November 2023 Reflections

So what did you learn from Galatians? My favorite part was a richer understanding of walking by the Spirit from Galatians 5. I’m excited to announce the next podcast series builds on that foundation. We’ll take a deep dive into the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. We’ll look at what Scripture teaches about each of these concepts and why Paul included them on the list.

The Sermon on the Mount book is “done.” At least, I’ve finished what I hope will be the last major rewrite. I have put it down for the holidays and will revisit it in January with hopes of publication in 2024.

I hope you had a joyous Thanksgiving! Thanks for listening!

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In the final chapters, he develops his third major theme which is the freedom the gospel brings. Because the gospel solves our two biggest problems, it brings freedom from the law and freedom from slavery to sin.

Paul argues we don’t need the Law to keep us from pursuing sin. We have something better. We have the Spirit of God teaching us to pursue goodness.

As he closes the letter, Paul explains how the fact that we all believe the same gospel translates into our lives as a community. First, he urges us to stop competing with our teammates. Then Paul explains how to respond when someone stumbles on this metaphorical race to glory.

Paul encourages his listeners to invest their lives in truth. We reap what we sow. If we seek teachers who flatter and entertain us, that is what we will harvest. God is not mocked. He knows what we seek.

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Please tell your friends about the podcast — but more importantly, encourage them with something you learned.

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