Boasting in the Cross

We Boast in the Resurrection Too

April 17, 2022 • David Mathis

In this sermon, Pastor David Mathis explains that what we see in Galatians 6:11–18 is that this last flourish of Paul’s pen turns on the reality of boasting. Let's boast in the resurrection this Easter morning!

Bear One Another's Burdens

April 10, 2022 • Jonathan Parnell

In this sermon on Galatians 6:1-10, Pastor Jonathan Parnell explains that keeping in step with the Spirit will result in a healthy church, which means: we move toward the wayward, we love one another truly, and we endure in love as central to our witness.

The Spirit-filled, Cross-Centered Life

April 3, 2022 • Jonathan Parnell

In this sermon on Galatians 5:15-25, Pastor Jonathan Parnell emphasizes that the main work of the Holy Spirit in your life is to make you see the glory of Jesus. The Holy Spirit makes you look at the cross and see the wisdom of God, the power of God, and the love of God. The Holy Spirit makes you look at the cross and say, “Because of that, it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.”

Two Different Roads

March 27, 2022 • Jonathan Parnell

In this sermon on Galatians 5:7-15, Pastor Jonathan Parnell preaches that the people of a church is what makes a church the kind of church that it is. The pastors have a responsibility to teach the Bible and to shepherd and to lead, but ultimately it’s the church together that forms and shapes that church’s character. And our passage today in Galatians Chapter 5 is all about this.

What Is ‘Freedom in Christ’?

March 20, 2022 • David Mathis

In this sermon, Pastor David Mathis preaches from Galatians 5:1-6 on our freedom in Christ. Christian freedom is freedom for knowing God. Christian freedom is for enjoying finally and forever what we were made for — who we were made for: God in Christ.

We Are the Children of Promise

March 13, 2022 • Kenneth Ortiz

In this sermon on Galatians 4:21-31, Pastor Kenny Ortiz explains the connection to Abraham in this passage and the truth it reveals that if we trust in Jesus, if we wholeheartedly believe in him, we then are counted as members of God’s family. “Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise” (v.28‬).

Is Christ Being Formed in You?

March 6, 2022 • Jordan Hecox

In this sermon, our church planting resident Jordan Hecox preaches on Galatians 4:8-20 and he challenges us to ask ourselves: is Christ's influence in your life greater than any other influence?

Redemption in Our Adoption

February 27, 2022 • Joshua Foster Sr

In this sermon on Galatians 4:1-7, Pastor Joshua Foster reminds us of our salvation. There are so many glorious aspects of our salvation and of redemption that it is like looking at a prism and seeing how the light refracts into different colors. There is only one salvation and yet there is a universe of glories in this great salvation. Psalm 3:8 and Jonah 2:9 both say that “Salvation belongs to the Lord.”

“But Now”

February 20, 2022 • Jonathan Parnell

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon Galatians 3:15–29 where the apostle Paul compares the Abrahamic Promise and the Mosaic Law, reminding us of the “now” of gospel reality.

Redeemed From the Curse

February 13, 2022 • Kenneth Ortiz

In this sermon on Galatians 3:10-14, Pastor Kenny Ortiz explains how Jesus made it possible for us to be justified by his death on the cross. Galatians 3:13: “… Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “’Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree’…”

A Picture to Remember

February 6, 2022 • Max Kozak

In this sermon, Max Kozak expounds Galatians 3:1–9 and focuses on three pictures put before us: their baby picture, their family picture, and the gospel picture.

Not I, But Christ in Me

January 30, 2022 • Jonathan Parnell

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell leads us in looking at Paul's gospel explanation and gospel reorientation in Galatians 2:15-21. The Gospel is truth and it reorients everything about our lives.

Toward Gospel Congruence

January 23, 2022 • Jonathan Parnell

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon Paul's confrontation of Peter in Galatians 2:11-14 in which our greatest takeaway is that Gospel congruence is the way we help one another live.

The Revelation of Jesus and the Testimony of Paul

January 16, 2022 • Joe Rigney

In this sermon, Pastor Joe Rigney explains how Paul’s defense, in Galatians 1:11-24, of his apostleship takes the form of a story. Paul gives a bunch of history, highlighting particular details about his former life, his calling as an apostle, and his relationship to the other apostles. Why does he do this? How does his narration answer those accusations? And finally, what are some applications for us?

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Galatians Sermon Series