Confessing Historic Reformation Christianity: Salvation by Grace Alone, Through Faith Alone, in Christ Alone, Founded on Scripture Alone, for the Glory of God Alone.

Sermons on Defense of the Gospel

Paul vs. the Apostles: Fight or Fiction? 

Sermon Text: Galatians 2:1-10 Theme: Despite pressure from false Christians to add to the gospel message and bring believers into bondage, the Church confirms the consistent teachings of the Apostle Paul, that salvation comes by God’s grace alone to all who believe.   Structure/points:  Among other slanders lobbed at Paul, the heretics in Galatia seem to have been trying drive a wedge between…

The Divine Origin of Paul’s Gospel

Sermon Text: Galatians 1:11-24 Theme: Paul’s testimony of his miraculous conversion to faith through God’s gracious revelation of Jesus convinces the church that the gospel he preached was given to him by God apart from any human mediation. Structure/points: Even in the earliest days of the Church, opponents of the gospel were pitting Jesus against the Apostles.  Throughout Galatia, the Judaizing heretics…