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Galatians

Freedom Through Christ

Cross-centered Grace

August 23, 2020 • Jason McNutt

In the first century, the cross represented shameful, torturous death. Yet Paul points to Jesus’ redeeming work on the cross as the only source of confidence in a Christian’s life.

Communal Grace

August 16, 2020 • Jason McNutt

A life led by the Holy Spirit produces personal fruit (Galatians 5:22-23a). However, His influence does not end there. He leads us in Christian community as well.

Fruitful Grace

August 9, 2020 • Jason McNutt

While grace seems “stunningly free”, we do not have the option to walk our own path. We are called to be led by the Holy Spirit. We follow His lead in the spiritual war for believers that continues between our flesh (human nature) and His desires.

Motivating Grace

August 2, 2020 • Jason McNutt

Gospel transformation is different from moral reformation. Gospel transformation is centered on Jesus’ redeeming work. Moral reformation depends on individual effort. One leads to a motivation from freedom and the other is motivated by fear.

Preserving Grace

July 26, 2020 • Jason McNutt

Scripture teaches us that we keep our freedom in Christ through faith in the Gospel. Reverting to reliance on our own means leads to slavery, not salvation.

Forward Grace

July 19, 2020 • Jason McNutt

It is easy to replace one for of slavery for another or to desire to go back to what was once familiar and "safe". Paul reminds us to push forward in grace.

Adopting Grace

July 12, 2020 • Jason McNutt

We cannot over-emphasize the importance of the doctrine of justification, for every follower of Christ needs a strong understanding of this biblical teaching. But justification is not the end of the gospel. In fact, it may not even be the greatest truth in the gospel. The doctrine of justification makes us right before God the judge, but in the doctrine of adoption we are loved by God the Father.

Promised Grace

July 5, 2020 • Jason McNutt

Salvation comes through a promise from God and therefore cannot come from keeping the law. Then why the law? Paul explains promise and law in this passage.

Sanctifying Grace

June 28, 2020 • Jason McNutt

Most Christians understand imputed righteousness (we are declared righteous by God through faith in Jesus) but we struggle to understand imparted righteousness (living a righteous life). We must understand that the same thing that saves us also keeps us.

Justifying Grace

June 21, 2020 • Jason McNutt

Legalism leads to fear and fear leads to hypocrisy. Our hypocrisy condemns us but grace justifies us.

Uncompromising Grace

June 14, 2020 • Jason McNutt

We must contend for the purity of the gospel and never compromise a single point. Anything we add or subtract from the gospel makes it no gospel at all.

Transforming Grace

June 7, 2020 • Jason McNutt

In this passage the amazing, powerful, counter-intuitive grace of God is on display. Paul gives us a picture of God's transforming grace by relating his own story. Paul was transformed by his encounter with Jesus.

Freeing Grace

May 31, 2020 • Jason McNutt

Paul writes to churches that are being tempted to trade the simplicity of the gospel for a false message of works. We need to learn how to recognize legalism in our lives and fight against it with the truth of the gospel.