Address the Mess - Week 3

April 25, 2021

Notes

Can I make a mess and stay at BayLife Church?
Galatians 6:1-2

• How did we first discover the mess?

• I know a mess when I see one because I am one.

• Romans 3:20-22

• The mess that brings us together is the mess that brought God near.

• The Law makes us conscious of our sin.

  The principle of sin is aggravated by the law.

  The flesh is the fallen part of me that remains and partners with sin to defeat me. Good news: The penalty for my mess is no more.

• Galatians 5:16

• Can I make a mess and stay at BayLife Church?

• Galatians 6:1-2

• 1. There will be messes.

  2. A mess is an opportunity for ministry.

  3. We are all capable of making a mess.

  4. A mess helps us see our need for one another.

• 1 John 1:8

• James 3:2

• Will God use you after you make a mess? Absolutely.

Discussion

Use these questions to reflect on this week's message as a family or group.

1. Quick Review: “The mess that brought us together is the mess that _____________________.” "I know a mess when I see one because _____________________!”

2. The Apostle James said, “We all stumble in many ways”  (James 3:2). How can that be a warning to “all”? How can the same statement also be an encouragement to “all”?

3. Read Galatians 6:1-2. How is biblical restoration with “gentleness” so different from the “cancel culture” that we see in our world today?

4. When God uses you to walk someone out of a mess, what are the two things that we are to guard our hearts from

5. Galatians 6:2 charges us to “Bear one another's burdens.” How can involvement in a small group help us live out this principle?

6. Our mess can be an opportunity for future ministry.  What are some of the ways that God can use our messes in our future?

7. BayLife Church is a safe place for you and even your mess.  How can this reality also influence how we pray and invest in the lives of people in our life?