Sermons About Law
Law, Grace and Gospel
In this message, Paul encourages Timothy to continue on in Ephesus, with and emphasis upon the grace of God.
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Reformed Reformable
This Reformation Sunday sermon is concerned with law and love. How can love pull us into a better future? God wants us to live by love. God wants to mold and and shape us into the future by loving and participating with God and others. We should act out of love. The love we have for ourselves and each other. We should be a community that will act out our love of God by reaching out to others.
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The Purpose of the Law - Galatians #7
As we have been walking through the book of Galatians, one message has come through loud and clear--we cannot relate to God on the basis of obedience to a list of commands, rules, or guidelines. God's grace is the only means we have to enter into a relationship with God and the only means we have to walk with Him every day as a follower of Christ. And as we move ahead in Galatians chapter 3 today, Paul will answer the question for us, "What is the purpose of the law, then?"
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The Purpose of the Law - Galatians #7
As we have been walking through the book of Galatians, one message has come through loud and clear--we cannot relate to God on the basis of obedience to a list of commands, rules, or guidelines. God's grace is the only means we have to enter into a relationship with God and the only means we have to walk with Him every day as a follower of Christ. And as we move ahead in Galatians chapter 3 today, Paul will answer the question for us, "What is the purpose of the law, then?"
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Our Union With Christ (Romans 6:1-5)
Paul asks -- and answers -- the question of whether the gospel of salvation by grace through faith leads to lawlessness. But his answer isn't to threaten us with the law once again and require our obedience. Instead, he points to who we are -- we are now in Christ, united to Christ. Christ's death becomes our own death to sin, so that we have been freed by this death from slavery to sin. And Christ's resurrection becomes our own life, so that we now live under the rule of grace and mercy. The gospel does not lead to lawlessness because the gospel frees us from the very power of sin!
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Sharing Our Stories of Faith With Others--Galatians #6
How can we as a church better focus our lives toward those who are outside of the faith on a daily basis? First, we must ask good questions with genuine interest and concern. Next, we must learn to communicate our stories of faith more effectively. God will continue to use us to be a blessing in the lives of others as we sharpen those skills.
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Living in the Realm of Grace - Galatians #5
What makes the Christian faith like no other? The good news of God’s grace is the bold claim that we are accepted by God not because we “follow the rules†or “fit the mold†but because Jesus gave his own life to rescue us. But many of us are still trying to earn God’s love with our performance rather than living in the freedom that Jesus has provided for us. In Galatians, Paul warns against the danger of religious systems that value people on grounds of accomplishment or status or cultural agreement. These things lock away our freedom in the futility of legalism, moral superiority and cultural arrogance. Focusing on either the racial/ethnic/cultural superiority or the moral successes of good works denies the gospel and divides Jesus’ followers. Join us as we explore how God offers us true freedom in Jesus and how the freedom of Christ transforms our hearts, our minds and lives.
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Galatians 3.15-25: Two Covenants and Jesus
Have you ever wondered why God gave the Law? What is its purpose? What is it good for? Can it give us life? Can it show us anything? This week we will answer these questions as we see the relation of the Abrahamic and Mosaic covenants. They are two good mountains iin God's landscape, but there is one mountain that stands as Everest. It is Christ. As we fix our eyes on Jesus today we will see God's plan for the Law and its relation to His promises as we continue our journey through Paul's writing to the churches in Galatia.
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Galatians 3.10-14: Divine Curse and Blessing
How do you live your everyday life? Whose reliance are you leaning on through the activities or your day? What about when it comes to your job? What about your marriage? The answer reveals whether we live under the blessing of God or under the curse of God. Today we will look at what Paul says in the book of Galatians as he addresses the terror of that which brings divine curse and the comfort of that which brings one under divine blessing.
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Removing Barriers
Paul removes a stumbling block to the gospel without hurting the gospel itself.
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