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  • Great Grace #8: Adoption And Freedom From Bondage

    Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 11, 2013
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    A simple Bible study in Galatians 4, looking at our adoption into God's family, and freedom from bondage.

    GREAT GRACE & FREEDOM #8: ADOPTION AND FREEDOM FROM BONDAGE OPENING QUOTE: “One of the tragedies of legalism is that it gives the appearance of spiritual maturity when, in reality, it leads the believer back into a “second childhood” of Christian experience.” (Warren ...read more

  • Time To Grow Up Series

    Contributed by David Owens on May 8, 2013
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     | 12,989 views

    Paul explains that returning to the Law is not a step toward maturity, but a step backwards to childhood.

    Introduction: A. Children love to answer the question: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” 1. I read an online article where the writer asked a 2010, a preschool class the question about what they wanted to be when they grew up and here are some of their answers: “When I ...read more

  • Slave Or Son? Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jun 22, 2014
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     | 7,942 views

    Do we embrace the status of slaves or sons? Our relationship to God gives us the courage to take a stand for truth.

    Introduction: Last time we were faced with a choice: Do we trust the Law to save us, or the Promise of God? Today we have a similar decision: Do we embrace the status of slaves or sons? Verses 1-10 On the way to the Promised Land, the Israelites grumbled and wished they had stayed in Egypt. ...read more

  • Standing In The Freedom Of The Gospel: Spiritual Formation Is A Community Pr

    Contributed by David Taylor on Jan 23, 2014
     | 3,838 views

    Standing in the Freedom of the Gospel: Spiritual Formation is a Community Project

    Standing in the Freedom of the Gospel: Spiritual Formation is a Community Project Galatians 4:12-20 Do you ever feel like you are not experiencing change, growth, being shaped by Christ? Worse yet, do you ever feel that you or people you care about are veering off the road, making decisions that ...read more

  • Slaves By Law – Family Through Faith

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 28, 2014
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     | 6,641 views

    A look at the privileges of sonship to God that we have through Jesus.

    The 1860’s were hard years in MO. Being a “border state,” the civilians of MO were often the victims of abuses by both Union and Confederate troops, not to mention the number of looters who just roamed the countryside and took advantage of the general disarray of the country. ...read more

  • Pleasing Our Father Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Apr 19, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,223 views

    Will you make the Heavenly Father's desires your desires?

    [If you would like to receive sermons by email each week, please contact jonrmcleod@yahoo.com] OUR FATHER’S LOVE This week my son brought home his report card. Thankfully, he received A’s and a couple of B’s. Not every child is expected to get all A’s. But we don’t ...read more

  • A Time To Remember Series

    Contributed by Aarron Ellerman on Jan 30, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,347 views

    During trying spiritual times its is important to remember where we came from, how we started out, and who we spend time with.

    Series: Galatians Text: Galatians 4:12-20 Title: “A Time To Remember” I. Remember Where We’ve Come From (12a) • I mentioned last week that Paul did not doubt their salvation, and here he reaffirms that truth. • “Be as I am” o Paul wants these believers to follow his example; he once lived ...read more

  • Till Christ Be Formed In You Series

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Jun 22, 2010
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     | 16,526 views

    Paul’s spirits here reminds us that there must be a gentle side to every faithful servant of God. No matter how serious the doctrine he may have to defend or how corrupting the immorality he may have to expose, he dare not lose his sensitivity and compas

    Till Christ be Formed in You Gal. 4:12-20 Introduction Until this point in the letter to the church in Galatia, Paul’s approach has been confrontational and impersonal. He has been writing like a scholar or debater, marshalling every possible argument and illustration to get his message ...read more

  • Galatians 4:12-20, Tell Me The Truth! Series

    Contributed by Eldron Gill on May 26, 2008
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     | 9,266 views

    Galatians 4:12-20, Tell me the truth!

    Galatians 4:12-20 Tell Me The Truth! Intro – * Friends are like good health; you don’t realize what a gift they are until you lose them. * Friends are only friends if they are willing to tell you the truth. Otherwise, they are just mere acquaintances. * Sadly though, some people don’t want the ...read more

  • True Christianity: Three Distortions In Christianity

    Contributed by Andy Payne on Apr 19, 2009
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     | 7,605 views

    There are forces at work undermining the Christian faith. Paul suggests that the forces seemingly come from within our Christian faith.

    Body of Lies Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe Plot: A CIA operative, Roger Ferris, uncovers a lead on a major terrorist leader suspected to be operating out of Jordan. When Ferris devises a plan to infiltrate his network, he must first win the backing of cunning ...read more

  • What Happened To Your Joy? Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,409 views

    There’s no joy in religious legalism. Joyless religion is like going into a nice restaurant and eating the paper menu instead of enjoying the food.

    INTRODUCTION We’ve all seen special-occasion cakes that have a message spelled out in the frosting. There’s a collection of pictures of funny messages called Cake Wrecks. Apparently, some of these cake decorators had someone order a cake over the phone and they took their verbal ...read more

  • Modern-Day Legalism (Part 1) Series

    Contributed by Greg Powell on Sep 23, 2020
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     | 5,347 views

    We have seen how legalism in Paul’s day added works to salvation, but that is largely not what modern-day legalism is in the church now. Legalism for us applies in the area of how we perceive our sanctification and how we portray our spirituality to others.

    INTRO: I need to explain what is going on with the next couple of messages. We have dipped our toe in the water of legalism as it has been addressed in the book of Galatians so far. I am going to take a couple messages and jump into the entire pool of what legalism looks like for us today. We ...read more

  • Modern-Day Legalism (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Greg Powell on Sep 23, 2020
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     | 5,149 views

    Legalism is potentially such a damaging, deceitful, and depressing way to view the Christian life.

    INTRO: I’ve tried to be very clear and practical at each point in this topic about what legalism is, what it does, and what it looks like. We spent the last message covering the statements a legalist might say, the specifics of legalism as far as the actual fundamental definitions of this way of ...read more

  • Getting Your Feet Clean And Your Hands Dirty

    Contributed by Hans Krause on Oct 14, 2018
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     | 6,799 views

    Jesus washed his disciples' feet. What did he really want to teach his disciples about service and humility?

    [Sermon preached on 14 October 2018, Apostles' Sunday / 3rd year, ELCF Lectionary] Last Tuesday, our Bible study group went through the three readings for today. We soon found that they have at least two things in common. For one thing, they have all been taken out of context. As you may have ...read more

  • If God Wills

    Contributed by Benjamin Utomo on Jan 1, 2022
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     | 4,023 views

    Many live under the illusion that we'll be able to live the good life with the right strategy, the proper techniques, and enough discipline. The reality? James says we are not in control of our lives.

    Opening: One day, a young man saw a sign at a restaurant that said, "Free Lunch Tomorrow." The next day he brought his friends to have lunch at the restaurant. When they finished eating, a waiter came to him with the bill of $100 to pay. He was surprised and didn't want to pay. He ...read more