Podcasts about Galatian

Pastor Neil continues the "GIVE ME THE FREEDOM" series with a message titled “SPELL BOUND AND CURSED TO FORGIVEN AND SET FREE” from Galatians 3:1–3 Paul warns the Galatian believers not to be deceived into turning from the freedom found in Christ back to trusting in their own efforts. This message will reveal how easily we can become distracted from the truth of the gospel and remind us that we are forgiven and set free by God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone.

Mark Visser continues the Galatians series looking at Chapter 3, which is the beginning of the discussion section of Paul's letter to t he Galatian churches. He challenges them as to why they are being led astray by these false apostles, giving scriptural evidence for his claims. This is a message that needs to be viewed more than once as there is a lot to it.

1 Corinthians 16: 1-4 (NIV)1 Now about the collection for the Lord's people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do.2 On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.3 Then, when I arrive, I will give letters of introduction to the men you approve and send them with your gift to Jerusalem.4 If it seems advisable for me to go also, they will accompany me.

Today we explore Galatians 5 to see why true spiritual freedom isn't something you achieve by effort, but something you guard by faith.

Today we explore Galatians 5 to see why true spiritual freedom isn't something you achieve by effort, but something you guard by faith.

Today we explore Galatians 5 to see why true spiritual freedom isn't something you achieve by effort, but something you guard by faith.

Send us a message!We wrap up Galatians with Paul's strongest contrast between grace and performance, then we slow down and ask what freedom in Christ actually looks like in real life. We come back to the final line that keeps everything centered: the only thing that matters is a new creation. • background on the Galatian churches and why Paul writes so bluntly • freedom in Christ versus returning to a yoke of slavery • circumcision and law keeping as additions to the gospel • faith working through love as the real marker of belonging • living by the Spirit instead of feeding the flesh • works of the flesh versus fruit of the Spirit as a life check • restoring someone gently while watching yourself • not growing weary in doing good over time • boasting only in the cross and walking as a new creation  At outloudbible.com, you can find free resources to help you study the Bible. And while you're there, send us a message to say hi, or start a conversation about having us at your church or event. If Outloud Bible has been a valuable part of your understanding of the Bible, please consider supporting the ministry by visiting outloudbible.com.Support the showCheck out outloudbible.com for helpful study resources, and to discover how to bring the public reading of God's word to your church, conference, retreat, or other event.

When we look back on the foolish moments in our lives, we don't want those moments to define us. And that's exactly what Paul wants for the Galatian church. He doesn't want them to be marked by one foolish decision, trading God's grace for their own works.

In this message from Galatians 5:1-4, guest speaker Pastor John Cowan teaches on the freedom believers have in Jesus Christ and the danger of slipping back into legalism. He walks through Paul's warning to the Galatian church, showing that trying to earn righteousness through rule keeping empties the cross of its meaning, while trusting in Christ alone brings real rest. True faith is not about spiritual performance but about leaning fully on Jesus, who exchanges our sin for his own perfect righteousness. That same freedom is meant to be lived out through love, serving others rather than indulging the flesh, so that grace and neighbor love become the natural fruit of a life no longer bound to the law.

As part of the Pastor's Choice series, Joshua Gruber invites us to reconsider one of the most celebrated and misunderstood words in our culture: freedom. Coming just after July 4th, he points beyond national independence to the deeper liberty every soul needs—freedom that is found only in dependence on Jesus Christ.Joshua begins with a personal and honest testimony of growing up around church, slowly drifting from God, and becoming bound by sin “one link at a time.” What began as subtle compromise eventually became a life marked by emptiness, repeated cycles of sin and regret, and a growing awareness that he could not free himself. Yet even in those dark moments, God's conviction came not as crushing shame but as pursuing mercy: “Joshua, when are you coming home?” Like the prodigal son, his story reminds us that God does not abandon His children, even when they run.From there, Joshua opens Galatians 5 and explains Paul's urgent defense of the true gospel. The Galatian believers were being pressured to add works of the law to faith in Christ, but Paul makes clear that justification comes by grace alone through faith alone. Righteousness is declared by God, not earned by human effort. Legalism may look religious, but it becomes a heavy yoke Christ already broke. If you have ever felt trapped trying to prove you belong to God, Galatians 5:1 offers a liberating reminder: “For freedom Christ has set us free.”Joshua also warns that Christian freedom is not a license to sin. Galatians 5:13 calls believers not to use freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, because the flesh always promises liberty but produces slavery. Sin dressed up as personal rights, indulgence, or self-expression still leads to bondage. True freedom is not doing whatever feels good; it is being empowered by the Spirit to do what is good, to love God, serve others, and walk in obedience to Christ.Finally, Joshua addresses the chain of condemnation. Romans 8:1 declares that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. The enemy accuses, but Christ has already borne the punishment. For anyone weighed down by past failure, trapped in performance, or praying for a prodigal to come home, this message offers hope: whom the Son sets free is free indeed. Watch or listen and be reminded that Jesus still breaks chains.We are Trinity Community Church in Knoxville, Tennessee.Subscribe to our Podcast & YouTube channel to find past sermons, classes, interviews, and more!Find us on Facebook & Instagram

