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12 Paul’s Pastoral Appeal – Galatians 4:8-20
AM 08 February 2026 12 Galatians 4’8–20 – Paul’s Pastoral Appeal Introduction: The Heart of a Shepherd Few pains cut deeper for a faithful pastor than watching spiritual children drift back into bondage. Paul feels that sorrow keenly for the Galatians. Having seen them freed by justification through faith, he now hears they are turning again to legalism, and his heart breaks. In this passage, his tone shifts from theological argument to personal pleading, from defense of doctrine to the…