Jun 30, 2016
Focus Reading: Gal 6:7-16 Direct Audio Download; Click Here For an alternate sermon based on the Kings reading: Click here
God is
crucial
In the Letter to the Galatians we
read that instead of living lives which say thank-you for the good
things that God has done and is doing for them, all of a sudden the
Galatians were being asked to live out a set of rules - to obey the
rules so that God would love them. The Good news about Jesus and
his love had been turned on it’s head. Being a Christian had
changed from being a life lived in the power of the Spirit to
celebrate God’s freely given love into a life lived to obey a set
of rules to earn God’s love. And the silliest thing about all of
this, was that the rules are almost always impossible to keep,
especially once you know what they are.
Jesus lived and taught and died on
the cross, so that we could share his relationship with God. He
died so that we would no longer be consumed and distracted, by sin,
or the law, or houses, or our jobs, or our families or whatever and
certainly not whether you’re circumcised or not.
Questions for thought or
discussion
What things consume or distract you?
In what ways (if any) can receiving God’s love as a gift (Jesus)
set you free from these things which distract you?
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