Coaches are critical in the development of young men and women. Even adults employ “Life Coaches”. Good coaches must have tender and tough love and be able to tell it like it is. The Apostle Paul was a life coach for the Galatian churches, and he had some strong words when they began trying to earn the salvation they already possessed. Don't let this misguided thinking hinder your spiritual growth.

Sermon recording from Sunday, June 21st, 2026.A study of Galatian 5:13-26.Thesis: We are people who are called to walk in step with the Spirit. 

Mark Visser continues with the Galatians series looking at Chapter 2. Paul continues establishing his credentials with the Galatian church, speaking of his meeting with James, Peter and John, the leaders of the church in Jerusalem, clarifying that the gospel he is preaching is the same as the gospel they are preaching. Paul also speaks of how he called Peter out for his behaviour amongst the gentiles when Jews from Jerusalem came down to where Paul and Peter were ministering.

Paul openly confronted Peter when he lied against the truth of the gospel by his actions at Antioch, and he wasn't going to treat the Galatian believers any differently. And so, after recounting the Antioch episode, Paul turned his attention to his readers, confronting them with a series of pointed questions intended to make them step back and think about the significance and implications of yielding to the "agitators" seeking to lead them away from his gospel.

In Galatians 5:1-15, the Apostle Paul passionately urges the Galatian believers to stand firm in the true freedom Christ has purchased for them and to reject any return to the yoke of slavery under the law. He warns that submitting to any form of legalistic works-righteousness severs one from Christ and obligates a person to keep the entire law — a path that cannot justify. Paul declares that in Christ Jesus the only thing that matters is faith working through love. This freedom is not an excuse for license or fleshly indulgence, but an opportunity to serve one another through love, which fulfills the whole law in the command to "love your neighbor as yourself."

In this episode of The Leader's Notebook (Ep. 317), I take you into Paul's powerful letter to the Galatians and one of the most important truths in all of Scripture: salvation comes by faith alone in Jesus Christ. From Galatians 3, we discover why Paul spoke so forcefully against anything that tries to add human effort, religious performance, or legalism to the finished work of Christ. The Gospel is not Jesus plus something else—it is Jesus alone. Through the story of the Galatian churches, we explore the danger of being drawn away from the simplicity of faith and into systems of rules, guilt, and spiritual performance. Whether the temptation comes through religious traditions, legalistic thinking, or the pressure to earn God's favor, Paul reminds us that Christ has already borne the curse and secured our freedom. This message is a timely call to trust fully in the grace of God, rest in the sufficiency of Christ, and live by the power of the Holy Spirit rather than the works of the flesh.– Dr. Mark Rutland Chapters (00:00:03) - The Leaders Notebook(00:00:26) - Congratulations! Travis Rutland Launches a Podcast(00:01:59) - You've Got Mail(00:10:12) - Paul's opposition to Gentiles in the New Testament(00:18:59) - Paul compares Gentile believers to Jews(00:27:02) - What the Law Can Produce(00:31:36) - Pentecostal Legalism(00:38:42) - Confessions and the Sin(00:39:19) - Paul on the Life of Prisoners(00:45:15) - The Leader's Notebook

