Sermons

Sunday Morning...Pastor Nate brings the message, "Promise, Law, and Faith" from Galatians 3:15-22.  How often do we come to our personal Bible reading and gloss over a section of Scripture because it seems to be irrelevant to everyday life?  At first glance, our next section in Galatians might feel that way.  But there are jewels of truth to be obtained in this passage.  Pray that God will give us a blessing from His Word through this passage.

Pastor Nate brings the message, "The Blessing of Abraham" from Galatians 3:6-14.  As we move into the doctrinal section of Galatians, Paul unpacks the theology of the Gospel by using the OT character of Abraham.  He was a man who believed what God had promised, and God blessed him accordingly.  The connection that Paul makes is that we have been given the promise of Christ, and if we live by faith in Him, we are one of Abraham's sons, receiving the blessing.  What is that blessing?  You'll see it in this passage.

Our pastoral assistant for youth, Stephen Ellison, brings the message, “Perseverance in Prayer” from Luke 18:1-8. Prayer is one of the easiest areas of the Christian walk to grow discouraged in when we don’t see results as soon as we’d like, but Scripture instructs us to not grow tired of continuing to ask of God. Jesus reminds us that our loving Father desires for us to be diligent in bringing our requests to Him, and He loves to provide for those that belong to Him.

Pastor Nate brings the message, “God’s Gift of the Spirit” from Galatians 3:1-6.

Pastor Nate brings the message, “The Truth of the Gospel” - Part 2,  from Galatians 2:14-21.  As we continue our sermon series in Galatians, it’s clear that Paul’s great desire is for People to accurately understand the Gospel.  As it was then, so it is now…some are teaching that belief in good works is what saves a person.  What a hopeless outlook in life!  The Bible teaches us that we are sinners, that Christ died in our place, and that belief in Him alone is what saves us from hell.  So, the Gospel is not belief in good works.  It’s belief in Jesus.

Pastor Nate brings the message, “The Truth of the Gospel” - Part 1.  Even the best of Christians leaders will at times fall into the “fear-of-man” trap.  In this next section in Galatians, Paul uses failure of Peter and Barnabas as a platform to begin teaching on justification.  Paul’s point is that we certainly will not be justified in God’s eyes by works that impress others but rather by faith in Jesus.

Pastor Nate brings the message, “Accepted by the Apostles.”  Some of the early churches planted by Paul were later deceived by false teachers who claimed that circumcision was needed for salvation.  In Galatians, Paul is responding with the message that salvation comes by faith alone in Christ alone.  But the question is: “Why should we believe you, Paul?”  That question is what Paul is answering in chapters 1-2 of Galatians.

Pastor Nate brings the message, “Called by God’s Grace” from Galatians 1:10-24.  The testimony of a changed life is very powerful because it begs the question of “how?…how did that person change?”  In our sermon this week, Paul employs the tool of testimony to point people back to God as the one who powerfully calles people by His grace.

Pastor Andy brings the message, “Divine Destiny” from Acts 8:26-40.  Luke records the meeting between Philip and an Ethiopian.  And the closer we read, we realize, “This cannot be just coincidence!”  This study will help us to better understand God’s divine destiny for Philip and for the Ethiopian.  And, for us today.

Pastor Nate brings the message, “Jesus…Given for Our Sins.”  This message begins a new sermon series in the book of Galatians.  In Galatians Paul explains what the Gospel isn’t, and how the Gospel is manifested in our lives.  You can familiarize yourself with Galatians by picking up a study Bible and reading the introduction material.