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 Freedom in Christ

What It Means To Be Free

Sermon Text: Galatians 5:13-15 Theme: The call to salvation frees the Church to fulfill the obligation to love their neighbor as themselves while resisting their flesh’s self-destructive desires.  Structure/points:   Paul has spent much of Galatians explaining that Christians are under grace, not law.  They are free, not condemned.  But suppose someone hears this and says, “If we are free of the law,…

Do Not Accept Circumcision!

Sermon Text: Galatians 5:1-6 Theme:  Paul exhorts believers not to add circumcision to Christ’s completed work and thereby lose all.  Instead, they are to stand firm in hope and faith that Christ has done everything needed to justify them Structure/points: Prior to Galatians 5, Paul hasn’t directly mentioned the Galatians undergoing circumcision or even being tempted to.  But circumcision has been on…