REALLIFE STUDY GROUP

"Hindrances!"

ICEBREAKER: If your life was symbolized by a car what make, model and color would it be? Explain!

INTRODUCTION: Sometimes you need to ask yourself a few questions in order to reach your full potential. What keeps you from fully entering into your destiny? What is holding you back from being all you can be? What stops you from discovering and developing your skills, gifts, talents, callings and dreams? What are your personal restrains, constraints, limitations and lids? What attitudes, beliefs and/or character flaws are short circuiting or sabotaging your opportunities? Let’s look at some of the things that hinder us.

CONFESSION:

I will not allow anything or anyone to hinder my spiritual growth

I am determined to grow in The Lord!

I will not allow anything or anyone to come between me and my God

I am determined to grow closer to God and His will for my life

I will not allow my emotions to supersede the Word of God

I am determined to obey God and give His Word first place in my life.

DEFINITION: Hindrances:

1. to cut into, to impede one's course by cutting off his way

2. hinder

3. to beat one's breast to grieve, in other words, to cause one's heart to mourn

4. to beat back, check (as in the course of a ship)

5. an obstacle in the road

OUTLINE: Hindrances

1. Fear: Fear of failure, fear of being out of order, fear of man, fear of being "in the flesh," fear of being judged by the other members

2. Ignorance: Lack of knowledge, good judgment, wisdom, or prudence

3. Misunderstanding: Wrong assumptions, wrong perceptions, wrong conclusions

4. Traditions of men: Cultural

5. Pride: Inability to receive correction, counsel or coaching

6. Unhealthy Relationships or Influences

TEXT:

Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you. A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. (Galatians 5:7-9 KJV)

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. (1 Peter 3:7 KJV)

If others be partakers of [this] power over you, [are] not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ. (1Cr 9:12)

STUDY GROUP QUESTIONS:

1. If you could do anything to help or bless others what would you do?

2. What has been the biggest hindrance to your spiritual growth?

3. What are you willing to do to remove the obstacles?

4. Name one of the issues that the disciples or the people in the Bible had to deal with in their lives.

5. According to 1 Peter 3:7, what hinders a husband's prayer? Name one thing a husband could do to honor his wife?

6. According to 1 Corinthians 9:12 how can Christians hinder the Gospel?

PRAISE REPORTS & PRAYER REQUESTS:

ACTION POINTS: This week I will make a faith declaration every day!