Do you remember the nursery rhyme, Humpty Dumpty? As you know, Humpty took a pretty bad fall. But, if you recall, "all the kings men tried to put Humpty back together again"! This should remind us of our responsibilities as believers to help restore one another when we are overtaken by sin and take a fall. This is the focus of this week's Explore the Bible study: True Compassion.
There are several options in this week's downloadable teaching helps. You might want to use the Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme as a part of the LOOK UP portion of your session.
If you are really brave, or have a younger adult audience, consider opening with the following video as a part of your introduction:
While the Explore the Bible suggested biblical text includes Galatians 6:1-10 and verses 14-15, I plan on only focusing on Galatians 6:1-10 in order to remain focused on the TARGET for the session:
SHOWING TRUE COMPASSION MEANS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO RESTORE BELIEVERS WHEN THEY FALL
The downloadable teaching ideas suggest a progressive outline that describes three steps believers can take to help restore a fallen believer based upon Galatians 6:1-10. These steps were referenced in the MacArthur NT Commentary: Galatians. When a believer succumbs to sin we should . . .
- Pick Them Up - Galatians 6:1
- Hold Them Up - Galatians 6:2-5
- Build Them Up - Galatians 6:6-10
