Tag: Galatians 5
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All About Us?
Isn’t church all about me? Isn’t it about my wants, my wishes, my hopes, and my dreams? Are you saying right now, “No, of course not! It’s about Jesus!”? It is about Jesus, but do we make it sometimes about us? Paul spoke to the Corinthian church about something like this. He said, “For I…
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Flesh or Spirit… God’s Plan for Transformation
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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2 American Holidays that Speak to Christian Freedom
As we approach summer, I notice that there are two patriotic holidays that we celebrate. Memorial Day begins our summer and the 4th of July is smack dab in the middle. I often think about all the history that those days celebrate. Memorial Day celebrates the brave men and women in uniform that have sacrificed…
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At Calvary – Episode 116 – New in Christ
Last week we thought about the song, “But the Cross.” It talks about being new because of Jesus. What does it mean to be new in Christ? It doesn’t mean we won’t have problems. It doesn’t mean that the circumstances of our life suddenly change. So what does it mean? Let’s think about that together…
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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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Valuing Freedom on Memorial Day
There are those who don’t understand what the big deal is. They think that the freedom we have in Christ is important, don’t get me wrong, but they act as if the freedom of living by the Spirit instead of living by the law is a great blessing of salvation and not an essential of…
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Living By a Different Vision
Everyone has an idea of what they are capable of. Sometimes it comes from training. Our athletes, soldiers, and doctors have this idea. They have been trained for a job. It becomes second nature to them and they know that they can do it. Their training has tested them. Their training has also showed them…
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Valuing Freedom
Paul wrote, “It is for freedom that Christ set us free.” (Galatians 5:1) What amazed Paul was that the Galatians, after having accepted the freedom Christ offered, wanted to live their lives by giving up that freedom. He wrote in chapter 3, “You foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you?!” What a perplexing problem! I wonder…
Pastor John D Jakes 