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•   In the previous passage of scripture we are told we have been
         You Aren’t Good Enough - Week 1                                       set free from having to earn God’s love. How does this give
                                                                               you confidence for your daily life?

Objective: To reveal the areas in our lives where we feel
unworthy and to find confidence in God’s unconditional love.
                                                                           •   Does this confidence come from trusting yourself or from
                                                                               trusting God? Why?
Read:
When I tried to keep the law, I realized I could never earn God's
approval. So I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been
crucified with Christ.                                                     Read:
                                                    Galatians 2:19 (NLT)   For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from
                                                                           yourselves, it is the gift of God-- not by works, so that no one can boast.

•   Why do we sometimes feel like we need to earn God’s                                                                     Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)
    approval?
                                                                           I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained
                                                                           through the law, Christ died for nothing!"

•   What are some things you’ve seen people do in order to try                                                                Galatians 2:21 (NLT)
    and earn God’s approval?

Read:
                                                                           •   As a group pray and ask God to help you accept His
Through the Spirit, Christ offered himself as an unblemished sacrifice,
                                                                               unconditional love in every area of your lives.
freeing us from all those dead-end efforts to make ourselves
respectable, so that we can live all out for God.
                                                                           •   In your personal time this week read Galatians 2:17-21 and
                                        Hebrews 9:15 (The Message)
                                                                               ask God to give you confidence through His unconditional love.

•   Are there areas in your life where you have been trying to
    make yourself feel more acceptable to God? What are they?
For Further Study - Week 1

Philippians 3:7-11                                                              Ephesians 2:4-9

Open                                                                            Open

•   If you were to update your resume today, what recent accomplishment         •   What is the best gift you've ever received?
    would you want to include?

•   What do you feel are your most valuable skills and gifts?                   Explore

                                                                                •   Why did God make those who were dead alive with Christ? (2:4-5)
Explore
                                                                                •   What describes God's action in making us alive? (2:5)
•   In what sense was Paul not boasting, even though he was calling attention
    to his accomplishments? (3:7-9)                                             •   What position has God given Christians in Christ by His divine power? (2:6)

•   Why did Paul view his former accomplishments as "rubbish"? (3:8)            •   How do we receive salvation? (2:8)

•   What was Paul's status in Christ? (3:9)                                     •   Where does salvation come from? (2:8)

•   What longings did Paul admit to the Philippians? (3:10-11)                  •   Why can no one boast in his own salvation? (2:8-9)

Reflect                                                                         Reflect

•   Why do we tend to base our worth as Christians on our performance?          •   How would you describe God's grace to you?

•   Why should our identity and confidence be in Christ?                        •   Why doesn’t anyone deserved God's grace, mercy, or riches?

Apply                                                                           Apply

•   What do you need to start counting as “rubbish” for the sake of Christ?     •   Who can you share the news of God's mercy with today? How?

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Ydhwit series 1 small group questions

  • 1. In the previous passage of scripture we are told we have been You Aren’t Good Enough - Week 1 set free from having to earn God’s love. How does this give you confidence for your daily life? Objective: To reveal the areas in our lives where we feel unworthy and to find confidence in God’s unconditional love. • Does this confidence come from trusting yourself or from trusting God? Why? Read: When I tried to keep the law, I realized I could never earn God's approval. So I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ. Read: Galatians 2:19 (NLT) For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- not by works, so that no one can boast. • Why do we sometimes feel like we need to earn God’s Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV) approval? I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!" • What are some things you’ve seen people do in order to try Galatians 2:21 (NLT) and earn God’s approval? Read: • As a group pray and ask God to help you accept His Through the Spirit, Christ offered himself as an unblemished sacrifice, unconditional love in every area of your lives. freeing us from all those dead-end efforts to make ourselves respectable, so that we can live all out for God. • In your personal time this week read Galatians 2:17-21 and Hebrews 9:15 (The Message) ask God to give you confidence through His unconditional love. • Are there areas in your life where you have been trying to make yourself feel more acceptable to God? What are they?
  • 2. For Further Study - Week 1 Philippians 3:7-11 Ephesians 2:4-9 Open Open • If you were to update your resume today, what recent accomplishment • What is the best gift you've ever received? would you want to include? • What do you feel are your most valuable skills and gifts? Explore • Why did God make those who were dead alive with Christ? (2:4-5) Explore • What describes God's action in making us alive? (2:5) • In what sense was Paul not boasting, even though he was calling attention to his accomplishments? (3:7-9) • What position has God given Christians in Christ by His divine power? (2:6) • Why did Paul view his former accomplishments as "rubbish"? (3:8) • How do we receive salvation? (2:8) • What was Paul's status in Christ? (3:9) • Where does salvation come from? (2:8) • What longings did Paul admit to the Philippians? (3:10-11) • Why can no one boast in his own salvation? (2:8-9) Reflect Reflect • Why do we tend to base our worth as Christians on our performance? • How would you describe God's grace to you? • Why should our identity and confidence be in Christ? • Why doesn’t anyone deserved God's grace, mercy, or riches? Apply Apply • What do you need to start counting as “rubbish” for the sake of Christ? • Who can you share the news of God's mercy with today? How?