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License to Kill...'Em With Love

License to Kill...'Em With LoveGalatians: Set Free to Live FreeNovember 17, 2019
I remember the day I turned 16. I was on a short-term mission trip serving churches around Oregon. My team made it a great day filled with memories as I celebrated with 800 of my closest friends. Yeah, you heard the number correctly. Although I knew only about 10 of them, it was still a pretty big birthday bash. The only bad thing about being on a short term mission trip the day you turn 16 is that you have to wait another 6 weeks to head to the DMV so that you can take your dreaded driving test, knowing that the DMV employee is the only person standing between you and your independence. Talk about pressure! But then you have your license--Freedom! You can go anywhere, do anything, conquer the world, no longer walking or riding your bike, escaping the horrible oppression of your family... (OK, I might have made that one up... Sorry Mom!)
But you get it--a license to finally go where you want to go, do what you want to do, and live your life the way you want to... Or so you thought, until that first time you saw flashing lights in your rear-view mirror and were reminded that it really isn't a license to do anything. There are boundaries.
This week as we continue our study of Galatians, Paul begins to unpack the rest of his freedom message. He spent a lot of time focused on legalism, but there's another extreme he wants his readers to be aware of: license. Paul wants the Galatian believers  (and us) to know that not only have we been FREED from something, we've been freed FOR something. The freedom we have as believers has a purpose, and that purpose is found in between the extremes of legalism and license. So what does it look like to live out our freedom in Christ? That's the question we're looking at this week.
--Pastor Chris Voigt

Is Jesus Enough?

Is Jesus Enough?Galatians: Set Free to Live FreeNovember 10, 2019
 
Arthur Schiff was an ingenious salesman and a businessman who ran his own marketing company for 23 years. He sold everything, and he sold it by the trainload: pots and pans, pantyhose, wrinkle cream, teeth whiteners, windshield wipers, scratch removers and weed whackers. There wasn’t anything that man couldn’t sell. Anyone who ever watched late-night television in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s knows Schiff's work, even if they don’t know his name. For more than 30 years, Schiff created more than 1,800 television infomercials with some very memorable catchphrases. His most famous originated in a commercial for the popular Ginsu knives:  “But wait, there’s more!”
 
TV pitchmen like Ron Popeil and Billy Mays have used Schiff’s famous exclamation since then to convince countless more consumers to buy products that they don’t really need. As our continuation of our study of Galatians, we see that the same thing was happening in the churches of Galatia. The legalistic Judaizers had been selling a sketchy bill of goods to these young-in-faith believers…insisting that their Jesus-only belief system could be enhanced by, or was in need of, "more." But Paul would not stand for their attempts to convince or confuse these young churches into compromising their by-grace-alone, through-Christ-alone, faith. His bottom line question for both the Gentile believers, and for us: Is Jesus enough? Not Jesus plus rules, not Jesus plus religious traditions, not Jesus plus cultural ceremonies…Just Jesus. In order to really live in the freedom that God has given us, we must be confident of our answer to that question.
 
- Pastor Chris Voigt

Like Oil and Water

Like Oil and Water
Galatians: Set Free to Live Free
November 3, 2019 
In case you’ve been living under a rock the past week or so, Kanye West has recently publicly proclaimed his faith in Jesus. If you’ve been under a rock for so long that you don’t know who Kanye is, well…you have a problem only Google can solve. The response to Kanye’s declaration of faith has been mixed, to put it nicely. There are those who are celebrating his surrender to Jesus, but there are also some who are scoffing at it. And some of the loudest scoffers? They’re people who claim to follow Christ. Somewhere along the way, I think they’ve missed the point. No one is beyond the reach of God’s love and grace.
 
As we continue our study in Galatians this Sunday, the apostle Paul uses an Old Testament story to explain and emphasize his point:  There can be no fluctuating between law and faith, no combining them together in our approach to God. Like oil and water, the two don’t mix. We must understand what legalism is, what it looks like in our world and our own lives, and stand firmly against it. - Pastor Chris Voigt

Who's Your Daddy?

Who's Your Daddy?
Galatians: Set Free to Live Free
October 27, 2019
In our sermon series, Set Free to Live Free, we’re looking at the first half of Galatians 4 this week. In this passage, Paul talks about what it means to be a child of God; to be adopted into His family. Knowing, beyond a shadow of a doubt, who we are as a children of God is essential if we are to live and walk in the freedom that God intends for us!
 
