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We will dive into Romans 7:13–25 and consider the great battle, the “War Within,” that every single true believer in Christ faces: the battle with our sinful flesh. Though we have been regenerated and given a new heart that no longer desires to sin, we still find ourselves having sinful inclinations. For the believer, this causes us great grief and trouble to do the very thing that we hate! So, in order to find victory and peace over our indwelling sin, we will seek to understand what the Apostle Paul lays out concerning the sinfulness of sin and the sufficiency of God’s grace.

Christians are CROSS – not angry, but totally focused on the CROSS of Christ. This weekend, we finish Galatians and you WILL BE BLESSED! Thinking, living, and being obsessed by the cross is the final challenge of Paul to the Galatians and us. The cross is your obsession, your brag, your reliance and transformation. Can you and I live a lifestyle consumed with GRACE – YES YOU CAN!

What drives those who teach error. As Paul wraps up his first and most pointed letter, He summarizes the entire book and exposes what drives those who want to teach salvation comes through keeping the law, getting circumcised and attending the festivals – not merely FAITH, but FAITH PLUS Jewish practice. Paul exhorts the Galatians to NOT doubt the bible, Run from pride, reject personal comfort, and refuse to be hypocritical.

Ever try to change a law – the law of time or the law of gravity These are laws you can’t change. Well, there is another law that you can’t change – you always REAP what you SOW. Live by the deeds of the flesh and you will reap sin and consequences. Live dependently upon the Spirit, producing the fruit of the Spirit and you will reap the consequences of love and joy and peace. Though our salvation is by grace, through faith in Christ alone, a salvation that forgives you for all your sin, you will STILL, in this life, reap what you sow; you will experience the consequences of your actions, whether they be of the flesh or of the Spirit.

The passage is NEXT LEVEL. Truly spiritual people not only pick others up, hold them up, but they consider others more important than themselves, we don’t compare ourselves to others, we actually are responsible for our own walk with God and ministry, and will support the ministry of our church in a BIG WAY. Get ready for a practical challenge to ALL who desire to be IN THE SPIRIT Spiritual.

This Sunday is Galatians 6:1-2 (part one of verses 1-6) on Spiritual Friends and Spiritual Churches. And what God says will literally blow you away as to what a spiritual person is and what a spiritual person does – which is dramatically different from the world, and sadly, from what other churches teach.

A Christian life is a life of realignment.... His amazing love should change the way we view circumstances in our lives

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In contrast to the DEEDS of the FLESH where people TRY to earn their own salvation or TRY to live the Christian life in their own strength, even Christians who try to earn God’s favor over and over… in contrast to all that, is THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT. This is what the Spirit produces in us and through us, making us ATTRACTIVE CHRISTIANS and making our church TASTY! Giving evidence of true salvation, appearing as a group and not individually, helping you overcome sin, is the display of God’s fruit through you.

Galatians asks, do you ever get sick of your SELF? Are you blown away by how people now live selfishly and justify it with words like, ‘That’s is my identity’; or ‘This is what I am made for’ all the while, somehow legitimizing a narcissistic lifestyle. This week, Galatians 5:19-22 exposes the deeds of the flesh – you need these verses for your own life and you desperately need this passage to understand our world today in a new way. You must not miss it, it’s a real EYE OPENER!

BACK TO GALATIANS – Free in Christ means ALIVE in Christ. You and I have been made free, but not free from responsibility, but free from enslavement to SIN, the DEVIL and this WORLD. We are now slaves of the perfect master, our friend and savior Jesus Christ. We are freed to SERVE, and freed to LOVE, and freed to actually GET ALONG with each other. As we WALK in the Spirit, we enjoy an entirely new kind of LIFE, known for its joy, peace, kindness, service to others and love. READ Galatians 5 – the entire chapter in preparation for this Sunday, focusing on Verses 13-18.

Personal discipline is an obedient response to the gospel and not drudgery

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We will hearing the second part of our Parenting Series. Robert Dodson will be opening up God’s Word from Ephesians 6. This is the most poignant passage in scripture to parents. This passage provides us the most concise guidelines for parents for all times. Paul commands parents to apply these important truths to make these the core focus as we parent. These are tremendous truths that we as a church need to come along side all our families to support. We ALL need to know what God’s standards are for parents so that every aspect of ministry is aligned with these biblical truths.

We will begin a short break from Galatians and a crucial two-week series on parenting and more. This Sunday Shawn Farrell opens up God’s Word from Deuteronomy 6. This passage was written to Israel as they were preparing to enter the promised land. It gives instruction on how they are to live as God’s people in a way that honors Him. There is a specific application for ALL OF US today as we seek to honor God in our lives and specifically our parenting.

The social Gospel – which isn’t social OR gospel. Paul’s strongest words and some of the most pointed in the New Testament about what to say about False Teachers. READ Galatians 5:7-12 and see if you can discover how teachers today are not of God, hindering the truth, contaminating the Church, even persecuting the saints, resulting in God’s judgment and being cut off from God’s people. STRONG WORDS and a huge help for us today

"Parenting must be intentional.  You need a plan or you will be overwhelmed. The following are good principles from scripture which will allow you to have consistency in parenting."

Paul’s challenge to NEVER GO THERE AGAIN. Do not embrace works, the law, tradition, ceremony as a way of salvation – trust only in Christ by Grace through Faith. Stay Free, never go back to slavery. Paul is SHOCKING in these verses and says things that even solid Christians react to. He talks about those who walk away from Christ, those who determine to be saved their own way. YET ALSO celebrates the uniqueness of life in the Spirit, where we trust in Christ and live a life of loving works.

El desafío de Paul de NUNCA VOLVER A IR ALLÍ. No abrace las obras, la ley, la tradición, la ceremonia como un camino de salvación, confíe solo en Cristo por Gracia a través de la Fe. Mantente libre, nunca vuelvas a la esclavitud. Pablo es IMPRESIONANTE en estos versículos y dice cosas a las que incluso los cristianos sólidos reaccionan. Habla de los que se alejan de Cristo, de los que deciden salvarse a su manera. SIN EMBARGO TAMBIÉN celebra la singularidad de la vida en el Espíritu, donde confiamos en Cristo y vivimos una vida de amor por las obras.

GALATIANS 4:28-31 Part Two, Paul continues with his “literal analogy” and presses the Galatians to PICK A SIDE! Are you on the works salvation side, or are you on the grace salvation side? Any and all religion, no matter if you call it Christian, that seeks to work your way to heaven, leads to eternal torment in hell and ONLY salvation by Grace through Faith in Christ alone leads to eternal life in heaven with Christ. Paul is super practical this week asking if you are a child of the promise, are you persecuted, are you inheriting, and are you LIVING FREE? Only the Christian will.