The experience of faith is a personal one but it is not a private one. Our faith is a shared experience that all believers have.

Paul continues his letter to the Galatians by reminding them their salvation is by faith alone.

With the events of this past week (July 3-9) there is a clearer than ever call for peacemakers. As believers we are to be peacemakers, because our Father is the God of Peace.

Paul again asserts his credentials to the Galatians by recounting how he opposed Peter because of the Gospel.

The Apostle Paul was astounded and dismayed as he wrote to the churches of Galatia. He offered them a warning and a declaration before declaring to them his ambition and his dedication. Contend for the gospel was his message.

Through Grace we are freed from the law and our own inability to keep it. As Paul begins his letter he shows himself, the man; how his writes, the manner; and what he needs to say, the message.

True, genuine, worship is worship in Spirit and Truth.

There is no more ungodly, distasteful, or unholy worship than the worship of self.

The baptism of Jesus Christ was a perfect, glorious, and awesome occasion but it was also a scandalous occasion. The Savior was baptized by a sinner.

The calling of Matthew or Levi as a disciple was a scandalous calling because of his vocation, his sin, and his lifestyle, but Jesus called him anyway.

Sermon points credited to Dr. Danny Akin.