We’re launching the Archibald First Baptist Church Podcast with a message from near the end of our Galatians series — because this passage captures the heart of the gospel and the freedom we have in Christ.

In this sermon, Pastor Juri Thompson unpacks Paul’s teaching on the conflict between the flesh and the Spirit, showing that true Christian freedom is not the right to do as we please, but the power to live under the leadership of the Holy Spirit.

Through Galatians 5:16–26, we discover that freedom in Christ means more than being set free from sin — it’s being set free for the Spirit to thrive within us. The message explores three movements:

1. Freedom to walk by the Spirit

2. Freedom from the works of the flesh

3. Freedom for the Spirit to bear fruit in our hearts, our community, and our witness.

This passage beautifully summarizes Paul’s entire letter — life in the Spirit, marked by love, joy, peace, and self-control, rather than bondage to the law or to self.

We begin the podcast here because this message reflects the foundation of our faith and the heart of our ministry: to help believers walk daily in the freedom and power of the Holy Spirit.