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Every person is a work-in-progress. Our character remains under construction and will not be finished until Jesus completes his work in us. In Genesis 38, we receive the benefit of peering into the private life of Joseph’s brother Judah. We see his shortcomings, and we discover the seeds of change through God’s grace that will transform his character. This weekend, we can remember how God’s grace changes our lives and character.

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If God loves me, how could he let me hurt so deeply? Why should I keep trusting God when my life is such a mess? Questions like that hang over the story of Joseph’s life in the Book of Genesis. In Genesis 37, we find the bad beginning to Joseph’s story including a difficult family life, betrayal, kidnapping, and a murder plot. Through this painful beginning, Joseph found a way to endure. If you’ve been asking hard questions about God and your life, then Joseph’s example and faith will encourage you. This weekend we will learn about endurance from his example.

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To conclude our study through the first half of the letter to the Galatians, we find a description of our relationship with God…a whole new identity that includes intimacy with God, incredible privilege, and freedom. When you remember that God has made you his child and set you free through faith in Jesus, what new perspectives and opportunities will open up for you?

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What is so important to you that your life takes shape around it? The Book of Galatians teaches us we are made right with God by faith in Jesus alone. This weekend we find that not only are we made right with God by faith in Jesus (not our good works) but our spiritual growth is also fueled by our faith in Jesus (not our good works). While different values or objectives (including the achievement of law-keeping) attempt to dominate our lives, the central truth beating at the heart of every story is God’s love and our faith in his grace.

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How is your life aligned with God’s grace and the truth of the Gospel message? In our passage today, the Apostle Paul confronted the Apostle Peter over his failure to live out the Good News about Jesus. Our eternal life is not something that begins when we die but includes our new life right now. Let’s explore how the truth that we have been made right with God in Jesus is changing every part of our life and being.

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One of the most significant conflicts in the early church period involved the question: Do all Jesus-followers need to convert to cultural Judaism as part of believing in or following Jesus? That may seem like a question far removed from our contemporary life and faith, but have you ever considered the possibility that part of our faith commitments may be cultural values? The struggle and resolution of this conflict in the early church has never been more applicable than today. Today our world is as divided, hostile to differences, and angry as it has ever been. Jesus calls us to unity in him without making all of us the same. This weekend, we want to rediscover the freedom that grows from unity within diversity.

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How has your story been marked by God’s grace and presence just as you’ve been marked by pain and struggle? Paul shared parts of his story, not to boost his own ego, but to make the Good News about Jesus clear and shine a spotlight on what Jesus does in our lives. Understanding your own story of grace can deepen your faith and sharing your story of grace can develop faith in others. Each of our stories reveal God’s gracious hand. As we co-author our life with God, we live to please him because he has already approved of and accepted us in Jesus.

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Paul wrote a personal letter to the Galatian believers packed with theological truth and biographical notes. In this opening to the letter, Paul begins with a bang and emphasizes the simplicity of believing in what Jesus has done for us and relying completely on God’s grace. Over the next six weeks, we want to explore our own stories while understanding the story of Paul and the Galatians to reconfirm our confidence in the simple Gospel of Jesus and rediscover God’s grace at the heart of our stories.

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While our culture celebrates independence and self-sufficiency, the Bible calls us to something very different: carrying one another’s burdens. In Galatians 6:2, Paul tells us that we fulfill the law of Christ by loving God and loving our neighbor. True strength isn’t found in standing alone but in standing together as the body of Christ. In community, we see God’s faithfulness in each other’s stories and discover we’re not alone. We support each other with strength we can’t muster on our own. This week’s message, Take the Next Step, challenges us to move beyond Sunday attendance and into deeper connection through one of the many groups in our church. One step into Jesus-centered community can change everything.

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When Jesus was preparing his disciples for his departure from earth, he commissioned them to be his witnesses both near and far. He even listed examples of those distances beginning with their hometown and going all the way to the furthest places on earth. As his disciples today, we continue working in that same commission. We are witnesses of Jesus both near and far. Let's learn more about LifePoint's initiatives in the “far” places from 2 guests today and what it means to be witnesses for Jesus—as a church and individually.

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