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3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. 6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called…

When the discipleship of Christ turns into legalism it robs our joy; return to the bewtter purpose--Christ in You!

The letter to the Galatians is an appeal by Paul to churches in the Roman province of Galatia to resist the movement to abandon the system of salvation that saves one by faith in Christ (expressed in repentance and baptism), and adopt a system of salvation whereby one is justified by the keeping of the…

Introduction This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 25:10-30:1 Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he…

As you know - if you’ve been with us or following along the past couple of months, the apostle Paul has spent his time in this book of Galatians - REVISITING work that he had ALREADY DONE... having established churches in Galatia He had preached the gospel to them... They had embraced it... BUT NOW?…

Who do you know? One of the ways we stick out in this world is by who we know. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. What do you know? Related to the first but sometimes more important. Sometimes knowledge leads to passion. We want what is familiar. This is a constant struggle of humanity. We want what…

17 But you, beloved, ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, 18 that they were saying to you, “In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts.” 19 These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly-minded, devoid…

Dare to be true How can we be different? How can we be true? The modern church/ The early church Warnings to the Church Ephesus - They left their first love Pergamum - They became greedy like Balaam who led the children of Israel into idolatry and they also followed the false teachings of the Nicolaitans…

37 Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.” 38 Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” And when he had…

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Living in community with other people is not always easy; the early church needed to strengthen the bonds of their community, the church today still walks in that path

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

The Galatians are Gentiles. They have never been under the law. They were saved without become Jewish. But Jewish Legalists had showed up telling them that Paul’s preaching was not complete. They had sought to convince the Non-Jewish Christians in Galatia that they needed to come under the OT law in…

But now, since you know God, or rather have become known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elements? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again? You are observing special days, months, seasons, and years. I am fearful for you, that perhaps my labor for you has been…

What length? Paul is willing to go to any length to win people to Christ, but also to protect the truth of the gospel. And he also is willing to appeal to keep the gospel going forth too. (How far are you willing to go picture) What length are you willing to go for your grandchildren? How about your…

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.…

God’s Plans Revealed in Our Plans I am not suggesting that God plans are secondary to our plans. I am saying that God’s plans are easier to see when we look at the past. In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it…

Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.…

Paul has been in a mode of Defending the Gospel and had a stern tone with his readers! Galatians 1:6 I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel; G alatians 3:1 You foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ…

Introduction The Jews were slaves to the law, the Gentiles were formerly slaves to idols. ( Jeremiah 10:5 .). Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field, their idols cannot speak; they must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them; they can do no harm nor can they do any good.” Known by God (4:8-11)…

1 Peter 3:15-22 As we begin a new year of taking our next steps in following Christ, what experiences lie ahead? Peter provides us with some helpful, God-given thoughts to prepare us for the future – even if the year ahead will bring more hardship and suffering our way, though it will certainly also…

TEXT: LUKE 2:25-35 | A FORGOTTEN CHRISTMAS CHARACTER INTRO ILLUSTRATION : There are some things that just go with Christmas. We can do a chain response to words... If I say, Peanut butter and… Jelly Milk and… cookies Handsome… Kyle It’s the same with Christmas If I say Christmas you might say... Cookies…

Foundations are the most important thing yet often unseen part of any ediface. If the foundation of a building is not sound then the building will collapse when placed under stress. But if the foundations is sound then the building can withstand extreme stress. Cultures have foundations. These are the…