Galatians – The Gospel-Centered Church: Being Passionate About What’s Most Important

Galatians – The Gospel-Centered Church: Being Passionate About What’s Most Important

This Sunday we begin study the life-changing, history-shaping book of Galatians. In this small book, we find big truth. We find doctrine that makes us dance. It is a letter about the grace of Christ, and the freedom that we have in his finished work on the cross. Below is our tentative plan for working through the verses.

The Gospel-Centered Church
Being Most Passionate About What’s Most Important

1. September 18 The Gospel, the Galatians and Us Galatians 1:1-5
2. September 25 Only One Gospel Galatians 1:6-10
3. October 2 Changed by Grace Galatians 1:11-23
4. October 9 The Gospel and the Poor Galatians 2:1-10
5. October 16 Gospel-Centered Conduct Galatians 2:11-14
6. October 23 Justification by Faith Alone in Christ Alone Galatians 2:15-21
7. October 30 Faith Alone: The Gospel & the Old Testament (I) Galatians 3:1-14
8. November 6 Faith Alone: The Gospel & the Old Testament (II) Galatians 3:15-29
9. November 13 Adoption: From Slaves to Sons Galatians 4:1-7
10. November 20 Gospel-Centered Freedom Galatians 4:8-20
11. November 27 Christ Has Set Us Free Galatians 5:1-15
12. December 4 Walk By the Spirit Galatians 5:16-26
13. December 11 Gospel-Centered Community Galatians 6:1-10
14. December 18 New Creations Galatians 6:11-18

You may wonder why we would spend time going through Galatians one verse at a time. Here are a few reasons:

  1. It’s God’s Word.
  2. It will give us a rich understanding of the person and work of Christ, which both unbeliever and believer need to hear.
  3. It will help us see the uniqueness of Christianity. Grace is explained and defended in this book with such power that, if you grasp it, it will change your life.
  4. It will free legalists from bondage to the system of works righteousness, as well as rebuke the passive Christian who thinks he or she can abuse their freedom in Christ.
  5. It will encourage us as we look at the “I-have-been-crucified-with-Christ” life of the apostle Paul.
  6. It will instruct us on the nature and purpose of the church.
  7. It will help us see how God changes people into Christ’s image: by grace and life in the Spirit.
  8. It will help us see how the Gospel affects everything, including table fellowship and care for the poor.
  9. It will cause you to never look at “adoption” the same way again, which may turn your whole life and future upside down.
  10. It will show us the Gospel in the Old Testament.
  11. It will show us how the Gospel, the good news about Jesus, must be central in the church.

I look forward to beginning our study with you this Sunday. It’s our second week as a church! Come and invite others.

But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,
by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Galatians 6:14