Andy Talks

Today in our readings, we look at Galatians 2: 15-21 and we see the truth of the Gospel.  If we can do anything, anything at all to save ourselves, then Christ died for nothing.  We don't earn our salvation. It is simply a gift from our God.  

Today, in Galatians 2: 11-14, we see Paul call out Peter.  Peter was doing something wrong and Paul called him out.  Today, many are ready to call out someone for what they have done. But few are ready to the work of building a relationship to make sure that the words actually stick. Let's call out wrong, but let's also do the relational work to make sure it works.  

In our Bible Study, we look at God's response to the fall and to sin. We see that the cross was His answer and it changed everything.  We study Isaiah 53 tonight, seeing what Jesus has done for us.  

Today in our reading from Galatians, we look at 2: 1-10.  In this passage we see Paul tell of how he went to the leaders of the church and had them make sure that what he was teaching was right.  Paul understood that he, and all of us, need accountability in our lives.

In our reflections for today, we look at Galatians 1: 11-24.  In this passage, we see Paul talk about how Jesus called him in the same way that Jesus called the others.  He shares his faith and is reminded of how good God is. And he trusts in God's plan. Always.  

Today in our Traditional service, we continue looking at Micah 6: 6-8.  Today we are told that to be faithful to God's mission means that we are to love kindness. But what exactly does that mean?  

Today we will start walking together through the book of Galatians.  We see Paul begin to do what he will do all throughout this book, defend the Gospel.  We see that for Paul, it's all about one thing. The Gospel is only about Jesus.  

In our reflections today, we look at Daniel 3: 13-18.  We see Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego face consequences for not worshiping false gods. They say God can save us, but even if He does not, we will not bow down. An alive faith does not look at just what it can receive from God; an alive faith looks at what it can and should give. 

Today in our morning reflection, we look at Luke 3: 7-14.  In this passage, we people come to John for baptism, and we see him answer the question of what they should do moving forward?  What is happening here with baptism, and what are we to do with how we live our lives?  

In the next few weeks of Bible Study, Andy is going to share with us six of the most important things that we need to know in this moment.  Today we are going to look at the effect of the fall and examine Genesis 3 and Romans 8.