Today’s Message: Jesus route on his way to Jerusalem took him through Jericho, where he found a not very well liked guy in a tree along his route. The story of Zacchaeus is well known to us, but today I hope we will learn some very important things from him about how Jesus changes the lost sinners he finds for the better in His Kingdom.
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See the message PowerPoint –>The Savior Who Seeks the Lost Luke 19 1-10
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Today’s Message: Today we will look at the issue of baptism and God cleaning us with a few verses of Ezekiel’s prophecy. It is easy to notice various disagreements about the issue, Ezekiel made clear God said, “I will sprinkle clean water on you and you will be clean…from all your impurities”. We will see how baptism is done is far less important than that it is done to ‘believers and their children’ and what it means to the family of God.
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See the message PowerPoint –>Sprinkled with Water to Be Cleaned Ezekiel 36 25-29
Today’s Message: Today we conclude our study of Paul’s letter to the Galatians with Chapter 6. After all we have learned about adding nothing to God’s Grace in Christ, we come to an interesting list of good things we should do as Christ followers. Is Paul changing his advice? No, we may not forget the context, so indirectly he is telling us to do good things out of gratitude for all that God has done for us by the work of His Son and Holy Spirit.
Recording of today’s message –>What Really Counts
Today’s Message: Continuing in Paul’s letter to the Galatians, Paul gives the remedy to the earlier mentioned trouble with a general principle – walk in the Spirit! Interesting verb form shows us the phrase is one of promise and assurance and suggests God helps his followers walk in His ways. We are in a battle between flesh and Spirit, so we must seek to bear the ‘fruit of the Spirit’ as we march with God and His people to victory.
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Open the Message PowerPoint ->Marching with the Spirit Galatians 5 16-26
Today’s Message: Continuing in Paul’s letter to the Galatians, Paul gives the key idea of his whole letter – Freedom in Christ. Use of and assertion (indicative) and a command (imperative) suggests every believers tension between ‘already’ and ‘not yet’. We’ll see what a great blessing is our freedom to serve one another and others with Joy – in Jesus!
Recording of Today’s message –>Freedom to Love
Today’s Message: Continuing in Paul’s letter to the Galatians, Paul turns to the story of Abraham’s two sons to show that those who add to the gospel were wrong and justification is by faith alone. We’ll see the significance of Abraham’s children from slave and free women and important distinctions. Again we’ll see freedom is not to sin but to serve with Joy – in Jesus!
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Accompanying Slideshow Presentation: Whose Child are You Galatians 4 21 – 5 1
Today’s Message: Continuing in Paul’s letter to the Galatians, we’ll remember ‘Piety’, though having a ‘bad rap’ in our day, is a very good thing, it is what the OT called ‘Fear of God’ and what the NT calls ‘putting God’s word into practice’ or obedience. People who didn’t have piety were attacking the Galatians, and we too are under attack at times. These attacks rob victims of joy. Knowing the gospel is one way to retrieve the joy Jesus wants us to have in Him.
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See the PowerPoint –>What Happened to your joy Galatians 4n 8-20
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Today’s Message: Continuing in Paul’s letter to the Galatians, he now turns the spotlight on the Christian Community, saying 1. ‘You are ALL sons of God’ 2. “through faith” 3. “in Christ Jesus.” This is so profound the NT uses at least four metaphors to help us understand it. We’ll see the importance of baptism in a Christian’s life signaling we are “clothed… with Christ”! We are heirs of Gods Kingdom with Christ, heirs obey their loving ‘Papa’ because they want to, not because they must.
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Today’s Message: Continuing in Paul’s letter to the Galatians, today we will look at the connection between the Law and Covenant Promises. The Law came Four Centuries after God’s covenant with Abraham and did not undo the Covenant. The Law is our ‘guardian’ (ESV) to protect God’s children and prepare them for the coming of Christ Jesus, who completely forgives all our sins.
Recording of Today’s message –>How Does the Law Work with the Promise?
Today’s Message: Continuing in Paul’s letter to the Galatians, today we will hear from ‘The Message’ (a paraphrase) to enjoy the similarities and the differences. We’ll also see the foolishness of trying to continue what the Holy Spirit started in us by our own efforts and strength. It’s foolish to add anything to our faith in Christ – even if it is the Law! And we’ll hear an imperative (command) You Must Understand! United in Christ we all belong!
Slideshow Presentation of Today’s message –>What’s Wrong With You Galatians 3 1-14
Recording of Today’s message–>What’s Wrong with You?