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If you’re in Christ, you are not doomed to live under sin’s power. Paul calls us to “walk by the Spirit,” reminding us that the Spirit’s presence and power secure real victory over the flesh. The battle is constant and obvious, but as we set our minds on the Spirit, we are transformed. This passage also brings a sober warning: a life given over to the works of the flesh will not inherit the kingdom of God. Today belongs to the Lord!

Paul tells the Galatians, “You were running well.” What happened? False teachers had added religious requirements that muted the offense of the cross. Paul warns that “a little leaven leavens the whole lump” and calls the church back to gospel clarity: we’re saved by grace through Christ alone. Christian freedom isn’t a license to indulge the flesh; it’s power to love and serve one another. The whole law is fulfilled in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

In Part 14 of our Galatians series, Pastor Josh Hildebrandt explores Paul’s bold call to stand firm in the freedom Christ has secured. This message from Galatians 5:1–6 confronts legalism, reminds us of the cost of grace, and points us back to the heart of saving faith: Jesus Christ and His finished work.

Paul asks the Galatians why they want the law’s yoke when Scripture itself points to freedom in Christ. Using Hagar and Sarah, he shows two ways to live: slavery through human effort or freedom through God’s promise. Believers are “children of promise,” citizens of the Jerusalem above, called to expect opposition yet cling to the gospel.

In this sermon, Don’t Be Fooled Again, Paul’s heartfelt plea in Galatians 4:8–22 calls believers to guard against trading the freedom found in Christ for the slavery of man-made religion. Drawing from the cosmic backdrop of Scripture—from Babel to the cross—Pastor Kyle shows how false teaching often comes cloaked in religious respectability, yet leads away from grace. Like a spiritual father, Paul warns, weeps, and labors until “Christ is formed” in his hearers.

In this sermon from Galatians 4:1–7, we discover the life-changing reality of the gospel: We are no longer slaves, but sons and heirs through Christ.

At the perfect time, God sent His Son to redeem us from the law, and His Spirit to remind us of our adoption. This passage takes us from spiritual slavery to sonship, showing us the depth of God’s grace and the assurance we have in Him.

In this sermon, Pastor Josh Hildebrandt explores the watershed moment Paul describes in Galatians 3—“But now faith has come.” What does this mean for us?

1. Faith Personified: Faith isn’t abstract power—it’s trust in a person, Jesus Christ.

2. The Law Personified: The law served as our guardian, pointing to our need for grace.

3. Faith Applied: In Christ, we are sealed as sons, shaped into a new humanity, and secured as heirs of the promise.

Join us as we celebrate the beauty of being united to Christ by faith alone.

In this sermon from our No Other Gospel series, Pastor Josh Hildebrandt unpacks Galatians 3:15–22, reminding us that the gospel is rooted in a promise, not performance. God’s covenant with Abraham is unbreakable, particular in Christ, and overflowing with grace and mercy. The law reveals our sin, but only the promise of God in Jesus brings life.

In this message, we examine Paul’s argument that justification is by faith in Christ alone, not by works of the law. Galatians 2:15–21 stands as a verdict of grace: we are declared righteous not by our own effort, but by union with Christ, who loved us and gave Himself for us. The sermon exposes the futility of self-justification and calls the church to rest in the finished work of Jesus. The cross is the center of Christian identity, and the grace of God as the only ground for hope and transformation.

In this message, the preacher unfolds the grand narrative of redemption found in Galatians 3:7–14, showing how the gospel is not just a story among many, but the sufficient and final word for God’s people. The text draws a sharp line between the curse of self-reliance and the blessing of faith in Christ. We are reminded that all who rely on works of the law are under a curse, but Christ became a curse for us, so that, by faith, we receive the promised Spirit.