Galatians 6:11-18 I’m glad to be back in the pulpit. I miss it when I’m nothere, but I’m grateful to have had the time to spend withHeather and meet some other servants for the kingdom.It was nice to meet other pastors who are alsobi-vocational. I’m thankful for Dr. Wilson who shared withy’all last week and…
Galatians 6:6-10 Seeds and Fruit – I read a fable about a man whowas browsing in a store when he made theshocking discovery that God was behind a salescounter. So the man walked over and asked, “Whatare You selling?” God replied, “What does yourheart desire?” The man said, “I want happiness,peace of mind, and freedom…
Galatians 5:26-6:5 Last week we talked about the fruit of the Spirit and theconflict between the flesh and the Spirit. This week weare going to examine the last verse of Galatians 5 andthe first 5 of chapter 6. The focus is bearing others’burdens.A couple of weeks ago Paul wrote that he wanted theGalatian churches to…
Galatians 5:16-26 Dan Duncan explains that “There are really threeways to live: under the law, without law, or Paul’sway, which is with the Author of the Law (THEHOLY SPIRIT). All three can be illustrated fromthree different kinds of dogs….I think anyone whoowns a dog can appreciate the analogy.One dog lives on a leash. Whenever it…
Galatians 5:13-15 In the book Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret, Tayloris famously quoted as having said, “Christ is eitherLord of all, or is not Lord at all”(Frederick Howard Taylor, Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret [Chicago: Moody Press, 1932], 216).This is the essence of obedience. We either allowhim to rule all our affairs or he may as well…
Galatians 5:7-12 Terri asked her Sunday School class to drawpictures of their favorite bible stories. She waspuzzled by Kyle’s picture, which showed fourpeople on an airplane. So, she asked him whichstory it was meant to represent. “The flight to Egypt,” said Kyle. “I see… And that must be Mary, Joseph, and theBaby Jesus,” Ms. Terri…
Galatians 5:1-6 Lillie Baltrip is a good bus driver. In fact, accordingto the Fort Worth Star-Telegram of June 17, 1988,the Houston school district nominated her for asafe-driving award. Her colleagues even trustedher to drive a busload of them to an awardsceremony for safe drivers. Unfortunately, on theway to the ceremony, Lillie turned a corner toosharply…
Galatians 4:21-31 ”Many farmers in South Alabama and South Georgiagrow peanuts. It’s one of their main crops. I heardabout a preacher who moved down there from thenorth who didn’t know anything about peanuts.One Sunday after he preached on sin, a little boycame forward. This was a boy who ran around withtwo others. He came down…
Galatians 4:12-20 A man dialed a wrong number and got the followingrecording: “I am not available right now, but Ithank you for caring enough to call. I am makingsome changes in my life. Please leave a messageafter the beep. If I do not return your call, you areone of the changes.” Last week we talked…
Galatians 4:8-11 Think of yourself as living in an apartment house.You live there under a landlord who has made yourlife miserable. He charges you exorbitant rent.When you can’t pay, he loans you money at afearful rate of interest to get you even further intohis debt. He barges into your apartment at all hoursof the day…