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Galatians 5:22-26 – The Fruit of the Spirit part 2 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, we must also follow the Spirit. We must not become conceited, provoking oneContinue reading “Galatians 5 part 2”

Fruit of the Spirit part 1 Vs. 1-6 Christ has liberated us to be free. Stand firm then and don’t submit again to a yoke of slavery. Take note! I, Paul, tell you that if you get yourselves circumcised, Christ will not benefit you at all. Again I testify to every man who gets himselfContinue reading “Galatians 5 part 1”

Heirs of the Promise Last week I ended by reminding us we are joint heirs because of the promise. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ like a garment. There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male or female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. AndContinue reading “Galatians Chapter 4”

Galatians 3 – Flesh or Spirit? As we come to the third chapter, Paul does not mince words. He starts with the phrase “You foolish Galatians!” He tells us how he really feels! Before we dive in to this chapter, I want to go back to vs. 19-21 of the previous chapter. “For through theContinue reading “Galatians Chapter 3”

Galatians Chapter 2 Vs 1-5 Then after 14 years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along also. I went up according to a revelation and presented to them the gospel I preach among the Gentiles—but privately to those recognized as leaders—so that I might not be running, or have run the race, in vain. But not evenContinue reading “Galatians Chapter 2”

Introduction Paul’s letter of Galatians is written to several churches scattered throughout the region of Galatia, which is located in central Anatolia, now modern day Turkey. The Galatians were a Gallic speaking Celtic people who came to the region around 278 BC. They quickly became Hellenized, which meant they adopted Greek culture and customs, butContinue reading “Galatians: An Introduction and Chapter 1”

Ephesians 6:10-24 We have arrived at the end of Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus. Throughout the letter he has emphasized several things which I have put into three categories. One, Gentiles are adopted into the family as co-heirs and should walk as holy children of God. Two, the unity of the body ofContinue reading “Ephesians Chapter 6 part 2”

Ephesians 5:21-6:9 So, I’m going to delve into one of the more controversial texts in scripture. Anytime you talk about submission, it’s going to rub people the wrong way, especially most Americans. We don’t like the idea of submitting much. We have freedoms and rights. Then when you add marriage into the mix, it becomesContinue reading “Ephesians Chapters 5 and 6”

Ephesians 5:1-20 The chapter starts out with another therefore. As we look back at the last part of Paul’s letter we find it is about putting on the new self. So as we come to this next chapter, we keep this in mind. Vs. 1-2 Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children. And walkContinue reading “Ephesians 5 Part 1”

Ephesians 4:17-32 In the preceding verses, Paul went into great detail about the unity of the body of Christ. We are one body headed by Christ and we need to function as one body. There is One Spirit, One Lord and One God who is Father of all. One hope, One faith and One baptismContinue reading “Ephesians 4 Part 2”