Riverside Church - Whitstable

Simon explains how one of the burdens the apostle Paul mentions is the weightiness of our temptation to give into sin, and the heaviness of trying to get out of it. Paul wanted us to share that burden and not battle sin and temptation on our own.

Simon looks at how the gospel affects how we relate to each other and how we should overcome our hunger for honour from each other.

Simon continues by looking at how our “old self” produces desires and actions that are contrary to our new identity in Christ. Follow this link https://bit.ly/2Rvyif5 to see the diagrams & slides in this talk.

In part 5 of this series on the book of Galatians, Simon explains the Apostle Pauls allegory of Hagar and Sarah is written to persuade us (along with the Galatians) not to follow the Judaizers into slavery with Hagar and Ishmael, but to follow Sarah and Isaac into freedom.

“In my Father’s house

There’s a place for me

I’m a child of God

Yes I am”

This verse from the Hillsong Worship song ‘Who You say I am’ sums up this talk by Simon from the book of Galatians. The gospel puts us into the Fathers house we don’t have to be worried or insecure about our future, about whether we’re accepted.

Joel explains how the apostle Paul is explaining that everyone trying to live by the law is under a curse. Christ became the curse for us so the same blessing given to Abraham may be given to all who believe. He emphasizes that the true purpose of the law was to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. Showing that if we belong to Christ then we are heirs according to the promise given to Abraham.

Julian continues our series in Galatians considering Pauls desire to share grace and freedom in Jesus. Christian unity is important, more so than our personal preferences. Our new life in Jesus presents many challenges but he equips us by his Holy Spirit.

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Simon starts our new series in the book of Galations by unpacking why the apostle Paul needed to write to the Galations in the way he did.

Our guest speaker Chris Kimmance, Senior Pastor of Ashford Vineyard unpacks the miracle of Jesus calming the storm and tells us how we can be storm calmers of problems that affect our own lives.

Street Pastors from Whitstable and Herne Bay tell us about their exciting and much needed contributions to the communities on a Friday night empowered by the Holy Spirit.