Galen talked about how real goodness can only come from having God in us, so how do we know when our kind or generous actions are goodness and when we have selfish motivations? Karsten and Kasey look at the anatomy of the act of Goodness and how we can keep ourselves in check and make others a priority.

Relevant Scripture:

Luke 5:31-32 • Matthew 9: 9-13 • Mark 2: 17 (three accounts of the same conversation)

Listing words like we see in Galatians 5:22-23, they can start to blur together. What's the difference between kindness and goodness? Pastor Galen unpacks some ideas on what makes something good you may not have considered before.

Before conflicting trips, speaking engagments and life separated our dynamic podcast duo, we were two parts into a conversation about the social, cultural and political philosophy of conservatism as it pertains to the worldview and principles of Christianity. Now, finally both in the same room once again, Pastor Galen and Nathan Winters finish the conversation.

Confused, go back and check out The Chain parts 1 and 2!

If you're going to dive deep in the ocean, it's easier with the right equipment. The same thing can be said for diving into the Word of God — like Galen did when looking at the original Greek word for kindness in his sermon this week. Today, we look at a free, not-for-profit resource for in-depth Bible study called biblehub.com. We hope you can use this to discover the intricate and intentional gift God has given us in His Word.

Link to the Greek for today's word: kindness

https://biblehub.com/greek/5544.htm

Relevant scripture:

Galatians 5:22-23

Deuteronomy 6:4

We continue our series on the Fruit of the Spirit with Kindness. Pastor Galen get's into the nitty gritty of the Greek word for kindness and how much more meaning, message and instruction can be found in Galatians 5:22-23.

WHOA! Pastor Galen's sermon talked about hearing what God has to say to us and being able to pay attention when He speaks in order to experience the Peace Jesus himself left us. Pastor Karsten and producer Kasey take it from there this week diving deeper into what it looks like to experience the Peace Paul is speaking of in Galatians 5:22-23 when describing the Fruit of the Spirit, and what Christ promised to leave with us in John 14:27. In the passage in John's gospel, Jesus said he'd leave us His peace, but "not as the world gives do I give to you." So what in our world do we confuse with the Peace we're expecting from our relationship with God and Christ? Karsten also gives us an applicable formula that fits with Philippians 4:6.

Relevant Scriptures:

Galatians 5:22-23

John 14:27

Philippians 4:5-6

Isaiah 26:3

Peace is a word that can seem vague, but Pastor Galen unpacks the kind of Peace God has to offer as we continue through our Jukebox series about the Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians chapter 5.

Pastor Karsten spoke on patience this week in our ongoing series based on the fruit of the spirit in Galatians 5:22-23. We go deeper into building our patience muscles, and unpack a word that Paul uses a LOT in his letter to Galatia: circumcision. It means a lot more than just the ritual act itself.

Relevant Scripture:

Galatians 2: 7

Galatians 2: 11-16

Matthew 5: 17-19

We'd encourage everyone to read all of Galatians since we'll be talking about it for another 6 weeks!

We continue this series covering the Fruit of the Spirit, but in the order of their choosing (thus the title Jukebox). This week, Pastor Karsten covers patience.

Wait? What?! The sermon was about joy, so how did we get talking about crucifying things? Well when you hang with Keith — just like getting real with Paul's words — you're going to have to face the hard part if you want to truly get the joy. Right after Paul lists the Fruit we'll see as a result of walking in the Spirit, he reminds us that "those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified" their sinful nature, and the passions and desires that go with it. So what can we built into our processes and habits in life to regularly inspect that we're producing fruit, and our flesh is nailed securely to the cross?