November 7th, 2021 | Barry Swindon
We start a new teaching series today called Grow In Christ. Today’s teaching lays the groundwork for the topic by looking at several scriptures that provide a framework for us to focus on as we confront areas in our lives that need pruning and areas that need cultivation.
October 31st, 2021 | Barry Swindon
Welcome to the last teaching in our FREEDOM series as we’ve explored the main points and background of Paul’s letter to this unique group of Christians. In the last chapter of Galatians Paul speaks to our hearts, instead of laying out a new system of rules. He asks us to consider what motivations lay at the core of who we … Read More →
October 24th, 2021 | Barry Swindon
Have you ever wanted to know if you are definitively following Jesus or not? Like, actually becoming more Godly – actually growing in His attributes, His holiness, and His character? This is where Paul says the rubber meets the road. It’s either put up…or shut up. And he spells out very clearly how you know you are becoming more and … Read More →
October 17th, 2021 | Barry Swindon
As we progress through our FREEDOM series, Paul warns his Galatian readers (and us) to not buy the lie that you have to add anything to God’s grace to earn his love and the freedom that offers. The only thing that counts is faith working through love. This is true freedom.
October 10th, 2021 | Barry Swindon
Paul drops the hammer on his Galatian audience in this week’s teaching from our Freedom series. Paul explains the purpose of the law and ties it in with the covenant God made with Abraham centuries ago. This is a message about rules and boundaries and babysitters and growing up. Maybe it’s something you’ve been waiting to hear for a long … Read More →
October 3rd, 2021 | Barry Swindon
Continuing our Freedom series in Galatians, we wrestle with the idea of always having to live up to the rules in order to be accepted, by God, by others…even to accept ourselves. Paul explains that we don’t have to live with this feeling of guilt any longer and can break those chains because of what Jesus has done for us.
September 26th, 2021 | Barry Swindon
Paul continues to stoke the flames of his fiery argument to the Galatians in our FREEDOM: The Gospel of Grace series this week. Jesus is Paul’s main example, and he reminds his audience that Jesus lived out his convictions for “those people” who are often forgotten or rejected. He also tells them how he confronted Peter about this…all in an … Read More →
September 19th, 2021 | Barry Swindon
We continue our new FREEDOM series on Paul’s letter to the Galatians. This week we explore how Paul interacted with the leaders of the early church in Jerusalem – along with Barnabas and Titus – and how he uses that experience to drive home the point that everyone is welcome to the table in and through Jesus. Paul models hard work … Read More →
September 12th, 2021 | Barry Swindon
We kick off our new FREEDOM series on Paul’s letter to the Galatians today. Today we’ll grapple with the question of who’s invited to have a seat at the table of grace and what it means when the gospel of Jesus messes with our comfort. The operative question is: do we love God AND other people?
September 5th, 2021 | Barry Swindon
We wrap up our summer series on Genesis with one last look at Joseph as he buries his father Israel (Jacob). As he struggles with the promise he made to his dad, Joseph has to make a choice that’s all too familiar to many of us…Do we take the path that’s safe? Or the path that’s Godly? The story that … Read More →