PleaseGalatians 1:10 (NIV) - Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.Believers desire is to please GodPaul wrote to the Galatian churches to correct their legalism.Although Paul loved the Galatians his primary goal in this situation was to please God. That is why he corrected the G...  Read More

Our Greatest FreedomThis is Independence Day weekend.  We love to celebrate our freedom as Americans.  We love to cook out, go to the beach, enjoy time with family and friends, all the while celebrating our nation as the “land of the free and the home of the brave.”Freedom is good, but freedom is always bought.  It always costs something.  For Americans, it cost lives.  As believers, it also cost ...  Read More

Our Greatest Home“Home is where the heart is.”  “Home is where you hang your hat.”  These are just two of the sayings I remember about “home.”Home is a very special place.  It’s where we feel the most comfortable.  It’s usually where we feel safe and loved.  I know that is not the case for everyone, but it is for me.  I was blessed to be raised in a Christian home.  I am still blessed to be able t...  Read More

Our Greatest PeacePeace seems to be a lost concept these days.  I find it interesting that so many people in our world today want peace, but they aren’t doing anything to bring about peace.Jesus says in John 14, “Peace I leave with you.  My peace I give to you.  I do not give to you as the world gives.  Don’t let your hearts be troubled or fearful.”The world defines peace as the absence of conflic...  Read More

Our Greatest JoyWe all want to be happy.  Happy is good.  However, happiness is merely based on one’s life circumstances.  True joy is present regardless of the circumstances.  True joy does not depend on possessions or feelings.Jesus prepared his disciples for his death.  He told them that he would die, and they would be persecuted.  This was awful news to the disciples, but Jesus promised them i...  Read More

Our Greatest HopeThere are many definitions for the word hope.  Miriam-Webster’s first definition is “desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in fulfillment.”When we hope in things, we are really saying, “This can change my life for the better.”  We hope for all sorts of things that will make our life seem better, easier, and even longer.  We hope we get a good job, for a good family, even ...  Read More

RescueGalatians 1:3-4 (NIV) - 3  Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4  who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,We live close to the Gulf of Mexico and Mobile Bay. We are familiar with stories of people being rescued from these bodies of water. We are thankful to those who carry out these re...  Read More

PeaceGalatians 1:3 (NIV) - Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus ChristPaul wanted the Galatians to live in peace.Peace comes to everyone who receives Christ as Savior.The Holman New Testament commentary says, “Peace represents life in its wholeness or fullness, a life filled with a sense of satisfaction that only God can give.”The peace we receive through Christ gives us p...  Read More

GraceGalatians 1:3 (NIV) - Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus ChristPaul’s message to the Galatians was a message of grace. He desired them to live in God’s grace.Grace refers to the unmerited favor of God in our lives.Matthew Henry said, “Grace is the free, undeserved goodness and favor of God to mankind.”God’s grace gives us eternal life when we trust Christ as our Sav...  Read More

ChurchGalatians 1:2 (NIV) - and all the brothers with me, To the churches in Galatia:Paul was a missionary, so he spent much of his ministry establishing new churches.None of the churches Paul established was perfect. The letters he wrote to these churches were partly written to correct their problems.Even today there is still no such thing as a perfect church. However, God uses the church to make...  Read More

ApostleGalatians 1:1 (NIV) - Paul, an apostle--sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead--The word “apostle” means “one who is sent”.Paul, and the original twelve apostles, were sent by Christ to share the gospel.Each believer today is an apostle in the sense that he or she is sent by Christ to share the gospel.We may have different vocation...  Read More

SavedThe Bible tells us how to be saved from our sin to receive eternal life.The Bible tells us…1.       We are all sinners           Romans 3:23 (NIV) - for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,2.       Our sin deserves eternal death           Romans 6:23 (NIV) - For the wages of sin is death…3.       There is nothing we can do about our sin problem by ourselves           Ephesians ...  Read More