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The Gospel of Grace Promotes the Way of Faith
Galatians 3:10-14
How can someone enjoy and experience God? How can we become fully human as God intended? How can we be released from paralyzing guilt and shame? How can we attain abundant life? How can we be free?
Read moreIn overview of Philippians, we explore the rich themes of joy, partnership in the gospel, and the advance of Christ’s message, even amidst suffering. Paul’s letter to the Philippians reveals his deep affection for the church and his unwavering commitment to the gospel, despite being imprisoned.
Read moreSunday Sermon: Future Church (Joshua 5:13-15)
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Paul Used the Example of Abraham to Demonstrate Gospel Truth
Galatians 3:1-9
The book of Galatians is a letter detailing a struggle for the gospel of grace. Paul was a first-century apostle, and God's purpose for Paul was to send him to the non-Jewish (Gentile) nations with the good news of Jesus.
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The Gospel is Worth Every Sacrifice and Asks for Our Ongoing Trust
Galatians 3:1-5
As Paul is writing to the Galatians, he pivots toward defending gospel doctrine to help them turn back to Jesus and the sufficiency of His cross. He poses a series of rhetorical questions, each highlighting some of the beautiful benefits of the gospel. Through Paul’s initial questions that we studied last week, we saw how the gospel unleashes the Spirit and supplies the necessary resources to become complete. Today, we’ll examine two more questions Paul asked to help them see the gospel afresh.
Read moreSunday Sermon: Maturity Profiled 12—The Mature Live Within a Praying Community—James 5:13-20
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The Gospel Unleashes the Spirit & Supplies Resources to Become Complete
Galatians 3:1-5
When Paul went to Galatia with the gospel, he had clearly and powerfully depicted Jesus for them. He had publicly portrayed Jesus Christ as crucified to the Galatians (1). He had set Jesus and his cross before their eyes (1). With power, clarity, and boldness, Paul had brought these Galatians to the foot of the cross. It was like they had seen the cross, not just with their eyes, but with their souls. But now they were turning from Jesus and the sufficiency of his cross—and Paul could not believe it!
Read moreSunday Sermon: Maturity Profiled 11—The Mature are Patient in a Hard World—James 5:7-12
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A Gospel-Aligned Life is Lived by Daily Faith
Galatians 2:20b-21
Following Paul’s public rebuke of Peter for bowing to the fear of man, he moves into sharing a beautiful picture of what life should look like when justified by faith in Christ. In our past two posts in Galatians, we saw how the gospel-aligned life is free and for God, is totally identified with Christ, and today, we will see how it is a life of daily faith, a dependence upon Jesus.
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Jesus Can Help You Obey God (Hebrews 5:8)
Archival Post
Jesus Christ is currently in glory, in a dimension we refer to as "up there" or "heaven" or "God's throne room," but impossible for us to fathom. From that reality, he intermingles with ours, aiding us in daily life. The book of Hebrews thought of this help as Jesus' high priestly ministry. He can aid us in daily life because of his position at the right hand of God.
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