Passage: Galatians 5:15-25 Guide for Group Discussion or Personal Reflection Sermon Overview Though we all have some idea of what it would take to grow in character, it can seem so difficult to actually grow. In Galatians 5:16-25, Paul teaches that the grace and freedom of the gospel are what grow us as Christians. Contrary…
Passage: Galatians 4:1-11 Guide for Group Discussion or Personal Reflection Sermon Overview In Galatians 4:1-11, Paul describes the “state of captivity” the Galatians (and all of us) were born into, and how to be set free from it. He does this because he sees the Galatians’ desire to return to living under the law as…
Passage: Galatians 3:15-29 Guide for Group Discussion or Personal Reflection Sermon Overview In Galatians 3:15-29, Paul “re-stories” the Galatians with the gospel, reminding them of the history of their redemption and the roles of God’s promise and God’s law in it all. He does this to help the Galatians—and us today—grasp that God’s blessing has…
Passage: Galatians 3:1-9 Guide for Group Discussion or Personal Reflection Sermon Overview In Galatians 3:1-9, Paul rebukes the Galatians sharply, because they had turned from a posture of faith (trusting dependence upon Christ), to trusting in their own record. Though they had “begun by the Spirit”, he says, they were now seeking to be “perfected…
Passage: Galatians 2:11-16 Guide for Group Discussion or Personal Reflection Sermon Overview In Galatians 2:11-16, Paul describes an incident in Antioch where the truth of the gospel was undermined—this time by the actions of an apostle himself (Peter)! What happened there, and why was Paul so angry about it, even to the point of “opposing…
