Paul finally addresses the Galatians current predicament, and uses strong language in the process. He simply wants to know: was it the law that saved you or hearing and believing? Jesus' love remains the same whether we are in the pig pen or the party, and there's nothing we can do to change it.

Paul continues to remind the Galatians of the time he opposed Peter for hypocritically siding with the legalizers. He tells the church that Jesus is enough and he's been crucified with Christ. He's put to death his old self and clings now to a new life in Christ. Our response to Christ gets to be the same.

Paul recounts a time he had to defend the gospel against hypocricy and legalism. Above all else, no matter the cost, we defend the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Paul recounts his visit to the Jerusalem council as a way of telling them he has already dealt with the issue of legalism with the most famous of all the Christians - Peter, James (the brother of Jesus) and John. From this passage we can learn that we need to reach the who in front of you, and that the what is more important than the how.

We often discuss different characters and personalities God uses in the Bible, but this week we're focusing on the buts He uses.

What are we seeking? If it's anything other than Christ we're going to find ourselves stressed, busy, unfulfilled, and disappointed. Like Paul, we need to not seek the approval of (fill in the blank), but seek the approval of God.

What's Paul so angry about? It's just a little bit of legalism. Paul knows even just a little bit of legalism is going to corrupt the entire Gospel. Legalism is counterfeit gospel, grace is the true Gospel.

We start a brand new series where we left off the last one. Jesus' prayer for the disciples and what's gone on since His ascension. It's a fight for the Gospel as others try to swoop in and require more than simple faith. These ideas get to the Apostle Paul, who writes an angry letter to the churches in Galatia. This is the introduction to his letter to them, and us. A reminder to keep Jesus as the center and abandon any other gospel other than grace by faith in Christ.

We're taking a break from our series to chat with The Tabernacle's Tim Burgess. He shares his faith story with us, and encourages us to take a risk and do what God calls us to do.

The Resurrection proves that Jesus has overcome. Everything He said In The Room now makes sense to the disciples. He turns a hopeless situation on it's head, and does the same thing for us if we choose to follow Him.