(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) NO TURNING BACK Galatians 3:1-14 It’s easy to believe that what bothers God most is a life that is filled with obvious, gross, super-immoral sin. We see those lives, shake our heads and say, “those people really need God!” We seldom have that same response to upstanding role models that are happy with what they have achieved. That’s why we need Galatians. “David Wilkerson said, “At its heart, legalism is […]

ONE FAITH, ONE FAMILY Studies in Galatians We’ve all been there before – in an uncomfortable situation or conversation where silence or outright compromise of our faith or principles stares us down. There’s an opportunity to do right and we blow it. Why do we do it? Sunday in Galatians 2:11-21 we’ll look at the anatomy of compromise and answer that question. But the “why” isn’t enough. We have to figure out how to elevate the importance of the gospel […]

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) “Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in—who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might bring us into slavery— to them we did not yield in submission even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you.” (Galatians 2:4-5 ESV)

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) Paul proposed a gospel that was a travesty to many. He seemed to be overturning centuries of tradition with his gospel of grace. What right did he have to make such claims? Was he trying to pick a fight with the Jerusalem Apostles? Sunday we’ll find out and in so doing, we’ll see what gives you the right to speak in a world that values pluralism. From our passage in Galatians […]

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) In his recruitment of John Scully for Apple Computers, Steve Jobs asked Scully, “Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?” Imagine what would have happened if he had replied, “Sugared water is good enough for me.” Yet as we open up our new series in Galatians, we’ll meet a church that was ready to […]

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) We recognize the resurrection, the premier event of our faith with special music, special readings, and a special service as we celebrate the reality that Jesus is alive! This is a wonderful opportunity to bring along friends and family to rejoice with you and thank God for all that he has done through Jesus Christ. We’ll look at reality of the resurrection and the real-life effects that it has on […]

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) Our Easter celebration begins in earnest as we take a serious look at the things that people assumed before he rose on the resurrection Sunday that followed and what people wanted to add after his resurrection (they’re still doing it). This vital message explains the scriptural foundation upon which all else rests. Without the crucifixion and resurrection we have no faith. Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king […]

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) Wrongs committed and relationships broken; we’ve been on both sides of the fence. Whether we’ve been the one who was in the wrong and caused the breach, or we were the ones wronged. Things changed. It’s so much harder when we wronged God. Can we ever have the same intimacy? Sunday we’ll see the great answer as we look into John 21:15-23. There is a way back! just as there […]

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) Two men unknowingly walked in disbelief and bewilderment instead of celebration – they couldn’t see what was right in front of them because their eyes were closed. Then Jesus opened their eyes and everything changed. As we look into Luke 24:13-35, we’ll see how Jesus continues opening our eyes today, and what that new perspective brings as we see him with new eyes. Don’t miss this important study. And their […]