Episodes
Sunday Oct 27, 2019
Galatians - Week FIVE: We Are Redeemed
Sunday Oct 27, 2019
Sunday Oct 27, 2019
Speaker: Jon Thompson
Scriptures: Galatians 3:1-18
Sermon Description:
Welcome to Week Five in our series on the book of Galatians.
No amount of hard work, prayer, religious duty or hustle will help you grow and walk with Jesus. Jesus work alone, grace alone, faith alone. This is the gospel. Nothing needs to be added.
You can believe the right gospel, but still act like you believe the wrong one. Holy Spirit, come empower us to see Jesus, understand Jesus and to live like Jesus.
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
Galatians - Week FOUR: Jesus Thought Of You
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
Speaker: Jon Thompson
Scriptures: Galatians 2:11-21
Sermon Description:
Welcome to Week Four in our series on the book of Galatians!
As we have seen week in and week out, this letter was written to a group of churches that were being tempted to give in to a false gospel and to walk away from the true gospel.
The story picks up when Paul confronts Peter and Barnabus, who begin to let fear drive them and their theology right to hypocrisy and sin, even after learning from Jesus and teaching others about Him.
So what can we learn from this confrontation between Peter and Paul? Today, Christians disagree on lots of things as they study the bible and read the history of the church. Most of the time these discussions are in shades of grey instead of anything in black and white. But there are 3 times when this type of confrontation (Peter vs Paul) is needed: when you change the gospel, change the essentials of the faith and when you say sin is no longer sin!
As we listen in to learn more from Pastor Jon regarding this text, we continue to pray that the Holy Spirit would enlighten the truth of Scripture, strengthen us to hear and obey and keep the truth of the gospel at the centre of our lives.
Sunday Oct 13, 2019
Galatians - Week THREE: The Gospel Is For Everyone
Sunday Oct 13, 2019
Sunday Oct 13, 2019
Speaker: Jon Thompson
Scriptures: Galatians 2:1-10
Sermon Description:
Welcome to Week Three in our series on the book of Galatians. It has been 14 years since the end of chapter one and the false teachers have made their way back to the birthplace of the movement, to Jerusalem itself. Paul returns to re-affirm that the gospel of Jesus Christ is the only one that saves and it is for everyone! There is no culture that is not touched by sin, the world and the devil, every ethnic background needs Jesus, and this is ultimately what completely unifies us.
Acts 2 is the call of the church, no matter what denomination, cultural expression or size. Teaching, community, communion, prayer, the presence of God, giving, loving the poor, large and small gatherings, baptism, and evangelism! We all cannot reach the same people, our style and size will attract some and not others, but that is God’s plan!
Let’s continue to lean in and listen to what God is speaking to us, no matter what community we are part of. We are better, together!
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Galatians - Week TWO: Because He Is Love
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Speaker: Jon Thompson
Scriptures: Galatians 1:11-23
Sermon Description:
Welcome to Week Two in our series on the book of Galatians. This week Pastor Jon discusses we, like Paul can use our story of transformation to share the gospel with those around us.
It is always grace alone, faith alone, in the work of Jesus alone that we are saved. God does not love you because you are moral, kind, religious or the opposite. God does not want you because you are rebellious or evil. He loves you and He calls you out of Love because He is Love.