Christ Street Fellowship

This week’s episode from Galatians 5:22–26 focuses on the Fruit of the Spirit and the truth that real spiritual transformation comes not through human effort, but through the work of the Holy Spirit in those who belong to Christ. 

Using the imagery of trees and fruit, we saw that good fruit is the result of being made a “new creation” in Christ and then remaining close in relationship with Him by faith. Rather than trying harder in our own strength, believers are called to keep in step with the Spirit through our relationship with Him, which can be developed through Hearing God’s Word with faith, Spending Time with God, Fellowshipping with the Saints, Sharing the gospel with the lost. 

We also explored how the Spirit produces the fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control in our lives for the glory of God and the blessing of others. 

This episode is Sunday’s teaching from Galatians 4. It explores Paul’s powerful contrast between the slavery of the Law and the freedom of the Gospel. Using illustrations like the household servant charged with disciplining the children, Roman adoption, and the story of Hagar and Sarah, we see that the Law was never meant to save us, but only to lead us to Christ. Through Jesus, we are no longer slaves living under fear and performance, but sons and daughters adopted into a direct relationship with the Father through the Holy Spirit. Paul passionately warned the Galatians not to return to the bondage of legalism after experiencing the freedom of grace, reminding us that salvation and transformation come through faith in Christ alone, not through law keeping.

In this message from Galatians 3, we confront a vital question: Did we begin by the Spirit, only to try to grow by the flesh? Paul reminds us that both our salvation and our transformation are entirely the work of God’s Spirit—not by us doing works of the law.

Through Abraham, we see that righteousness has always come by hearing with faith, while obedience simply reveals that faith is real. The law, which cannot save, in turn exposes our need for the grace of God through faith in Christ, who fulfilled the righteous demands of the law on our behalf.

God's invitation to us is clear: stop striving to earn what God has already given. Rest in Christ, walk by the Spirit by hearing God's Word with faith, and let your life then reflect that faith!

In this week’s message from Galatians 2, we explored the unshakable foundation of the gospel message: we are justified by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone, not by works of the law. 

Paul boldly defends this truth, showing that his message came directly from Christ and is in full agreement with the other apostles. Yet even in the early church, false teachers were pressuring believers to add religious works to faith. Paul refuses to compromise in order to preserve the integrity of the true gospel.

The tension becomes personal when Paul confronts Peter for withdrawing from Gentile believers out of a fear of man. His actions sent the message that faith in Christ wasn’t enough. It’s a sobering reminder that even faithful leaders can drift, and that the truth of the gospel must be guarded with courage and clarity.

At the center of it all is this defining truth: we are made right with God through faith in Christ alone. This kind of faith isn’t just any kind of belief. It is: receiving Him, trusting Him, and resting fully in Him as our greatest treasure.

Because we have been crucified with Christ, our old life is gone, and Christ now lives in us. To return to works of the law as a means of salvation would be to nullify grace, and we do not nullify the grace of Christ!

In this episode, Pastor Nate continues our “Galatians - In Christ Alone” series with a look at chapter 1 verses 11-24. These verses reveal Paul’s powerful transformation: from a persecutor of the gospel and Christ’s church to a bold preacher of the very message he once tried to destroy. Paul points to his changed life as evidence that the Gospel he proclaims came directly as a revelation from Jesus, not from man.

These passages remind us that the true gospel doesn’t just inform us, it transforms us. Paul’s story also shows that no one is beyond God’s grace, and that salvation happens according to God’s perfect timing and purpose.

The result? A life changed by the gospel becomes a testimony that leads others to glorify God.

In this opening message from Galatians, we are reminded that the true Gospel, salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone, is not just a doctrine to understand, but a true display of God’s glory. Paul confronts the Galatians’ drift toward a “different gospel,” warning that adding works of the law to Christ’s finished work doesn’t just mislead people, it attempts to rob God of the glory due His name. With both urgency and authority, Paul calls the church back to the unchanging truth: Christ gave Himself for our sins to deliver us, and faith in Him alone is sufficient to save. This message challenges us to examine what we believe as those saved by grace, to stand firm in the true Gospel, and live for the glory of God above all else!

In this Easter message, we walked through Gospel of Mark 16 and were reminded that experiencing the glory of Jesus changes everything. The women came to the tomb expecting death, not resurrection, but God moved anyway, proving that His power is not limited by our expectations. Then, when all the other disciples encountered the risen Christ, they were transformed from fearful and confused to bold and convicted witnesses of the gospel. The same invitation stands for us today: don’t just hear about Jesus, experience Him, trust Him, and be changed by the reality that He is alive! 

In this sermon from Mark 15, we walk through the final hours of Jesus including His unjust trial before Pilate to His crucifixion, death, and burial. What unfolds is not only the failure of human justice, but the fulfillment of God’s perfect plan, as Jesus willingly endures suffering as the true Passover Lamb.

At the cross, we see the heart of the gospel: Jesus becomes sin (2 Cor. 5:21) and bears the full weight of God’s judgment in our place. The darkness over the land, His cry of abandonment, and the tearing of the temple curtain reveal that through His sacrifice, the way to God has been opened, and Jesus is the way!

This message calls us to respond. No one stands neutral before Jesus—will we reject Him like the crowd, or confess Him as the Son of God like the centurion? Praise God that Good Friday is not the end… Sunday is coming!

In this episode, Pastor Gary walks us through Mark 14 and the final hours before the cross. We will move from the intimacy of the Passover table, to the anguish of Gethsemane, the injustice of Jesus’ arrest and trial, and Peter’s heartbreaking denial. We see Jesus redefine Passover, not as a memory of deliverance from Egypt, but as the moment pointing to Himself: the true Lamb whose body and blood secure a new covenant.

As the story unfolds, we witness both the depth of Christ’s obedience and the weakness of His followers. Jesus willingly embraces the cup of suffering (a suffering which we will never fully understand) while His disciples falter in their faith by sleeping, scattering, and even denying knowing Him. Yet even in human failure, grace is already at work, reminding us that our hope is not in our faithfulness, but in His.

This message calls us to move from distance to devotion and to not merely observe the table, but to receive Christ by faith, walk closely with Him, and find restoration even when we fall.

In this episode, we continue through Gospel of Mark as Jesus teaches about the destruction of Jerusalem, coming deception, persecution, tribulation, and His promised return in glory. His repeated command to His disciples, and to us, is both simple and urgent: watch and be alert, not trying to predict the day, but living with faith, endurance, and discernment.

We also reflect on Second Timothy 4:7-9 and the contrast between Paul and Demas, along with Mary and Judas in Mark 14, seeing that those who love Christ’s appearing live differently from those who love the present world. The episode closes with a personal question: Are we watching for Jesus, or are we spiritually asleep? Listen in!