6.15.25 Huddle
Opening Discussion: What’s a favorite memory or appropriate quote that you remember from your dad, grandfather, or a father figure?
Galatians 2:11-14 NIV
11 When Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12 For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group. 13 The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.
14 When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile and not like a Jew. How is it, then, that you force Gentiles to follow Jewish customs?
- Why was Paul opposing Peter to his face?
- What made Peter lose his way and act in a way that wasn’t lining up with the truth of the gospel?
- Have you ever lost your way and acted in a way that didn’t line up with the gospel?
- Who helped you find your way back?
- Have you ever had to confront a friend and follower of Jesus about their behavior? How was that received?
Read 1 Corinthians 15:1-5
Now I want to make clear for you, brothers and sisters, the gospel I preached to you, which you received, on which you have taken your stand 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold to the message I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I passed on to you as most important what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve.
- Looking at this definition of the gospel, how had Peter (Cephas) strayed from this?
- What are some things people add to or miss about the gospel of Jesus Christ?
- What are some things that help you live this out daily?
- What practices do you have to help you not stray from the gospel?
Discipleship Questions
- Who is someone you know that is going on a path away from the Lord? What would it look like to speak the truth to them in love?
- What are some things that may keep you from confronting someone who follows Jesus but has been led astray?
- What is a way you can spend time with the Lord this week? Try to think of something unique that you haven’t done in a while or ever: fasting, journaling, prayer walk, etc.
Memorize it!
Galatians 2:14
14 When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile and not like a Jew. How is it, then, that you force Gentiles to follow Jewish customs?
Prayer TACOS!
Thanksgiving- When’s the last time you thanked God for dying for your sins? Thank Him for that now.
Adoration- Worship the Lord for the good news that He provides.
Confess- What is something you’ve done this week that goes against the gospel? Spend a moment in confession and ask the Lord for forgiveness.
Others- Who is someone that needs correction in your life? Ask the Lord for wisdom and an opportunity to speak to them in love this week.
Self- Is there someone you have cut out of your life because they spoke correction to you and you didn’t want to listen? Pray that the Lord would help you to reconcile with them. And even if they didn’t say it the right way, ask the Lord that you would take the correction.