Freedom in Christ Course
Discussion questions for Session 4 Our daily choice 

Pause for thought or breakout room 1 

1. What are some of the main things that you notice have changed in you since you became a Christian? And what do you wish would have changed but hasn't?
   
   
2. In what particular type of situation do you recognize that you become more vulnerable to the attempts of the flesh do draw you towards sin? What practical steps can you put in place to help you at those times?
   
   
3. God's Word tells us that we are alive to Christ and dead to sin (Romans 8:1-2). Why does this not feel true some days? How can we rise above "the law of sin"? Eventually add the question: Is Psalm 32:8 comforting or condemning?
   
   

Pause for thought or breakout room 2 

1. How do you identify with the descriptions of the three different types of people that are mentioned in 1 Corinthians 2:14-3:3?
   
   
2. Consider Ephesians 4:26-27. How have the barriers (footholds) to growth mentioned caused you to show more of the characteristics of a "fleshly person" than a "spiritual person"?
   
   
3. What practical steps and daily choices can we put in place to ensure we act as a "spiritual person"?
   
   

Reflection 思想

1. Paul said to his younger disciple Timothy:
   For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline (2 Timothy 1:6-7)
   Who was responsible for "fanning into flame" the gift of the Holy Spirit in Timothy's life, God, Paul, or Timothy?
   Whose responsibility is it to do that in your life? What are some of the ways you could do that? You may include 2 Peter 1:3 in your thoughts.
   
   
2. Take some time on your own in prayer to commit to walk by the Spirit rather than the flesh and to fan into flame the gift of the Holy Spirit in your life.