Christ Formed in You with Josh LiemGalatians 4:8–5:1Who is forming you into the person you're becoming? Paul pleads with the Galatians not merely to believe the right things, but to resist voices that would shape them into something less than Christ. At the center of his anguish is one great desire: that Christ would be formed in them.For reflection & discussion:Who is someone (real or fictional) that you wanted to be like when you were young? What was it about them?Paul's opponents had real theological reasons and were trying to protect people from political persecution. What makes someone a false/dangerous teacher that needs to be called out?Who are the loudest voices in your life or social networks that promise “if you do A, you'll get B,” whether in Christianity or outside of it?  What specifically do they do that is convincing?  Who in your life or in this room knows you well enough to tell you a difficult truth?  What would it look like to be a safe place to tell or receive difficult truths?If someone became exactly like you, what would you hope they'd catch?  What would you hope they wouldn't?The Galatian church welcomed a sick stranger and treated him like an angel of God. What does that kind of hospitality actually cost?  What stops us from offering it?Bonus reflection for your time of prayer:“Knowing God” as a spiritual practice is somewhat easy to conceive: study, read scripture, contemplate on Christ.  “Being known by God,” Paul's corrective in Galatians 4:9, is quite a different angle.  What if intercessory prayer was less about making our requests known to God and changing his mind and seeing miracles happen, and more about being known by God?  How would that change your posture and small group time of prayer for one another

 In the opening chapter of Galatians, Paul is at pains to express how important it is that we get the gospel right. If we get the gospel wrong, our eternity and the honour of Jesus are at stake. Since it is so critical to get the gospel right, we should also ask the question: how do we know which gospel is authoritative? How do we know whether the gospel we believe is authoritative? This Sunday, we will answer these questions by looking at the way Paul establishes his gospel-authority to the Galatian church. Scripture Reading: Galatians 1:11 to 2:10 Preacher: Ben Ring Support the show

Paul wants to know who has cast a spell on the Galatian church and how they could be foolish enough to fall for it. Abraham was justified by faith, just like everyone else. And the law cannot do what it was never designed for. Have a listen. More from 1517: Give to the June 1517 Podcast Network Fundraiser! Learn more about the 1517 Podcast Network Fundraiser 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education New Books from 1517 Publishing: By Water and the Word by Brian Thomas Being Family by Dr. Scott Keith A Reasoned Defense of the Faith by Adam Francisco Stretched: A Study for Lent and the Entire Christian Life by Dr. Christopher Richmann The Essential Nestingen: Essays on Preaching, Catechism, and the Reformation More from the hosts: Daniel Emery Price Erick Sorenson Follow 1517:  Instagram X/Twitter Facebook

There will always be people around us seeking to pervert, to divert, to pollute, to poison the authentic gospel of Jesus Christ. When this happened in the early churches in the Galatian region, the Apostle Paul penned an explosive letter warning them to be discern between true gospel and false teaching. One of the most important things we can do to defend ourself is to be aware and then know how to spot a different gospel.

May 24th | Freedom | Galatians 4:28-5:1In this message from Galatians 4:28–5:1, Pastor Matt Darby unpacks one of the central themes of the Gospel: freedom in Christ. Through Paul's powerful words to the Galatian church, we are reminded that Jesus didn't save us so we could live bound by fear, shame, performance, or religion—He set us free.This sermon explores the contrast between slavery and sonship, effort and promise, religion and grace. Using the story of Sarah and Hagar, Pastor Matt shows how many believers still struggle with a “slave mentality,” trying to earn what God has already given through Jesus.You'll be encouraged to:• Know your identity as a child of promise• Recognize the conflict that comes with following Christ• Reject performance-based Christianity• Stand firm in the freedom Jesus purchased for youFreedom is not something you achieve—it's something Christ has already secured. The question is: will you live in it?Do you know JESUS? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nbgilmer.org/do-you-know-jesus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Need PRAYER? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nbgilmer.org/pray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support through GIVING: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nbbctx.org/giving⁠

May 17th | Freedom | Galatians 4:1–20In Galatians 4:1–20, Pastor Peyton Coker walks through one of the most important identity questions every person must answer: Are you living like a slave or a son?Many people carry hidden burdens while pretending everything is fine — striving for approval, battling anxiety, carrying father wounds, chasing attention, or hiding addictions no one else sees. Paul reminds the Galatian church that Jesus did not come to place people into heavier religious bondage, but to bring true freedom through adoption into God's family.This message explores the difference between dead religion and genuine relationship with God. Through Christ, believers are no longer slaves trying to earn acceptance, but sons and daughters invited into intimacy, inheritance, and life in the Spirit. Pastor Peyton challenges listeners to examine where legalism, performance, or spiritual confusion may still be creating chains, while pointing to the freedom found in being fully known and fully loved by the Father.If you've been exhausted trying to perform, confused about where you stand with God, or longing for something deeper than religion, this sermon is an invitation to experience the restoring life and manifest presence of God.Do you know JESUS? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nbgilmer.org/do-you-know-jesus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Need PRAYER? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nbgilmer.org/pray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support through GIVING: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nbbctx.org/giving⁠

