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How do you know if you're really a Christian? Paul would answer that it's not a matter of the strength of your faith, but the strength of the object of your faith. So in this second chapter of Galatians, Paul shows that the gospel he called people to put their faith in is trustworthy and reliable.

This message was given by Tim Cedarland, Thrive director emeritus.

The gospel is the most precious message in the world: it changed Paul's life and it can change ours. And so in the first part of Galatians, Paul goes to great lengths to show that the gospel he preached was the genuine article, unadulterated by human beings.

This message was preached by Jake Chambers, pastor of Wilderness Church.

Martin Luther said, "We need to hear the gospel everyday, because we forget it everyday." The Galatians were Christians who had lost their grip on the gospel. They had begun to look to their own moral performance for their sense of right standing with God, leading Paul to write them a fierce and scathing letter. In this opening message on the book of Galatians, Dale King, pastor of Calvary Fellowship, speaks to how the Galatians had drifted from the gospel—and why it's so easy for us to do the same.

Young adulthood is often when dreams first start to die. Things you'd hoped and planned for for years—getting married by a certain age, getting a certain career, having a certain opportunity—don't happen, and all of a sudden you find yourself in a wilderness of confusion. What do you when God feels absent and His plans feel bewildering? Speaking from his experience in over two decades of ministry, Eric Byers shows that hidden behind questions like these is an invitation from God to draw close and follow—even in the wilderness.

In his final message, Haggai speaks to a man named Zerubbabel, the leader of the exiles. Surrounded by enemies and discouraged about Israel's future, Zerubbabel bore the weight of worry for his people. How did God speak into his fears then, and how might He speak into ours today?

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Haggai 2:20-23; Ezra 4:4-5; 5:23; Revelation 21:8; Psalm 32:8; 138:8; Romans 8:28; Hebrews 6:19; Song of Solomon 8:6; Jeremiah 22:24, 28-30; Matthew 1:1-17; and Luke 3:23-38.

The people of Haggai's day thought that as soon as they resumed work on the temple, God would bless them. In Haggai's third message, the prophet shows them that God isn't after just the work of their hands. He wants a purified heart.

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Haggai 2:10-19; Matthew 7:21-23; 15:8; Proverbs 4:23; 28:13; and John 1:18; 13:23.

Session 5 from "Awe & Wonder: A Conference on Prayer," hosted by Thrive Harbor on July 8, 2023 in Gig Harbor, WA.

Session 4 from "Awe & Wonder: A Conference on Prayer," hosted by Thrive Harbor on July 8, 2023 in Gig Harbor, WA.

Breakout 2 from "Awe & Wonder: A Conference on Prayer," hosted by Thrive Harbor on July 8, 2023 in Gig Harbor, WA.

Breakout 1 from "Awe & Wonder: A Conference on Prayer," hosted by Thrive Harbor on July 8, 2023 in Gig Harbor, WA.