4.3.22 Huddle
Intro Question
- What was something you did and then instantly regretted it?
Lesson Intro
This week we talked about how the slap heard around the world, and Will Smith’s apology pointed to a deep Biblical truth: Even with the best intentions, we still mess up and fall short of God’s standards. Because of that, we have a problem that we can’t fix on our own.
Bible Engagement Romans 7:18-24 CSB
18 For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For the desire to do what is good is with me, but there is no ability to do it. 19 For I do not do the good that I want to do, but I practice the evil that I do not want to do. 20 Now if I do what I do not want, I am no longer the one that does it, but it is the sin that lives in me. 21 So I discover this law: When I want to do what is good, evil is present with me. 22 For in my inner self I delight in God’s law, 23 but I see a different law in the parts of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and taking me prisoner to the law of sin in the parts of my body. 24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
- What stands out from this text?
- What questions does it raise?
- What does this passage tell us about the human condition?
- What is Paul’s struggle?
Topic Questions
- How does Will Smith’s apology, “My behavior was not indicative of the man I want to be,” line up with what Paul is saying?
- When it comes to our own shortcomings and disobedience towards God, what are some ways we compare ourselves to others so that our own sin doesn’t seem so bad?
- What are some ways people justify sin in their lives?
- How can we get rid of our sin?
- See Matthew 3:1-2- 1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2 and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!”
- What does it mean to repent?
- How does baptism show a cleansing of our sins, and that we now identify with Jesus?
Challenge Question
- If you haven’t been baptized and you claim to follow Jesus, what is holding you back?
- What is one step you can take this week to repent instead of justifying your sin?
Closing Prayer
Ask the Lord for the forgiveness of your mistakes and disobedience, and ask that He would allow you to live a life that bears the fruit of repentance.