May 17th | Freedom |Galatians 4Pastor Todd Kaunitz kicks off the new series Freedom with a powerful message from Galatians 4 about what it truly means to live free in Christ. Just like the prisoners in The Shawshank Redemption who became so accustomed to prison that freedom felt terrifying, many believers struggle to leave behind the slavery they've grown used to — even after Jesus has set them free.In this message, Pastor Todd walks through Paul's practical, theological, and logical argument to the Galatian church: we are no longer slaves to sin, performance, religion, or the empty promises of this world. Through the finished work of Jesus, we have been redeemed, adopted as sons and daughters of God, filled with His Spirit, and given a new identity as heirs with Christ.This episode explores:What it means to be spiritually adopted into God's familyWhy we often drift back into old patterns of slaveryThe difference between performance-based religion and resting in graceHow the Holy Spirit confirms our identity as children of GodThree diagnostic questions that reveal whether we are living in freedom or falling back into bondageIf you've ever struggled with shame, striving, fear, or feeling like you have to earn God's love, this message is a reminder that freedom is not found in what you do for God, but in what Christ has already done for you.Do you know JESUS? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nbgilmer.org/do-you-know-jesus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Need PRAYER? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nbgilmer.org/pray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support through GIVING: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nbbctx.org/giving⁠

In the sixth and final week of our series How to Ruin Your Faith, Pastor Chris Zauner preaches a powerful message titled “Make It About You Again” from Galatians 6.In this sermon, Pastor Chris challenges us to examine the subtle ways self can move back to the center of our lives. Paul's warning to the Galatian church reminds us that faith begins to drift when Christianity becomes about performance, image, comfort, comparison, or control instead of the cross of Jesus Christ.Self-centered faith leads to exhaustion, broken community, spiritual weakness, and empty religion. But cross-centered faith leads us back to grace, humility, restoration, endurance, and true transformation in Christ.Through Galatians 6, we are reminded that the Christian life only works when Jesus is at the center and the self stays on the cross. This message calls us to stop living for approval, comfort, and self-preservation, and instead surrender fully to the life, grace, and lordship of Jesus.If you have been feeling spiritually weary, exhausted from trying to hold everything together, or aware that you have drifted from Jesus being central in your life, this sermon is an invitation to return to Him.Scripture: Galatians 6Series: How to Ruin Your FaithMessage: Make It About You AgainSpeaker: Pastor Chris ZaunerSubscribe for more sermons, biblical teaching, and messages that point us back to Jesus.#Galatians6 #HowToRuinYourFaith #PastorChrisZauner #Sermon #ChristianSermon #Faith #Jesus #Gospel #CrossOfChrist #Grace #SelfDenial #SpiritualGrowth #ChristianLiving #BibleTeaching #ChurchMessage

In Galatians 5:1–15, the Apostle Paul reminds believers that Christ has set His people free—not to return to slavery, but to walk in faith, freedom, and love. As false teachers attempted to lead the Galatian churches back under the burden of the law, Paul passionately calls them to stand firm in the gospel of grace and reject any message that adds human effort to salvation.This passage reveals that faith alone in Christ alone produces two things the enemy hates: true freedom in Christ and genuine brotherly love among believers. Paul warns that the Christian life is a spiritual battle where false teaching constantly threatens to distort the gospel and rob believers of the freedom Christ purchased for them. Yet the freedom found in Christ is not freedom to sin—it is freedom to joyfully serve and love one another.

