FIRST THINGS FIRST (Nehemiah 1:1-11)   Central Idea: Prayer is the key to overcoming the past.   Purpose: To encourage believers to find healing through prayer. Past problems bring regrets (1:1-4) Personal prayer brings results (1:5-11) Broken world prayers start with submission (1:5) Broken world prayers continue with confession (1:6-7) Broken world prayers persist […] The post FIRST THINGS FIRST (Nehemiah 1:1-11) appeared first on The Rephidim Project.

  THE CROSS OF CHRIST (Galatians 6:11-18)   Central Idea: The cross of Christ is the watershed of Christianity.   Purpose: To encourage Christians to enjoy the sufficiency of the cross. The cross of Christ is the curse of the moralist (6:11-13). The cross of Christ is the boast of the sinner (6:14-18). The post THE CROSS OF CHRIST (Galatians 6:11-18) appeared first on The Rephidim Project.

  STEWARDSHIP PRIORITIES (Galatians 6:6-10)   Central Idea: Christian liberty obligates us to use our resources responsibly.   Purpose: To challenge Christians to examine how they use their resources for the Lord. Christian liberty obligates us to use our resources to support our teachers (6:6). Christian liberty obligates us to use our resources for spiritual […] The post STEWARDSHIP PRIORITIES (Galatians 6:6-10) appeared first on The Rephidim Project.

  “COOLIES” FOR CHRIST (Galatians 6:1-5)   Central Idea: Christian liberty obligates us to bear burdens.   Purpose: To challenge Christians to care for each other in the church. We are to bear the burdens of others (6:1-3). We are to bear our own burdens (6:4-5). The post “COOLIES” FOR CHRIST (Galatians 6:1-5) appeared first on The Rephidim Project.

  LIFE IN THE SPIRIT (Galatians 5:16-26)   Central Idea: Christian liberty is lived in the Spirit.   Purpose: To challenge Christians to utilize the resources of the Spirit that God’s grace has supplied to us. Life in the Spirit limits our liberty (Gal. 5:16-18). Life in the Spirit nullifies the flesh (Gal. 5:19-21). Life […] The post LIFE IN THE SPIRIT (Galatians 5:16-26) appeared first on The Rephidim Project.

  LIMITING LIBERTY (Galatians 5:13-15)   Central Idea: Liberty is the slavery of love.   Purpose: To challenge Christians to limit their liberty in order to love others.   Love is the motive for service (5:13). Love is the law for the saints (5:14-15). The post LIMITING LIBERTY (Galatians 5:13-15) appeared first on The Rephidim Project.

  KILLING GRACE (Galatians 5:2-12)   Central Idea: Legalists are grace killers.   Purpose: To warn believers about the dangers of adding works to grace.   Grace killers produce bondage (5:2-6). Grace killers deserve condemnation (5:7-12). The post KILLING GRACE (Galatians 5:2-12) appeared first on The Rephidim Project.

  WHO’S YOUR MOTHER? (Galatians 4:21-5:1)   Central Idea: Remember your mother.   Purpose: To encourage believers to remember the source of their liberty.   Your mother produces your life (4:21-28). Your mother deserves your love (4:28-5:1) The post WHO’S YOUR MOTHER? (Galatians 4:21-5:1) appeared first on The Rephidim Project.

  TRUE LOVE (Galatians 4:12-20)   Central Idea: True love requires speaking the truth.   Purpose: To challenge believers to develop open, honest relationships in the church. True love speaks the truth about personal affection (4:12-14). True love speaks the truth about personal enmity (4:15-16). True love speaks the truth about personal zeal (4:17-20). The post TRUE LOVE (Galatians 4:12-20) appeared first on The Rephidim Project.

  FROM SONS TO SLAVES?? (Galatians 4:8-11)   Central Idea: We substitute our sonship with slavery when we supplement our relationship with religion.   Purpose: To warn Christians not to live by works. A relationship with God brings the freedom of sonship (4:8-9a). A religion of works brings the bondage of slavery (4:9b-11) The post FROM SONS TO SLAVES?? (Galatians 4:8-11) appeared first on The Rephidim Project.