Former pastor, serving at HBC
In a sin-cursed world we will have a wide range of experiences. We will enjoy experiences that bring satisfaction and some measure of happiness, but mingled along the way are experiences that range from setbacks to devastation. There is no path that is continually upward. But as you walk through this world, you are not…
In Galatians Paul is dealing with people who thought that the Law was the answer to all spiritual problems. Paul has been arguing against that. The answer to the works of the flesh is found in the life-giving and life-transforming ministry of the Holy Spirit. If people will walk in the Spirit and be led…
The Apostle Paul has given the contrast between life in the flesh and life in the Spirit. Then he comes to 5:24-25 that give a conclusion to his argument. The first part of his argument was that the Spirit and the flesh are at battle and they produce very different things. Verse 24 argues that…
Paul has made it very clear that those who have been justified by God have received the Spirit of God. He also shows that if your life is dominated by the flesh, it’s evidence that you’ve never received the Spirit. In Galatians 5:19-23 Paul gives two lists: one of vices, the works of the flesh;…
The sermon for this Lord’s Day will be delivered by Mark Buhr. It focuses on the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit in the life of each believer.
In Galatians 5:13-15, Paul begins to turn more fully to ethical instruction in this letter: how does the doctrine he has taught translate into living? He began that transition in Chapter 5. In the first 12 verses he was hitting one opponent of freedom: the legalists. Now he addresses those who might be taking freedom…