Freed to Love Part 1 (Galatians 5:13-15)
Key Idea: Our freedom in Christ leads to using our liberties to love others. Next Week: The practice of Christian freedom – love and service
Avoiding Spiritual Amnesia (Deuteronomy 6:4-13)
Freedom Through Faith (Galatians 5:2-6)
Living by Faith… in what? (Galatians 2:20)
Everyone lives by faith in their saviors. Key idea: We must live by faith in Christ because he is the better Savior who offers a better story. Two truths that Easter displays:
Living By Faith Part 2 (Galatians 2:20)
Key Idea: We overcome our futile faith in others through a greater faith in Christ 1. The futility of living by faith in others Three truths about faith in others (fear of man) a. Principle: it is rooted in our worship b. Pervasiveness: people are our idol of preference c. Peril: it leads to a […]
Living By Faith (Galatians 2:20)
Key Idea: We overcome our futile faith in others through a greater faith in Christ 1. The futility of living by faith in others Three truths about faith in others (fear of man) a. Principle: it is rooted in our worship b. Pervasiveness: people are our idol of preference c. Peril: it leads to a […]
Baptism Sunday – Starting with Christ (Mark 4:35-41)
Worship, Idolatry, and Everyday Life (Galatians 4:8-11)
Key idea: The moment-by-moment choice of the Christian life is to seek idols and be slaves to them or to know God and be known by him. 1. To seek idols and be slaves to them a. Idolatry explains us b. Idolatry enslaves us 2. […]
The Blessing of Love (Galatians 3:27-4:7)
Key Idea: Because of the gospel, loving others is not the burden of a slave but the blessing of a son. Two ways the gospel allows loving others to be a blessing:
The Cruciformed Church (Part 3): Gospel Conviction and Gospel Culture (Galatians 3:26-28)
The cruciformed church is transformed by the message of the cross, to show the love of the cross. Key Idea: Gospel conviction will lead to a gospel culture of unity and love. “Trust is not a passive state of mind. It is a vigorous act of the soul by which we choose to lay hold […]
