There’s a writer by the name of Leonard Ravenhill who tells the story about a group of tourists who were visiting a quaint little village in England. And in an effort to learn more about the history of that village, one tourist approached an elderly man who was sitting outside and asked him, “Were any…
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Galatians: Gospel of Grace
Throughout history, there have been a handful of men who have stood out because of their ability to speak, men whose message and personality have so commanded the attention of others that they were able to shape history. Abraham Lincoln was one of those men. So was Winston Churchill. And so was Martin Luther King,…
We’re going to continue in our study of the book of Galatians this morning, but I want to begin by quoting what I believe is one of the greatest passages in all the Bible. It’s found in I John 3 where John writes, “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we…
For the past several weeks, we have been studying from Paul’s letter to the Galatians, which is centered around the theme of God’s grace. And one of the things the things that we’ve seen is this tension between law and grace. On the one hand, you have these Judaizers who are all about keeping the…
If you have your Bibles, be turning to Galatians, chapter 2. We have been talking in this book about the gospel of Jesus Christ — the good news. Which we very much need because the truth is that you and I have fallen short. We have worshipped things that aren’t God. We have belittled and…
This morning, we’re going to pick up in Galatians 2:11, and look at a passage which is going to show us what happens when legalism gets into the church. Before we get to our text, though — Have you ever found in life that there are some conversations that you need to have, but you absolutely dread having them?…
Let me share with you a story about a man and his grandson who were traveling down the road, walking and leading a donkey. They met a man who said, “How foolish for you to be walking. One of you should be riding the donkey.” So the old man put his grandson on the animal…
This morning, I want to begin a new series of lessons based on Paul’s letter to the Galatians. It is a series about finding freedom, because freedom in Christ is a very important theme in this book. In Galatians 5:1, Paul wrote, “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not…