A Community of Faith, A Lighthouse for Christ
We conclude our series in Galatians with Paul’s handwritten concluding remarks. Here he underscores the great themes of the true gospel of Christ and our new life in Christ based on three crucifixions. Scripture Reference Galatians 6: 11-18 Sermon Audio Sermon Notes The Crucifixion of Christ Christ’s cross is the shame of false teachers (verses 12-13) … Read more
This week’s passage gets to the heart of what makes Christian hypocrisy so ultimately foolish and destructive. Paul reiterates the fundamental lesson of Jesus that we will eventually reap what we sow. We cannot sustain a lifestyle disconnected from our professed beliefs without devastating consequences. Rather than piously holding a Bible on Sunday morning while … Read more
As Paul’s letter to the Galatians nears its end, the Apostle begins addressing some of the very practical benefits and responsibilities of life in Christ. Through faith in Christ, we are knit into one family, forming a new community of brothers and sisters where there was none before. Genuine communities is essential if we are … Read more
As Christians we’ve been set free through Christ’s sacrifice, as Paul has made very clear throughout the letter to the Galatians. Nonetheless, as we journey through life, we continue to be tempted by things that are against God’s will and plan for human flourishing. Paul now writes his friends to warn them against giving in … Read more
As we arrive at one of the more interesting passages in Galatians, we begin to reflect on what it means to live a full life in Christ, recognizing that our lives are marathons not sprints, and so we need to ground our lives properly in Christ and the Holy Spirit to live faithful lives that … Read more
This week marks the transition away from Paul’s detailed argumentation on behalf of the gospel of Christ to his amazing portrait of gospel living empowered by the Holy Spirit found in the final two chapters of Galatians. Paul recaps the importance of vigilantly protecting the freedom Christ purchased with His blood and the importance of … Read more
We come now to Paul’s final Old Testament argument against the false teachers in Galatia. It’s an argument that sounds strange to our ears, but would have been very compelling to his readers. However, as we dig in, we find much to celebrate in the good news that like Isaac, every believer in Christ is … Read more
We live in a time of tremendous cultural upheaval and uncertainty regarding the future of the church in North America. People are leaving the church because of politics, scandals, personalities, culture shift, and a sense of irrelevance. Two thousand years ago, the apostle Paul saw much the same thing happening to his beloved friends in … Read more
Scripture Reference Galatians 4: 1-7 Sermon Audio Sermon Notes Moving from Slavery to Freedom/Slave to Son First, the slave-like condition of the sons while they were still minors is described and applied to the human condition (Galatians 4: 1-3) verse 1 – child verse 2 – guardians and stewards verse 3 – when we were … Read more
Considering Paul’s thesis of what he has been talking about almost all of Galatians 3, today we will look at three main points for this scripture. Scripture Reference Galatians 3: 23-29 Sermon Audio Sermon Notes Law Points us to Christ (Galatians 3: 23-25) The Law acted like a guardian, tutor paidagogos Law points us to Christ, … Read more