Christmas is a season of giving. Many of us have learned that we give better gifts the better we know someone and listen to what they say they want. In all our Christmas celebrations, we can get fixated on the Baby in the manger and forget that Jesus is now the resurrected, ascended, glorified, head […]
Revelation 2:12-17 // Three Gifts for Christmas Read More »
The Apostle Paul is wrapping up his letter to the Galatians. He most likely used a scribe for most of the letter, but in he adds a personal closing note. We can consider this a personal message from God, through Paul, to us as well. “See with what large letters I am writing to you
Galatians 6:11-18 // Consider the Source Read More »
Rev. Justin Nash Although the chapters and verses that were inserted into our Bibles are usually helpful, they can also create unnatural divisions in the author’s train of thought. In this case, Galatians 5:13 and 6:10 serve as bookends for this closing application in Paul’s letter. “For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do
Galatians 5:25-6:10 // Serve One Another in Love Read More »
Rev. Ron Thomas The Holy Spirit The Apostle Paul gives three related commands in this section: walk by the Spirit (v. 10), live by the Spirit (v. 25a), and keep in step with the Spirit (v. 25b). Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would come to believers. In John 14-16 He gives several descriptors of
Galatians 5:16-26 // Walk by the Spirit Read More »
Paul’s Recap (vv. 1-12) As the Apostle Paul starts to bring this letter to a close, he first repeats what he’s been saying in the first four chapters. “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery” (v. 1). The yoke of slavery is
Galatians 5:1-15 // Freed to Love Read More »
Guest speaker Rev. Jeff Walsh Many of us enjoy sharing details of our ancestry, connecting ourselves to some famous names in history. For the Jews, ancestry was extremely important (just consider the number of genealogies listed in Scripture), and many in Bible times could recite their lineage back to Abraham and beyond. Two Sons The
Galatians 4:21-31 // Children of the Promise Read More »