Text: Galatians 4:11-31 emphasizing again freedom through faith contrasting believing but adding human effort (Ishmael) vs believing with patient surrender and submission (Isaac) ending with Ephesians 3:14-21 […]
Category: Sermons
The Great Debate – Part Two
Continuing from last week, we explore Paul’s argument against works-based Christianity. The Abrahamic covenant promises a savior, something the Mosaic law never did. The law is from God, but its purpose was to teach and bring understanding. Text: Galations 3:15-4:11 […]
The Great Debate – Part One
Galatians 3:1-14 Personal Argument (verses 1-5) Scriptural Argument (Verses 6-14) focusing on faith verses law (pride) […]
Faith Worth Fighting For
Galatians 2:11-21 background – Cornelius Paul defending the truth of the message of grace Fear of man brings a snare rebuke of legalism key verse – Galatians 2:20 […]
A Personal Testimony
How does division come into the church? How do we approach it, and how can we learn from how Paul responded? What is our focus, and what is a distraction? Sermon text: Galatians 1:11-2:10 […]
A Serious Matter
Paul confronted the new teaching of works-based Christianity in his letter to the Galatians. How seriously do we take compromises to the message of Salvation in our faith? Message text: Galatians 1:1-12 […]
Live Free or Die
Do we embrace the freedom given by faith, or are we still letting ourselves be tied to dead works that will pass away? […]
The Hope of Easter
Guest speaker and missionary Steve Niles brings an update on the status of the work in France, and addresses the message of hope found in the Easter story. […]
Jesus, Our King
Do we diminish Christ by limiting him to what we need him to be in the moment? Do we worship Christ as he is, as our King? Text: Matthew 21:1-11 Message by Joseph Timmer […]
Final Thoughts
The final instructions given in the letter to the Hebrews: the church is given a series of small lessons to remember. Sermon text: Hebrews chapter 13 […]