Tag: sonship

  • Sermon: New life – Galatians 3:26-29

    At the moment we come to faith, there are dramatic changes that take place in the life of a Christian. These changes include a new title before God, a new way to live, a new way of relating to the world, and a new inheritance. Sermon manuscript

  • The Son of God allows us to be God’s sons. STUDYING JOHN 5:18

    The Son of God allows us to be God’s sons. STUDYING JOHN 5:18

    In John 5, Jesus heals a man on the Sabbath which draws the ire from the Pharisees who had more restrictive views of Sabbath practices. In John 5:17, Jesus says:  “My Father is working until now, and I am working.” In response to Jesus pointing to God as his Father, the Pharisees begin to actively…

  • How does Jesus have a Father? Studying John 5:17

    How does Jesus have a Father? Studying John 5:17

    In John 5, Jesus heals a man on the Sabbath. This causes a controversy between Jesus and the Pharisees who had an extremely restrictive view of activities which were allowed on the Sabbath.  In John 5:17, Jesus says: “My father is working until now, and I am working.”  That’s a theologically loaded statement.  It’s so…