Tag: Bible
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The hardest commandment: love your neighbor
Throughout the Bible, there are lots of commands to love people. Why? Obviously because it’s important. But it’s also interesting that the command keeps coming up. The fact that it has to be told to us over and over again points to the fact that it’s actually hard for us to do. The Bible doesn’t…
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Jesus is the true vine. John 15:1-2
In John 15:1-2, Jesus compares himself to a vine. “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, In saying that he is the true vine, he’s pointing to himself as…
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Poverty, paganism, and the gospel – Galatians 4:1-11
The gospel is meant for both Jews and gentiles. Both need the grace of Jesus and are invited to receive the forgiveness that he offers. In this passage, Paul will warn Christian converts from these two distinct backgrounds from falling back into their old religious systems. Sermon manuscript
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Sermon: The purpose of the law – Galatians 3:19-25
The law was given until Christ came into the world. It is by the law that our sin is revealed and it is the law which Jesus fulfilled. Sermon manuscript
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An introduction to the Book of Galatians
Galatians is a letter that is addressed from the Apostle Paul. Paul wrote at least 13 of the 27 books in the New Testament. All of them were written as letters either to churches or to individual people. I say at least 13 because there’s been a longstanding debate about whether or not he wrote…
Josh Benner 