A Gospel-Aligned Life is Lived by Daily Faith (Galatians 2:20b-21)

September 5, 2024 Nate Holdridge

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.

A Gospel-Aligned Life Is Totally Identified with Christ (Galatians 2:20a)

August 29, 2024 Nate Holdridge

Our post today picks up with Paul sharing from his heart about a gospel-aligned life—what our life justified by faith in Christ should look like. He confronted Peter for bowing to the fear of man and withdrawing from non-Jewish believers in Antioch, and continued with a beautiful teaching about the type of life the gospel is meant to produce. Last week, we saw that the gospel-aligned life is free and for God. Today, we see how it is totally identified with Christ, connected to him in his death and burial, but also his resurrection.

A Gospel-Aligned Life is Free and for God (Galatians 2:17–21)

August 22, 2024 Nate Holdridge

After Paul confronted Peter for withdrawing from the Gentiles in Antioch and not living in line with the gospel, Paul beautifully taught about the life the gospel is meant to produce. Once you are justified by faith in Christ, what should life look like? This passage gives us three ideas. It describes the beauty of a life in line with the gospel—gospel life.

Live in Step with the Gospel: Part 2 (Galatians 2:11-16)

August 15, 2024 Nate Holdridge

Our passage today details an account of Paul having to publicly confront Peter, who, out of fear of man, had divided himself from the Gentiles after being unified with them. Last week, we saw one way this passage encourages us to live in step with the gospel: by uniting under it. Today we’ll explore two more ways to live in step with the gospel.

Live in Step with the Gospel: Part 1 (Galatians 2:11-16)

August 8, 2024 Nate Holdridge

Paul wanted the Galatians—and us—to fly up into a life of freedom and love, and he knew that the gospel message could take us there (Gal. 5:13). But as we’ve seen, the Galatians were in danger of destroying the gospel message by adding to it, so Paul wrote this letter to defend the message of the gospel of grace. Today’s passage details a third, less peaceful interaction of defending his message.

The Gospel Is Versatile, Not Rigid (Galatians 2:6-10)

August 1, 2024 Nate Holdridge

In our final segment of Galatians 2:1-10, we learn that the beautiful, acceptable gospel is versatile, not rigid.

The Gospel Brings Divine Freedom, not Human Control (Galatians 2:4-5)

July 25, 2024 Nate Holdridge

Last week, in Galatians 2, we saw how the gospel is received, not earned. The next movement of this passage reminds us that the beautiful, acceptable gospel brings divine freedom, not human control. While Paul was in Jerusalem, false brothers were secretly brought in, perhaps even into his meeting with the apostles!

The Gospel Is Received, not Earned (Galatians 2:1-3)

July 18, 2024 Nate Holdridge

Our text today details the second time Paul visited Jerusalem as a Christian, fourteen years after his conversion (1). It took Paul three years from his conversion to finally make his first trip to Jerusalem to meet Peter and James (1:18-19). But after that visit, it took another eleven years or so for him to go back.

Fly 05 — Galatians 2:17-21 — Gospel Life

November 20, 2022 Nate Holdridge

Sunday Sermon: Fly 05 — Galatians 2:17-21 — Gospel Life

Fly 04 — Galatians 2:11-16 — Live In Step With The Gospel

November 6, 2022 Nate Holdridge

Sunday Sermon: Fly 04 — Galatians 2:11-16 — Live In Step With The Gospel