The End of Man’s Religion | Galatians 4:8-11
We are all, by definition, religious people. But not all religions are equal. All of man’s religions are essentially the same – we do our best to earn blessing and favor from the god of our choosing through our sacrifice and adhering to the right rituals and performance. But it only ends up in bondage and failure because those gods cannot provide the fulfillment and contentment that we deserve. In this message, Pastor Ross helps us discover what is the pure and undefiled religion of God that comes from knowing the love God has for you.
Christ Came at the Fullness of Time | Galatians 4:4-5
The timing of Jesus’ birth was not an accident. It was the exact moment to fulfill the prophecies of God. But it also was the exact moment that would allow the church to grow as quickly and easily as it did in the decades after Jesus’ resurrection. Pastor Ross shares a Christmas message from the book of Galatians.
The Adoption of Sons | Galatians 4:1-7
Adoption in first century Roman times was very different from how we understand adoption today. Back then, adoption was the time when the father recognized that their son was mature and no longer needed the child guides that they were in bondage to. The Apostle Paul uses that analogy to show that we have graduated from being under bondage to the Law so that we could be sons of God with the Holy Spirit as our new guide.
Jesus, Our Living Hope | John 5:1-17
Muslims and Jews have very little issues with Jesus as a teacher or prophet but they deny His resurrection - that the hope we have is a living hope in the person of Jesus Christ. We have have this living hope inside us but do we ‘live’ like we do? We often don’t because of distractions. John 5: 1-17 details the distractions of the enemy that deny us the vision of Jesus Our Living Hope.
The Kind of Church We Want to Be | Welcome to New Life Fellowship
Pastor Ross shares the kind of church that New Life Fellowship aspires to be. – We want to know nothing else except Jesus Christ and the Cross. – We want to be a Community of Grace. – We want to be a church that focuses on Monday thru Saturday first. – We are a church where each person is part of the Priesthood of Believers that lives this life out everywhere we go. – We want to see the exercising of all the spiritual gifts, especially words of prophecy. – We are a church that cares about people over programs. – We want worship that connects with your soul and magnifies Christ. – We are a church that believes in prayer.
Sons of God with Authority | Galatians 3:26-29
Through our faith in Christ, we have been baptised into Christ and therefore become sons of God with authority and power. This applies to all believers, Jews and Gentiles alike, slave and free, men and women – all are one in Christ.
The Surprising Purpose of God’s Law | Galatians 3:19-25
God didn’t give the Law through Moses as a template for us to follow. Instead, it was meant to show us that we could never live up to those standards on our own. And that there would have to be another way to Him – faith in Christ Jesus. But now that we have Jesus, we no longer need the Law. For it has done its purpose in leading us to Jesus by showing us our failure. Now, we live in and from Jesus Christ.
Before Moses, God made a Covenant with Abraham and Jesus | Galatians 3:15-18
The Apostle Paul understood what the Judaizer in Galatia did not. Hundreds of years before God made a covenant with Israel through Moses at Mount Sinai, He had made a covenant with Abraham and Jesus. A covenant that came into effect on the cross, giving us an inheritance in Christ that is greater than you can ever imagine. Pastor Ross teaches from Galatians 3: 15-18 and explains what we have received in the will.
Redeemed from the Curse | Galatians 3:10-15
Do you want to follow and obey God’s Law? Because if you do, you will be cursed. That is the Apostle Paul’s warning to the Galatians in chapter 3, where he reminds them that unless they are perfect, they are subject to all the curses of the Law. Fortunately, God has sent His Son, Jesus Christ, who became a curse for us that all might receive the promise of Abraham’s blessing – the Holy Spirit. And through faith in the Holy Spirit – life.
Does God Care About Your Body? | Robin Antoine
The way we look at our bodies governs how we treat ourselves and others. We all have a theology of the body - and so does Satan. We need God’s perspective. Anything other than His, is a perspective that leads to death. Sin has given us the ability to create a theology of the body apart from God. The body is an instrument of righteousness - it is made to be surrendered to God’s purposes. But God is the best caretaker of the body and surrender to his care is better than our care. In order to do that we need to accept our bodies as they are - because God does.