The book of Galatians is a letter detailing a struggle for the gospel of grace. Paul was a first-century apostle, and God's purpose for Paul was to send him to the non-Jewish (Gentile) nations with the good news of Jesus.
Read moreKnowing God 13—God's Commands—Exodus 20
Sunday Sermon: Knowing God 13—God's Commands—Exodus 20
Read moreFly 15 — Run In Gospel Grace— Galatians 5:7-15
Sunday Sermon: Run In Gospel Grace— Galatians 5:7-15
Read moreArchival Post: An Almost Unbelievable Truth
Let me remind you of an almost unbelievable truth, one I say to myself a dozen times a day. "So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus."
Read moreArchival Post: The New You - Truthful and Free of Anger
After reminding the Ephesians of what they had learned from Jesus, namely to put off the old and put on the new, Paul explained five areas to take off and put on. Like the removing of old garments and the putting on of fresh ones, the Christian life is one of putting off and putting on.
Read moreOutworkings and Witnesses of the Gospel’s Truthfulness – Three Witnesses (1 John 5:6–12)
Last week, John told us of three outworkings of the gospel in our lives -- love, obedience and belief. Today, John will give us three witnesses to the gospel's truthfulness. (6 Minutes/1500 Words)
Read moreThe Origin of Truth and Love - Love One Another (1 John 4:7-12)
Once again, John takes us back to a main theme of his: let us love one another. He's not like Paul, who was more linear in his arguments. Instead, John is systematically spiraling in his logic. He's introduced love, talked about it a fair bit, but is now ready to do a deep dive. (8 Minutes/2000 Words)
Read moreWalk in Truth – Continue in the Spirit’s Teaching (1 John 2:26-27)
John wants us to, first, consider the season we are in. Second, he wants us to confess Jesus as the Son. Third, and finally, we learn in these verses, he wants us to continue in the Spirit's teaching. (6 Minutes/1500 Words)
Read moreWalk in Truth - Confess the Son (1 John 2:21-25)
John was clear. The church he wrote to **knew the truth** (21). They had not partaken in the **lie** floating around at that time (21). And it's a lie still floating around today. What is it? (5 Minutes/1100 Words)
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