- Pastor Chris

The Promise

The PromiseGalatians: Set Free to Live FreeOctober 20, 2019 
We are currently working our way through the Book of Galatians; a series we’re calling Set Free to Live Free. In today's message we're looking at the second half of Galatians 3. 

Finish the Way You Start

Finish the Way You Start
Galatians: Set Free to Live Free
October 13, 2019
 
Today we continue our study of Paul’s letter to the Galatian churches, looking at the first half of chapter 3 and learning what the Apostle Paul has to say about faith.
 
As a church family, we are leaning in and digging deep into God’s Word. We want to be people who live out our faith in ways that make a difference in our families, our workplaces, and our neighborhoods. We want to experience the presence and power of the Holy Spirit in our own lives and model for others what it looks like to follow Jesus. Knowing Him truly does make all the difference!
- Pastor Chris

To Please or Not to Please

To Please or Not to Please
Galatians: Set Free to Live Free
October 6, 2019
 
OK, I’m really more of a summer kind of guy. BUT, when we hit fall, even I have to admit that leaves that have turned red is one of my favorite things to see, especially on a road lined with red-leaved trees. Oh, and I guess I like it that summer is only three seasons away.
 
We are in our second week of a new series on the Apostle Paul’s letter to the churches of Galatia. Galatians was written to a group of young churches that Paul had started. His letter to them is full of vital theological truths that they must understand in order to be firmly rooted in their new faith. Last week, we saw how easy it was for them to slide toward a gospel of works instead of embracing the freedom in Christ that we find in grace.
 
This week, as we look at Galatians 2, we’ll be talking about faith and what it looks like to leverage that freedom as we live a life that pleases God.
 
- Pastor Chris

Jesus + Nothing = Everything

Jesus + Nothing = Everything
Galatians: Set Free to Live Free
September 29, 2019
 
When you hear the word “free,” what do you think of? What images or ideas come to mind?
 
Free as a bird?
Fat free?
Free will?
Free Willy?
Hands free?
Get out of jail free?
Or, maybe even, nothing is ever free?
Or, if you’re musical, Free fallin’…
 
There are lots of catch phrases, taglines, and slogans that use the word “free.”
 
The apostle Paul had a lot to say about being free. In his letter to the churches in Galatia, he speaks passionately about this very subject. This week, we’re beginning a new sermon series through the book of Galatians. We’ve titled it: Set Free to Live Free.
 
As people who identify as followers of Jesus, it is vital that we understand what it means to walk in the freedom that we have through our relationship with Him, instead of the bondage of an empty religion.
 
- Pastor Chris

Stopping

Stopping
September 22, 2019
 
Are you feeling it yet? Have you got your groove back? We are three weeks into the rhythms of fall. Days are getting shorter and cooler, and the calendar is fuller! Summer is definitely over, and “normal” life is back in full swing!
 
To help us launch well into this new season, we’ve been taking a look at the power of habits in our lives. This week, we’ll be talking about the practical steps we need to take to get rid of the bad habits that keep us from reaching our goals. Together, we are committed to becoming healthy – spiritually, relationally, emotionally, and physically. I want to be all that God has created me to be, and I believe you want the same! Each of us is on our own journey, and the work God wants to do in my life and in yours is unique. But there is joy in journeying together, and we continue to dig deep into what it means to walk in obedience to Jesus.
 
 
- Pastor Chris

Starting

Starting
September 15, 2019
 
Well, we’re still in the process of settling into the rhythms of fall. The kids are back to school, and we’re getting back into the swing of weekly growth groups, youth groups, and Bible studies. And last week we had a great time worshiping with music that was back to the 1990’s! This week we stick to our BACK-TO theme, with worship from back in the 2000’s, singing some of your favorite worship songs from that decade. And for those of you who love the old hymns…don’t worry…we’ll get BACK-TO those next week!
 
We’re in our second week of a three-part series called Habits. This Sunday we’re looking at what it takes to begin and establish a new habit. It’s great to have goals; but in order to achieve them, we need to figure out how to get from where we are to where – or to who – God is calling us to be, and what it really takes to make real progress.
 
- Pastor Chris