Tag: Galatians
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At Calvary – Episode 135 – Grace. A Hill to Die On
Give me Liberty or give me Death! This is a rallying cry made famous by Patrick Henry during the American Revolution could have been Paul’s cry in the book of Galatians. Galatians, considered to be Paul’s great defense of salvation by grace alone through faith alone, outlines why the liberty of grace is so important.…
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Growing… Patiently
This week I want to talk about a struggle in life that I think is common to many. We struggle with impatience. When my children were younger, I always wanted them to learn things or do things faster. I had to fight the urge to just do it for them! I learned that being impatient…
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Embracing God
What does God care about? How does a person receive eternal life? What must I do to be saved? I find it ironic how often the answer to these three question will contradict each other even when you are asking the same person. For example, a person like me who has been saved through Christ’s…
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Habits… Do they make you free?
We all have habits. Some of those habits smooth out our day. We don’t really have to think about them. Some of our habits we wish we could give up. We call those our bad habits. Some of those habits come from our childhood and we never think about them. When it comes to our…
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Growing… Patiently
I have a struggle in my life that I think is common to many. I struggle with impatience. When my children were younger, I was always wanting them to learn things or do things faster. I had to fight the urge to just do it for them! I learned that being impatient didn’t help them…
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Thinking about being good
Galatians 2: 21 I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly. This passage always makes me pause. Why? It’s because of how little Peter did to bring it about. I know, as a leader he should have considered the consequences of his choice. However,…
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Trapped!
Galatians 4:17 They eagerly seek you, not commendably, but they wish to shut you out so that you will seek them… 21 Tell me, you who want to be under law, do you not listen to the law? A parable… Matthew 12:43 “Now when the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through…
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Live by the Spirit
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. – Galatians 5 This week I want us to think about how God’s transformation works in us. I do mean transformation. God isn’t just…
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Protecting the gospel
Galatians 1:6 I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel Desertion. That’s a pretty tough word. It brings up all sorts of thoughts of abandoned families or soldiers who abandon their posts. It speaks of failure. It speaks of giving up…
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The Thread of Truth
What is God about? I find it ironic how often the answer to that question will not reflect a person’s personal theology about Him. For example, a person like me who has been saved through Christ’s loving and sacrificial giving of Himself of the cross will so often declare that God is about relationships. Yet,…
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