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Galatians 4:8-20 - "Don't Turn Back" - Scotty Valiani / November 17, 2024

Entering a dark room can be an uncomfortable experience. You don’t know where the furniture is and the danger of hitting a knee or a toe on the corner of a bed or dresser is a real problem. So what do you do to alleviate this situation? You turn on the light. Light exposes all things that are hidden by darkness. You no longer have to fear the bumps in the night when you can see clearly. This is the point that Paul makes to God’s people in this passage.

Galatians 4:1-7 - "Adopted by the Father" - Daniel Pernell / November 10, 2024

One of the lures of social media is the promise of being able to raise your social status among your fellow humans. The places you go, the things you know, and even what you eat can all be displayed for the sake of picking up more approval in the form of “likes, shares, and subscribes.” But the most important status change is the one that, as sinners, we cared least about: our status with God. Interestingly, it’s the one status that we have no control over changing! In this passage, Paul further explains how we have become “sons of God,” and why we should never want to go back to our old status of slavery.

Galatians 3:15-29 - "Heirs of the Promise" - Jeremy Brannon / November 3, 2024

Some sections of Scripture can be read more quickly and understood more easily than Galatians 3. Paul is traversing 2000 years of God’s covenant dealings with people, without breaking a sweat, so if you are trailing him, panting and out of shape, you are not alone! Here, Paul parries and counters arguments from the Judaizers while helping the Galatians to understand how much they have inherited by faith in Christ.

Galatians 3:10-18 - Brent Stephens / October 27, 2024

Galatians 3:10-18 

Galatians 3:5-14 Part 2 - Brent Stephens / October 20, 2024

Galatians 3:5-14 Part 2

Galatians 3:5-14 - Brent Stephens / October 13, 2024

Galatians 3:1-9 - "By Works or By Faith? Part 2" - Brent Stephens / October 6, 2024

Galatians 3:1-9 - "By Works or By Faith? Part 1" - Brent Stephens / September 29, 2024

Paul has already warned the Galatians twice in chapter 1 that if anyone is preaching a gospel contrary to the one he preached, they are to be anathema, accursed, considered outside the faith that was once-and-for-all delivered to the saints. At the end of chapter 2, Paul begins to get a little more specific about the problem that these churches are dealing with: their doctrine of justification. At the end of Galatians 2:16, Paul said “by works of the law no one will be justified.”

Galatians 2:15-21 - "Crucified with Christ" - Brent Stephens / September 22, 2024

After recounting his confrontation with Peter, Paul continues to establish his defense of his gospel. In this section, Paul lays the logical and theological groundwork for his message, perhaps summarizing what he spoke to Peter during their confrontation. His message is clear: salvation is not based on what we have done but solely on what Christ has accomplished for us. Our sins have been nailed to the cross with Christ, and we have died with Him. This changes everything!

Galatians 2:11-14 - "Conflict About Conduct" - Brent Stephens / September 15, 2024

Can’t we all just get along? Let’s be honest: not many of us like confrontation. However, the gospel demands that we graciously confront other believers who are not walking in alignment with its message. Overcome by the fear of man, the Apostle Peter had to be confronted by Paul himself because of his behavior, which had severe implications for others and was incongruent with the gospel message. It’s not that Peter’s teaching of the gospel had erred, but his conduct contradicted what he knew to be true, and so he stood “condemned” (Galatians 2:11). This passage records for us one of the great conflicts in the New Testament. Here, two leading apostles square off in open conflict. This conflict was necessary to teach us not only about biblical confrontation but also about biblical justification.