GPYP 3 :: discussion questions

This Week

Talking through the message during the week helps you turn what God is saying to you into action steps. These talking points, questions, and scriptures are designed to help you take the next step

• What is the toughest apology you’ve ever given to another person? Why was this so difficult?

Read Matthew 5:9, Matthew 5:23-24 and Romans 12:18.
These verses emphasize the importance of making peace with those you’ve hurt.

• How do you typically respond to those you hurt? Are you more of a peacekeeper or a peacemaker?
• Why do so many of us tend to be peacekeepers instead of peacemakers?
• Whom have you hurt that you need to apologize to? What has kept you from apologizing to this person?

Read Proverbs 11:2.
This verse tells us that the greatest enemy to peacemaking is pride, while the greatest friend to peacemaking is humility.

• How have you seen pride impact your ability to be a peacemaker in your relationships?
• What does humility look like in your life? How can you develop a more humble heart?
• Why is it so important to apologize with integrity?
• What do you think is the hardest part of apologizing with integrity?
• Describe a time when you apologized to someone with integrity. How did your apology impact you and your relationship with that person?

Next Steps

Here are some specific things you can do this week that will help you become a peacemaker by apologizing with integrity.

• One of God’s biggest desires for us is to be peacemakers. The Bible often talks about the importance of being at peace with each other. As you work to make peace with those that you’ve hurt by apologizing with integrity, read the scriptures listed below allow them to empower you to become a peacemaker.  
• If there is someone you need to make peace with that you have wronged, take the next step of apologizing to them with integrity this week. As you prepare your apology, use the five guidelines that Pastor Mike gave us in his message on how to apologize with integrity: