Sermons on Kehillah in Galatia 4:23:

Contrasting Covenants Series

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Oct 27, 2014

Sermon examining the Abrahamic ad Mosaic Covenants.

Contrasting Covenants Galatians 4:21-31 After a long, dry sermon, the minister announced that he wished to meet with the church's board following the close of the service. The first man to arrive and greet the minister was a total stranger. "You misunderstood my announcement. This is a meeting of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:21-31

Denomination: Baptist

Isaac And Ishmael

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 28, 2013

When faith fails, then flesh takes over.

ISAAC AND ISHMAEL. Galatians 4:21-31. 1. The History. The history of Ishmael and Isaac is the history of the struggle between flesh and spirit, between the carnal seed and the spiritual seed, between the world's way and God's way. In the first place, Abraham had faith. The LORD ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:21-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Who's Your Mama? Series

Contributed by David Owens on May 14, 2013

The critical question is not: Is your spiritual father Abraham? Rather the critical question is: Is your spiritual mother Sarah or Hagar?

Introduction: A. How many of you are familiar with the children’s book “Are You My Mother?” by P.D. Eastman? 1. It has been one of my favorite books since I was a child. B. “Are You My Mother?” is the story about a hatchling bird. 1. His mother, thinking her egg ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:21-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Two Sons Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jun 29, 2014

Performance-based religion is a dead-end. We’re faced with a choice: -Slavery or freedom; -Righteousness by keeping the law, or righteousness by faith in God’s promises.

Introduction: A man asked Jesus how to get to Heaven. In typical Jewish fashion, Jesus answered the question with a question: “What do you think?” The man suggested, “By keeping the law,” and Jesus said (with a smile), “Fine, do that and you’ll make it!” ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:21-31

Denomination: Congregational

The Vultures Are Circling (Attitudes)

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 20, 2017

Have we ever considered our attitudes. Christianity is not a religion it is a relationship. The vultures are circling while we are going to the desert?

THE VULTURES ARE CIRCLING? YOUR ATTITUDE WHILE TRAPPED DYING IN A DRY DESERT... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com RELIGION VS. RELATIONSHIP... Text: Romans 8:15-17 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:22-30, Romans 8:15-17, Haggai 1:5-7, Genesis 16:4-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Gospel: Shown By Allegory Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Nov 20, 2015

Galatians 4:21-31 is unique. It is the only place in the New Testament to use allegory from the Old Testament. These events are recorded in Geneses 15-21. When Abraham was seventy five years old God promised him he would be the father of a great nation.

One of the most widely read and influential books of all time was written from a jail cell by a Baptist minister. He was in England, in jail for twelve years for preaching without a license when he wrote it. The title of the book is Pilgrims Progress and the author is John Bunyan. There are ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:21-31

Denomination: Baptist

Freedom's Love Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Dec 27, 2016

If you want to be an effective lover, demonstrate GRACE in all your relationships; love freely and without conditions.

It was tax season, and Jane Osinki decided to surprise her husband, Henry, by getting their tax information in to their CPA early. She picked up the tax package their CPA had sent, scanned the forms, and noticed that Henry had already filled in some of the lines. To the question, “Did your ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:21-31

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Freedom's Children Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jan 3, 2017

Know your mother and throw out the other. Stop trying to earn your way, and start enjoying your way to heaven.

Mary Hickey talks about the time when she was expecting her first baby. Then, a six-year-old neighbor girl was particularly curious. She wanted to see the baby furniture and hear her list of possible names. When she asked where the baby was, Mary was a walking show-and-tell even at four months. ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:21-31

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Who Is Your True Mother?

Contributed by Malcolm Rogers on Apr 14, 2016

Where are our true origins? We can only be free from death and law and the need to justify ourselves when we realise that our real mother is not from this world, but that we are children of the heavenly Jerusalem, of the promise of God

Paul writes, ‘The other woman corresponds to the Jerusalem above; she is free and she is our mother’ (Galatians 4.26) It is strange language. Why not ‘home’? It would make more sense But when Paul talks about ‘our mother’, he is speaking of our origins. Our ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:21-31

Denomination: Anglican

Grace At Work 5 (Law & Gospel Review) Series

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Sep 16, 2012

When we get our understanding of the division of law and gospel wrong, we get everything else wrong as well.

Dakota Community Church September 16, 2012 Grace at Work - 5 Ephesians 4:1-16 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:21-31

Denomination: Mennonite

Who's Your Mama? Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013

God promised Abraham that he would have thousands of descendants. Abraham and Sarah showed a lack of faith when they launched the Hagar Solution.

INTRODUCTION The term “who’s your daddy?” has become a part of our cultural vernacular. My golf buddy, Dean Cagle, yells it every time he makes a long putt, which is more often than I like. In fact, the guys who know Dean know him by that phrase. So, a couple of years ago when I ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:21-31

Denomination: Baptist

Great Grace #8: Adoption And Freedom From Bondage

Contributed by Chris Jordan on Apr 11, 2013

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

Scripture: Galatians 4:1-31

Denomination: *other

The Promise

Contributed by Hiram Withers on Feb 5, 2019

There are those in the church who believe themselves to be saved, because of what they have done. Then there are those who believe themselves to be saved because of what God has done.

Warren Wiersbe once wrote, “We live by God’s promises.” This is an undeniable truth, that is present in all of our lives. As humans we are unique among all creation. In the beginning God gave mankind dominion over the earth and blessed mankind. He continues that blessing to this day as the earth ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:22-23

An Appeal From Allegory

Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 12, 2019

The Galatian converts defined themselves as children of Abraham; but Paul reminds them that Abraham had two kinds of children, one by a handmaid (Hagar), and one by a freewoman (Sarah).

November 23, 2013 The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians Tom Lowe Chapter III.C.2: An Appeal from Allegory (4:21-31) Galatians 4.21-31 (KJV) The Historical Facts 21 Tell me, you who want to be under the law, are you not aware of what the law says? 22 For ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:21-31

Denomination: Baptist

Who's Your Momma? #4 Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 3, 2019

We are all influenced (directed) by the people who raised us physically, mentally and especially spiritually.

This week we continue in our sermon series entitled, “In Need of a GPS”. We have been walking through the letter Paul wrote to the Galatians in 54 AD. As you know, Paul was writing to the church plants he started over the course of three years of missions work. He was upset because the original ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:21-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational