The Pure Gospel "Abba! Father!"

The Pure Gospel "Abba!  Father!" Galatians 4:1-7      05/01/2016

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My ______________ is this: heirs, as long as they are ____________, are no better than _____________, though they are the owners of all the property; 2but they _______________ under guardians and trustees until the ________________ set by the father.  Gal. 4:1-2

Through ___________ we are made ____________ and joint heirs with Jesus. We have been given all the _________________ that come with ____________________.

1. God ______________ his _________________.

2. To ___________________ those who were under the ______________.

3. Adopted ________ as His _________________________.

4. God sent the ___________ ___________ into believers' _____________.

And because you are _______________, God has sent the _________ of his _________ into our _______________, crying, ‘Abba! Father!’  Gal. 4:6

The Hebrews had many names for God (_________________), _____________(Lord God Almighty); _____________(Lord, Master); ________________(Lord, Jehovah); Jehovah _____________ (The Lord Will Provide); Jehovah __________________ (The Lord Is Peace).....just to name a few.

God says you can just call Him....______________! __________________!

NOTES:

The Pure Gospel Session 3 "From Shackles to Sonship"

"From Shackles to Sonship" Galatians 3:23-29      04/24/2016

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Any ___________________ male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin shall be ________ _______ from his people; he has ____________ my covenant.  Genesis 17:14

Circumcision is not only a ___________________ but a central part of the Jewish ___________________.

We cannot be ____________ by the law, but only by ___________ in Jesus.

Christ + ___________________ = _____________________.

Therefore the law was our ______________________ until Christ came, so that we might be ______________________ by faith. Gal. 3:24

As many of you as were ______________ into Christ have ______________ yourselves with ________________. vs. 27

1. Through ____________ in Christ all who believe become "_______  ____ ___________."

2.  Through faith in Jesus Christ all who ______________ become __________with each other.

There is no ____________ Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer __________ and female; for all of you ______  _______ in Christ Jesus. vs. 28

 

3. Through __________ we become one with those of _____________ throughout ______________________.

And if you ________________ to Christ, then you are Abraham’s offspring, ________________ according to the ____________________.  vs. 29

"From Shackles to Sonship" Galatians 3:23-29      04/24/2016

Any ___________________ male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin shall be ________ _______ from his people; he has ____________ my covenant.  Genesis 17:14

Circumcision is not only a ___________________ but a central part of the Jewish ___________________.

We cannot be ____________ by the law, but only by ___________ in Jesus.

Christ + ___________________ = _____________________.

Therefore the law was our ______________________ until Christ came, so that we might be ______________________ by faith. Gal. 3:24

As many of you as were ______________ into Christ have ______________ yourselves with ________________. vs. 27

1. Through ____________ in Christ all who believe become "_______  ____ ___________."

2.  Through faith in Jesus Christ all who ______________ become __________with each other.

There is no ____________ Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer __________ and female; for all of you ______  _______ in Christ Jesus. vs. 28

 

3. Through ________ we become one with those of ______________ throughout ______________________.

And if you ________________ to Christ, then you are Abraham’s offspring, ________________ according to the ____________________.  vs. 29

Sermon Listening Guide - Week Two: "The Pure Gospel Saves Us"

"The Pure Gospel Saves Us" Galatians 2:15-21          04/17/2016

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I am astonished that you are so quickly __________________ the one who called you in the grace of Christ and are _________________ to a different gospel 1:6   not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are ________________________ you and want to ___________________ the gospel of Christ. 1:7

As we have said before, so now I repeat, if anyone proclaims to you a gospel ______________________ to what you received, let that one be ____________________________! 1:9

For God so loved the world that he ____________ his only Son, so that __________________________ who __________________ in him may not ______________________ but may have eternal life.  Jn. 3:16

yet we know that a person is justified not by the ______________ of the law but through ______________ in Jesus Christ.  Vs. 16

We often ______________ in to ___________________pressure.

Galatians has often been called the _______________  _______________ of Christian Liberty.

Through the law no one will stand _______________________ before God.

I do not _______________ the grace of God; for if justification comes through the ___________, then Christ died for _________________.  Vs. 21

The __________________ is....we are not able to ________________ ourselves.

