REALLIFE STUDY GROUP

Topic: “The Masks We Wear”

 

Icebreaker:  The Top Ten Arguments: Hypocrisy revealed

Description: As a group, name the top ten reasons people don’t go to church.

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Definitions:  Hypocrisy means…

To be two faced; literally (Greek) another creature; to pretend to be or believe one thing and be or do another; to wear a mask and be something different underneath.

 

Text:  Galatians 2:11-21 (Message)

 

Questions:

  1. Why did Paul have to confront the apostle Peter? (verse 11)
    1. Because Peter wasn’t using the King James Version of the Bible.
    2. Because Peter was wearing the wrong vestment for the season.
    3. Because Peter went fishing on a Sunday instead of church.
    4. Because Peter bowed to the peer pressure of the doctrine of a “works salvation” instead of a “grace salvation.”

 

  1. How did Peter’s hypocrisy impact the people around him? (verse 12-13)

 

  1. How is hypocrisy like wearing a mask?

 

  1. What mask do you think is the hardest to remove?
    1. The mask of ego hiding our insecurity
    2. The mask of self control hiding our addictions
    3. The mask of indifference hiding our hurt
    4. The mask of piety hiding our sin
    5. The mask of giddiness hiding our depression
    6. The mask of busyness hiding our loneliness
    7. The mask of rage hiding our fear
    8. The mask of religion hiding our prejudice
    9. The mask of _________ hiding our ____________

 

  1. Why is it the height of arrogance to try to please God through rule-keeping and peer-pleasing?  (verses 15-21)

 

  1. Have you been wearing any masks and are you brave enough to disclose it so you can begin the road to deliverance and healing?