Statistics indicate that about one third of people who have been released from prison end up back inside within 12 months. Turns out it is quite easy to give up one’s freedom.
After explaining how the Galatians are free - no longer servants but sons - Paul starts an analysis now of how they are giving up that freedom.
We will see, by following the example of the Galatians, how we too can live a life of bondage. Just follow these 3 simple steps to ensure you too live out you Christian life in a way that is fruitless & frustrating...

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Today we read how believers are no longer servants but sons. We see 3 truths about this father/son relationship: God redeemed us, resides in us and has prepared a room for us. 
It is clear that he desires a close relationship with us... but what kind of relationship do we want to have with him?

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The Apostle Paul uses an illustration of an immature child as a teaching moment for the Galatians... and the message is clear: It's Time To Grow Up.
How can we apply this wisdom to our walk today?
Take a listen...

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What does it mean to be "one in Christ"?
Why should the Galatians care?
Why should we?

Guess we better take a listen and find out...

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You may have come across signs that say "Under New Management". These are posted on the windows of businesses when a new owner has come in. What they indicate is that the building - whatever it was (restaurant, shop, hairdressers) - is now being run by somebody new. The sign informs us of a couple of truths:

1. Things with the old management have run their course; the old authority isn’t in charge anymore.
2. Rather than being left empty though, a new authority has come in to take the place of the previous.

This is illustrative of what happens when we are born-again.

How? And so what? Let's find out...

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Up until now in our study of Galatians, The Law has really come cross as the villain.
It’s like the law and grace are two separate fighters punching it out: Grace in the red corner, works in the blue corner, seconds out, bell goes, "fight!"
But what we'll see today challenges that mindset. We will see that the law is not against grace, rather the law is in service to grace.

• How does the law serve the promise of grace?
• And, applying the lesson inspirationally, how can a little law serve my faith?

I guess we better jump in and find out...

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The Apostle Paul makes his case: the Abrahamic covenant cannot be disannulled by the law of Moses. It is a covenant we can count on.
Though the promises made by God cannot be disannulled, they can be disregarded. That is what we see happening in Galatia... how do we stop it happening in our lives today? I guess we should take a look and find out...

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There's a lot of stuff around Easter: the eggs, the bunnies, the furry chicks, the flowers, the roast dinners, etc, etc.
Some of this is interesting & helpful to understand; sometimes it can really help just to keep things simple.
So let's keep it simple: there are 3 things we need to understand about Easter from Galatians 3:10-14.
Why don't we jump in and find out what they are?

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Today, the Apostle Paul is getting out the big gun: Abraham.
He spent chapters 1 and 2 proving justification by faith with events from his own life; now in chapter 3 he will prove it with events from Abraham's life.
This, as we will come to see over the next few weeks, is a masterstroke in his argument for justification through faith.
For today, it will be a big help to us as we see how we are like our new father Abraham when it comes to our faith, and how we need to be like our new father Abraham when it comes to our focus.
Oh Lord, give us ears to hear...

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The Apostle Paul’s exhortation in these verses is to live our lives in reliance on God’s Spirit.
As believers, we know this is a good idea. It sounds important, we know we can’t rely on ourselves, we know we should & need to ‘depend on God’... but that can seem a little vague…
Just what exactly can we depend on God for?
Paul spells out 3 things. Three specific areas of our lives where we can completely rely on Him...
Let's take a look...

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