This week Pastor Yates continues our journey through Paul's Letter to the Galatians. We are reminded that we are joint heirs because of Christ; no longer slaves to the law but redeemed in Christ.This powerful message from Galatians chapter 4 invites us to embrace the radical freedom that comes through Christ alone. We're reminded that we are no longer slaves to the law, religious performance, or the weight of trying to earn God's favor through our own efforts. The message unpacks Paul's passionate correction to the Galatian churches, who were being tempted to add requirements to the gospel—to believe that Jesus plus something else was necessary for salvation. Through the allegory of Abraham's two sons, Isaac and Ishmael, we see a profound truth: one was born of human effort and the flesh, while the other came through God's promise. We are children of promise, not of slavery. This teaching challenges us to examine whether we've truly experienced the freedom Christ offers or if we're still living under the burden of rules, expectations, and fear. The distinction between knowing about God cognitively and knowing Him experientially becomes crucial—it's one thing to recognize His face, quite another to have walked through life with Him. When we truly experience God's love and grace, no distorted gospel can shake us. We're called to represent Christ authentically in our workplaces, homes, and communities, not through perfect performance but through genuine transformation that starts in our hearts and works its way into our actions.

Pastor Chris Zauner continues week 5 of our series, How to Ruin Your Faith, with a powerful sermon titled Abuse Freedom. Teaching from Galatians 5, Pastor Chris challenges us to understand that the freedom Jesus gives is not permission to live for the flesh, but an invitation to walk by the Spirit.In this message, we are reminded that Christ has set us free from condemnation, shame, religious striving, and the penalty of sin, but that freedom must not be abused. Paul warns the Galatian church not to drift back into slavery through legalism or rebellion, and Pastor Chris shows how both can quietly ruin our faith when we stop depending on Jesus.Through honest reflection, biblical teaching, and a call to surrender, this sermon confronts the works of the flesh and points us toward the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. True freedom is not found in doing whatever we want, but in crucifying the flesh and keeping in step with the Holy Spirit.If you have ever struggled with compromise, spiritual drift, shame, legalism, or the tension between flesh and Spirit, this message will encourage you to return to Jesus and live in the freedom He died to give.Scripture: Galatians 5Series: How to Ruin Your FaithMessage: Abuse FreedomSpeaker: Pastor Chris ZaunerThank you for watching this sermon from Grace City Church. Subscribe for more messages and join us as we seek Jesus, walk by the Spirit, and live out the freedom found in Christ.

One of the most important places to receive encouragement is the church, but how do we as the members of the church play a role in this?  Today we discuss how we can be an encouragement to our pastors, our elders and deacons, our small group, our Bible Study and really to anyone who walks through the doors . Also, we will talk about how we receive so much from all the relationships through our local  church. Scripture Mentioned: Hebrews 3:13Hebrews 10:251 Thessalonians 5:11-12Romans 1:12 I Peter 4:10 Galatian 6:2 Philippians 2:3-4Romans 12:11-13Unshaken How to Have Profitable Conversations Reach out at:unshakenpsalm622@gmail.comChrist the Word Church Sermons - PodcastChurch History by Christ The Word Church - PodcastTruth & Life - PodcastFellow Heirs - Podcast

Discover what true Christian freedom really means in "Living Like Free Men – Part 1". Christ liberated us not for sin, but for service. Believers are completely liberated from the condemnation of God's law and the bondage of sin through the blood of Jesus Christ. However, this profound grace brings a serious question about the purpose of our deliverance. The Apostle Paul warns the Galatian church against turning liberty into a license for indulging the flesh. Expository preaching on Galatians 5:13-15 reveals that we are not saved to live for ourselves. Using grace as a cover for evil gives our fallen nature a base of operations to wage war against the Spirit. Instead, biblical liberty grants us the new ability to deny worldly passions and actively oppose sin. The true mark of a liberated life is voluntary submission and selfless love toward other believers. By walking in the Spirit, we joyfully esteem others as more significant than ourselves. This humble service reflects the ultimate sacrifice of our Savior and proves we are truly free indeed. Key Biblical Takeaways: True freedom empowers believers to actively deny the flesh rather than indulging selfish desires under the guise of grace. Misusing Christian liberty provides a starting place for sin, creating internal spiritual conflict and grieving the Holy Spirit. Deliverance from the involuntary slavery of sin allows believers to enter the voluntary, joyful service of loving others. Genuine humility requires treating others as more significant than yourself, mirroring the selfless obedience of Jesus Christ.

