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Scripture and Questions for Study and Reflection:\\xa0

Read Galatians 4.

1. Pastor Mick said the saints we celebrated this morning have received the Promise in all of its fullness, whereas the rest of us still\\xa0\\u201csee through a glass dimly.\\u201d\\xa0What did he mean by that? In what ways do you still\\xa0\\u201csee through a glass dimly\\u201d?

2. What does the word\\xa0\\u201credeem\\u201d\\xa0mean, particularly in the context of today\\u2019s text?

3.\\xa0Read verses 4 & 5.\\xa0Why was it important for Jesus to be\\xa0\\u201cborn of a woman, born under the law\\u201d?\\xa0How does this lead to our redemption?

4.\\xa0Read John 1:12.\\xa0How does that verse relate to Galatians 4: 5? What is required to receive adoption as God\\u2019s sons and daughters?

5. Pastor Mick shared these lyrics from the Cain song\\xa0\\u201cI\\u2019m So Blessed\\u201d: \\u201c'Cause on my best day, I'm a child of God. On my worst day, I'm a child of God. Oh, every day is a good day. And You're the reason why.\\u201d\\xa0How do those words make you feel? Do you believe they represent the truth of the gospel? Why/ why not

6. Paul is frustrated by the Galatian\\u2019s willingness to so easily revert back to slavery and bondage of the law. Why do you think he\\u2019s so frustrated? Have you ever reverted back like the Galatians were doing? If so, why?

7.\\xa0Read verse 24.\\xa0What\\xa0\\u201ctwo covenants\\u201d\\xa0do the women represent?

8. In verse 30, Paul quotes Genesis 21: 10. Why does he quote that verse? What does he mean by it in the Galatian context? What does it mean for us today?

9. Pastor Mick described the Communion Table as our family dinner table. What did he mean by that? Is that understanding supported by the Galatians text?

10. What is the ancient Celtic understanding of a\\xa0\\u201cThin Place\\u201d?\\xa0How might the Communion Table be such a\\xa0\\u201cThin Place\\u201d?\\xa0What other places are\\xa0\\u201cThin Places\\u201d\\xa0for you?

Prayer for the Week:

Almighty God, we thank you for sending your Son to fulfill the promise and free us from slavery to sin and death. We are eternally grateful for the price Jesus paid to redeem us; a price we could never pay for ourselves. We humbly and gratefully accept your invitation to be adopted as your sons and daughters. We rejoice in the inheritance you have given us. Remove from us the temptation to go back to our old ways, and instead help us to continue to walk in your freedom. Lord, we thank you; we love you; and, we surrender our lives to you anew this day. May all that we say and do, always and everywhere, bring you glory. In Jesus\\u2019\\xa0name we pray. Amen.