Sermons

Pastor expounds upon: the necessity of biblical lamenting, the complaint, the biblical request and biblical trust which should lead back to GOD

Pastor Josh expounds upon each verse.

Paul give three specific blessings done through our Salvation in Jesus Christ: from spiritual death, to spiritual life, to spiritual walk.
 

Pauls up his letter to the Galatians with the five salient points about the true Gospel.
     The Gospel cannot change,
     The Gospel comes from the LORD,
     The Gospel is of faith not works.
     The Gospel brings freedom
     The Gospel causes change

 

In closing this letter to the Galatians, Paul gives Blessing, Command, Prayer

Paul gives us the Judaizer's motivation and the believer's boast.

Note: take of the one who teaches (your pastor)

Paul reminds us to sow wisely and not to grow weary of doing good.

Paul tells the Galatians and Christians of today four practical and critical things we must do:
     avoid pride, restore others gently, bear one another's burdens, test our own work.

The entire Psalm is a a call to worship God and His Glory!!

Paul teaches that Christians are to walk by the Spirit in two ways by:
     A. putting off the work of the flesh
     B. bearing the fruit of the Spirit

Matthew expounds upon: The Necessity of the Resurrection and the Implications of the Resurrection

Matthew answers: What Jesus did; Who Jesus was; How we respond.

Paul stress two points: what our freedom is not and what our freedom is.

The Christian life is like running a race with confidence in the LORD, until we see our Saviour face to face!!

Examination of the text revels certain qualities.  They were friends, stretcher carriers, team workers, freedom workers, persistent, creative, used no excuses and were motivated

Christ brings freedom, circumcism bring bondage, salvatgion brings change

Paul's historical argument, allegory argument, personal argument

Paul's questions to the Galatians; Paul's appeal to the Galatians

As children of GOD we are: REDEEMED, ADOPTED, HEIRS

Mosaic Law does not void the Promise; Mosaic Law served a purpose, Christ frees from the Mosaic Law

Paul rebukes the churches for their turning from the true Gospel.  He rebukes hypocracy of Peter and the Jews.

Be encouraged that Christ is with us always.

We can have peace and joy in all circumstanceses
We can expect to face trials
We can find forgiveness of our sins in Jesus Christ
We can expect the return of Christ

Silent Night - the shepherds receive the good news first from the angels; Jesus the son of God is the light of the world
 

Incarnation of Jesus, Salvation from Jesus

Jesus offers Hope; Jesus gives Comfort; Jesus provides Freedom

Jesus comes to provide freedom and rest; freedom and rest is available to all nations; freedom and rest are only by Christ's sufficient merit

Joy to the world! the Lord is come: the first advent of Christ

The road signs of life lead in two directions: the Law to curse and death or Faith in Christ for life and blessings.  Which will you chose??