Discover what true Christian freedom really means in "Living Like Free Men – Part 1". Christ liberated us not for sin, but for service. Believers are completely liberated from the condemnation of God's law and the bondage of sin through the blood of Jesus Christ. However, this profound grace brings a serious question about the purpose of our deliverance. The Apostle Paul warns the Galatian church against turning liberty into a license for indulging the flesh. Expository preaching on Galatians 5:13-15 reveals that we are not saved to live for ourselves. Using grace as a cover for evil gives our fallen nature a base of operations to wage war against the Spirit. Instead, biblical liberty grants us the new ability to deny worldly passions and actively oppose sin. The true mark of a liberated life is voluntary submission and selfless love toward other believers. By walking in the Spirit, we joyfully esteem others as more significant than ourselves. This humble service reflects the ultimate sacrifice of our Savior and proves we are truly free indeed. Key Biblical Takeaways: True freedom empowers believers to actively deny the flesh rather than indulging selfish desires under the guise of grace. Misusing Christian liberty provides a starting place for sin, creating internal spiritual conflict and grieving the Holy Spirit. Deliverance from the involuntary slavery of sin allows believers to enter the voluntary, joyful service of loving others. Genuine humility requires treating others as more significant than yourself, mirroring the selfless obedience of Jesus Christ.

The gospel of grace and the law of legalism cannot coexist. Paul makes an appeal to the Galatian believers that is aimed both at the heart (feeling) and the head (logic). Let's discover how we experience the grace of God that Paul is teaching about.

The sermon centers on the necessity of receiving and giving loving correction within the Christian community, rooted in the gospel of grace and modeled by Paul's relationship with the Galatian believers. Drawing from Galatians 4:12–20, it emphasizes that true spiritual maturity involves enduring truthful correction not as personal offense, but as evidence of love and shared faith, reflecting Christ's work in believers. The preacher highlights Paul's tender appeal to the Galatians—recalling their past kindness and reception of him despite his physical infirmity—as a call to remember God's past mercies and not let present disagreements overshadow them. Paul's deep pastoral concern, likened to a mother in labor, underscores the ultimate goal: Christ being formed and growing in believers, transforming their hearts, affections, and lives. The message calls for humility in both giving and receiving correction, recognizing it as a fruit of the gospel, not mere legalism, and urges believers to desire Christ's continual growth within them, not just an initial profession of faith.

In Week 3 of our series “How to Ruin Your Faith,” Pastor Chris Zauner unpacks a powerful message from Galatians 3, confronting a subtle but dangerous shift many believers experience: trading faith for performance. What begins as a grace-filled relationship with Jesus can turn into striving, pressure, and spiritual exhaustion.This sermon explores how the Galatian church drifted from trusting in God's grace to relying on their own effort—and how the same pattern shows up in our lives today. Are you trying to earn what God has already given? Are you measuring your faith by performance instead of surrender?Pastor Chris reminds us that:Salvation begins and is sustained by grace, not worksPerformance creates the illusion of control, but not transformationThe law reveals our need for Jesus, it does not replace HimTrue faith means trusting what God has done more than what we doJesus didn't come to improve your effort—He came to end your strivingIf you've ever felt tired, pressured, or stuck trying to “be a better Christian,” this message will challenge and encourage you to return to the simplicity and freedom of the gospel. Stop striving. Start trusting. It is finished.Scripture Reference:Galatians 3:1–14

Weekend Scripture: Galatians 3 What are you going to do with the new you? This week, Scott dives into Galatians 3 and the rough crowd of the city of Galatia. The Galatian people had a wild and extreme heritage marked by violence and paganism. This is why Paul wanted to be so clear to the Galatian church: Jesus, and only Jesus, can set us free. You became a Christian by grace through faith in Jesus because there is no other way.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | April 26, 2026In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Galatians 1. Paul opens the Epistle to the Galatians with urgency, warning that the Galatian believers are turning to a distorted gospel and emphasizing that his message comes directly from Jesus Christ, not human sources. He contrasts false teachings that add to the gospel with the true message of grace, calling believers to carefully examine both the source and supply of what shapes their faith and lives. Ultimately, Paul points to Jesus as the only pure and sustaining source, evidenced by transformed lives.

