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I. The Means of our service. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.…

Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead), and all the brethren who are with me, To the churches of Galatia: Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for our sins, that He might…

Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto…

Introduction We have come to the last message on our March theme of Growing in Grace For today’s message titled “Grace for Every Season” Thesis Statement : As followers of Christ, we are called to be faithful and share the message of God's saving grace at all times, whether it is convenient or not. but…

Page 973 I read something recently where a person was attempting to make an argument undermining Christianity by stating that in the first century there were over 100 different versions of the “Jesus Cult”. I had no interest in fact checking this claim to see if there 100+ was true or not… but my immediate…

There is a popular Video series about a sports team in the UK that follows a soccer team with an American coach. The team is mediocre at best. The soccer club largely has what it needs to succeed, including a talented superstar or two, but they don’t function very well as a team, they don’t believe in…

3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. 6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called…

Right belief produces speech and behavior that bears God's Approval.

The letter to the Galatians is an appeal by Paul to churches in the Roman province of Galatia to resist the movement to abandon the system of salvation that saves one by faith in Christ (expressed in repentance and baptism), and adopt a system of salvation whereby one is justified by the keeping of the…

What does it mean to be a servant? A person under tribute, a bonds person or slave, by right of purchase, pledge for indebtedness, or indenture (legal agreement, contract, or document). As we look at the upcoming Experiencing God, one of the first things we must establish is - what is our relationship…

Introduction Perception Defined Immediate or intuitive recognition or appreciation, as of moral, psychological, or aesthetic qualities; insight; intuition; discernment Job Interviews (what we taught students) Strangers (test with kids and ice-cream truck) Personality Assessment - There’s always one that’s…

Subject: Overcoming the Fear of Rejection We’re going to look at the one that’s in your mind that causes you to make yourself crazy, which is fearing the disapproval of other people, fearing the rejection of other people, fearing too much what other people think about your life. When you do that, when…

No Other Gospel Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead— and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins…

We are reminded that God graciously gives us grace in Christ. We are encouraged to reject distortions of the Gospel.

I am really excited by what God has shown is happening in the life of our church right now. When I say church I don’t mean the building, I mean, look to the right and look to the left of you, look across the way, look behind you. The people, you, what God is doing in your lives right now. I am excited…

Today I want to start a new study in the book of Romans. I pray that in my time as a pastor I am able to revisit this book, because I believe throughout my life my understanding of it will grow. This book is credited with the salvation of a great number of saints - including Martin Luther - because of…

Galatians 1 & 2 Good morning church, open your Bible’s with me to Philippians 1 , no, I’m kidding, you guys finished chapter one didn’t you? Open with me to Galatians, small little book right after 2 Corinthians. Very excited to be starting another book with you this morning church. If you don’t normally…

No Failure in God Failure Is Impossible. Nehemiah 6 :16 When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our God. Nehemiah chapter 6, is all about threats and deception coming…

Me Approval of man Willingness to adjust for acceptance We All to common, today a fear of being cancelled, black listed We know we will be persecuted, but we will please God when we follow the truth we see in Scripture We Must Not Desire the Approval of Man God 6 I am astonished that you are so quickly…

What is the best way to communicate? Have you ever thought about this question? Most of us to some extent have done so. Yet, it really all depends. Some of it depends on generation and capabilities. It also depends on the goal of the communication. Information does not always lead to transformation.…

Secular - A little girl came home from school and said to her mother, “Mommy, today in school I was punished for something that I didn’t do.” The mother exclaimed, “But that’s terrible! I’m going to have a talk with your teacher about this … by the way, what was it that you didn’t do?”The little girl…

Matt talks us through Galatians 1:1-10 and reminds us that it's all grace or no gospel at all.

Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC where we worship God in Spirit and in Truth one verse at a time. Thank you for the wonderful message of music! Today, is communion church and all are welcome to the table who have recieved Jesus as their Lord and Savior. We take communion because not only…

Intro: What is freedom? Does freedom mean we can do whatever we want? We have come to the season of freedom, this is the 4th of July a time when we celebrate freedom in our country. Freedom from oppression, freedom from tyranny and freedom of the people. We celebrate all those who have allowed us to…

Finding God’s Favor 19 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land; God’s Favorite? 11 For God does not show favoritism. 34 Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism God shows no favoritism or partiality 3 Now Israel loved…