Here are the songs we sang this Sunday. This shows the song name, the artist who performed the song, and the cd that contains the song.

Transcription

1

2 Here are the songs we sang this Sunday. This shows the song name, the artist who performed the song, and the cd that contains the song. For Who You Are Hillsong Mighty to Save All Hail the Power of Jesus Name HYMN Beauty of the Lord Desperation Band From the Rooftops Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) Hillsong United Zion Freedom Reigns Michael Larson Perfect Love

3 Freedom a Free-for-all? Living Free (part 6) Galatians 5:1-15

4 Four Freedoms By Norman Rockwell

5 Living in the freedom of what God says Living in the freedom of the gospel Living free because Christ is in you Living Free From Performance Living free as a child of God Review Galatians 1:1-10 Galatians 1:11-2:14 Galatians 2:15-21 Galatians 3:1-29 Galatians 4:1-31 Live in the freedom of what God says The gospel is authoritative Christ in you focus on and trust in Him, and you ll please God Because I am justified by grace through faith in Christ, God s favor rests on me You are not a slave in bondage, but a child of freedom

6 Overview of Galatians Intro (1:1-10) The Defense of the Gospel (1:11-2:21) The Truth of the Gospel (3:1 5:1) The Practice of the Gospel (5:2-6:11) Closing (6:11-18) Biographical Explanation Theological Exposition Practical Exhortation Authentication of Freedom Argumentation for Freedom Application of Freedom

7 Call to Freedom (5:1-12) The call (5:1) 1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

8 Call to Freedom (5:1-12) The call (5:1) 1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Christian freedom= freedom from guilt freedom from striving to earn right standing before God

9 Call to Freedom (5:1-12) All or nothing (5:2-6) 2 Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. 3 Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. 4 You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

10 Call to Freedom (5:1-12) All or nothing (5:2-6) 5 For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.

11 Call to Freedom (5:1-12) All or nothing (5:2-6)

12 Call to Freedom (5:1-12) All or nothing (5:2-6)

13 Call to Freedom (5:1-12) All or nothing (5:2-6) Jesus + good works= trusting in your own efforts

14 Call to Freedom (5:1-12) False teachers (vv.7-12) 7 You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth? 8 That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. 9 A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough. 10 I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion, whoever that may be, will have to pay the penalty.

15 Call to Freedom (5:1-12) False teachers (vv.7-12) 11 Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished. 12 As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!

16 13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: Love your neighbor as yourself. 15 If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.

17 If we are no longer under the law, do any of the OT commandments still apply to us? Legalism = becoming a slave to the law in order to earn right our standing before God

18 If we are no longer under the law, do any of the OT commandments still apply to us? Slope of Legalism Slope of License

19 If we are no longer under the law, do any of the OT commandments still apply to us? Moral/ Ethical Laws Civil Laws Ceremonial Laws

20 If we are no longer under the law, do any of the OT commandments still apply to us? Moral/ Ethical Laws Civil Laws Ceremonial Laws Lead us to Christ Fulfilled in Christ: Galatians 3-4

21 If we are no longer under the law, do any of the OT commandments still apply to us? God s character Moral/ Ethical Laws Civil Laws Ceremonial Laws God s will Lead us to Christ Fulfilled in Christ: Galatians 3-4

22 If we are no longer under the law, do any of the OT commandments still apply to us? o Matthew 5:17 17 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.

23 If we are no longer under the law, do any of the OT commandments still apply to us? o Galatians 5: You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: Love your neighbor as yourself.

24 If we are no longer under the law, do any of the OT commandments still apply to us? o Romans 13: Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,

25 If we are no longer under the law, do any of the OT commandments still apply to us? o Romans 13:8-10 and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: Love your neighbor as yourself. 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

26 If we are no longer under the law, do any of the OT commandments still apply to us? o Ephesians 6:1-3 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 Honor your father and mother which is the first commandment with a promise 3 so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.

27 What s our motivation for obedience?

28 What s our motivation for obedience? o Wrong motivations for obeying God s commands: Obeying God to increase my chances of going to heaven Obeying God so He will love me more Obeying God so I can earn his favor and He will answer my prayers Obeying God to impress or please others

29 What s our motivation for obedience? o Good motivations for obeying God s commands: To glorify God (1Corinthians 10:31) 31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

30 What s our motivation for obedience? o Good motivations for obeying God s commands: Christ s love compels us (2 Corinthians 5:14-15) 14 For Christ s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.

31 What s our motivation for obedience? o Good motivations for obeying God s commands: To experience the fullness of joy (John 15:9-11) 9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father s commands and remain in his love. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.

32 What s our motivation for obedience? o Good motivations for obeying God s commands: Sin is destructive (Galatians 6:7-8, Romans 6:20-21)

33 What s our motivation for obedience? o Good motivations for obeying God s commands: Eternal rewards (1 Corinthians 3:10-15, 2 Corinthians 5:9-10)

34 What s our motivation for obedience? o Good motivations for obeying God s commands: Other motivations (see your notes)

35 Conclusion Slope of Legalism Slope of License

36 Conclusion Slope of Legalism Slope of License We are called to liberty, not license