In this passage Paul goes to Peter face to face to offer correction. This might seem extreme, but not when it comes to something as important as the gospel. Faith alone in Jesus is our justification. Not our works, not our best day, not our best attempt. Unless we understand this, freedom will be choked out by fear and grace is quickly forgotten.

(03-19-17)

Is your life unified with the message and the mission of the gospel? The apostle Paul spent the first chapter of Galatians defending the gospel and his authority, no he turns to defending the unity of the gospel among him and the other apostles. That when it comes down to it, there aren't multiple message and multiple missions, but one gospel alone with massive implications; the gospel of Jesus. (03-12-17)

Jesus can take anyone from anywhere with any past and completely change their life. This is the power of the TRUE gospel of Jesus. That's exactly what we see in this passage and the life of Paul the apostle. Once a murderer or Christians, now he's fighting to get the good news of the gospel out to the people. (03-05-17)

This week we opened up the book of Galatians and right from the start we see Paul's great concern for this church; that a false gospel had started to spread and people were turning away from the grace they once knew to be true. Everyday there are false gospels all around us, trying to convince us that Jesus alone isn't enough. Some are easy to spot, but some are incredibly deceptive. Don't be deceived. There is only ONE true gospel and it's Jesus +/- nothing. (02-26-17)

Last week we looked at how God gave good work prior to the curse, but how with the curse of sin, our view on work can become really distorted. This week we focus on the effect of the gospel in our work and through our work. (02-19-17)

It's easy to buy into the idea that what we do for a living doesn't really matter that much to God, but that's absolutely not true. Your work matters greatly to God for many reasons. Today we open up the topic by looking at the good work that was given, cursed, and redeemed through Jesus. (02-12-17)

What is the heart of God? What does God care about? Throughout the book of Jonah we've seen the heart of a rogue prophet who only seems to care about himself and we've seen the heart of a gracious God who not only cares about Jonah but cares about EVERYONE, including the foreign, gentile people of Nineveh. People, people are on the heart of God and should be on the heart of His church. (02-05-17)

Is God really able and wiling to save anyone who will turn to Him? In Jonah chapter 3 we get a clear answer: YES! The people of Nineveh who had rebelled and rebelled and rebelled against God in horrific ways turn from their evil, turn to God, and God does something amazing. He saves them and shows this incredible grace! No one is too far from this grace. (01-29-17)

As we see here in this chapter of Jonah, it's possible to have great faith and appreciation toward God and still misunderstand grace. This is something we wrestle with all the time, either believing the lie that somehow we deserve or can earn grace or that we're outrun God's grace. Jonah is still in process just like us, but even so, God show's incredible mercy. (01-22-17)

Have you ever run from God? Are you running from Him now? As we open up Jonah we find a rogue prophet who is willing to go anywhere and pay anything to avoid what God is asking Him to do and at the same time we see a powerful, completely in control, just, but incredibly gracious and loving God. (01-15-17)