Fellowship Bible Church Sermons | Palmyra, WI

Amos 9 provides a near exact, exhaustive, description of the completeness of what Jesus accomplished on the cross, and of what Jesus gives to those who trust in Him.

This is the story of why it is finished and what has begun.

Series: Just, Judge, Justifier: Studies in Minor Prophets

Picture: The Prophet Amos, Gustave Dore

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In Amos 7-8, God invites Amos to join Him in evaluating Israel’s spiritual condition and Amos sees what God sees: Israel’s time is up.

There comes a time when time is up.

What do we do then?

Series: Just, Judge, Justifier: Studies in Minor Prophets

Picture: The Prophet Amos, Gustave Dore

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God wants Israel to repent and to seek Him, so that they might live and live with Him.

What is keeping Israel from seeking God? They have a theology that tells them they’re doing it right and they’re already blessed—Seek God? We’ve got Him! Just look at our social media feeds!

#blessed?

They have a theology protecting them from the love of God. Not good!

Series: Just, Judge, Justifier: Studies in Minor Prophets

Picture: The Prophet Amos, Gustave Dore

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Amos begins with a shocking (if typical) prophet move—get us all hyped up about our enemies, and then flip the mirror around and point it at us!

The prophets can make us uncomfortable. Is that okay? Like, hunger, some discomfort is a sign of health. It is through this discomfort that the Spirit leads us to growth in Christ.

Series: Just, Judge, Justifier: Studies in Minor Prophets

Picture: The Prophet Amos, Gustave Dore

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The Minor Prophets contain themes we need to hear, but might not want to hear.

But we need to listen. So that we stop pretending that lives of minimal faith can be maximally satisfying.

Series: Just, Judge, Justifier: Studies in Minor Prophets

Picture: The Prophet Amos, Gustave Dore

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What is Paul trying to accomplish with the letter to the Galatian church? His own passionate ending suggests that he aims to stir up Christians who will walk by “this rule.”

What rule is that? A way of life rooted in our identity in Christ, for the purpose of New Creation.

Series: Paul's Letter to the Galatians: The Only Thing That Counts

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Jesus changes everything, and He is launching His revolution in New Creation communities built by His Spirit OUT OF US.

So Paul ends Galatians calling Christians to invest in their own spiritual flourishing by investing in their Gospel teachers.

Series: Paul's Letter to the Galatians: The Only Thing That Counts

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Holy Spirit is leading us toward, into, to become, the beautiful new creation community of Jesus. This community is a culture of grace. What’s that like? Where does it come from?

Series: Paul's Letter to the Galatians: The Only Thing That Counts

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Freedom presents us with a kind of fork-in-the-road. What do we do with our freedom?

We’ve all seen people (ourselves) who’ve used their freedom in ways that they thought they wanted, but then realize later wasn’t at all what they truly wanted.

Who can guide us in our freedom so that it leads to flourishing? The Spirit of Jesus.

Series: Paul's Letter to the Galatians: The Only Thing That Counts

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There is a crucial missing link in many Christian’s lives between their knowledge of the Gospel and their love and obedience. That gap is our sense of freedom.

“For freedom Christ has set you free.” (Gal 5:1)

This is Paul’s argument. Christ has set us free, yes. But we do not experience that freedom and live like Christ-freed people. Why not? Because we have not reflected on the freeing effects of the Gospel.

“You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:32)

And so today we examine three small aspects of the Gospel in order to understand their freeing effects.

Series: Paul's Letter to the Galatians: The Only Thing That Counts

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