word, stirs our conscience to convict us of sin, grants us a new ability to obey God, and provides us a new sense of God's love for us. Have you seen the Holy Spirit working in any of these areas in your life recently? Could you share an example to encourage others?

Read how Abraham was blessed (vv. 6-9)

4. Verse 9 says, "So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith." How did Abraham demonstrate his faith, his belief in God's promises? How have you demonstrated your faith, your belief in God's promises?

Rely on Christ, who secured our blessing by becoming our curse (vv. 10-14)

5. Brett preached, "Relying on the law, relying on obedience [to receive God's blessing], brings not blessing but curse." Trying to rely on obedience to receive God's blessing brings the curses of perfectionism, anxiety, discouragement, or pride. Have you experienced any of these curses? How can you rely on Christ instead to experience blessing?

Prayer