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:
- Why did Paul have to confront the
apostle Peter? (verse 11)
- Because Peter wasn’t using the King
James Version of the Bible.
- Because Peter was wearing the wrong
vestment for the season.
- Because Peter went fishing on a Sunday
instead of church.
- Because Peter bowed to the peer
pressure of the doctrine of a “works salvation” instead of a “grace salvation.”
- How did Peter’s hypocrisy impact the
people around him? (verse 12-13)
- How is hypocrisy like wearing a mask?
- What mask do you think is the hardest
to remove?
- The mask of ego hiding our insecurity
- The mask of self control hiding our
addictions
- The mask of indifference hiding our
hurt
- The mask of piety hiding our sin
- The mask of giddiness hiding our
depression
- The mask of busyness hiding our
loneliness
- The mask of rage hiding our fear
- The mask of religion hiding our
prejudice
- The mask of _________ hiding our
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- Why is it the height of arrogance to
try to please God through rule-keeping and peer-pleasing? (verses 15-21)
- Have you been wearing any masks and are
you brave enough to disclose it so you can begin the road to deliverance
and healing?