Harassment vs. Freedom Galatians 4:21-31 Tim Nay Part of Galatians November 2, 2025 21 “Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and one by a free woman. 23 But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while the son of the free woman was born through promise.” —Galatians 4:21-23 The Law vs. Promise 1 “Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. She had a fe...

A Spiritual Parent’s Emotional Appeal Galatians 4:8-20 Tim Nay Part of Galatians October 26, 2025 8 “Formerly, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those that by nature are not gods. 9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more? 10 You observe days and months and seasons and years! 11 I am afraid I may have labored over you in va...

No Nanny Needed Galatians 3:23-4:7 Tim Nay Part of Galatians October 19, 2025 23 “Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed.” —Galatians 3:23 16 “You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord.” —Leviticus 19:16 17 “You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur...

Standing in the Courtroom of Heaven Galatians 3:15-22 Mike Maglish Part of Galatians October 12, 2025 STANDING IN THE COURTROOM OF HEAVEN (Not Guilty By Abraham Solomon) —Romans 3:19–20 The Law SHOWS our GUILT 19 “Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was put in place through angels by an intermediary. 20 Now an intermediary implies more than one, but God is one. ...

Foolish, Bewitched and Cursed - Without the Cross Galatians 3:1-14 Mike Maglish Part of Galatians October 5, 2025 “O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified.” —Galatians 3:1 τίς ὑμᾶς ἐβάσκανεν tis hymas ebaskanen → “Who has bewitched you?” • ἐβάσκανεν = “to cast an evil eye on, cast a spell, bewitch, deceive.” Paul uses a strong word implying spiritual deception or enchantment. “O f...

Justification by Law or Christ? Galatians 2:15-21 Tim Nay Part of Galatians September 28, 2025 11 “But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12 For before certain men came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party.” —Galatians 2:11-12 14 But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, “If...

Exposing a Hypocritical Gospel Galatians 2:1-14 Tim Nay Part of Galatians September 21, 2025 1 “Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me. 2 I went up because of a revelation and set before them (though privately before those who seemed influential) the gospel that I proclaim among the Gentiles, in order to make sure I was not running or had not run in vain. 3 But even Titus, who was with me, was not forced to be circumcised, though he wa...

When Man Corrupts Gospel Galatians 1:11-24 Mike Maglish Part of Galatians September 14, 2025 Galatians 1:11-12 Acts 9:3–6 Galatians 1:11–12 Received (παρέλαβον, parelabon) — v. 12 • A rabbinic word for receiving tradition from a teacher. • Paul says, “I didn’t receive the gospel like a tradition handed down.” The GOSPEL comes directly from JESUS What is Man’s Gospel? 1) Not divine, but man-made 2) Based on works, not grace 3) Coordi...

Jesus Is Enough Galatians 1:1-10 Mike Maglish Part of Galatians September 7, 2025 “The Judaizers’ heresy was not that they denied Christ, but that they insisted that you cannot be saved by Christ alone. You must add your works of the law to His work of the cross.” -John Stott (On Galatians) “The gospel is not advice to be followed; it is good news to be believed. The Judaizers had turned it back into advice - something we do - rather than something Christ has done.” -Tim Ke...

Fruit Comes Where the Spirit Leads Acts 16:6–10 Derek Murphy August 31, 2025 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about?” —Judges 6:13 NIV“6 Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. 7 When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but t...

A Different Spirit Numbers 13 & 14 Tim Nay Part of Wanderings & WondersLessons from the Wilderness August 17, 2025 Numbers 13:1-17 THE STORY: • Twelve warriors INVESTIGATED the land. Numbers 13:17-20 Spies Sent to Investigate the Promised Land: • Are the people strong or weak? • Are the people many or few? • Is the land (soil) good or bad? • Are the cities, camps or strongholds? • Is the land rich or poor? • Are there trees...

Passing the Baton Deuteronomy 31; Joshua 1:1-9 Tim Nay Part of Wanderings & WondersLessons from the Wilderness August 24, 2025 Deuteronomy 34:7-9 Four Zones of Passing the Baton: OBSERVATION zone Exodus 24:13 11 Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses turned again into the camp, his assistant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent. —Exodus 33:11Observation Zone - Set the EXAMPLE. ...

God's Limitless Power Numbers 11:16-30 Mike Maglish Part of Wanderings & WondersLessons from the Wilderness August 10, 2025 16 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Gather for me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there with you. 17 And I will come down and talk with you there. And I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them, and they sha...

How to Stop ComplainingNumbers 11:1-11 Tim Nay Part of Wanderings & Wonders Lessons from the Wilderness August 3, 2025 1 And the people complained in the hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, and when the Lord heard it, his anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp. 2 Then the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire died down. —Numbers 11:1-2 Dangers of Complaining:• Complaining is...

Rules in Relationship Exodus 19 & 20 Tim Nay Part of Wanderings & WondersLessons from the Wilderness July 27, 2025 1 On the third new moon after the people of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that day they came into the wilderness of Sinai. 2 They set out from Rephidim and came into the wilderness of Sinai, and they encamped in the wilderness. There Israel encamped before the mountain. —Exodus 19:1-2 31 Israel saw the great power that the Lord used against the Egypt...

God's Blueprint for Church Leadership Exodus 18 Mike Maglish Part of Wanderings & WondersLessons from the Wilderness July 20, 2025 The SuperPastor Myth: • Preach like Charles Spurgeon • Counsel like Dr Phil • Lead like Steve Jobs • Fundraise like Dave Ramsey • Still show up to stack chairs 6 And when he sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her,” —Exodus 18:6 “Here’s what I pictur...

Don’t Forget Your Job Description! Matthew 28:18-20 Toney Salva July 13, 2025 Who Are You Investing Your Life In? The tool that God has chosen for us to make other disciples is LOVE Is There A Welcome Mat At The Entrance Of My Heart? Is There A Welcome Mat At The Entrance Of Your Home? There are more people willing to hear the message of Jesus then there are people willing to share the message of Jesus.

Does God Provide? Exodus 16-17 Mike Maglish Part of Wanderings & WondersLessons from the Wilderness July 6, 2025 2 And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, 3 and the people of Israel said to them, “Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” —Ex 16:1–34 Then ...

When You Are in Need of a Miracle Exodus 14 Tim Nay Part of Wanderings & WondersLessons from the Wilderness June 29, 2025 17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. For God said, “Lest the people change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt.” 18 But God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the people of Israel went up out of the land of Egypt equipped for battle. ...

The Passover Exodus 11 Mike Maglish Part of Wanderings & WondersLessons from the Wilderness June 22, 2025 29 At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of the livestock. —Exodus 12:29 God is not a CRUEL JUDGE 23 Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord God, and not rather that he should turn f...