To walk by the Spirit is to walk in conflict, and because of that, in life there is the good, the bad, the ugly, and the hope.

The passage from Isaiah 11 is not a parable, but it is a metaphor from human history that touches on themes similar to Shell Silverstein's, The Giving Tree. But unlike the Silverstein poem, the promise of Isaiah 11 is that one day, because of the cross of Jesus Christ, man will be united to God and to one another, and the peace of the Lord will permeate all of Creation.

In this message, Sean Davis explores the profound themes of hope, the person of hope, and the security of that hope as presented in Isaiah 9:2-7. He emphasizes the historical context of Isaiah's prophecy, the significance of the birth of Christ, and the eternal nature of His kingdom. The message invites listeners to reflect on their own longings and the hope found in Jesus, the child born to bring light into darkness.

If Christ has done everything, why is the Christian life still so difficult? The Apostle Paul teaches the Galatians the difference between spiritual freedom and slavery, and the power to transform self-centered love outward towards others.

What if the core issue of spiritual burnout isn't what you do, but a fundamental misunderstanding of who you are? What if the anxiety you carry comes from living like a hired hand, desperately working for a status you actually inherited? Paul shows us that when the fullness of time came, God sent His Son to redeem us so we could receive adoption into God’s family. We're grateful to have Rev. Dr. Irwyn Ince teach us from Galatians 4:1-7;5:1.

Christian holiness is not a self-help program, but a life-long reaction to God’s finished work.

This morning, we are opening up the book of Galatians to begin a new series on Spiritual Renewal.  In the best of circumstances, we pray, we serve, we read the Bible, yet we feel deflated. Our inner life lacks power, our church life often lacks grace, wisdom, and it’s way too easy to fall into cultural cliques or judgmental attitudes. Why does this happen? Theologian Richard Lovelace, argues that the loss of vitality—the lack of continuous renewal—is rooted in a subtle form of unbelief.

In a city filled with coaches and counselors, 360 reviews, and personality assessment tests, NYers could make the case, and often do, that we’re incredibly self-aware. But the truth is we’re prodigies when it comes to self-deception. Supplication is that aspect of prayer where the person praying entrusts God with his circumstances and his entire self.

Are you attitudinally grateful?  King David is... and its from this place that he entrusts God to deal with two things he cannot control on his own; his character and his enemies.

If you’re a Christian, confession is never about your condemnation, it’s always about your coming of age. Through confession, David is inviting God to shape him into the person God’s already declared David to be.