Galatians 4:1-11 From Servants to Sons  CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Gal 4:1-11, Paul explains the law versus real salvation.  This time he uses the child/father relationship and subsequent inheritance to explain the difference. The Illustration (v. 1-2) The heir of an estate eventually becomes the lord of the estate at the...

Galatians 3:23-29 Five Heresies CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul reveals the truth of justification by faith and the Fact that one Christ came; we could be justified by faith and get out from under the schoolmaster which was the law.  But the result of his revelation has led some preachers and...

Galatians 3:15-22 The Covenant With Abraham CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Covenants Man’s covenant God with Abraham Confirmation of the Covenant Confirmed “Back it up” – appears “Bear it out” – born Isaac, Ishmael, Gen 25 with Rebekah Promises made, Gen 13:14-17 Righteousness, spiritual and physical Land, Gen. 15:18  Gen. 15:4-7...

Galatians 3: 7-14 The Just Shall Live By Faith CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this passage, Paul shows the difference between living by faith and living by the law.  The big difference is that religion is “DO” and salvation is “DONE.” WHEN YOU LIVE BY FAITH, YOU: Become a child of ...

Galatians 2:11-21 Frustrating the Grace of God CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO   One thing Paul protected with his life was the liberty that we have in our salvation as a result of grace.  He wasn’t going to let anyone, not even Peter, put any strings on the Christians to make them...

Galatians 2:1–10 The Council at Jerusalem CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There is a big push to get the Gentile converts back under the law Get saved, Acts 15:1 Stay saved, Acts 15:5 Paul was going to be sure that the gospel of grace could withstand any attempt by men to...

Galatians 1:13-24 From Persecutor to Preacher CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul gave the Galatians some of his personal testimony in this passage because they had willingly decided to follow different preachers who had changed the gospel and had put them under a legalistic religion instead of the true liberty in Christ. ...

Galatians 1:6-12 The Gospel of Jesus CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Galatians 1:6-12, when Paul writes about the gospel, he is speaking specifically about the gospel that was: Revealed by Jesus Christ (Gal 1:12) – notice the difference between the gospel following the ascension of Jesus Christ and the preaching of...

Gal 1:1-5 The Gifts of Jesus Christ CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The gifts of Jesus to us are many.  In the first five verses of Galatians 1 we find that the Lord gave: Apostleship to Paul (Gal 1:1) – according to Eph 4:8-16, the function of this gift was to benefit...

1 Sam 7:1-12 Ebenezer CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In 1 Sam 7:1-12, Ebenezer is the stone that was placed for a memorial in Israel.  It is very significant because it represents the day and the battle in which the Lord helped Israel against the Philistines.  His help, though, was predicated upon...