April 14, 2019 It is easy to get caught in the externals.  Beware of those who emphasize things we should or shouldn’t do, with no concern for the inward condition of the heart.  Living...

April 7, 2019 The body of Christ functions when the members work together for the common good.  Is there someone near you who needs help in a task of daily living?  Is there a...

March 31, 2019 Galatians 5:1-15 Christ died to set us free from sin and from a long list of laws and regulations.  Christ came to set us free-not free to do whatever we want,...

March 24, 2019 Galatians 4:8-31 Between justification, the time when one is declared righteous by faith in Christ, and glorification, the time one enters into His presence, we live in the reality of sanctification....

March 17, 2019 Galatians 3:15-4:5  The laws flowed from faith, they were not a prerequisite for it.  Right living is not the condition for faith, but the result of it.  When we understand the...

March 10, 2019 Galatians 3:1-25 The believers in Galatia, many of whom may have been in Jerusalem at Pentecost and received the Holy Spirit there, know they didn’t receive God’s Spirit by obeying the...

March 3, 2019 Galatians 2 Through studying the Old Testament Scripture, Paul realized he could not be saved by obeying God’s laws.  The prophets knew that God’s plan of salvation did not rest upon...

February 24, 2019 Galatians 1 The book of Galatians is the charter of Christian freedom.  Paul proclaims the reality of our liberty in Christ, freedom from the Law and the power of sin, to...

February 17, 2019 Verses from Hebrews 11 Two words describe our faith:  confidence and certainty.  These two qualities need a secure beginning and ending point.  The beginning point of faith is believing in God’s...