How can we find real life – life to the full? Join in as we kick off a new series, Water from the Rock, exploring how the Psalms point us to Christ as the one who uniquely satisfies our hearts' deepest thirsts.

How can we produce spiritual fruit? By remaining connected to Christ through obeying his commands and aligning our hearts with his in prayer. Join in as we continue exploring fruitfulness this week.

As we finished up Galatians, we saw how God calls his people to be have the fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22-23) manifested in their lives. In our culture today, it is easy for us to give lip-service or talk a good game, but fail to truly live in such a way that demonstrates the fruit of God's Spirit inside of us. Now we'll be taking two weeks to remind and evaluate ourselves as we turn our eyes to our response to the grace of God in our lives!

As we conclude our Galatians series, we'll be reading the ENTIRE letter (NLT version) for us to seek the Holy Spirit's wisdom to solidify in our hearts and minds what He has for us to take away from our study in this letter.

As we conclude our Galatians study, we'll see Paul's closing thoughts where he seems to be addressing two fundamental questions related to the Gospel: 1) Is the Gospel first and outward or inward reality? and 2) Is the Gospel more about God's initiation to us or our faithfulness to him? Obviously there are both parts in each question, but the place where we land on this will shape our understanding of so many other parts of life!

This week we'll highlight and unpack a law of the universe - "what you sow is what you will reap." This principle has incredible implications for our everyday living and empowers us us to further see the beauty of Jesus in our lives!

Relationships are just hard. All of them involve at least two sinners who are battling their own flesh and tendencies to rebel against God. This sin can easily engulf us and render our relationships dysfunctional or even hostile. When God addressed Cain's murderous anger toward his brother Abel, Cain retorted, "Am I my brother's keeper?" The actual answer to that should have been, "Yes - we are our brother's keeper." Despite the challenge of relationship, we have a responsibility one to another.

So, what does it look like practically to stand firm in this freedom – this life of grace, faith, and love? And how is it even possible? Join in this week as we dig into the specifics and celebrate how God himself empowers us!

Do we want true freedom, loving relationships, and a confident hope for the future? Or slavery, separation, and condemnation? The choice seems clear enough – join in as we explore why life is found only in Christ, and why no alternative (including Christ plus or minus anything) even comes close.

Paul's opponents have been arguing against him, and for their own position, on the basis of their understanding of the Old Testament (particularly the first 5 books called "The Law"). Paul flips the script as he challenges those abandoning grace for self-righteousness. He acknowledges the law and contends it actually works against those who try to use it to claim any self-righteousness. Our only hope is grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. And praise God, that hope is available to the barren, the failures, and the misfits.