"law and gospel" Tagged Sermons
15 True Freedom Works Through Love – GALATIANS 5:7–15
AM 15 March 2026 15 True Freedom Works Through Love Galatians 5’7–15 Text: Galatians 5:7–15 (ESV)Theme: In Christ, believers are freed from bondage to sin and self, not to live for the flesh, but to serve one another in love.Proposition: True Christian freedom is not independence from God but joyful dependence upon Christ, who fulfills the law of love in and through us.Aim: That hearers would rest in Christ’s finished work, walk by the Spirit, and use their liberty to…
02 The Roar from Zion – Amos 1:3-2:3
PM 01 Feb 2026 Introduction – The Roar from Zion Text: Amos 1:3–2:3 Open your Bibles with me to Amos 1, beginning at verse 3. “The LORD roars from Zion,and utters his voice from Jerusalem;the pastures of the shepherds mourn,and the top of Carmel withers.” (Amos 1:2, ESV) A lion’s roar is unforgettable. Even behind the safety of a zoo barrier, it makes your chest tremble. It commands attention. That is the image God uses here in Amos — a…
11 ADOPTION through the Son – Galatians 4:1-7
AM 01 February 2026 11 Adoption through the Son Galatians 4’1–7 Introduction – From Bondage to Belovedness Every person longs to belong, to be known, loved, and accepted. We often seek that security in family, work, the approval of others, or even in our religious performance. But apart from Christ, all such striving leaves us living like servants rather than sons, trying to earn what can only be given by grace. The Apostle Paul writes to the Galatians because they…
09 The Purpose of the Law – Galatians 3:15-22
AM 18 January 2026 09 The Purpose of the Law Galatians 3’15–22 Sunday AM, 18 Jan 2026 Introduction Brothers and sisters, one of the deepest questions of the Christian life is this: How do God’s promise and God’s Law fit together? On the one hand, the Bible tells us that salvation is a free gift—rooted in God’s promise, given by His grace, received through faith. From Abraham onward, God pledged blessing to His people, not because they earned it, but…
06 Justification by Faith, not Works – Galatians 2:15-21
AM Sermon, 28 December 2025 07 Justification through Faith Not Works Galatians 2’15–21 Introduction Brothers and sisters, as we continue our series in Paul’s letter to the Galatians, we come this morning to what may be the very heart of the epistle—and indeed, one of the clearest and most powerful statements in all of Scripture about how a sinner is made right with God. The question is as old as humanity itself: How can I, a guilty sinner, stand before…