We will not be hearing Galatians 5 this morning. Instead, we will be in Psalm 55. The schedule that Pastor Olga and I put together with the creative team is written in pencil for a reason. We will hold off on Galatians 5 until next week, because Pastor Olga and I believe that we as... Continue Reading →
Sermon: Who Is Your Mother?
I invite you to open your Bibles with me to the book of Galatians. Galatians 4, beginning in verse 19. Galatians 4, beginning in verse 19. If you were with us last week, we are picking up slightly before we left off. For the last few chapters, Paul - led and inspired by the Spirit... Continue Reading →
First Glance: Galatians 4:19-31
“My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth, until Christ is formed in you, how I wish I could be with you again and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you.” (Galatians 3:19-20) I (Stephen) will never be a mother. I will never experience the pains of childbirth... Continue Reading →
Sermon: Adoption in Christ
I invite you to open your Bibles with me to Galatians, chapter 4. Galatians 4, beginning in verse 1. Galatians is in the New Testament - Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians. Galatians 4, beginning in verse 1. As we have been listening to the book of Galatians, we have been hearing how through the grace of... Continue Reading →
First Glance: Galatians 4:1-20
“Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ himself.” (Galatians 4:14b) Who do we see in the face of the stranger? Paul was traveling and preaching the gospel when he fell ill. We are not sure exactly what the illness was. Some suggest it was epilepsy,... Continue Reading →
Sermon: The Mirror of the Law
I invite you to open your bibles with me to Galatians, chapter 3, beginning in verse 19. Galatians 3:19-29. Galatians is in the New Testament - Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians. Galatians 3, beginning in verse 19. Before we hear God’s Word this morning, please take a moment to pray with me. Father, may Your Word... Continue Reading →
First Glance: Galatians 3:19-29
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” (Galatians 3:28) Our unity as Christians is both incredibly fragile and inestimably stable. On the one hand, as I write this, my denomination is debating in the midst of fierce disunity... Continue Reading →
Sermon: The Covenant of Abraham
I invite you to open your Bibles with me to Galatians, chapter 3, beginning in verse 1. Galatians 3, beginning in verse 1. Galatians is in the New Testament - Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians. If you don’t have a Bible with you this morning, please feel free to take one from the pew in front... Continue Reading →
First Glance: Galatians 3:1-18
“You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes, Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.” (Galatians 3:1) Let those who want to fulfill the ministry of the gospel in the right way learn not only to speak and proclaim but also to penetrate into consciences, so that people may see Christ crucified... Continue Reading →
Sermon: Justification by Faith
I invite you to open your Bibles with me to Galatians, chapter 2, beginning in verse 15. Galatians 2, beginning in verse 15. Galatians is in the New Testament - Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians. Galatians 2:15-21. This summer, we have been journeying through Paul’s letter to the churches in Galatia, listen for what the Spirit... Continue Reading →
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