Galatians: Not Man’s Gospel
Welcome to another episode of the Descend Podcast! If you’re new here, welcome! Every two weeks, we take Sunday’s sermon and descend into what it looks like to live it out in our everyday lives as we share the love of Christ with those around us. Our prayer is that this podcast would encourage you and remind you of God’s goodness throughout your week.
This week, Haley is joined by pastors Aaron LeDuc and Nick Cistola to kick off the second week of our newest series in Galatians. This past week, Aaron preached through Galatians 1:11-2:10 in a sermon titled “Not Man’s Gospel”. If you missed this sermon you can listen HERE!
- There are plenty of things Christians can disagree about, but that the Gospel itself is non-negotiable. Why do you think it can be so easy to let other voices influence what we believe about God?
- If our conception of God never challenges us, then we may actually be serving our own idea of God rather than who God truly is. What are some ways that can happen?
- If the Gospel really is something we receive from God rather than something we accomplish for God, how should that affect the way we worship? Does understanding grace change the way we sing, pray, or even come into a Sunday morning service?
- We have to guard the Gospel and pass it on to the next generation. As parents, that’s obviously something we all care a lot about. But there’s also this tension: we can teach our kids, pray for them, model the Gospel, and point them toward Jesus, but ultimately we can’t make them believe or follow Jesus. How do you guys think about that tension as dads?
- Why is it so hard for us to actually invite other believers into our decisions? And how do we know when we’re seeking wise, Spirit-led counsel versus just letting too many voices make us more confused?
- When you think about the fact that the Gospel isn’t man’s idea but God’s good news, that just like Paul, God graciously pursued us rather than us somehow finding our way to Him—what are you personally most grateful for?