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[3465.08 --> 3466.52] into adoption,
[3466.84 --> 3468.08] into God's family.
[3469.04 --> 3470.12] You are loved.
[3470.78 --> 3472.02] You are a loved child
[3472.02 --> 3472.54] of God.
[3473.10 --> 3473.78] All of us.
[3474.36 --> 3475.40] Receive that love.
[3475.70 --> 3476.72] Let it overflow
[3476.72 --> 3478.14] through our lives.
[3479.26 --> 3480.06] And we sing
[3480.06 --> 3480.96] Christ alone.
[3482.48 --> 3483.46] You belong
[3483.46 --> 3484.28] because Christ
[3484.28 --> 3484.98] has called you.
[3484.98 --> 3486.50] You belong
[3486.50 --> 3486.98] because...
[3490.98 --> 3494.16] I shouldn't have
[3494.16 --> 3494.86] looked that way.
[3495.46 --> 3496.34] I was getting emotional
[3496.34 --> 3497.06] through the baptism
[3497.06 --> 3498.08] and I look over there
[3498.08 --> 3498.48] and it's like,
[3498.64 --> 3498.82] yeah,
[3499.20 --> 3500.02] you belong
[3500.02 --> 3500.84] because Christ
[3500.84 --> 3501.52] has called you.
[3504.82 --> 3506.18] We are His family.
[3507.14 --> 3507.86] And like Paul,
[3507.94 --> 3508.98] we get to confess together.
[3508.98 --> 3510.30] It is no longer
[3510.30 --> 3511.36] I who live
[3511.36 --> 3512.44] but Christ
[3512.44 --> 3513.46] living in me.
[3514.22 --> 3515.58] We are His children.
[3515.74 --> 3516.22] Let's pray.
[3522.62 --> 3523.54] Loving Father,
[3523.88 --> 3524.92] we thank you so much
[3524.92 --> 3526.30] for bringing us together
[3526.30 --> 3527.28] as your family.
[3528.82 --> 3529.88] We've said this word
[3529.88 --> 3531.20] so many times today, Lord.
[3531.28 --> 3532.34] We are your children
[3532.34 --> 3533.62] and we are your family.
[3534.82 --> 3536.72] Help us to really reflect that
[3536.72 --> 3537.34] because, Lord,
[3537.54 --> 3539.26] we go through seasons of doubt.
[3540.08 --> 3542.46] We go through seasons of suffering
[3542.46 --> 3543.88] and sometimes it's hard
[3543.88 --> 3545.74] to even acknowledge
[3545.74 --> 3547.28] and remember our identity
[3547.28 --> 3549.28] as loved children of yours.
[3550.24 --> 3551.12] So I pray
[3551.12 --> 3552.08] that you will continue
[3552.08 --> 3552.78] to guide us
[3552.78 --> 3553.70] through your Holy Spirit.
[3554.24 --> 3555.82] Remind us of our identity,
[3556.18 --> 3556.72] that we are loved
[3557.28 --> 3559.10] and we are fully privileged,
[3559.32 --> 3560.74] free children of yours.
[3560.74 --> 3563.02] And we get to receive that love.
[3564.18 --> 3565.92] We get to receive that
[3565.92 --> 3567.90] and help that love
[3567.90 --> 3569.48] overflow through our lives
[3569.48 --> 3570.38] as we continue
[3570.38 --> 3572.02] to seek your guidance,
[3572.34 --> 3573.18] as we continue
[3573.18 --> 3574.38] to depend on you
[3574.38 --> 3576.22] all throughout our lives.
[3576.70 --> 3577.64] We thank you again
[3577.64 --> 3578.98] for this morning
[3578.98 --> 3580.18] and this early afternoon
[3580.18 --> 3581.28] that we get to celebrate
[3581.28 --> 3582.78] being your family together.
[3583.16 --> 3584.88] All glory to you, God.
[3585.22 --> 3586.16] In Jesus' name.
[3586.94 --> 3587.22] Amen.
[3587.96 --> 3588.24] Amen.
[3588.24 --> 3589.92] I invite you to stand
[3589.92 --> 3591.24] as we sing our song of...
• Introduction to a new sermon series on the book of Galatians
• Description of Galatians as Paul's "fireball letter" that is intense and emotionally charged
• Explanation of why Paul was upset in writing Galatians
• Reading from Galatians 1:1-10
• Explanation of Paul's standard form in his letters, including the greeting, thanksgiving for the church, and exposition of the gospel
• Galatians is a complex book that requires patience to understand
• The letter was written in 49 AD by Paul to churches in the province of Galatia (present-day Turkey)
• Background details: Paul's first missionary journey and establishment of three churches in Galatia (Antioch, Iconium, Lystra, Derbe)
• Structure of Galatians:
+ Chapters 1-2: What is the gospel?
+ Chapters 3-4: Who are God's people?
+ Chapters 5-6: How should believers live?
• Paul speaks to a different day and historical situation
• The context is significant because Paul preaches about Jesus in non-Jewish places to non-Jewish people, which was groundbreaking at the time.
• The early Christian community was formed by converts from Judaism and Gentiles who had faith in Jesus.
• Jewish Christians questioned the legitimacy of Gentile believers due to differences in their practices and understanding of the Old Testament.
• A group known as the "Judaizers" emerged, advocating for Gentile believers to follow the Old Testament law, including circumcision.
• The Judaizers claimed that following the law was necessary for salvation and that Paul's teachings were confused and muddled.
• The issue of the Caesar's demand for worship and the exemption granted to Jewish people added complexity to the situation, with Gentile believers seeking to claim the same exemption.
• Paul discusses the Galatians 6 passage, highlighting that those trying to impress others through circumcision are actually motivated by a desire to avoid persecution for Christ.
• Some Jewish Christians were zealous for the law and thought it would avoid persecution, but instead they lost sight of Jesus as Lord.