Paul's story is one of radical change—once opposing God and trusting in his own righteousness, now seeing clearly through the gospel. Writing to the Galatian church, his urgency comes from a dangerous distortion: adding anything to Jesus. Whether through rebellion or trying to earn God's approval, both paths miss Him. Before Christ, we were all far from God, even when we looked “good.” The gospel isn't a formula to follow but a person to know. You're not serving an equation—you're serving Jesus. So are you telling a story about yourself, or living a testimony that points to Him?You can join our OneLife Sunday morning gatherings via livestream at 9am and 11am CST every Sunday morning. Or if you're local to the Bay Area of Houston, we'd love to have you join us in person Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 9am and 11am!Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join us live on Sunday mornings: / @onelifehoustonListen to more messages from OneLife Church at https://www.onelifehouston.com/messagesIf you would like to give to OneLife Church, you can do that here: https://www.onelifehouston.com/giveAt OneLife, we want to be and make disciples of Jesus who love God, one another, and our world. We are God's people making much of Jesus in everyday life for the good of the neighborhoods in the Bay Area of Houston and beyond.For more information about us and our gatherings, visit https://www.onelifehouston.com

Paul's story is one of radical change—once opposing God and trusting in his own righteousness, now seeing clearly through the gospel. Writing to the Galatian church, his urgency comes from a dangerous distortion: adding anything to Jesus. Whether through rebellion or trying to earn God's approval, both paths miss Him. Before Christ, we were all far from God, even when we looked “good.” The gospel isn't a formula to follow but a person to know. You're not serving an equation—you're serving Jesus. So are you telling a story about yourself, or living a testimony that points to Him?You can join our OneLife Sunday morning gatherings via livestream at 9am and 11am CST every Sunday morning. Or if you're local to the Bay Area of Houston, we'd love to have you join us in person Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 9am and 11am!Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join us live on Sunday mornings: / @onelifehoustonListen to more messages from OneLife Church at https://www.onelifehouston.com/messagesIf you would like to give to OneLife Church, you can do that here: https://www.onelifehouston.com/giveAt OneLife, we want to be and make disciples of Jesus who love God, one another, and our world. We are God's people making much of Jesus in everyday life for the good of the neighborhoods in the Bay Area of Houston and beyond.For more information about us and our gatherings, visit https://www.onelifehouston.com

This week Pastor Nate takes us further in our study of Paul's letter to the Galatians, exploring the impact that Faith has on us. This week we are reminded that it is not the Law that makes us righteous but Faith in Jesus Christ!This sermon explores Galatians chapter 3, emphasizing that salvation and righteousness come through faith in Jesus Christ alone, not through works of the law. Pastor Nate challenges the congregation to maintain unshakable faith despite cultural pressures or legalistic teachings that suggest faith in Christ isn't sufficient. He explains how the Galatian church was being influenced by those who claimed Gentile believers needed to follow Jewish law to be fully part of God's covenant. The message emphasizes three key theological truths: faith connects us to Abraham's covenant promise, faith redeems us from the curse of the law that we could never keep, and faith unifies all believers regardless of ethnicity, social status, or gender. The sermon calls believers to recognize that God foresaw and included them in His redemptive plan from the beginning, and that Jesus' sacrifice on the cross was complete and sufficient for salvation.

The Galatian epistle provides one of Paul's explicit treatments of the issue of justification by faith, but all too often his treatment there is effectively divorced from the historical circumstance within which it is situated. And where this occurs, this doctrine is understood from a perspective and set of concerns that are different from Paul's. This message examines justification by faith as it was Paul's answer to the issue of Jew-Gentile distinction in the messianic community - the issue that Peter's separation from the Gentile brethren at Antioch helped put in the spotlight.

43 - Choose Christ, Galatian 6-16 by Pastor David Goodson

Paul ended his rehearsal of his background with an account of his confrontation of Peter at Antioch. This episode was the context for his treatment of the doctrine of "justification by faith" in the Galatian epistle, and so it's crucially important to understand what was happening at Antioch with Peter in order to understand what Paul meant by this doctrine and how it pertained to the circumstance at hand.

Galatian 3:27, John 14:16-17, Romans 6:4

Paul realized that he was singling out himself and his gospel when he condemned anyone and everyone who differed from the message he was proclaiming. And by insisting that he obtained his gospel without any input from the other apostles, he was allowing room for the charge that he had innovated his own message alongside - and perhaps even in contradiction of - the gospel being proclaimed by Jesus' other representatives. He could expect that this charge was being leveled against him by those who were "troubling" the Galatian believers and challenging his gospel. And so Paul knew that he needed to show that the other apostles affirmed both his apostleship and his message. If he couldn't, then he had no right to make the claims he was making.

