INTRO - Sometimes we need a little excursion. What’s that you say? Sometimes we need to break out one verse from a passage we’ve studied and examine it with a sort of view for the whole of the Bible. Verse 2:10 is one of those verses. ILL - If you’ve ever been on a cruse you know that those little “side…

“When is the last time you saw grace?” Not Grace Kelly or Nancy Grace. People talk about grace. People talk about being thankful for grace. You hear me talking about saved by grace. Can you recall the last time someone told you they saw grace? Yet, as we read our Bible’s we note that indeed people see…

INTRO - It might had surprised you last week to learn that Paul introduced people-pleasing as the key theme of his letter to the Galatians. We discussed the matter of Galatian people succumbing to the people-pleasing temptations associated with a false gospel which was no gospel at all. Do you recall…

An old fable that has been passed down for generations tells about an elderly man who was traveling with a boy and a donkey. As they walked through a village the man was leading the donkey and the boy was walking behind. The townspeople said the old man was a fool for not riding, so to please them he…

Grace, God’s riches at Christ’s expense. We’re starting a new series called “Grace and Power” this morning. Together we’re going to explore the vast wonderful communication from God as found in the book of Galatians. Turn if you will to the very first chapter of Galatians where we will look at the first…

PO - A rat race is for rats and you are not a rat. Jesus followers who are caught up in a race to the finish look forward to a glorious end. INTRO - ILL - There are many people who I care about and want to see come to know Jesus. Several come to mind, but let me tell you about one young man. Because…

“The Lord has given us a table at which to feast, not an altar on which a victim is to be offered; He has not consecrated priests to make sacrifice, but servants to distribute the sacred feast.” -- John Calvin INTRO - Our series is divided into three parts. We’ve looked at Haggai for the hands and heart.…

God created, controls, and will consummate the universe. God is bigger than any earthquakes, economics, and His enemies. He is God of: redemption, resurrection, and revival of retribution, and reign. INTRO - Up to this point in our series we’ve noted God addressing his people through the prophet Haggai.…

PO - Leonardo da Vinci is know for saying: “Tears come from the heart and not from the brain.” TRANS - Series: Haggai for Hands, Hearts, and Heads (tieback) Previous Messages: 1) Hands on August: The Exhortation 2) Hands on August: The Exhorters (billboard) Next section: “Hearts in October” First section…