Sermons on Galatians

[Music] Our scripture reading today is Galatians chapter 6, verses 1 through 18. If you’ll turn with me in your Bibles, Paul writes: ‘Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness; keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But let each…

If you’ll turn with me please, our first scripture reading comes from the book of Leviticus, chapter 19, beginning at verse 11. Moses writes: ‘You shall not steal. You shall not deal falsely. You shall not lie to one another. You shall not swear by my name falsely and so profane the name of your God; I am the Lord. You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired worker shall not remain with you…

Our first scripture reading this morning comes from the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 7, beginning with the 15th verse. This is Jesus speaking during the Sermon on the Mount: “Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorn bushes or figs from thistles? So every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot…

Our scripture reading this morning comes from Galatians chapter 5, beginning at verse 16. Please turn with me in your Bibles. Paul writes, “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other to keep you from doing the things you want to do. But if…

If you’ll turn with me in your Bibles, our scripture reading this morning comes again from Galatians chapter 5, verses 1 through 15. Paul writes, “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Look, I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the…

Amen. Our first scripture this morning comes from Galatians chapter 4, beginning at verse 21. Paul writes: ‘Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law? For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while the son of the free woman was born through promise. Now this may…

Amen. We continue our study in Paul’s letter to the Galatians, beginning at the first verse of chapter four. Paul writes, ‘I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything. But he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father. In the same way, we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. But…

If you’ll turn with me in your Bibles, our scripture today comes from Paul’s letter to the Galatians, beginning in the third chapter starting at verse 19. Paul asks, “Why then the law?” It was added because of transgressions until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was put in place through angels by an intermediary. Now, an intermediary implies more than one, but God is one. Is the law then contrary to the…

Amen. Our first scripture reading this morning comes from the book of Exodus, chapter 19, beginning with the fifth verse. Moses writes, ‘Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine. And you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.’ So Moses came…