March 1st, 2026 | No Other Gospel | Galatians 1:10-24Stories are powerful. From the dramatic conversion of Nicky Cruz—once a violent gang leader in 1950s New York who encountered the life-changing love of Christ through David Wilkerson—to the countless testimonies of believers throughout history, God uses transformed lives to proclaim a transforming Gospel.In this message, Pastor Todd Kaunitz opens Galatians 1:10–24 and shows us that the Apostle Paul wasn't simply defending his authority—he was declaring the authenticity and power of the true Gospel. As false teachers questioned Paul's message and motives, accusing him of being a man-pleaser who watered down the truth, Paul responded the most compelling way possible: he told his story.Paul reminds the Galatian church that the Gospel he preached wasn't man-made—it was revealed directly by Jesus Christ. And his life proved it. Once a violent persecutor of Christians, Paul encountered Christ on the road to Damascus (Acts 9), and everything changed. The man who once tried to destroy the Church became one of its boldest proclaimers. From being stoned and left for dead (Acts 14) to planting churches across regions, Paul demonstrated that he was not living to please people—but to please God.In this sermon, Pastor Todd highlights three powerful movements found in Paul's testimony:• Before I Met Jesus – Paul's former life of religious zeal and violent persecution reminds us that no one is too far gone for grace.• How I Met Jesus – A sovereign encounter with Christ changed everything. Salvation isn't gradual self-improvement; it's divine intervention.• Since I Met Jesus – Paul's life bore visible fruit. The churches glorified God because of the transformation they saw.Your story matters. When your story becomes a testimony, it becomes evidence of the Gospel's power. Like Paul, every believer has a “former life,” a moment of encounter, and a transformed future. And someone needs to hear it.If you've experienced the grace of Jesus, your testimony may be the on-ramp that leads someone else to faith.This week, ask yourself: Do I just have a story—or am I sharing a testimony?Do you know JESUS?: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nblongview.org/do-you-know-jesus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Need PRAYER?: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nblongview.org/pray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SUPPORT through giving: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nbbctx.org/giving⁠⁠⁠

The new creation God has inaugurated in Jesus is the lens through which Paul penned his Galatian epistle (as all of his epistles), and he notably set his own biographical presentation within this "once-but-now" perspective. In reminding the Galatians of the divine source of his gospel and his apostolic calling, Paul described his own journey in terms of his former life as a zealous Israelite and who he had now become: a citizen and promoter of God's new-creational kingdom and an ardent servant of the messianic King he had formerly sought to destroy.

Pastors Holly & Roger Hart conclude the Galatian's study.

Send a textPaul ends his letter to the Galatian believers by encouraging them to keep up the fight and not fall into the hands of the false teachers that had already deceived many of them.  

Paul's testimony is all about the gospel. He has declared what is true about the content of the gospel, and now he is in the midst of declaring the truth about his own experience with the gospel. His experience demonstrates and illustrates everything that he has declared about its content. His story has illustrated the heavenly origin of the gospel. It is not according to man or owes its origin to man. His story has illustrated the exclusivity of the gospel — there is only one and he and the other apostles therefore agree in their message. But now he wants to remind them of an encounter that he had with one of the most prominent leaders in the Lord's church. The encounter is shared for two reasons. ONE — IT DEMONSTRATES THE AUTHORITY OF THE GOSPEL. TWO — IT DEMONSTRATES PAUL'S LEGITIMATE AUTHORITY AS AN APOSTLE. Both points are being impressed on the Galatian believers because they are being unsettled by a false gospel, by the influence of a works righteous group of Jewish religionists.

Paul's testimony is all about the gospel. He has declared what is true about the content of the gospel, and now he is in the midst of declaring the truth about his own experience with the gospel. His experience demonstrates and illustrates everything that he has declared about its content. His story has illustrated the heavenly origin of the gospel. It is not according to man or owes its origin to man. His story has illustrated the exclusivity of the gospel — there is only one and he and the other apostles therefore agree in their message. But now he wants to remind them of an encounter that he had with one of the most prominent leaders in the Lord's church. The encounter is shared for two reasons. ONE — IT DEMONSTRATES THE AUTHORITY OF THE GOSPEL. TWO — IT DEMONSTRATES PAUL'S LEGITIMATE AUTHORITY AS AN APOSTLE. Both points are being impressed on the Galatian believers because they are being unsettled by a false gospel, by the influence of a works righteous group of Jewish religionists.

What is the New Testament Church? Can we find it in the in-fighting of the Corinthian church or the legalism of the Galatian church? Or is it something else altogether?