NOTES:

Discussion Guide, Galatians: The Pure Gospel, Week One

Galatians: The Pure Gospel

Week One

Sermon Snapshot: 

The Letter of Paul to the Galatians is an important letter written by Apostle Paul to churches in Galatia, a Roman Province.  Prior to writing this letter, Paul had some history with the folks of Galatia as he had founded churches there.  Paul’s letter was written in reaction to some troublesome news he had received about an alternative Gospel that was being taught to the Galatians by Jewish-Christian missionaries.  Problematic is the Jewish-Christian missionaries are espousing a new gospel that seems to include both circumcision and adherence to the Law.  Paul is adamant that the Gospel does not require circumcision and adherence to the Law.  In fact, he emphasizes that we are unable to be justified of our own effort; for justification to take place, we need Christ.  

Scripture: 

Galatians 1:1-17

Galatians 2:16  

Galatians 5:10b-12

Galatians 5:2-4 

Discussion Questions: 

1. How do you define the Gospel?  Is grace a significant part of the Gospel?    

2. What does it mean to be justified before God?  

3. Why does it matter that one is justified before God?  

4. How significant is Jesus and his death and resurrection regarding the Gospel?  

5. Do you find the Gospel message easy or difficult to accept?  

6. Do you ever find yourself living as though you are attempting to adhere to a gospel similar to the gospel taught by the Jewish-Christian missionaries which Paul opposed?  

7. How do we as Christians ensure that we do not accept a false gospel?  

Challenge:  

Before your Life Group’s next scheduled meeting, read all of Galatians.  

Sermon Listening Guide, Week One, Galatians: The Pure Gospel

Sermon Listening Guide

Galatians: The Pure Gospel

Week One  

1. The Letter of _____ to the Galatians

2. Galatia was a __________  ____________

3. The Letter was written around the middle of the ____  ________________ AD/CE. 

4. Paul is reacting to the spreading of a _______________  _______________ among the Galatian churches. 

5. The alternative gospel is taught by _________________________  _________________. 

6. The different gospel being proclaimed is one that included _____________ and adherence to the ________. 

7. The Gospel that Paul proclaims _____  _____  ____ on circumcision and adherence to the Law for justification.  

______________________________________________________

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Answers: 1. Paul; 2. Roman province; 3. 1st Century; 4. different gospel; 5. Jewish-Christian missionaries; 6. circumcision, Law; 7. does not rely  

Discussion Guide, Our Need for Hope

More Than Enough: How Jesus Meets Our Deepest Needs

Week 4: Our Need for Hope

Sermon Preached on 03/20/16

Sermon Snapshot: 

People have many different hopes.  We have hopes regarding our health, our family, the teams we root for, the future of our career.  We also have a hope that might be considered the ultimate hope or the one which is the most important.  John 11:25-26 is situated in a passage of Scripture about death and resurrected life.  These two verses recount Jesus making some bold claims, claims that no other human could have ever made or can make.  The claims that Jesus makes about life are at the center of the ultimate human hope, and the one making the claim is Jesus, through whom the hope will come to fruition.  

Scripture: 

Sermon Scripture is John 11:17-27

For context, you are encouraged to read John 11:1-44.  

Discussion Questions: 

1. What are common hopes among people?  
2. What is a hope you have had in the past that has come to fruition?  What do you believe was responsible for the hope being realized?  
3. Have you ever witnessed one of your hopes failing to be realized?  Why did it not become a reality?  Please explain.  
4. How significant is the person, mechanism, or process on which one’s hope is founded?  Have you ever mistakenly placed the burden of a hope on one person or thing who/which was unable to support it?   
5. Please describe the ultimate Christian hope as you understand it.  How does what Jesus said in verses 25 and 26 line up with the hope you described?  
6. How and why is Jesus the one on whom our ultimate hope as Christians rests?  
7. How does your life reflect the hope you have in Jesus Christ?  

Challenge:  

Over the next week, take great intention to reflect the hope you have in Jesus through the way you live your life.

Sermon Listening Guide, 03/20/2016, Our Need for Hope

Listening Guide                                     Week 4  

More Than Enough: How Jesus Meets Our Deepest Needs 

Our Need for Hope  

03/20/2016

Whenever we have a hope, multiple things are assumed:

1. There is a desired ___________________.  

2. There is a __________, _____________, or _____________ in which our hope exists. 

_________________________________________________________________

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John 11:25-26:  

Jesus said to her, “I am the_____________________ and 

the __________.  Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.  Do you believe this?”  (NRSV)  

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Our hope is ______________.  

Our hope exists in _____________________.  

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So What?  

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