Yesterday was great!  What an amazing God we serve, so caring, so loving and so near.  From start to finish, He was with us to do a work in us.  Kirk preached a wonderful sermon from Galatians 5:1-12 where Paul instructs us that we must stand firm in the freedom secured for us through Christ.  The main point was: In Christ, believers have been freely liberated, but we must diligently protect our freedom.  Kirk then explained three ways we can protect our freedom, 1) by rejecting legalism, 2) by embracing the gospel of grace, 3) by rejecting false teachers/preachers.  You can download or listen to the full sermon here.  We hope these questions will help you apply this message to your life.

1)  What does it mean that “for freedom Christ set us free”?  How would you define our freedom in Christ?

2)  What is legalism?  Why is legalism so dangerous to the gospel?

3)  In what areas of your life are you tempted to add to what Christ has done for you?  Where in your life do you sing, “Jesus and I paid it all, most to Him I owe, sin had left a crimson stain, we washed it white as snow?”

4)  What is the true gospel?  In what ways do you seek to remind yourself of and continue to embrace the gospel of grace?

5)  What is a true Christian according to 5:5-6?

6)  How can you grow, how can we as a church grow at evaluating our walk with the Lord through the lens of “faith working through love” as opposed to “obedience working through law or lists”?

As Kirk wrapped up his final point about rejecting false preachers and teachers, I was so grateful to see a faithful pastor preaching the true gospel to us as a church!  We have been wonderfully instructed from God’s word to protect our freedom!  May God’s grace through His Spirit help us all to do just that!

Grace to you,

Eric